Methane emissions, per capita in Democratic Republic of Congo
Democratic Republic of Congo: Methane emissions, per capita was 0.4799 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person in 2024. ▼ Falling
Latest (2024)
0.4799 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person
Change on year
down 0.8%
World rank
166th
of 195 countries
All-time high
0.9711 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person
in 1970
All-time low
0.4503 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person
in 2011
Years of data
65
1960–2024
Methane emissions, per capita in Democratic Republic of Congo, 1960–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person.
Analysis
In 2024, methane emissions, per capita in Democratic Republic of Congo stood at 0.4799 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.8% on the previous year and down 10.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, methane emissions, per capita in Democratic Republic of Congo peaked at 0.9711 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person in 1970 and was at its lowest, 0.4503 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person, in 2011.
Democratic Republic of Congo ranks 166th of 195 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 65 years of available data.
Methane emissions, per capita in Democratic Republic of Congo, year by year
| Year | tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 0.8704 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | — |
| 1961 | 0.8199 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -5.8% |
| 1962 | 0.7973 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -2.8% |
| 1963 | 0.7737 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -3.0% |
| 1964 | 0.752 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -2.8% |
| 1965 | 0.7279 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -3.2% |
| 1966 | 0.7133 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -2.0% |
| 1967 | 0.6964 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -2.4% |
| 1968 | 0.6848 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -1.7% |
| 1969 | 0.6699 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -2.2% |
| 1970 | 0.9711 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +45.0% |
| 1971 | 0.5351 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -44.9% |
| 1972 | 0.5678 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +6.1% |
| 1973 | 0.5982 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +5.4% |
| 1974 | 0.5161 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -13.7% |
| 1975 | 0.6006 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +16.4% |
| 1976 | 0.7252 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +20.7% |
| 1977 | 0.7654 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +5.6% |
| 1978 | 0.739 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -3.5% |
| 1979 | 0.9077 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +22.8% |
| 1980 | 0.7454 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -17.9% |
| 1981 | 0.6568 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -11.9% |
| 1982 | 0.7205 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +9.7% |
| 1983 | 0.7098 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -1.5% |
| 1984 | 0.617 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -13.1% |
| 1985 | 0.6186 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +0.3% |
| 1986 | 0.5905 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -4.5% |
| 1987 | 0.7119 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +20.6% |
| 1988 | 0.5516 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -22.5% |
| 1989 | 0.5758 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +4.4% |
| 1990 | 0.709 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +23.1% |
| 1991 | 0.6814 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -3.9% |
| 1992 | 0.6565 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -3.6% |
| 1993 | 0.6306 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -3.9% |
| 1994 | 0.6094 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -3.4% |
| 1995 | 0.6035 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -1.0% |
| 1996 | 0.5355 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -11.3% |
| 1997 | 0.5203 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -2.8% |
| 1998 | 0.5128 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -1.4% |
| 1999 | 0.4734 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -7.7% |
| 2000 | 0.4757 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +0.5% |
| 2001 | 0.4725 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -0.7% |
| 2002 | 0.5089 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +7.7% |
| 2003 | 0.5215 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +2.5% |
| 2004 | 0.5291 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +1.4% |
| 2005 | 0.5115 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -3.3% |
| 2006 | 0.507 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -0.9% |
| 2007 | 0.4791 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -5.5% |
| 2008 | 0.4799 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +0.2% |
| 2009 | 0.4648 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -3.1% |
| 2010 | 0.4697 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +1.1% |
| 2011 | 0.4503 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -4.1% |
| 2012 | 0.5283 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +17.3% |
| 2013 | 0.5398 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +2.2% |
| 2014 | 0.537 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -0.5% |
| 2015 | 0.5388 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +0.3% |
| 2016 | 0.5315 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -1.4% |
| 2017 | 0.5377 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +1.2% |
| 2018 | 0.5058 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -5.9% |
| 2019 | 0.5037 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -0.4% |
| 2020 | 0.5003 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -0.7% |
| 2021 | 0.4933 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -1.4% |
| 2022 | 0.4928 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -0.1% |
| 2023 | 0.484 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -1.8% |
| 2024 | 0.4799 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -0.8% |
Democratic Republic of Congo compared with similar countries
- Democratic Republic of Congo's 0.4799 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person is below the median for low income countries, which is 0.7756 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person, 62% of the median. (25 countries reporting)
- Democratic Republic of Congo's 0.4799 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.8668 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person, 55% of the median. (48 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Methane emissions, per capita in Democratic Republic of Congo changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1970 | +45.0% | 0.6699 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.9711 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person |
| 1971 | -44.9% | 0.9711 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.5351 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.7506 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.6699 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.8704 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 1970s | 0.6926 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.5161 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.9711 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.6498 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.5516 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.7454 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.5932 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.4734 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.709 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.495 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.4648 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.5291 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.5143 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.4503 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.5398 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.4901 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.4799 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.5003 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 5 |
Countries ranked near Democratic Republic of Congo
- 163 Jordan 0.5138 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person compare
- 164 Sri Lanka 0.5064 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person compare
- 165 El Salvador 0.5058 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person compare
- 167 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 0.4781 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person compare
- 168 Comoros 0.4623 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person compare
- 169 Liberia 0.4608 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person compare
More climate change data for Democratic Republic of Congo
- Share co2 vs population 4.23 (2100)
- Co2 gdp growth, annual growth rate -5.63 % change on previous year (2025)
- Co2 gdp pop growth, annual growth rate -1.24 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population, total, annual growth rate 3.25 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population, total, per unit of GDP 0.0012 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Urban population, annual growth rate 4.1 % change on previous year (2025)
- Urban population, per unit of GDP 0.0006 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Urban population, per capita 0.4511 units per person (2025)
- Precipitation anomalies, annual growth rate 28.16 % change on previous year (2025)
- Urban population 45.1% (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is methane emissions, per capita in Democratic Republic of Congo?
- Methane emissions, per capita in Democratic Republic of Congo was 0.4799 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest methane emissions, per capita recorded in Democratic Republic of Congo?
- The highest recorded value was 0.9711 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person in 1970.
- What is the lowest methane emissions, per capita recorded in Democratic Republic of Congo?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.4503 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person in 2011.
- How does Democratic Republic of Congo rank for methane emissions, per capita?
- Democratic Republic of Congo ranks 166th out of 195 countries with data for 2024.
- Is methane emissions, per capita rising or falling in Democratic Republic of Congo?
- Over the last ten years it is down 10.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Democratic Republic of Congo data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Methane emissions, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Methane emissions divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Methane emissions ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Methane emissions Our World in Data
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
Methane emissions divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.