Other forest — Emissions in Democratic Republic of the Congo
Democratic Republic of the Congo: Other forest — Emissions was 2,935 kt in 2024. ▼ Falling
Other forest — Emissions in Democratic Republic of the Congo, 2001–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in kt.
Analysis
The most recent figure for other forest — emissions in Democratic Republic of the Congo is 2,935 kt, measured in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 15.3% on the previous year and down 1.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, other forest — emissions in Democratic Republic of the Congo peaked at 5,925 kt in 2005 and was at its lowest, 1,986 kt, in 2022.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 24 years of available data.
Other forest — Emissions in Democratic Republic of the Congo, year by year
| Year | kt | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2001 | 2,139 kt | — |
| 2002 | 5,242 kt | +145.1% |
| 2003 | 4,683 kt | -10.7% |
| 2004 | 5,729 kt | +22.3% |
| 2005 | 5,925 kt | +3.4% |
| 2006 | 5,532 kt | -6.6% |
| 2007 | 3,837 kt | -30.7% |
| 2008 | 3,896 kt | +1.5% |
| 2009 | 4,486 kt | +15.2% |
| 2010 | 3,175 kt | -29.2% |
| 2011 | 3,072 kt | -3.2% |
| 2012 | 3,221 kt | +4.9% |
| 2013 | 2,883 kt | -10.5% |
| 2014 | 2,978 kt | +3.3% |
| 2015 | 3,972 kt | +33.4% |
| 2016 | 2,745 kt | -30.9% |
| 2017 | 3,025 kt | +10.2% |
| 2018 | 3,077 kt | +1.7% |
| 2019 | 3,512 kt | +14.1% |
| 2020 | 2,735 kt | -22.1% |
| 2021 | 2,938 kt | +7.4% |
| 2022 | 1,986 kt | -32.4% |
| 2023 | 2,545 kt | +28.2% |
| 2024 | 2,935 kt | +15.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 4,608 kt | 2,139 kt | 5,925 kt | 9 |
| 2010s | 3,166 kt | 2,745 kt | 3,972 kt | 10 |
| 2020s | 2,628 kt | 1,986 kt | 2,938 kt | 5 |
Countries ranked near Democratic Republic of the Congo
More climate change data for Democratic Republic of the Congo
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) 5,736 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 2,458 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 3,278 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 9.27 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 117.07 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) 1,251 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 604.81 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 646.49 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions 2.28 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions 23.09 kt (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is other forest — emissions in Democratic Republic of the Congo?
- Other forest — emissions in Democratic Republic of the Congo was 2,935 kt in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest other forest — emissions recorded in Democratic Republic of the Congo?
- The highest recorded value was 5,925 kt in 2005.
- What is the lowest other forest — emissions recorded in Democratic Republic of the Congo?
- The lowest recorded value was 1,986 kt in 2022.
- How does Democratic Republic of the Congo rank for other forest — emissions?
- Democratic Republic of the Congo ranks 8th out of 18 countries with data for 2024.
- Is other forest — emissions rising or falling in Democratic Republic of the Congo?
- Over the last ten years it is down 1.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Democratic Republic of the Congo data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Other forest — Emissions (CO2). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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The FAOSTAT domain on Emissions from Fires consists of estimates of methane (CH4), nitrous oxide (N2O) and carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions generated from biomass burning in a range of vegetation types and from fires in organic soils.