Other forest — Emissions in Democratic Republic of the Congo
Democratic Republic of the Congo: Other forest — Emissions was 0.3821 kt in 2024. ▼ Falling
Other forest — Emissions in Democratic Republic of the Congo, 1990–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in kt.
Analysis
Democratic Republic of the Congo recorded 0.3821 kt for other forest — emissions in 2024.
That represents a change of up 15.3% on the previous year and down 1.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, other forest — emissions in Democratic Republic of the Congo peaked at 0.7714 kt in 2005 and was at its lowest, 0.2586 kt, in 2022.
Democratic Republic of the Congo ranks 8th of 22 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 35 years of available data.
Other forest — Emissions in Democratic Republic of the Congo, year by year
| Year | kt | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 0.4795 kt | — |
| 1991 | 0.4795 kt | +0.0% |
| 1992 | 0.4795 kt | +0.0% |
| 1993 | 0.4795 kt | +0.0% |
| 1994 | 0.4795 kt | +0.0% |
| 1995 | 0.4795 kt | +0.0% |
| 1996 | 0.4165 kt | -13.1% |
| 1997 | 0.7362 kt | +76.8% |
| 1998 | 0.4484 kt | -39.1% |
| 1999 | 0.6302 kt | +40.5% |
| 2000 | 0.4429 kt | -29.7% |
| 2001 | 0.2785 kt | -37.1% |
| 2002 | 0.6825 kt | +145.1% |
| 2003 | 0.6096 kt | -10.7% |
| 2004 | 0.7458 kt | +22.3% |
| 2005 | 0.7714 kt | +3.4% |
| 2006 | 0.7203 kt | -6.6% |
| 2007 | 0.4995 kt | -30.7% |
| 2008 | 0.5072 kt | +1.5% |
| 2009 | 0.5841 kt | +15.2% |
| 2010 | 0.4133 kt | -29.2% |
| 2011 | 0.4 kt | -3.2% |
| 2012 | 0.4194 kt | +4.8% |
| 2013 | 0.3753 kt | -10.5% |
| 2014 | 0.3877 kt | +3.3% |
| 2015 | 0.5171 kt | +33.4% |
| 2016 | 0.3574 kt | -30.9% |
| 2017 | 0.3939 kt | +10.2% |
| 2018 | 0.4006 kt | +1.7% |
| 2019 | 0.4572 kt | +14.1% |
| 2020 | 0.3561 kt | -22.1% |
| 2021 | 0.3825 kt | +7.4% |
| 2022 | 0.2586 kt | -32.4% |
| 2023 | 0.3314 kt | +28.2% |
| 2024 | 0.3821 kt | +15.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.5108 kt | 0.4165 kt | 0.7362 kt | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.5842 kt | 0.2785 kt | 0.7714 kt | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.4122 kt | 0.3574 kt | 0.5171 kt | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.3421 kt | 0.2586 kt | 0.3825 kt | 5 |
Countries ranked near Democratic Republic of the Congo
- 5 Mexico 4.04 kt compare
- 5 United Republic of Tanzania 1.48 kt compare
- 6 Bolivia (Plurinational State of) 0.9979 kt compare
- 6 India 3.58 kt compare
- 7 Myanmar 3.1 kt compare
- 7 Viet Nam 0.5248 kt compare
- 8 Zambia 2.89 kt compare
- 9 Cambodia 1.68 kt compare
- 9 Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of) 0.2351 kt compare
- 10 Democratic People's Republic of Korea 0.1117 kt compare
- 10 Thailand 1.44 kt compare
- 11 Ethiopia 1.32 kt compare
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 0.3821 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 0.7714 kt in 2005.
- What is the lowest other forest — emissions recorded in Democratic Republic of the Congo?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.2586 kt in 2022.
- How does Democratic Republic of the Congo rank for other forest — emissions?
- Democratic Republic of the Congo ranks 8th out of 22 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 1.4%. 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 (N2O). 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.