Per capita CO₂ emissions from coal in Congo
Congo: Per capita CO₂ emissions from coal was 0 tonnes per person in 1958. ◆ Volatile
Latest (1958)
0 tonnes per person
World rank
141st
of 179 countries
All-time high
0.0144 tonnes per person
in 1952
All-time low
0 tonnes per person
in 1956
Years of data
9
1950–1958
Per capita CO₂ emissions from coal in Congo, 1950–1958
Source: Global Carbon Budget (2025); Population based on various sources (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in tonnes per person.
Analysis
Congo recorded 0 tonnes per person for per capita co₂ emissions from coal in 1958. That is the lowest value across all 9 years on record.
The figure is down 100.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, per capita co₂ emissions from coal in Congo peaked at 0.0144 tonnes per person in 1952 and was at its lowest, 0 tonnes per person, in 1956.
That places Congo 141st out of 179 countries with data for 1958, putting it in the bottom quarter.
Per capita CO₂ emissions from coal in Congo, year by year
| Year | tonnes per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1950 | 0.0108 tonnes per person | — |
| 1951 | 0.0042 tonnes per person | -60.9% |
| 1952 | 0.0144 tonnes per person | +242.9% |
| 1953 | 0.006 tonnes per person | -58.1% |
| 1954 | 0.002 tonnes per person | -67.4% |
| 1955 | 0.0039 tonnes per person | +98.2% |
| 1956 | 0 tonnes per person | -100.0% |
| 1957 | 0 tonnes per person | — |
| 1958 | 0 tonnes per person | — |
Congo compared with similar countries
- Congo's 0 tonnes per person is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.0262 tonnes per person. (40 countries reporting)
- Congo's 0 tonnes per person is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.0024 tonnes per person. (38 countries reporting)
Countries ranked near Congo
- 138 Malta 0 tonnes per person compare
- 139 Burkina Faso 0 tonnes per person compare
- 140 Turkmenistan 0 tonnes per person compare
- 141 Andorra 0 tonnes per person
- 141 Angola 0 tonnes per person compare
- 141 Aruba 0 tonnes per person
- 141 Bahrain 0 tonnes per person compare
- 141 Barbados 0 tonnes per person compare
- 141 Bermuda 0 tonnes per person compare
- 141 Bonaire Sint Eustatius and Saba 0 tonnes per person
- 141 Cape Verde 0 tonnes per person compare
- 141 Central African Republic 0 tonnes per person compare
- 141 Chad 0 tonnes per person compare
- 141 Curacao 0 tonnes per person
- 141 Ecuador 0 tonnes per person compare
- 141 El Salvador 0 tonnes per person compare
- 141 Faroe Islands 0 tonnes per person compare
- 141 Fiji 0 tonnes per person compare
- 141 Gabon 0 tonnes per person compare
- 141 Greenland 0 tonnes per person compare
- 141 Guyana 0 tonnes per person compare
- 141 Libya 0 tonnes per person compare
- 141 Liechtenstein 0 tonnes per person
- 141 Macao 0 tonnes per person compare
- 141 Mauritania 0 tonnes per person
- 141 Paraguay 0 tonnes per person compare
- 141 Saint Helena 0 tonnes per person
- 141 Saint Kitts and Nevis 0 tonnes per person compare
- 141 Saint Pierre and Miquelon 0 tonnes per person compare
- 141 Samoa 0 tonnes per person
- 141 Sierra Leone 0 tonnes per person compare
- 141 Sint Maarten (Dutch part) 0 tonnes per person
- 141 South Sudan 0 tonnes per person compare
- 141 Sudan 0 tonnes per person compare
- 141 Suriname 0 tonnes per person compare
- 141 Togo 0 tonnes per person
- 141 Tonga 0 tonnes per person
- 141 Trinidad and Tobago 0 tonnes per person compare
- 141 Tunisia 0 tonnes per person compare
- 141 Uganda 0 tonnes per person
- 141 Vanuatu 0 tonnes per person
More climate change data for Congo
- Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Synthetic fertilizers (Agricultural) 226,333 kg (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) 762.73 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 278.7 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 484.03 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 1.05 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 17.29 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) 13.23 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 6.62 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 6.61 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions 0.025 kt (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is per capita co₂ emissions from coal in Congo?
- Per capita co₂ emissions from coal in Congo was 0 tonnes per person in 1958, according to Global Carbon Budget (2025); Population based on various sources (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest per capita co₂ emissions from coal recorded in Congo?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0144 tonnes per person in 1952.
- What is the lowest per capita co₂ emissions from coal recorded in Congo?
- The lowest recorded value was 0 tonnes per person in 1956.
- How does Congo rank for per capita co₂ emissions from coal?
- Congo ranks 141st out of 179 countries with data for 1958.
- Is per capita co₂ emissions from coal rising or falling in Congo?
- Over the last ten years it is down 100.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Congo data come from?
- The figures come from Global Carbon Budget (2025); Population based on various sources (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Per capita CO₂ emissions from coal. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Annual emissions of carbon dioxide (CO₂) from coal, measured in tonnes per person.