Per capita CO₂ emissions by fuel type in Congo
Congo: Per capita CO₂ emissions by fuel type was 0.3928 tonnes per person in 2024. ▲ Rising
Per capita CO₂ emissions by fuel type in Congo, 1950–2024
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
In 2024, per capita co₂ emissions by fuel type in Congo stood at 0.3928 tonnes per person.
That represents a change of down 1.0% on the previous year and down 18.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, per capita co₂ emissions by fuel type in Congo peaked at 0.6623 tonnes per person in 1997 and was at its lowest, 0.0955 tonnes per person, in 1950.
Congo ranks 168th of 213 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 75 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 0.1592 tonnes per person | 0.0955 tonnes per person | 0.2155 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 1960s | 0.2515 tonnes per person | 0.2032 tonnes per person | 0.3648 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 1970s | 0.2257 tonnes per person | 0.1362 tonnes per person | 0.3174 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.4489 tonnes per person | 0.1502 tonnes per person | 0.6118 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.4189 tonnes per person | 0.1196 tonnes per person | 0.6623 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.241 tonnes per person | 0.1465 tonnes per person | 0.368 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.4235 tonnes per person | 0.3516 tonnes per person | 0.5229 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.3851 tonnes per person | 0.3675 tonnes per person | 0.3968 tonnes per person | 5 |
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More climate change data for Congo
- Share of global CO₂ emissions and population 0.2% (2100)
- Population growth 2.4% (2025)
- Population, total 6.48 million (2025)
- Urban population growth 2.7% (2025)
- Urban population 4.16 million (2025)
- Urban population 64.1% (2025)
- CO₂ emissions per capita vs. GDP per capita 1.4 tonnes per person (2024)
- Cumulative CO₂ emissions 191.08 million tonnes (2024)
- CO₂ emissions per capita 1.4 tonnes per person (2024)
- CO₂ emissions per capita vs. share of electricity generation from renewables 1.4 tonnes per person (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is per capita co₂ emissions by fuel type in Congo?
- Per capita co₂ emissions by fuel type in Congo was 0.3928 tonnes per person in 2024, 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 by fuel type recorded in Congo?
- The highest recorded value was 0.6623 tonnes per person in 1997.
- What is the lowest per capita co₂ emissions by fuel type recorded in Congo?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0955 tonnes per person in 1950.
- How does Congo rank for per capita co₂ emissions by fuel type?
- Congo ranks 168th out of 213 countries with data for 2024.
- Is per capita co₂ emissions by fuel type rising or falling in Congo?
- Over the last ten years it is down 18.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- 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 by fuel type. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Annual emissions of carbon dioxide (CO₂) from oil, measured in tonnes per person.