Per capita CO₂ emissions from gas in Congo
Congo: Per capita CO₂ emissions from gas was 0.3736 tonnes per person in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Per capita CO₂ emissions from gas in Congo, 1969–2024
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 from gas in Congo stood at 0.3736 tonnes per person.
That represents a change of down 1.0% on the previous year and up 255.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, per capita co₂ emissions from gas in Congo peaked at 0.4277 tonnes per person in 2022 and was at its lowest, 0 tonnes per person, in 1977.
That places Congo 80th out of 146 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.0054 tonnes per person | 0.0054 tonnes per person | 0.0054 tonnes per person | 1 |
| 1970s | 0.0335 tonnes per person | 0 tonnes per person | 0.1079 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.0018 tonnes per person | 0 tonnes per person | 0.0035 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.01 tonnes per person | 0 tonnes per person | 0.0248 tonnes per person | 9 |
| 2010s | 0.1625 tonnes per person | 0.0435 tonnes per person | 0.336 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.3732 tonnes per person | 0.342 tonnes per person | 0.4277 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 from gas in Congo?
- Per capita co₂ emissions from gas in Congo was 0.3736 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 from gas recorded in Congo?
- The highest recorded value was 0.4277 tonnes per person in 2022.
- What is the lowest per capita co₂ emissions from gas recorded in Congo?
- The lowest recorded value was 0 tonnes per person in 1977.
- How does Congo rank for per capita co₂ emissions from gas?
- Congo ranks 80th out of 146 countries with data for 2024.
- Is per capita co₂ emissions from gas rising or falling in Congo?
- Over the last ten years it is up 255.1%. 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 gas. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Annual emissions of carbon dioxide (CO₂) from gas, measured in tonnes per person.