Per capita CO₂ emissions from international aviation in Congo
Congo: Per capita CO₂ emissions from international aviation was 12.72 kilograms in 2024. ▼ Falling
Per capita CO₂ emissions from international aviation in Congo, 2013–2024
Source: OECD (2025); Population based on various sources (2024) – with minor processing by Our World in Data. Measured in kilograms.
Analysis
Congo recorded 12.72 kilograms for per capita co₂ emissions from international aviation in 2024.
That represents a change of up 8.6% on the previous year and down 65.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, per capita co₂ emissions from international aviation in Congo peaked at 40.96 kilograms in 2015 and was at its lowest, 9.21 kilograms, in 2020.
That places Congo 148th out of 194 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 12 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 29.31 kilograms | 17.28 kilograms | 40.96 kilograms | 7 |
| 2020s | 11.82 kilograms | 9.21 kilograms | 13.54 kilograms | 5 |
Countries ranked near Congo
- 145 Mauritania 15.13 kilograms compare
- 146 Gambia 15.04 kilograms compare
- 147 Equatorial Guinea 13.81 kilograms compare
- 149 Nicaragua 12.68 kilograms compare
- 150 Rwanda 12.45 kilograms compare
- 151 East Timor 11.97 kilograms compare
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 international aviation in Congo?
- Per capita co₂ emissions from international aviation in Congo was 12.72 kilograms in 2024, according to OECD (2025); Population based on various sources (2024) – with minor processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest per capita co₂ emissions from international aviation recorded in Congo?
- The highest recorded value was 40.96 kilograms in 2015.
- What is the lowest per capita co₂ emissions from international aviation recorded in Congo?
- The lowest recorded value was 9.21 kilograms in 2020.
- How does Congo rank for per capita co₂ emissions from international aviation?
- Congo ranks 148th out of 194 countries with data for 2024.
- Is per capita co₂ emissions from international aviation rising or falling in Congo?
- Over the last ten years it is down 65.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Congo data come from?
- The figures come from OECD (2025); Population based on various sources (2024) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Per capita CO₂ emissions from international aviation. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
International aviation emissions are assigned to the country of departure. CO₂ emissions from commercial passenger flights only.