Per capita CO₂ emissions from oil in Congo
Congo: Per capita CO₂ emissions from oil was 0.3928 tonnes per person in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
0.3928 tonnes per person
Change on year
down 1.0%
World rank
168th
of 213 countries
All-time high
0.6623 tonnes per person
in 1997
All-time low
0.0955 tonnes per person
in 1950
Years of data
75
1950–2024
Per capita CO₂ emissions from oil 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
Congo recorded 0.3928 tonnes per person for per capita co₂ emissions from oil in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 1.0% on the previous year and down 18.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, per capita co₂ emissions from oil in Congo peaked at 0.6623 tonnes per person in 1997 and was at its lowest, 0.0955 tonnes per person, in 1950.
That places Congo 168th out of 213 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 75 years of available data.
Per capita CO₂ emissions from oil in Congo, year by year
| Year | tonnes per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1950 | 0.0955 tonnes per person | — |
| 1951 | 0.1345 tonnes per person | +40.8% |
| 1952 | 0.1615 tonnes per person | +20.1% |
| 1953 | 0.1391 tonnes per person | -13.9% |
| 1954 | 0.148 tonnes per person | +6.4% |
| 1955 | 0.1406 tonnes per person | -5.0% |
| 1956 | 0.1837 tonnes per person | +30.6% |
| 1957 | 0.1925 tonnes per person | +4.8% |
| 1958 | 0.2155 tonnes per person | +11.9% |
| 1959 | 0.1814 tonnes per person | -15.8% |
| 1960 | 0.2115 tonnes per person | +16.6% |
| 1961 | 0.2467 tonnes per person | +16.6% |
| 1962 | 0.2139 tonnes per person | -13.3% |
| 1963 | 0.2051 tonnes per person | -4.1% |
| 1964 | 0.2277 tonnes per person | +11.0% |
| 1965 | 0.2032 tonnes per person | -10.7% |
| 1966 | 0.2477 tonnes per person | +21.9% |
| 1967 | 0.2522 tonnes per person | +1.8% |
| 1968 | 0.3423 tonnes per person | +35.8% |
| 1969 | 0.3648 tonnes per person | +6.6% |
| 1970 | 0.2683 tonnes per person | -26.4% |
| 1971 | 0.2797 tonnes per person | +4.2% |
| 1972 | 0.25 tonnes per person | -10.6% |
| 1973 | 0.2348 tonnes per person | -6.1% |
| 1974 | 0.2339 tonnes per person | -0.4% |
| 1975 | 0.2072 tonnes per person | -11.4% |
| 1976 | 0.3174 tonnes per person | +53.2% |
| 1977 | 0.1759 tonnes per person | -44.6% |
| 1978 | 0.1362 tonnes per person | -22.6% |
| 1979 | 0.1536 tonnes per person | +12.8% |
| 1980 | 0.1502 tonnes per person | -2.2% |
| 1981 | 0.1705 tonnes per person | +13.5% |
| 1982 | 0.6118 tonnes per person | +258.9% |
| 1983 | 0.4978 tonnes per person | -18.6% |
| 1984 | 0.4856 tonnes per person | -2.5% |
| 1985 | 0.5234 tonnes per person | +7.8% |
| 1986 | 0.4078 tonnes per person | -22.1% |
| 1987 | 0.5185 tonnes per person | +27.2% |
| 1988 | 0.5738 tonnes per person | +10.7% |
| 1989 | 0.5495 tonnes per person | -4.2% |
| 1990 | 0.4079 tonnes per person | -25.8% |
| 1991 | 0.4249 tonnes per person | +4.2% |
| 1992 | 0.493 tonnes per person | +16.0% |
| 1993 | 0.4292 tonnes per person | -12.9% |
| 1994 | 0.6483 tonnes per person | +51.1% |
| 1995 | 0.4171 tonnes per person | -35.7% |
| 1996 | 0.4666 tonnes per person | +11.9% |
| 1997 | 0.6623 tonnes per person | +41.9% |
| 1998 | 0.1204 tonnes per person | -81.8% |
| 1999 | 0.1196 tonnes per person | -0.7% |
| 2000 | 0.15 tonnes per person | +25.4% |
| 2001 | 0.1847 tonnes per person | +23.2% |
| 2002 | 0.1465 tonnes per person | -20.7% |
| 2003 | 0.2254 tonnes per person | +53.8% |
| 2004 | 0.2302 tonnes per person | +2.1% |
| 2005 | 0.2469 tonnes per person | +7.3% |
| 2006 | 0.2721 tonnes per person | +10.2% |
| 2007 | 0.2844 tonnes per person | +4.5% |
| 2008 | 0.3019 tonnes per person | +6.1% |
| 2009 | 0.368 tonnes per person | +21.9% |
| 2010 | 0.3892 tonnes per person | +5.8% |
| 2011 | 0.4189 tonnes per person | +7.6% |
| 2012 | 0.5229 tonnes per person | +24.8% |
| 2013 | 0.5209 tonnes per person | -0.4% |
| 2014 | 0.4827 tonnes per person | -7.3% |
| 2015 | 0.4262 tonnes per person | -11.7% |
| 2016 | 0.4074 tonnes per person | -4.4% |
| 2017 | 0.3595 tonnes per person | -11.8% |
| 2018 | 0.3562 tonnes per person | -0.9% |
| 2019 | 0.3516 tonnes per person | -1.3% |
| 2020 | 0.3675 tonnes per person | +4.5% |
| 2021 | 0.3745 tonnes per person | +1.9% |
| 2022 | 0.3941 tonnes per person | +5.2% |
| 2023 | 0.3968 tonnes per person | +0.7% |
| 2024 | 0.3928 tonnes per person | -1.0% |
Congo compared with similar countries
- Congo's 0.3928 tonnes per person is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.4109 tonnes per person, 96% of the median. (47 countries reporting)
- Congo's 0.3928 tonnes per person is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.2671 tonnes per person, 1.5× the median. (48 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Per capita CO₂ emissions from oil in Congo changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1982 | +258.9% | 0.1705 tonnes per person | 0.6118 tonnes per person |
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 |
Countries ranked near Congo
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 oil in Congo?
- Per capita co₂ emissions from oil 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 from oil recorded in Congo?
- The highest recorded value was 0.6623 tonnes per person in 1997.
- What is the lowest per capita co₂ emissions from oil recorded in Congo?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0955 tonnes per person in 1950.
- How does Congo rank for per capita co₂ emissions from oil?
- Congo ranks 168th out of 213 countries with data for 2024.
- Is per capita co₂ emissions from oil 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 from oil. 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.