Per capita co2 oil in Congo
Congo: Per capita co2 oil was 0.3928 in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
0.3928
Change on year
down 1.0%
World rank
168th
of 213 countries
All-time high
0.6623
in 1997
All-time low
0.0955
in 1950
Years of data
75
1950–2024
Per capita co2 oil in Congo, 1950–2024
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
Congo recorded 0.3928 for per capita co2 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 oil in Congo peaked at 0.6623 in 1997 and was at its lowest, 0.0955, 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 oil in Congo, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1950 | 0.0955 | — |
| 1951 | 0.1345 | +40.8% |
| 1952 | 0.1615 | +20.1% |
| 1953 | 0.1391 | -13.9% |
| 1954 | 0.148 | +6.4% |
| 1955 | 0.1406 | -5.0% |
| 1956 | 0.1837 | +30.6% |
| 1957 | 0.1925 | +4.8% |
| 1958 | 0.2155 | +11.9% |
| 1959 | 0.1814 | -15.8% |
| 1960 | 0.2115 | +16.6% |
| 1961 | 0.2467 | +16.6% |
| 1962 | 0.2139 | -13.3% |
| 1963 | 0.2051 | -4.1% |
| 1964 | 0.2277 | +11.0% |
| 1965 | 0.2032 | -10.7% |
| 1966 | 0.2477 | +21.9% |
| 1967 | 0.2522 | +1.8% |
| 1968 | 0.3423 | +35.8% |
| 1969 | 0.3648 | +6.6% |
| 1970 | 0.2683 | -26.4% |
| 1971 | 0.2797 | +4.2% |
| 1972 | 0.25 | -10.6% |
| 1973 | 0.2348 | -6.1% |
| 1974 | 0.2339 | -0.4% |
| 1975 | 0.2072 | -11.4% |
| 1976 | 0.3174 | +53.2% |
| 1977 | 0.1759 | -44.6% |
| 1978 | 0.1362 | -22.6% |
| 1979 | 0.1536 | +12.8% |
| 1980 | 0.1502 | -2.2% |
| 1981 | 0.1705 | +13.5% |
| 1982 | 0.6118 | +258.9% |
| 1983 | 0.4978 | -18.6% |
| 1984 | 0.4856 | -2.5% |
| 1985 | 0.5234 | +7.8% |
| 1986 | 0.4078 | -22.1% |
| 1987 | 0.5185 | +27.2% |
| 1988 | 0.5738 | +10.7% |
| 1989 | 0.5495 | -4.2% |
| 1990 | 0.4079 | -25.8% |
| 1991 | 0.4249 | +4.2% |
| 1992 | 0.493 | +16.0% |
| 1993 | 0.4292 | -12.9% |
| 1994 | 0.6483 | +51.1% |
| 1995 | 0.4171 | -35.7% |
| 1996 | 0.4666 | +11.9% |
| 1997 | 0.6623 | +41.9% |
| 1998 | 0.1204 | -81.8% |
| 1999 | 0.1196 | -0.7% |
| 2000 | 0.15 | +25.4% |
| 2001 | 0.1847 | +23.2% |
| 2002 | 0.1465 | -20.7% |
| 2003 | 0.2254 | +53.8% |
| 2004 | 0.2302 | +2.1% |
| 2005 | 0.2469 | +7.3% |
| 2006 | 0.2721 | +10.2% |
| 2007 | 0.2844 | +4.5% |
| 2008 | 0.3019 | +6.1% |
| 2009 | 0.368 | +21.9% |
| 2010 | 0.3892 | +5.8% |
| 2011 | 0.4189 | +7.6% |
| 2012 | 0.5229 | +24.8% |
| 2013 | 0.5209 | -0.4% |
| 2014 | 0.4827 | -7.3% |
| 2015 | 0.4262 | -11.7% |
| 2016 | 0.4074 | -4.4% |
| 2017 | 0.3595 | -11.8% |
| 2018 | 0.3562 | -0.9% |
| 2019 | 0.3516 | -1.3% |
| 2020 | 0.3675 | +4.5% |
| 2021 | 0.3745 | +1.9% |
| 2022 | 0.3941 | +5.2% |
| 2023 | 0.3968 | +0.7% |
| 2024 | 0.3928 | -1.0% |
Congo compared with similar countries
- Congo's 0.3928 is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.4109, 96% of the median. (47 countries reporting)
- Congo's 0.3928 is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.2671, 1.5× the median. (48 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Per capita co2 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 | 0.6118 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 0.1592 | 0.0955 | 0.2155 | 10 |
| 1960s | 0.2515 | 0.2032 | 0.3648 | 10 |
| 1970s | 0.2257 | 0.1362 | 0.3174 | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.4489 | 0.1502 | 0.6118 | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.4189 | 0.1196 | 0.6623 | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.241 | 0.1465 | 0.368 | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.4235 | 0.3516 | 0.5229 | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.3851 | 0.3675 | 0.3968 | 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 oil in Congo?
- Per capita co2 oil in Congo was 0.3928 in 2024, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest per capita co2 oil recorded in Congo?
- The highest recorded value was 0.6623 in 1997.
- What is the lowest per capita co2 oil recorded in Congo?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0955 in 1950.
- How does Congo rank for per capita co2 oil?
- Congo ranks 168th out of 213 countries with data for 2024.
- Is per capita co2 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 Our World in Data, published as part of Per capita co2 oil. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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