Per capita CO₂ emissions from transport in Congo
Congo: Per capita CO₂ emissions from transport was 262.01 kilograms per person in 2023. ▲ Rising
Per capita CO₂ emissions from transport in Congo, 1990–2023
Source: Climate Watch (2026); Population based on various sources (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in kilograms per person.
Analysis
Congo recorded 262.01 kilograms per person for per capita co₂ emissions from transport in 2023.
The figure is up 19.8% on the previous year and down 33.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, per capita co₂ emissions from transport in Congo peaked at 405.96 kilograms per person in 2014 and was at its lowest, 86.57 kilograms per person, in 1997.
That places Congo 136th out of 191 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 34 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 147.4 kilograms per person | 86.57 kilograms per person | 220.48 kilograms per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 205.72 kilograms per person | 128.33 kilograms per person | 298.98 kilograms per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 313.53 kilograms per person | 195.85 kilograms per person | 405.96 kilograms per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 231.39 kilograms per person | 218.72 kilograms per person | 262.01 kilograms per person | 4 |
Countries ranked near Congo
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 transport in Congo?
- Per capita co₂ emissions from transport in Congo was 262.01 kilograms per person in 2023, according to Climate Watch (2026); Population based on various sources (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest per capita co₂ emissions from transport recorded in Congo?
- The highest recorded value was 405.96 kilograms per person in 2014.
- What is the lowest per capita co₂ emissions from transport recorded in Congo?
- The lowest recorded value was 86.57 kilograms per person in 1997.
- How does Congo rank for per capita co₂ emissions from transport?
- Congo ranks 136th out of 191 countries with data for 2023.
- Is per capita co₂ emissions from transport rising or falling in Congo?
- Over the last ten years it is down 33.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Congo data come from?
- The figures come from Climate Watch (2026); Population based on various sources (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Per capita CO₂ emissions from transport. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Emissions are measured in kilograms per person.