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Per capita ghg co2 excluding land use in Democratic Republic of Congo

Democratic Republic of Congo: Per capita ghg co2 excluding land use was 0.4219 in 2024. ▲ Rising

Latest (2024)
0.4219
Change on year
down 1.0%
World rank
191st
of 197 countries
All-time high
0.6856
in 1984
All-time low
0.1459
in 1850
Years of data
175
1850–2024

Per capita ghg co2 excluding land use in Democratic Republic of Congo, 1850–2024

0.20.40.6185019372024

Source: Our World in Data.

Analysis

Democratic Republic of Congo recorded 0.4219 for per capita ghg co2 excluding land use in 2024.

Compared with earlier readings it is down 1.0% on the previous year and down 11.0% over ten years.

Over the whole period, per capita ghg co2 excluding land use in Democratic Republic of Congo peaked at 0.6856 in 1984 and was at its lowest, 0.1459, in 1850.

Democratic Republic of Congo ranks 191st of 197 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 175 years of available data.

Per capita ghg co2 excluding land use in Democratic Republic of Congo, year by year

Year Value Change
1850 0.1459 —
1851 0.146 +0.0%
1852 0.1465 +0.3%
1853 0.1474 +0.6%
1854 0.1484 +0.6%
1855 0.1493 +0.6%
1856 0.1503 +0.6%
1857 0.1513 +0.6%
1858 0.1523 +0.6%
1859 0.1531 +0.5%
1860 0.1537 +0.4%
1861 0.1543 +0.4%
1862 0.1547 +0.3%
1863 0.1549 +0.1%
1864 0.1551 +0.1%
1865 0.1553 +0.1%
1866 0.1556 +0.2%
1867 0.1558 +0.2%
1868 0.156 +0.2%
1869 0.1563 +0.1%
1870 0.1564 +0.1%
1871 0.1566 +0.1%
1872 0.1568 +0.1%
1873 0.157 +0.1%
1874 0.1573 +0.2%
1875 0.1575 +0.2%
1876 0.1578 +0.2%
1877 0.1581 +0.2%
1878 0.1583 +0.2%
1879 0.1587 +0.2%
1880 0.159 +0.2%
1881 0.1595 +0.3%
1882 0.16 +0.3%
1883 0.1607 +0.4%
1884 0.1614 +0.4%
1885 0.162 +0.4%
1886 0.1627 +0.4%
1887 0.1634 +0.4%
1888 0.1641 +0.4%
1889 0.1651 +0.6%
1890 0.1667 +1.0%
1891 0.1685 +1.1%
1892 0.1706 +1.3%
1893 0.1731 +1.5%
1894 0.1757 +1.5%
1895 0.1783 +1.5%
1896 0.1809 +1.5%
1897 0.1836 +1.5%
1898 0.1864 +1.5%
1899 0.1894 +1.6%
1900 0.1926 +1.7%
1901 0.1963 +1.9%
1902 0.2002 +2.0%
1903 0.2044 +2.1%
1904 0.2087 +2.1%
1905 0.2132 +2.1%
1906 0.2177 +2.1%
1907 0.2224 +2.1%
1908 0.2271 +2.1%
1909 0.2317 +2.0%
1910 0.2362 +1.9%
1911 0.2422 +2.5%
1912 0.248 +2.4%
1913 0.2538 +2.3%
1914 0.2596 +2.3%
1915 0.2656 +2.3%
1916 0.2716 +2.3%
1917 0.2778 +2.3%
1918 0.2841 +2.3%
1919 0.2893 +1.9%
1920 0.294 +1.6%
1921 0.2792 -5.0%
1922 0.2931 +5.0%
1923 0.3141 +7.1%
1924 0.3216 +2.4%
1925 0.3174 -1.3%
1926 0.3252 +2.5%
1927 0.3261 +0.3%
1928 0.3338 +2.4%
1929 0.339 +1.6%
1930 0.3491 +3.0%
1931 0.3337 -4.4%
1932 0.3119 -6.5%
1933 0.3067 -1.7%
1934 0.3094 +0.9%
1935 0.3161 +2.2%
1936 0.3219 +1.8%
1937 0.3295 +2.4%
1938 0.3313 +0.6%
1939 0.3266 -1.4%
1940 0.3232 -1.0%
1941 0.3258 +0.8%
1942 0.3295 +1.1%
1943 0.3345 +1.5%
1944 0.3278 -2.0%
1945 0.3251 -0.8%
1946 0.3344 +2.9%
1947 0.3325 -0.6%
1948 0.3332 +0.2%
1949 0.3377 +1.3%
1950 0.415 +22.9%
1951 0.4303 +3.7%
1952 0.45 +4.6%
1953 0.4589 +2.0%
1954 0.4914 +7.1%
1955 0.5254 +6.9%
1956 0.5013 -4.6%
1957 0.5036 +0.5%
1958 0.4675 -7.2%
1959 0.444 -5.0%
1960 0.4104 -7.6%
1961 0.4046 -1.4%
1962 0.385 -4.9%
1963 0.3844 -0.2%
1964 0.3574 -7.0%
1965 0.3783 +5.9%
1966 0.3662 -3.2%
1967 0.3516 -4.0%
1968 0.4006 +13.9%
1969 0.4055 +1.2%
1970 0.3577 -11.8%
1971 0.3677 +2.8%
1972 0.3673 -0.1%
1973 0.3719 +1.2%
1974 0.3762 +1.2%
1975 0.3681 -2.1%
1976 0.5669 +54.0%
1977 0.5459 -3.7%
1978 0.5039 -7.7%
1979 0.5218 +3.6%
1980 0.4856 -6.9%
1981 0.4891 +0.7%
1982 0.579 +18.4%
1983 0.6232 +7.6%
1984 0.6856 +10.0%
1985 0.6097 -11.1%
1986 0.6084 -0.2%
1987 0.6207 +2.0%
1988 0.6188 -0.3%
1989 0.564 -8.9%
1990 0.5657 +0.3%
1991 0.5068 -10.4%
1992 0.4934 -2.6%
1993 0.503 +1.9%
1994 0.4439 -11.7%
1995 0.4548 +2.4%
1996 0.4743 +4.3%
1997 0.4406 -7.1%
1998 0.4334 -1.6%
1999 0.4047 -6.6%
2000 0.4442 +9.8%
2001 0.3834 -13.7%
2002 0.3603 -6.0%
2003 0.3675 +2.0%
2004 0.3646 -0.8%
2005 0.3632 -0.4%
2006 0.3598 -0.9%
2007 0.3637 +1.1%
2008 0.3619 -0.5%
2009 0.3491 -3.5%
2010 0.3504 +0.4%
2011 0.3528 +0.7%
2012 0.4332 +22.8%
2013 0.4545 +4.9%
2014 0.474 +4.3%
2015 0.4507 -4.9%
2016 0.4388 -2.6%
2017 0.4471 +1.9%
2018 0.4321 -3.4%
2019 0.4343 +0.5%
2020 0.4343 -0.0%
2021 0.4265 -1.8%
2022 0.4383 +2.8%
2023 0.426 -2.8%
2024 0.4219 -1.0%

Democratic Republic of Congo compared with similar countries

  • Democratic Republic of Congo's 0.4219 is below the median for low income countries, which is 0.5093, 83% of the median. (25 countries reporting)
  • Democratic Republic of Congo's 0.4219 is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.7269, 58% of the median. (46 countries reporting)

Biggest year-on-year movements

Years where Per capita ghg co2 excluding land use in Democratic Republic of 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.

YearChange FromTo
1976 +54.0% 0.3681 0.5669

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1850s 0.149 0.1459 0.1531 10
1860s 0.1552 0.1537 0.1563 10
1870s 0.1575 0.1564 0.1587 10
1880s 0.1618 0.159 0.1651 10
1890s 0.1773 0.1667 0.1894 10
1900s 0.2114 0.1926 0.2317 10
1910s 0.2628 0.2362 0.2893 10
1920s 0.3143 0.2792 0.339 10
1930s 0.3236 0.3067 0.3491 10
1940s 0.3304 0.3232 0.3377 10
1950s 0.4687 0.415 0.5254 10
1960s 0.3844 0.3516 0.4104 10
1970s 0.4348 0.3577 0.5669 10
1980s 0.5884 0.4856 0.6856 10
1990s 0.472 0.4047 0.5657 10
2000s 0.3718 0.3491 0.4442 10
2010s 0.4268 0.3504 0.474 10
2020s 0.4294 0.4219 0.4383 5

Countries ranked near Democratic Republic of Congo

  1. 188 Chad 0.458 compare
  2. 189 Ethiopia 0.4461 compare
  3. 190 Yemen 0.4359 compare
  4. 192 Madagascar 0.4051 compare
  5. 193 Rwanda 0.3844 compare
  6. 194 Afghanistan 0.3715 compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is per capita ghg co2 excluding land use in Democratic Republic of Congo?
Per capita ghg co2 excluding land use in Democratic Republic of Congo was 0.4219 in 2024, according to Our World in Data.
What is the highest per capita ghg co2 excluding land use recorded in Democratic Republic of Congo?
The highest recorded value was 0.6856 in 1984.
What is the lowest per capita ghg co2 excluding land use recorded in Democratic Republic of Congo?
The lowest recorded value was 0.1459 in 1850.
How does Democratic Republic of Congo rank for per capita ghg co2 excluding land use?
Democratic Republic of Congo ranks 191st out of 197 countries with data for 2024.
Is per capita ghg co2 excluding land use rising or falling in Democratic Republic of Congo?
Over the last ten years it is down 11.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Democratic Republic of Congo data come from?
The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Per capita ghg co2 excluding land use. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Per capita ghg co2 excluding land use
Source
Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
197 places, 33,567 data points, 1850–2024
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