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Per capita methane emissions in Democratic Republic of Congo

Democratic Republic of Congo: Per capita methane emissions was 0.4799 in 2024. ▲ Rising

Latest (2024)
0.4799
Change on year
down 0.8%
World rank
169th
of 199 countries
All-time high
0.9711
in 1970
All-time low
0.1824
in 1851
Years of data
175
1850–2024

Per capita methane emissions in Democratic Republic of Congo, 1850–2024

0.20.40.60.81185019372024

Source: Our World in Data.

Analysis

In 2024, per capita methane emissions in Democratic Republic of Congo stood at 0.4799.

Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.8% on the previous year and down 10.6% over ten years.

Over the whole period, per capita methane emissions in Democratic Republic of Congo peaked at 0.9711 in 1970 and was at its lowest, 0.1824, in 1851.

Democratic Republic of Congo ranks 169th of 199 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 methane emissions in Democratic Republic of Congo, year by year

Year Value Change
1850 0.1826 —
1851 0.1824 -0.1%
1852 0.1827 +0.2%
1853 0.1835 +0.5%
1854 0.1843 +0.5%
1855 0.1852 +0.5%
1856 0.186 +0.5%
1857 0.1869 +0.5%
1858 0.1878 +0.5%
1859 0.1885 +0.4%
1860 0.189 +0.3%
1861 0.1894 +0.2%
1862 0.1896 +0.1%
1863 0.1896 +0.0%
1864 0.1896 +0.0%
1865 0.1896 +0.0%
1866 0.1896 +0.0%
1867 0.1896 +0.0%
1868 0.1897 +0.0%
1869 0.1897 -0.0%
1870 0.1896 -0.0%
1871 0.1895 -0.0%
1872 0.1894 -0.1%
1873 0.1893 -0.1%
1874 0.1891 -0.1%
1875 0.1889 -0.1%
1876 0.1888 -0.1%
1877 0.1887 -0.1%
1878 0.1885 -0.1%
1879 0.1885 -0.0%
1880 0.1887 +0.1%
1881 0.1889 +0.1%
1882 0.1893 +0.2%
1883 0.1898 +0.3%
1884 0.1903 +0.3%
1885 0.1908 +0.3%
1886 0.1913 +0.3%
1887 0.1919 +0.3%
1888 0.1924 +0.3%
1889 0.1934 +0.5%
1890 0.1947 +0.7%
1891 0.1964 +0.9%
1892 0.1985 +1.1%
1893 0.2011 +1.3%
1894 0.2037 +1.3%
1895 0.2064 +1.3%
1896 0.209 +1.3%
1897 0.2118 +1.3%
1898 0.2146 +1.3%
1899 0.2176 +1.4%
1900 0.2209 +1.5%
1901 0.2246 +1.7%
1902 0.2286 +1.8%
1903 0.2329 +1.9%
1904 0.2373 +1.9%
1905 0.2418 +1.9%
1906 0.2464 +1.9%
1907 0.2511 +1.9%
1908 0.2559 +1.9%
1909 0.2606 +1.8%
1910 0.2652 +1.8%
1911 0.2722 +2.6%
1912 0.2791 +2.5%
1913 0.2858 +2.4%
1914 0.2927 +2.4%
1915 0.2997 +2.4%
1916 0.3068 +2.4%
1917 0.314 +2.4%
1918 0.3213 +2.3%
1919 0.3275 +1.9%
1920 0.3326 +1.5%
1921 0.3181 -4.3%
1922 0.3239 +1.8%
1923 0.3359 +3.7%
1924 0.3377 +0.5%
1925 0.3394 +0.5%
1926 0.3403 +0.3%
1927 0.3429 +0.7%
1928 0.3456 +0.8%
1929 0.3491 +1.0%
1930 0.3509 +0.5%
1931 0.3514 +0.2%
1932 0.3514 -0.0%
1933 0.3516 +0.1%
1934 0.3532 +0.4%
1935 0.3587 +1.6%
1936 0.3857 +7.5%
1937 0.4093 +6.1%
1938 0.4318 +5.5%
1939 0.4529 +4.9%
1940 0.4731 +4.5%
1941 0.4964 +4.9%
1942 0.5193 +4.6%
1943 0.5403 +4.0%
1944 0.5609 +3.8%
1945 0.5812 +3.6%
1946 0.6013 +3.5%
1947 0.6213 +3.3%
1948 0.6411 +3.2%
1949 0.6597 +2.9%
1950 0.6775 +2.7%
1951 0.6963 +2.8%
1952 0.7145 +2.6%
1953 0.7333 +2.6%
1954 0.7524 +2.6%
1955 0.7716 +2.5%
1956 0.7911 +2.5%
1957 0.8109 +2.5%
1958 0.8314 +2.5%
1959 0.8516 +2.4%
1960 0.8704 +2.2%
1961 0.8199 -5.8%
1962 0.7973 -2.8%
1963 0.7737 -3.0%
1964 0.752 -2.8%
1965 0.7279 -3.2%
1966 0.7133 -2.0%
1967 0.6964 -2.4%
1968 0.6848 -1.7%
1969 0.6699 -2.2%
1970 0.9711 +45.0%
1971 0.5351 -44.9%
1972 0.5678 +6.1%
1973 0.5982 +5.4%
1974 0.5161 -13.7%
1975 0.6006 +16.4%
1976 0.7252 +20.7%
1977 0.7654 +5.6%
1978 0.739 -3.5%
1979 0.9077 +22.8%
1980 0.7454 -17.9%
1981 0.6568 -11.9%
1982 0.7205 +9.7%
1983 0.7098 -1.5%
1984 0.617 -13.1%
1985 0.6186 +0.3%
1986 0.5905 -4.5%
1987 0.7119 +20.6%
1988 0.5516 -22.5%
1989 0.5758 +4.4%
1990 0.709 +23.1%
1991 0.6814 -3.9%
1992 0.6565 -3.6%
1993 0.6306 -3.9%
1994 0.6094 -3.4%
1995 0.6035 -1.0%
1996 0.5355 -11.3%
1997 0.5203 -2.8%
1998 0.5128 -1.4%
1999 0.4734 -7.7%
2000 0.4757 +0.5%
2001 0.4725 -0.7%
2002 0.5089 +7.7%
2003 0.5215 +2.5%
2004 0.5291 +1.4%
2005 0.5115 -3.3%
2006 0.507 -0.9%
2007 0.4791 -5.5%
2008 0.4799 +0.2%
2009 0.4648 -3.1%
2010 0.4697 +1.1%
2011 0.4503 -4.1%
2012 0.5283 +17.3%
2013 0.5398 +2.2%
2014 0.537 -0.5%
2015 0.5388 +0.3%
2016 0.5315 -1.4%
2017 0.5377 +1.2%
2018 0.5058 -5.9%
2019 0.5037 -0.4%
2020 0.5003 -0.7%
2021 0.4933 -1.4%
2022 0.4928 -0.1%
2023 0.484 -1.8%
2024 0.4799 -0.8%

Democratic Republic of Congo compared with similar countries

  • Democratic Republic of Congo's 0.4799 is below the median for low income countries, which is 0.7756, 62% of the median. (25 countries reporting)
  • Democratic Republic of Congo's 0.4799 is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.8668, 55% of the median. (48 countries reporting)

Biggest year-on-year movements

Years where Per capita methane emissions 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
1971 -44.9% 0.9711 0.5351
1970 +45.0% 0.6699 0.9711

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1850s 0.185 0.1824 0.1885 10
1860s 0.1895 0.189 0.1897 10
1870s 0.189 0.1885 0.1896 10
1880s 0.1907 0.1887 0.1934 10
1890s 0.2054 0.1947 0.2176 10
1900s 0.24 0.2209 0.2606 10
1910s 0.2964 0.2652 0.3275 10
1920s 0.3365 0.3181 0.3491 10
1930s 0.3797 0.3509 0.4529 10
1940s 0.5695 0.4731 0.6597 10
1950s 0.7631 0.6775 0.8516 10
1960s 0.7506 0.6699 0.8704 10
1970s 0.6926 0.5161 0.9711 10
1980s 0.6498 0.5516 0.7454 10
1990s 0.5932 0.4734 0.709 10
2000s 0.495 0.4648 0.5291 10
2010s 0.5143 0.4503 0.5398 10
2020s 0.4901 0.4799 0.5003 5

Countries ranked near Democratic Republic of Congo

  1. 166 Jordan 0.5138 compare
  2. 167 El Salvador 0.5058 compare
  3. 168 Sri Lanka 0.4803 compare
  4. 170 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 0.478 compare
  5. 171 Comoros 0.4623 compare
  6. 172 Liberia 0.4608 compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is per capita methane emissions in Democratic Republic of Congo?
Per capita methane emissions in Democratic Republic of Congo was 0.4799 in 2024, according to Our World in Data.
What is the highest per capita methane emissions recorded in Democratic Republic of Congo?
The highest recorded value was 0.9711 in 1970.
What is the lowest per capita methane emissions recorded in Democratic Republic of Congo?
The lowest recorded value was 0.1824 in 1851.
How does Democratic Republic of Congo rank for per capita methane emissions?
Democratic Republic of Congo ranks 169th out of 199 countries with data for 2024.
Is per capita methane emissions rising or falling in Democratic Republic of Congo?
Over the last ten years it is down 10.6%. 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 methane emissions. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Per capita methane emissions
Source
Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
199 places, 34,079 data points, 1850–2024
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