Per capita methane emissions in Congo
Congo: Per capita methane emissions was 2.39 in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Latest (2024)
2.39
Change on year
down 10.9%
World rank
29th
of 199 countries
All-time high
5.22
in 2000
All-time low
0.1878
in 1889
Years of data
175
1850–2024
Per capita methane emissions in Congo, 1850–2024
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
The most recent figure for per capita methane emissions in Congo is 2.39, measured in 2024.
The figure is down 10.9% on the previous year and down 20.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, per capita methane emissions in Congo peaked at 5.22 in 2000 and was at its lowest, 0.1878, in 1889.
Congo ranks 29th of 199 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Per capita methane emissions in Congo, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1850 | 0.1972 | — |
| 1851 | 0.1967 | -0.3% |
| 1852 | 0.1967 | +0.0% |
| 1853 | 0.1974 | +0.3% |
| 1854 | 0.1981 | +0.3% |
| 1855 | 0.1988 | +0.3% |
| 1856 | 0.1995 | +0.4% |
| 1857 | 0.2002 | +0.4% |
| 1858 | 0.2009 | +0.4% |
| 1859 | 0.2014 | +0.2% |
| 1860 | 0.2016 | +0.1% |
| 1861 | 0.2017 | +0.1% |
| 1862 | 0.2016 | -0.1% |
| 1863 | 0.2012 | -0.2% |
| 1864 | 0.2009 | -0.2% |
| 1865 | 0.2005 | -0.2% |
| 1866 | 0.2002 | -0.2% |
| 1867 | 0.1999 | -0.2% |
| 1868 | 0.1995 | -0.2% |
| 1869 | 0.1991 | -0.2% |
| 1870 | 0.1986 | -0.3% |
| 1871 | 0.198 | -0.3% |
| 1872 | 0.1974 | -0.3% |
| 1873 | 0.1967 | -0.4% |
| 1874 | 0.196 | -0.4% |
| 1875 | 0.1952 | -0.4% |
| 1876 | 0.1945 | -0.4% |
| 1877 | 0.1938 | -0.4% |
| 1878 | 0.1931 | -0.4% |
| 1879 | 0.1925 | -0.3% |
| 1880 | 0.1919 | -0.3% |
| 1881 | 0.1913 | -0.3% |
| 1882 | 0.1908 | -0.3% |
| 1883 | 0.1903 | -0.3% |
| 1884 | 0.1898 | -0.3% |
| 1885 | 0.1893 | -0.3% |
| 1886 | 0.1888 | -0.3% |
| 1887 | 0.1883 | -0.3% |
| 1888 | 0.1879 | -0.3% |
| 1889 | 0.1878 | -0.0% |
| 1890 | 0.1883 | +0.2% |
| 1891 | 0.1892 | +0.5% |
| 1892 | 0.1905 | +0.7% |
| 1893 | 0.1923 | +1.0% |
| 1894 | 0.1942 | +1.0% |
| 1895 | 0.196 | +1.0% |
| 1896 | 0.1979 | +1.0% |
| 1897 | 0.1998 | +1.0% |
| 1898 | 0.2017 | +1.0% |
| 1899 | 0.2039 | +1.1% |
| 1900 | 0.2062 | +1.2% |
| 1901 | 0.2159 | +4.7% |
| 1902 | 0.226 | +4.7% |
| 1903 | 0.2367 | +4.7% |
| 1904 | 0.2477 | +4.6% |
| 1905 | 0.259 | +4.6% |
| 1906 | 0.2707 | +4.5% |
| 1907 | 0.2826 | +4.4% |
| 1908 | 0.2949 | +4.4% |
| 1909 | 0.3073 | +4.2% |
| 1910 | 0.3198 | +4.1% |
| 1911 | 0.3344 | +4.6% |
| 1912 | 0.349 | +4.4% |
| 1913 | 0.3637 | +4.2% |
| 1914 | 0.3787 | +4.1% |
| 1915 | 0.3939 | +4.0% |
| 1916 | 0.4095 | +4.0% |
| 1917 | 0.4254 | +3.9% |
| 1918 | 0.4419 | +3.9% |
| 1919 | 0.4568 | +3.4% |
| 1920 | 0.4699 | +2.9% |
| 1921 | 0.4619 | -1.7% |
| 1922 | 0.4794 | +3.8% |
| 1923 | 0.4954 | +3.3% |
| 1924 | 0.5118 | +3.3% |
| 1925 | 0.5288 | +3.3% |
| 1926 | 0.5462 | +3.3% |
| 1927 | 0.5444 | -0.3% |
| 1928 | 0.5421 | -0.4% |
| 1929 | 0.5397 | -0.4% |
| 1930 | 0.5371 | -0.5% |
| 1931 | 0.5348 | -0.4% |
| 1932 | 0.5371 | +0.4% |
| 1933 | 0.5512 | +2.6% |
| 1934 | 0.5655 | +2.6% |
| 1935 | 0.5802 | +2.6% |
| 1936 | 0.6283 | +8.3% |
| 1937 | 0.6544 | +4.2% |
| 1938 | 0.6805 | +4.0% |
| 1939 | 0.706 | +3.8% |
| 1940 | 0.731 | +3.5% |
| 1941 | 0.7571 | +3.6% |
| 1942 | 0.7826 | +3.4% |
| 1943 | 0.8074 | +3.2% |
| 1944 | 0.8322 | +3.1% |
| 1945 | 0.8496 | +2.1% |
| 1946 | 0.8671 | +2.1% |
| 1947 | 0.9113 | +5.1% |
| 1948 | 0.9555 | +4.8% |
| 1949 | 0.9989 | +4.5% |
| 1950 | 1.04 | +4.2% |
| 1951 | 1.07 | +2.4% |
| 1952 | 1.09 | +2.2% |
| 1953 | 1.11 | +2.1% |
| 1954 | 1.13 | +2.0% |
| 1955 | 1.16 | +1.8% |
| 1956 | 1.18 | +1.8% |
| 1957 | 1.2 | +1.7% |
| 1958 | 1.21 | +1.6% |
| 1959 | 1.23 | +1.6% |
| 1960 | 1.25 | +1.6% |
| 1961 | 1.16 | -7.6% |
| 1962 | 1.13 | -2.5% |
| 1963 | 1.11 | -2.2% |
| 1964 | 1.08 | -2.2% |
| 1965 | 1.05 | -2.6% |
| 1966 | 1.02 | -3.5% |
| 1967 | 0.9816 | -3.4% |
| 1968 | 0.9511 | -3.1% |
| 1969 | 0.9206 | -3.2% |
| 1970 | 1.36 | +47.7% |
| 1971 | 0.7129 | -47.6% |
| 1972 | 0.9438 | +32.4% |
| 1973 | 1.94 | +105.4% |
| 1974 | 2 | +3.4% |
| 1975 | 1.75 | -12.5% |
| 1976 | 1.78 | +1.4% |
| 1977 | 1.71 | -3.7% |
| 1978 | 2.02 | +17.9% |
| 1979 | 2.39 | +18.1% |
| 1980 | 2.42 | +1.4% |
| 1981 | 2.69 | +11.1% |
| 1982 | 2.87 | +6.8% |
| 1983 | 2.78 | -3.2% |
| 1984 | 3.27 | +17.9% |
| 1985 | 3.18 | -3.0% |
| 1986 | 3.05 | -3.9% |
| 1987 | 3.26 | +6.7% |
| 1988 | 3.37 | +3.3% |
| 1989 | 3.72 | +10.5% |
| 1990 | 3.79 | +1.8% |
| 1991 | 3.62 | -4.4% |
| 1992 | 3.53 | -2.5% |
| 1993 | 3.44 | -2.5% |
| 1994 | 3.07 | -10.7% |
| 1995 | 3.62 | +17.6% |
| 1996 | 4.24 | +17.3% |
| 1997 | 4.44 | +4.8% |
| 1998 | 5.2 | +17.1% |
| 1999 | 5.13 | -1.3% |
| 2000 | 5.22 | +1.7% |
| 2001 | 4.78 | -8.5% |
| 2002 | 3.14 | -34.2% |
| 2003 | 3.45 | +9.6% |
| 2004 | 3.64 | +5.7% |
| 2005 | 4.32 | +18.6% |
| 2006 | 4.54 | +4.9% |
| 2007 | 3.71 | -18.3% |
| 2008 | 3.49 | -5.8% |
| 2009 | 3.62 | +3.5% |
| 2010 | 3.81 | +5.5% |
| 2011 | 3.6 | -5.6% |
| 2012 | 3.4 | -5.6% |
| 2013 | 3.01 | -11.3% |
| 2014 | 3.02 | +0.1% |
| 2015 | 2.85 | -5.6% |
| 2016 | 2.75 | -3.4% |
| 2017 | 3 | +9.2% |
| 2018 | 3.43 | +14.3% |
| 2019 | 3.4 | -0.9% |
| 2020 | 3.06 | -9.9% |
| 2021 | 2.72 | -11.1% |
| 2022 | 2.67 | -1.9% |
| 2023 | 2.68 | +0.3% |
| 2024 | 2.39 | -10.9% |
Congo compared with similar countries
- Congo's 2.39 is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.8299, 2.9× the median. (46 countries reporting)
- Congo's 2.39 is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.8668, 2.8× the median. (48 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Per capita methane emissions 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1973 | +105.4% | 0.9438 | 1.94 |
| 1971 | -47.6% | 1.36 | 0.7129 |
| 1970 | +47.7% | 0.9206 | 1.36 |
| 2002 | -34.2% | 4.78 | 3.14 |
| 1972 | +32.4% | 0.7129 | 0.9438 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1850s | 0.1987 | 0.1967 | 0.2014 | 10 |
| 1860s | 0.2006 | 0.1991 | 0.2017 | 10 |
| 1870s | 0.1956 | 0.1925 | 0.1986 | 10 |
| 1880s | 0.1896 | 0.1878 | 0.1919 | 10 |
| 1890s | 0.1954 | 0.1883 | 0.2039 | 10 |
| 1900s | 0.2547 | 0.2062 | 0.3073 | 10 |
| 1910s | 0.3873 | 0.3198 | 0.4568 | 10 |
| 1920s | 0.512 | 0.4619 | 0.5462 | 10 |
| 1930s | 0.5975 | 0.5348 | 0.706 | 10 |
| 1940s | 0.8493 | 0.731 | 0.9989 | 10 |
| 1950s | 1.14 | 1.04 | 1.23 | 10 |
| 1960s | 1.07 | 0.9206 | 1.25 | 10 |
| 1970s | 1.66 | 0.7129 | 2.39 | 10 |
| 1980s | 3.06 | 2.42 | 3.72 | 10 |
| 1990s | 4.01 | 3.07 | 5.2 | 10 |
| 2000s | 3.99 | 3.14 | 5.22 | 10 |
| 2010s | 3.23 | 2.75 | 3.81 | 10 |
| 2020s | 2.71 | 2.39 | 3.06 | 5 |
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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 methane emissions in Congo?
- Per capita methane emissions in Congo was 2.39 in 2024, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest per capita methane emissions recorded in Congo?
- The highest recorded value was 5.22 in 2000.
- What is the lowest per capita methane emissions recorded in Congo?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.1878 in 1889.
- How does Congo rank for per capita methane emissions?
- Congo ranks 29th out of 199 countries with data for 2024.
- Is per capita methane emissions rising or falling in Congo?
- Over the last ten years it is down 20.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this 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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