Savanna — Emissions (CH4) — FAO TIER 1 in Congo
Congo: Savanna — Emissions (CH4) — FAO TIER 1 was 26.03 kt in 2024. ▲ Rising
Savanna — Emissions (CH4) — FAO TIER 1 in Congo, 1990–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in kt.
Analysis
Congo recorded 26.03 kt for savanna — emissions (ch4) — fao tier 1 in 2024. That is the highest value across all 35 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 68.2% on the previous year and up 59.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, savanna — emissions (ch4) — fao tier 1 in Congo peaked at 26.03 kt in 2024 and was at its lowest, 2.96 kt, in 2000.
Congo ranks 16th of 238 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 35 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 10.7 kt | 3.37 kt | 15.14 kt | 10 |
| 2000s | 12.52 kt | 2.96 kt | 18.87 kt | 10 |
| 2010s | 20.38 kt | 16.34 kt | 22.57 kt | 10 |
| 2020s | 18.81 kt | 15.3 kt | 26.03 kt | 5 |
Countries ranked near Congo
More climate change data for Congo
- Share co2 vs population 0.1967 (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 vs gdp 1.4 (2024)
- Cumulative co emissions 191.08 million (2024)
- Co emissions per capita 1.4 (2024)
- Co2 per capita vs renewable electricity 1.4 (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is savanna — emissions (ch4) — fao tier 1 in Congo?
- Savanna — emissions (ch4) — fao tier 1 in Congo was 26.03 kt in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest savanna — emissions (ch4) — fao tier 1 recorded in Congo?
- The highest recorded value was 26.03 kt in 2024.
- What is the lowest savanna — emissions (ch4) — fao tier 1 recorded in Congo?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.96 kt in 2000.
- How does Congo rank for savanna — emissions (ch4) — fao tier 1?
- Congo ranks 16th out of 238 countries with data for 2024.
- Is savanna — emissions (ch4) — fao tier 1 rising or falling in Congo?
- Over the last ten years it is up 59.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Congo data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Savanna — Emissions (CH4) — FAO TIER 1. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The FAOSTAT domain on Emissions from Fires consists of estimates of methane (CH4), nitrous oxide (N2O) and carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions generated from biomass burning in a range of vegetation types and from fires in organic soils.