Share of global CO₂ emissions from coal in Congo
Congo: Share of global CO₂ emissions from coal was 0.0% in 1958. ◆ Volatile
Latest (1958)
0.0%
World rank
141st
of 179 countries
All-time high
0.0%
in 1952
All-time low
0.0%
in 1956
Years of data
9
1950–1958
Share of global CO₂ emissions from coal in Congo, 1950–1958
Source: Global Carbon Budget (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for share of global co₂ emissions from coal in Congo is 0.0%, measured in 1958. That is the lowest value across all 9 years on record.
That represents a change of down 100.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of global co₂ emissions from coal in Congo peaked at 0.0% in 1952 and was at its lowest, 0.0%, in 1956.
Congo ranks 141st of 179 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
Share of global CO₂ emissions from coal in Congo, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1950 | 0.0% | — |
| 1951 | 0.0% | -62.1% |
| 1952 | 0.0% | +255.2% |
| 1953 | 0.0% | -57.5% |
| 1954 | 0.0% | -66.6% |
| 1955 | 0.0% | +87.5% |
| 1956 | 0.0% | -100.0% |
| 1957 | 0.0% | — |
| 1958 | 0.0% | — |
Congo compared with similar countries
- Congo's 0.0% is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.0%. (40 countries reporting)
- Congo's 0.0% is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.0%. (38 countries reporting)
Countries ranked near Congo
- 138 Burkina Faso 0.0% compare
- 139 Malta 0.0% compare
- 140 Turkmenistan 0.0% compare
- 141 Andorra 0.0%
- 141 Angola 0.0% compare
- 141 Aruba 0.0%
- 141 Bahrain 0.0% compare
- 141 Barbados 0.0% compare
- 141 Bermuda 0.0% compare
- 141 Bonaire Sint Eustatius and Saba 0.0%
- 141 Cape Verde 0.0% compare
- 141 Central African Republic 0.0% compare
- 141 Chad 0.0% compare
- 141 Curacao 0.0%
- 141 Ecuador 0.0% compare
- 141 El Salvador 0.0% compare
- 141 Faroe Islands 0.0% compare
- 141 Fiji 0.0% compare
- 141 Gabon 0.0% compare
- 141 Greenland 0.0% compare
- 141 Guyana 0.0% compare
- 141 Libya 0.0% compare
- 141 Liechtenstein 0.0%
- 141 Macao 0.0% compare
- 141 Mauritania 0.0%
- 141 Paraguay 0.0% compare
- 141 Saint Helena 0.0%
- 141 Saint Kitts and Nevis 0.0% compare
- 141 Saint Pierre and Miquelon 0.0% compare
- 141 Samoa 0.0%
- 141 Sierra Leone 0.0% compare
- 141 Sint Maarten (Dutch part) 0.0%
- 141 South Sudan 0.0% compare
- 141 Sudan 0.0% compare
- 141 Suriname 0.0% compare
- 141 Togo 0.0%
- 141 Tonga 0.0%
- 141 Trinidad and Tobago 0.0% compare
- 141 Tunisia 0.0% compare
- 141 Uganda 0.0%
- 141 Vanuatu 0.0%
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 share of global co₂ emissions from coal in Congo?
- Share of global co₂ emissions from coal in Congo was 0.0% in 1958, according to Global Carbon Budget (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share of global co₂ emissions from coal recorded in Congo?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0% in 1952.
- What is the lowest share of global co₂ emissions from coal recorded in Congo?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0% in 1956.
- How does Congo rank for share of global co₂ emissions from coal?
- Congo ranks 141st out of 179 countries with data for 1958.
- Is share of global co₂ emissions from coal rising or falling in Congo?
- Over the last ten years it is down 100.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Congo data come from?
- The figures come from Global Carbon Budget (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Share of global CO₂ emissions from coal. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Annual emissions of carbon dioxide (CO₂) from coal, measured as a percentage of global emissions of CO₂ from coal in the same year.