Share of global CO₂ emissions from flaring in Democratic Republic of Congo
Democratic Republic of Congo: Share of global CO₂ emissions from flaring was 0.0% in 2024. ▼ Falling
Share of global CO₂ emissions from flaring in Democratic Republic of Congo, 1994–2024
Source: Global Carbon Budget (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2024, share of global co₂ emissions from flaring in Democratic Republic of Congo stood at 0.0%. That is the lowest value across all 31 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 18.6% on the previous year and down 61.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of global co₂ emissions from flaring in Democratic Republic of Congo peaked at 0.3% in 1997 and was at its lowest, 0.0%, in 2024.
Democratic Republic of Congo ranks 64th of 215 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 31 years of available data.
Share of global CO₂ emissions from flaring in Democratic Republic of Congo, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1994 | 0.3% | — |
| 1995 | 0.3% | -9.0% |
| 1996 | 0.3% | +8.9% |
| 1997 | 0.3% | +3.8% |
| 1998 | 0.3% | -7.0% |
| 1999 | 0.3% | -16.5% |
| 2000 | 0.2% | -12.5% |
| 2001 | 0.3% | +11.8% |
| 2002 | 0.3% | +3.7% |
| 2003 | 0.3% | +13.0% |
| 2004 | 0.3% | -17.0% |
| 2005 | 0.2% | -7.4% |
| 2006 | 0.2% | -4.8% |
| 2007 | 0.3% | +16.4% |
| 2008 | 0.3% | -3.8% |
| 2009 | 0.2% | -12.1% |
| 2010 | 0.2% | -2.0% |
| 2011 | 0.2% | -25.9% |
| 2012 | 0.1% | -32.1% |
| 2013 | 0.1% | -10.9% |
| 2014 | 0.1% | +12.1% |
| 2015 | 0.1% | -4.4% |
| 2016 | 0.1% | +1.7% |
| 2017 | 0.1% | -14.1% |
| 2018 | 0.1% | -20.2% |
| 2019 | 0.1% | +19.6% |
| 2020 | 0.1% | +25.7% |
| 2021 | 0.1% | -3.3% |
| 2022 | 0.1% | -8.1% |
| 2023 | 0.1% | -46.7% |
| 2024 | 0.0% | -18.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.3% | 0.3% | 0.3% | 6 |
| 2000s | 0.3% | 0.2% | 0.3% | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.1% | 0.1% | 0.2% | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.1% | 0.0% | 0.1% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Democratic Republic of Congo
More climate change data for Democratic Republic of Congo
- Spring temperature anomalies 0.2047 °C (2026)
- Summer temperature anomalies 0.8778 °C (2026)
- Temperature anomalies by month 1.05 °C (2026)
- Share of global CO₂ emissions and population 4.2% (2100)
- Population, total, annual growth rate 3.25 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population, total, per unit of GDP 0.0012 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Urban population, annual growth rate 4.1 % change on previous year (2025)
- Urban population, per unit of GDP 0.0006 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Urban population, per capita 0.4511 units per person (2025)
- Precipitation anomalies, annual growth rate 28.16 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of global co₂ emissions from flaring in Democratic Republic of Congo?
- Share of global co₂ emissions from flaring in Democratic Republic of Congo was 0.0% in 2024, according to Global Carbon Budget (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share of global co₂ emissions from flaring recorded in Democratic Republic of Congo?
- The highest recorded value was 0.3% in 1997.
- What is the lowest share of global co₂ emissions from flaring recorded in Democratic Republic of Congo?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0% in 2024.
- How does Democratic Republic of Congo rank for share of global co₂ emissions from flaring?
- Democratic Republic of Congo ranks 64th out of 215 countries with data for 2024.
- Is share of global co₂ emissions from flaring rising or falling in Democratic Republic of Congo?
- Over the last ten years it is down 61.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Democratic Republic of 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 flaring. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Annual emissions of carbon dioxide (CO₂) from flaring, measured as a percentage of global emissions of CO₂ from flaring in the same year.