Share of global CO₂ emissions including land-use change in Democratic Republic of Congo
Democratic Republic of Congo: Share of global CO₂ emissions including land-use change was 1.5% in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Share of global CO₂ emissions including land-use change in Democratic Republic of Congo, 1920–2024
Source: Global Carbon Budget (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2024, share of global co₂ emissions including land-use change in Democratic Republic of Congo stood at 1.5%.
That represents a change of down 3.9% on the previous year and down 25.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of global co₂ emissions including land-use change in Democratic Republic of Congo peaked at 3.2% in 1960 and was at its lowest, 0.0%, in 1920.
Democratic Republic of Congo ranks 10th of 194 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Share of global CO₂ emissions including land-use change in Democratic Republic of Congo, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1920 | 0.0% | — |
| 1921 | 0.2% | +602.1% |
| 1922 | 0.4% | +70.5% |
| 1923 | 0.5% | +19.1% |
| 1924 | 0.6% | +17.5% |
| 1925 | 0.6% | +12.2% |
| 1926 | 0.7% | +11.0% |
| 1927 | 0.8% | +5.2% |
| 1928 | 0.8% | +6.9% |
| 1929 | 0.8% | +2.5% |
| 1930 | 0.9% | +10.8% |
| 1931 | 1.0% | +8.6% |
| 1932 | 1.1% | +6.9% |
| 1933 | 1.1% | +1.9% |
| 1934 | 1.1% | -0.3% |
| 1935 | 1.1% | +1.7% |
| 1936 | 1.1% | -1.3% |
| 1937 | 1.1% | -0.6% |
| 1938 | 1.1% | +5.1% |
| 1939 | 1.1% | -1.1% |
| 1940 | 1.3% | +16.2% |
| 1941 | 1.4% | +6.1% |
| 1942 | 1.4% | +5.3% |
| 1943 | 1.5% | +3.4% |
| 1944 | 1.5% | +2.9% |
| 1945 | 1.7% | +9.5% |
| 1946 | 1.7% | +2.6% |
| 1947 | 1.7% | -2.2% |
| 1948 | 1.7% | -0.0% |
| 1949 | 1.7% | +3.6% |
| 1950 | 1.8% | +0.1% |
| 1951 | 1.8% | +2.2% |
| 1952 | 1.9% | +5.5% |
| 1953 | 2.0% | +3.7% |
| 1954 | 2.1% | +7.2% |
| 1955 | 2.1% | +0.2% |
| 1956 | 2.2% | +2.4% |
| 1957 | 2.2% | +3.5% |
| 1958 | 2.4% | +7.4% |
| 1959 | 2.3% | -4.9% |
| 1960 | 3.2% | +42.2% |
| 1961 | 2.2% | -33.4% |
| 1962 | 1.7% | -21.7% |
| 1963 | 1.2% | -26.8% |
| 1964 | 1.0% | -21.3% |
| 1965 | 0.8% | -16.8% |
| 1966 | 0.7% | -9.2% |
| 1967 | 0.7% | -8.0% |
| 1968 | 0.6% | -6.8% |
| 1969 | 0.6% | -8.8% |
| 1970 | 0.5% | -5.6% |
| 1971 | 0.5% | -4.7% |
| 1972 | 0.5% | -7.2% |
| 1973 | 0.5% | -2.8% |
| 1974 | 0.4% | -8.0% |
| 1975 | 0.4% | +1.1% |
| 1976 | 0.4% | -7.8% |
| 1977 | 0.4% | -9.0% |
| 1978 | 0.3% | -9.0% |
| 1979 | 0.4% | +10.8% |
| 1980 | 0.4% | +10.3% |
| 1981 | 0.4% | -5.2% |
| 1982 | 0.4% | +2.4% |
| 1983 | 0.4% | +4.8% |
| 1984 | 0.4% | +1.2% |
| 1985 | 0.4% | -3.6% |
| 1986 | 0.4% | -10.3% |
| 1987 | 0.3% | -7.0% |
| 1988 | 0.3% | -2.8% |
| 1989 | 0.3% | +3.6% |
| 1990 | 0.3% | +0.4% |
| 1991 | 0.3% | +1.5% |
| 1992 | 0.3% | -0.3% |
| 1993 | 0.4% | +29.5% |
| 1994 | 0.4% | -1.3% |
| 1995 | 0.4% | +2.4% |
| 1996 | 0.4% | -2.6% |
| 1997 | 0.6% | +28.3% |
| 1998 | 0.6% | +7.1% |
| 1999 | 0.6% | +4.0% |
| 2000 | 0.6% | -0.4% |
| 2001 | 0.5% | -14.7% |
| 2002 | 0.5% | -9.8% |
| 2003 | 0.5% | +8.0% |
| 2004 | 0.4% | -15.3% |
| 2005 | 0.4% | -3.2% |
| 2006 | 0.4% | +3.8% |
| 2007 | 0.5% | +3.1% |
| 2008 | 1.3% | +182.8% |
| 2009 | 2.1% | +61.2% |
| 2010 | 2.3% | +13.3% |
| 2011 | 2.6% | +12.5% |
| 2012 | 2.4% | -8.4% |
| 2013 | 2.5% | +1.8% |
| 2014 | 2.0% | -17.3% |
| 2015 | 1.6% | -21.5% |
| 2016 | 1.7% | +9.6% |
| 2017 | 1.8% | +0.9% |
| 2018 | 1.4% | -19.4% |
| 2019 | 1.2% | -14.4% |
| 2020 | 1.4% | +14.0% |
| 2021 | 1.8% | +28.6% |
| 2022 | 1.8% | +1.9% |
| 2023 | 1.6% | -13.3% |
| 2024 | 1.5% | -3.9% |
Democratic Republic of Congo compared with similar countries
- Democratic Republic of Congo's 1.5% is above the median for low income countries, which is 0.1%, 26.0× the median. (25 countries reporting)
- Democratic Republic of Congo's 1.5% is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.0%, 44.4× the median. (48 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Share of global CO₂ emissions including land-use change 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.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1921 | +602.1% | 0.0% | 0.2% |
| 2008 | +182.8% | 0.5% | 1.3% |
| 1922 | +70.5% | 0.2% | 0.4% |
| 2009 | +61.2% | 1.3% | 2.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1920s | 0.5% | 0.0% | 0.8% | 10 |
| 1930s | 1.1% | 0.9% | 1.1% | 10 |
| 1940s | 1.6% | 1.3% | 1.7% | 10 |
| 1950s | 2.1% | 1.8% | 2.4% | 10 |
| 1960s | 1.3% | 0.6% | 3.2% | 10 |
| 1970s | 0.4% | 0.3% | 0.5% | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.4% | 0.3% | 0.4% | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.5% | 0.3% | 0.6% | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.7% | 0.4% | 2.1% | 10 |
| 2010s | 2.0% | 1.2% | 2.6% | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.6% | 1.4% | 1.8% | 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 including land-use change in Democratic Republic of Congo?
- Share of global co₂ emissions including land-use change in Democratic Republic of Congo was 1.5% 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 including land-use change recorded in Democratic Republic of Congo?
- The highest recorded value was 3.2% in 1960.
- What is the lowest share of global co₂ emissions including land-use change recorded in Democratic Republic of Congo?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0% in 1920.
- How does Democratic Republic of Congo rank for share of global co₂ emissions including land-use change?
- Democratic Republic of Congo ranks 10th out of 194 countries with data for 2024.
- Is share of global co₂ emissions including land-use change rising or falling in Democratic Republic of Congo?
- Over the last ten years it is down 25.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- 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 including land-use change. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Annual total emissions of carbon dioxide (CO₂), including land-use change, measured as a percentage of global total emissions of CO₂ in the same year.