Share of global CO₂ emissions including land-use change in Congo
Congo: Share of global CO₂ emissions including land-use change was 0.1% in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Share of global CO₂ emissions including land-use change in Congo, 1950–2024
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 including land-use change in Congo is 0.1%, measured in 2024.
The figure is up 1.8% on the previous year and up 21.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of global co₂ emissions including land-use change in Congo peaked at 0.5% in 1958 and was at its lowest, 0.0%, in 1991.
Congo ranks 100th of 194 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
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 Congo, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1950 | 0.4% | — |
| 1951 | 0.4% | +1.7% |
| 1952 | 0.4% | +3.7% |
| 1953 | 0.4% | +0.7% |
| 1954 | 0.5% | +3.7% |
| 1955 | 0.5% | -0.5% |
| 1956 | 0.5% | -0.4% |
| 1957 | 0.5% | +2.6% |
| 1958 | 0.5% | +4.3% |
| 1959 | 0.5% | -0.8% |
| 1960 | 0.3% | -38.8% |
| 1961 | 0.2% | -30.8% |
| 1962 | 0.2% | -20.1% |
| 1963 | 0.1% | -20.8% |
| 1964 | 0.1% | -14.7% |
| 1965 | 0.1% | -17.1% |
| 1966 | 0.1% | -9.6% |
| 1967 | 0.1% | -15.4% |
| 1968 | 0.1% | -6.8% |
| 1969 | 0.1% | -9.5% |
| 1970 | 0.1% | -7.0% |
| 1971 | 0.0% | -12.7% |
| 1972 | 0.0% | -0.7% |
| 1973 | 0.0% | -5.4% |
| 1974 | 0.0% | +4.2% |
| 1975 | 0.0% | -7.5% |
| 1976 | 0.0% | -15.4% |
| 1977 | 0.0% | -37.9% |
| 1978 | 0.0% | -15.7% |
| 1979 | 0.0% | +23.7% |
| 1980 | 0.0% | +9.6% |
| 1981 | 0.0% | +85.3% |
| 1982 | 0.0% | -13.6% |
| 1983 | 0.0% | -21.7% |
| 1984 | 0.0% | +6.2% |
| 1985 | 0.0% | -27.7% |
| 1986 | 0.0% | -18.7% |
| 1987 | 0.0% | +6.1% |
| 1988 | 0.0% | +14.8% |
| 1989 | 0.0% | -18.6% |
| 1990 | 0.0% | +8.4% |
| 1991 | 0.0% | -15.4% |
| 1992 | 0.0% | +52.1% |
| 1993 | 0.0% | -24.5% |
| 1994 | 0.0% | +110.9% |
| 1995 | 0.0% | +3.8% |
| 1996 | 0.1% | +23.8% |
| 1997 | 0.1% | +82.9% |
| 1998 | 0.1% | +20.8% |
| 1999 | 0.1% | +2.2% |
| 2000 | 0.1% | -19.9% |
| 2001 | 0.1% | -23.5% |
| 2002 | 0.1% | -25.1% |
| 2003 | 0.1% | +6.8% |
| 2004 | 0.1% | -18.5% |
| 2005 | 0.1% | -0.0% |
| 2006 | 0.0% | -3.9% |
| 2007 | 0.1% | +23.2% |
| 2008 | 0.1% | +3.8% |
| 2009 | 0.1% | +6.2% |
| 2010 | 0.1% | +17.9% |
| 2011 | 0.1% | +6.5% |
| 2012 | 0.1% | -5.5% |
| 2013 | 0.1% | -5.2% |
| 2014 | 0.0% | -34.0% |
| 2015 | 0.1% | +39.2% |
| 2016 | 0.1% | -13.8% |
| 2017 | 0.1% | +11.7% |
| 2018 | 0.1% | -21.4% |
| 2019 | 0.0% | -9.9% |
| 2020 | 0.1% | +48.1% |
| 2021 | 0.1% | -13.6% |
| 2022 | 0.1% | +3.2% |
| 2023 | 0.1% | -4.9% |
| 2024 | 0.1% | +1.8% |
Congo compared with similar countries
- Congo's 0.1% is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.1%, 1.0× the median. (47 countries reporting)
- Congo's 0.1% is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.0%, 1.8× the median. (48 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Share of global CO₂ emissions including land-use change 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1994 | +110.9% | 0.0% | 0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 0.4% | 0.4% | 0.5% | 10 |
| 1960s | 0.1% | 0.1% | 0.3% | 10 |
| 1970s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.1% | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.1% | 0.0% | 0.1% | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.1% | 0.0% | 0.1% | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.1% | 0.0% | 0.1% | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.1% | 0.1% | 0.1% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Congo
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 including land-use change in Congo?
- Share of global co₂ emissions including land-use change in Congo was 0.1% 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 Congo?
- The highest recorded value was 0.5% in 1958.
- What is the lowest share of global co₂ emissions including land-use change recorded in Congo?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0% in 1991.
- How does Congo rank for share of global co₂ emissions including land-use change?
- Congo ranks 100th out of 194 countries with data for 2024.
- Is share of global co₂ emissions including land-use change rising or falling in Congo?
- Over the last ten years it is up 21.3%. 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 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.