Share global food emissions in Democratic Republic of Congo
Democratic Republic of Congo: Share global food emissions was 1.02 in 2015. ▼ Falling
Latest (2015)
1.02
Change on year
down 1.9%
World rank
19th
of 217 countries
All-time high
1.15
in 1998
All-time low
0.9898
in 2006
Years of data
26
1990–2015
Share global food emissions in Democratic Republic of Congo, 1990–2015
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
The most recent figure for share global food emissions in Democratic Republic of Congo is 1.02, measured in 2015.
That represents a change of down 1.9% on the previous year and up 0.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share global food emissions in Democratic Republic of Congo peaked at 1.15 in 1998 and was at its lowest, 0.9898, in 2006.
Democratic Republic of Congo ranks 19th of 217 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 26 years of available data.
Share global food emissions in Democratic Republic of Congo, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 1.07 | — |
| 1991 | 1.07 | -0.3% |
| 1992 | 1.07 | +0.2% |
| 1993 | 1.07 | +0.0% |
| 1994 | 1.07 | -0.4% |
| 1995 | 1.05 | -1.9% |
| 1996 | 1.14 | +9.4% |
| 1997 | 1.11 | -2.9% |
| 1998 | 1.15 | +3.8% |
| 1999 | 1.14 | -1.4% |
| 2000 | 1.13 | -0.8% |
| 2001 | 1.07 | -5.2% |
| 2002 | 0.999 | -6.7% |
| 2003 | 1.03 | +3.0% |
| 2004 | 1 | -2.7% |
| 2005 | 1.01 | +1.4% |
| 2006 | 0.9898 | -2.5% |
| 2007 | 1.02 | +2.9% |
| 2008 | 1.01 | -0.5% |
| 2009 | 1 | -1.3% |
| 2010 | 1.01 | +0.7% |
| 2011 | 1.06 | +5.1% |
| 2012 | 1.05 | -1.1% |
| 2013 | 1.08 | +2.8% |
| 2014 | 1.03 | -4.0% |
| 2015 | 1.02 | -1.9% |
Democratic Republic of Congo compared with similar countries
- Democratic Republic of Congo's 1.02 is above the median for low income countries, which is 0.1431, 7.1× the median. (24 countries reporting)
- Democratic Republic of Congo's 1.02 is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.1231, 8.2× the median. (46 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 1.09 | 1.05 | 1.15 | 10 |
| 2000s | 1.03 | 0.9898 | 1.13 | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.04 | 1.01 | 1.08 | 6 |
Countries ranked near Democratic Republic of Congo
More climate change data for Democratic Republic of Congo
- Share co2 vs population 4.23 (2100)
- Co2 gdp growth, annual growth rate -5.63 % change on previous year (2025)
- Co2 gdp pop growth, annual growth rate -1.24 % change on previous year (2025)
- 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)
- Urban population 45.1% (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share global food emissions in Democratic Republic of Congo?
- Share global food emissions in Democratic Republic of Congo was 1.02 in 2015, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share global food emissions recorded in Democratic Republic of Congo?
- The highest recorded value was 1.15 in 1998.
- What is the lowest share global food emissions recorded in Democratic Republic of Congo?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.9898 in 2006.
- How does Democratic Republic of Congo rank for share global food emissions?
- Democratic Republic of Congo ranks 19th out of 217 countries with data for 2015.
- Is share global food emissions rising or falling in Democratic Republic of Congo?
- Over the last ten years it is up 0.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Democratic Republic of Congo data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Share global food emissions. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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