Share of global greenhouse gas emissions from food in Democratic Republic of Congo
Democratic Republic of Congo: Share of global greenhouse gas emissions from food was 1.0% in 2015. ▼ Falling
Share of global greenhouse gas emissions from food in Democratic Republic of Congo, 1990–2015
Source: Crippa et al. (2021) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for share of global greenhouse gas emissions from food in Democratic Republic of Congo is 1.0%, 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 of global greenhouse gas emissions from food in Democratic Republic of Congo peaked at 1.2% in 1998 and was at its lowest, 1.0%, 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.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 1.1% | 1.0% | 1.2% | 10 |
| 2000s | 1.0% | 1.0% | 1.1% | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.0% | 1.0% | 1.1% | 6 |
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More climate change data for Democratic Republic of Congo
- Share of global CO₂ emissions and population 4.2% (2100)
- Population growth 3.2% (2025)
- Population, total 112.83 million (2025)
- Urban population growth 4.0% (2025)
- Urban population 50.90 million (2025)
- Urban population 45.1% (2025)
- CO₂ emissions per capita vs. GDP per capita 0.054 tonnes per person (2024)
- Cumulative CO₂ emissions 238.70 million tonnes (2024)
- CO₂ emissions per capita 0.054 tonnes per person (2024)
- CO₂ emissions per capita vs. share of electricity generation from renewables 0.054 tonnes per person (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of global greenhouse gas emissions from food in Democratic Republic of Congo?
- Share of global greenhouse gas emissions from food in Democratic Republic of Congo was 1.0% in 2015, according to Crippa et al. (2021) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share of global greenhouse gas emissions from food recorded in Democratic Republic of Congo?
- The highest recorded value was 1.2% in 1998.
- What is the lowest share of global greenhouse gas emissions from food recorded in Democratic Republic of Congo?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.0% in 2006.
- How does Democratic Republic of Congo rank for share of global greenhouse gas emissions from food?
- Democratic Republic of Congo ranks 19th out of 217 countries with data for 2015.
- Is share of global greenhouse gas emissions from food 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 Crippa et al. (2021) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Share of global greenhouse gas emissions from food. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Food system emissions include agriculture, land-use change, and supply chain emissions (transport, packaging, food processing, retail, cooking, and waste). Emissions are quantified based on food production, not consumption. This means they do not account for international trade.