Share global ghg emissions in Congo
Congo: Share global ghg emissions was 0.0769 in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Latest (2024)
0.0769
Change on year
down 2.6%
World rank
104th
of 199 countries
All-time high
0.3355
in 1959
All-time low
-0.068
in 1919
Years of data
175
1850–2024
Share global ghg emissions in Congo, 1850–2024
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
In 2024, share global ghg emissions in Congo stood at 0.0769.
The figure is down 2.6% on the previous year and up 11.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share global ghg emissions in Congo peaked at 0.3355 in 1959 and was at its lowest, -0.068, in 1919.
Congo ranks 104th of 199 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 global ghg emissions in Congo, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1850 | 0.0737 | — |
| 1851 | 0.0568 | -23.0% |
| 1852 | 0.047 | -17.2% |
| 1853 | 0.0421 | -10.5% |
| 1854 | 0.0398 | -5.4% |
| 1855 | 0.035 | -12.1% |
| 1856 | 0.0322 | -8.0% |
| 1857 | 0.03 | -7.0% |
| 1858 | 0.0236 | -21.3% |
| 1859 | 0.0257 | +9.0% |
| 1860 | 0.1239 | +382.0% |
| 1861 | 0.1727 | +39.4% |
| 1862 | 0.1943 | +12.5% |
| 1863 | 0.2034 | +4.7% |
| 1864 | 0.209 | +2.7% |
| 1865 | 0.2175 | +4.1% |
| 1866 | 0.2222 | +2.2% |
| 1867 | 0.2288 | +3.0% |
| 1868 | 0.2341 | +2.3% |
| 1869 | 0.237 | +1.3% |
| 1870 | 0.2657 | +12.1% |
| 1871 | 0.2852 | +7.3% |
| 1872 | 0.2854 | +0.1% |
| 1873 | 0.2889 | +1.2% |
| 1874 | 0.289 | +0.1% |
| 1875 | 0.2856 | -1.2% |
| 1876 | 0.2836 | -0.7% |
| 1877 | 0.2896 | +2.1% |
| 1878 | 0.2878 | -0.6% |
| 1879 | 0.2826 | -1.8% |
| 1880 | 0.2649 | -6.3% |
| 1881 | 0.2584 | -2.5% |
| 1882 | 0.2509 | -2.9% |
| 1883 | 0.2432 | -3.1% |
| 1884 | 0.244 | +0.3% |
| 1885 | 0.2432 | -0.3% |
| 1886 | 0.2436 | +0.1% |
| 1887 | 0.2355 | -3.3% |
| 1888 | 0.2333 | -1.0% |
| 1889 | 0.2346 | +0.6% |
| 1890 | 0.1256 | -46.5% |
| 1891 | 0.0834 | -33.6% |
| 1892 | 0.0578 | -30.7% |
| 1893 | 0.0451 | -22.0% |
| 1894 | 0.0333 | -26.2% |
| 1895 | 0.0253 | -23.9% |
| 1896 | 0.0138 | -45.5% |
| 1897 | 0.007 | -49.5% |
| 1898 | -0.0023 | -132.9% |
| 1899 | -0.0076 | +229.6% |
| 1900 | -0.0127 | +67.6% |
| 1901 | -0.0189 | +48.6% |
| 1902 | -0.0251 | +33.0% |
| 1903 | -0.031 | +23.6% |
| 1904 | -0.0368 | +18.6% |
| 1905 | -0.0394 | +6.9% |
| 1906 | -0.0444 | +12.8% |
| 1907 | -0.0466 | +4.9% |
| 1908 | -0.0533 | +14.4% |
| 1909 | -0.0543 | +1.8% |
| 1910 | -0.0562 | +3.4% |
| 1911 | -0.0597 | +6.3% |
| 1912 | -0.0583 | -2.4% |
| 1913 | -0.0589 | +1.1% |
| 1914 | -0.0613 | +4.0% |
| 1915 | -0.0642 | +4.7% |
| 1916 | -0.0628 | -2.2% |
| 1917 | -0.0624 | -0.5% |
| 1918 | -0.0596 | -4.5% |
| 1919 | -0.068 | +14.1% |
| 1920 | 0.045 | -166.2% |
| 1921 | 0.0877 | +94.8% |
| 1922 | 0.116 | +32.3% |
| 1923 | 0.1227 | +5.7% |
| 1924 | 0.1326 | +8.1% |
| 1925 | 0.1424 | +7.4% |
| 1926 | 0.1514 | +6.4% |
| 1927 | 0.1557 | +2.8% |
| 1928 | 0.1639 | +5.2% |
| 1929 | 0.1675 | +2.2% |
| 1930 | 0.175 | +4.5% |
| 1931 | 0.1868 | +6.7% |
| 1932 | 0.1947 | +4.2% |
| 1933 | 0.1978 | +1.6% |
| 1934 | 0.1956 | -1.1% |
| 1935 | 0.1986 | +1.6% |
| 1936 | 0.1937 | -2.5% |
| 1937 | 0.193 | -0.3% |
| 1938 | 0.2001 | +3.7% |
| 1939 | 0.1962 | -1.9% |
| 1940 | 0.2378 | +21.2% |
| 1941 | 0.2521 | +6.0% |
| 1942 | 0.2624 | +4.1% |
| 1943 | 0.269 | +2.5% |
| 1944 | 0.2719 | +1.1% |
| 1945 | 0.2953 | +8.6% |
| 1946 | 0.2921 | -1.1% |
| 1947 | 0.2842 | -2.7% |
| 1948 | 0.2833 | -0.3% |
| 1949 | 0.2907 | +2.6% |
| 1950 | 0.2872 | -1.2% |
| 1951 | 0.2961 | +3.1% |
| 1952 | 0.3061 | +3.4% |
| 1953 | 0.3047 | -0.4% |
| 1954 | 0.3175 | +4.2% |
| 1955 | 0.3173 | -0.1% |
| 1956 | 0.3145 | -0.9% |
| 1957 | 0.324 | +3.0% |
| 1958 | 0.3353 | +3.5% |
| 1959 | 0.3355 | +0.0% |
| 1960 | 0.2073 | -38.2% |
| 1961 | 0.141 | -32.0% |
| 1962 | 0.1142 | -19.0% |
| 1963 | 0.0983 | -13.9% |
| 1964 | 0.0885 | -10.1% |
| 1965 | 0.0772 | -12.7% |
| 1966 | 0.0724 | -6.3% |
| 1967 | 0.0627 | -13.4% |
| 1968 | 0.0584 | -6.9% |
| 1969 | 0.0539 | -7.7% |
| 1970 | 0.0555 | +3.0% |
| 1971 | 0.0452 | -18.5% |
| 1972 | 0.046 | +1.8% |
| 1973 | 0.0503 | +9.4% |
| 1974 | 0.0524 | +4.0% |
| 1975 | 0.0488 | -6.8% |
| 1976 | 0.0446 | -8.6% |
| 1977 | 0.0364 | -18.5% |
| 1978 | 0.0346 | -5.0% |
| 1979 | 0.0405 | +17.1% |
| 1980 | 0.0418 | +3.3% |
| 1981 | 0.056 | +34.1% |
| 1982 | 0.0558 | -0.4% |
| 1983 | 0.0491 | -12.0% |
| 1984 | 0.0518 | +5.5% |
| 1985 | 0.0448 | -13.5% |
| 1986 | 0.0417 | -7.0% |
| 1987 | 0.0457 | +9.6% |
| 1988 | 0.0477 | +4.4% |
| 1989 | 0.0474 | -0.7% |
| 1990 | 0.0493 | +4.1% |
| 1991 | 0.046 | -6.6% |
| 1992 | 0.0527 | +14.4% |
| 1993 | 0.0497 | -5.6% |
| 1994 | 0.0614 | +23.5% |
| 1995 | 0.0676 | +10.0% |
| 1996 | 0.0765 | +13.2% |
| 1997 | 0.1082 | +41.5% |
| 1998 | 0.1286 | +18.9% |
| 1999 | 0.1297 | +0.9% |
| 2000 | 0.117 | -9.8% |
| 2001 | 0.0967 | -17.3% |
| 2002 | 0.07 | -27.6% |
| 2003 | 0.0751 | +7.2% |
| 2004 | 0.0712 | -5.2% |
| 2005 | 0.0786 | +10.4% |
| 2006 | 0.0802 | +2.1% |
| 2007 | 0.0827 | +3.1% |
| 2008 | 0.0822 | -0.6% |
| 2009 | 0.0864 | +5.1% |
| 2010 | 0.095 | +10.0% |
| 2011 | 0.0973 | +2.4% |
| 2012 | 0.0919 | -5.6% |
| 2013 | 0.0873 | -5.1% |
| 2014 | 0.0691 | -20.8% |
| 2015 | 0.0825 | +19.3% |
| 2016 | 0.0766 | -7.2% |
| 2017 | 0.0848 | +10.7% |
| 2018 | 0.0799 | -5.8% |
| 2019 | 0.0765 | -4.3% |
| 2020 | 0.0888 | +16.1% |
| 2021 | 0.0787 | -11.4% |
| 2022 | 0.0809 | +2.9% |
| 2023 | 0.079 | -2.4% |
| 2024 | 0.0769 | -2.6% |
Congo compared with similar countries
- Congo's 0.0769 is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.0785, 98% of the median. (46 countries reporting)
- Congo's 0.0769 is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.0761, 1.0× the median. (48 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Share global ghg emissions 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1860 | +382.0% | 0.0257 | 0.1239 |
| 1899 | -229.6% | -0.0023 | -0.0076 |
| 1920 | +166.2% | -0.068 | 0.045 |
| 1898 | -132.9% | 0.007 | -0.0023 |
| 1921 | +94.8% | 0.045 | 0.0877 |
| 1900 | -67.6% | -0.0076 | -0.0127 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1850s | 0.0406 | 0.0236 | 0.0737 | 10 |
| 1860s | 0.2043 | 0.1239 | 0.237 | 10 |
| 1870s | 0.2843 | 0.2657 | 0.2896 | 10 |
| 1880s | 0.2452 | 0.2333 | 0.2649 | 10 |
| 1890s | 0.0381 | -0.0076 | 0.1256 | 10 |
| 1900s | -0.0363 | -0.0543 | -0.0127 | 10 |
| 1910s | -0.0611 | -0.068 | -0.0562 | 10 |
| 1920s | 0.1285 | 0.045 | 0.1675 | 10 |
| 1930s | 0.1931 | 0.175 | 0.2001 | 10 |
| 1940s | 0.2739 | 0.2378 | 0.2953 | 10 |
| 1950s | 0.3138 | 0.2872 | 0.3355 | 10 |
| 1960s | 0.0974 | 0.0539 | 0.2073 | 10 |
| 1970s | 0.0454 | 0.0346 | 0.0555 | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.0482 | 0.0417 | 0.056 | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.077 | 0.046 | 0.1297 | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.084 | 0.07 | 0.117 | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0841 | 0.0691 | 0.0973 | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0809 | 0.0769 | 0.0888 | 5 |
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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 global ghg emissions in Congo?
- Share global ghg emissions in Congo was 0.0769 in 2024, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share global ghg emissions recorded in Congo?
- The highest recorded value was 0.3355 in 1959.
- What is the lowest share global ghg emissions recorded in Congo?
- The lowest recorded value was -0.068 in 1919.
- How does Congo rank for share global ghg emissions?
- Congo ranks 104th out of 199 countries with data for 2024.
- Is share global ghg emissions rising or falling in Congo?
- Over the last ten years it is up 11.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Congo data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Share global ghg emissions. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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