Share nitrous oxide emissions in Congo
Congo: Share nitrous oxide emissions was 0.0646 in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
0.0646
Change on year
down 0.4%
World rank
119th
of 201 countries
All-time high
0.1358
in 1949
All-time low
0.0302
in 2001
Years of data
175
1850–2024
Share nitrous oxide emissions in Congo, 1850–2024
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
The most recent figure for share nitrous oxide emissions in Congo is 0.0646, measured in 2024.
The figure is down 0.4% on the previous year and up 8.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share nitrous oxide emissions in Congo peaked at 0.1358 in 1949 and was at its lowest, 0.0302, in 2001.
Congo ranks 119th of 201 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 175 years of available data.
Share nitrous oxide emissions in Congo, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1850 | 0.045 | — |
| 1851 | 0.0451 | +0.2% |
| 1852 | 0.0452 | +0.2% |
| 1853 | 0.0453 | +0.1% |
| 1854 | 0.0453 | +0.1% |
| 1855 | 0.0454 | +0.1% |
| 1856 | 0.0454 | +0.1% |
| 1857 | 0.0454 | +0.0% |
| 1858 | 0.0454 | -0.0% |
| 1859 | 0.0454 | -0.1% |
| 1860 | 0.0453 | -0.1% |
| 1861 | 0.0453 | -0.1% |
| 1862 | 0.0452 | -0.1% |
| 1863 | 0.0451 | -0.1% |
| 1864 | 0.0451 | -0.1% |
| 1865 | 0.045 | -0.1% |
| 1866 | 0.045 | -0.1% |
| 1867 | 0.0449 | -0.1% |
| 1868 | 0.0448 | -0.1% |
| 1869 | 0.0448 | -0.1% |
| 1870 | 0.0447 | -0.1% |
| 1871 | 0.0448 | +0.1% |
| 1872 | 0.045 | +0.6% |
| 1873 | 0.0454 | +0.8% |
| 1874 | 0.0458 | +0.9% |
| 1875 | 0.0463 | +0.9% |
| 1876 | 0.0467 | +0.9% |
| 1877 | 0.047 | +0.7% |
| 1878 | 0.0473 | +0.6% |
| 1879 | 0.0475 | +0.4% |
| 1880 | 0.0476 | +0.2% |
| 1881 | 0.0476 | +0.1% |
| 1882 | 0.0476 | +0.0% |
| 1883 | 0.0476 | +0.0% |
| 1884 | 0.0476 | -0.0% |
| 1885 | 0.0476 | -0.0% |
| 1886 | 0.0476 | -0.0% |
| 1887 | 0.0476 | -0.0% |
| 1888 | 0.0476 | -0.0% |
| 1889 | 0.0476 | -0.0% |
| 1890 | 0.048 | +1.0% |
| 1891 | 0.0479 | -0.2% |
| 1892 | 0.0478 | -0.2% |
| 1893 | 0.0477 | -0.2% |
| 1894 | 0.0476 | -0.2% |
| 1895 | 0.0476 | -0.1% |
| 1896 | 0.0475 | -0.1% |
| 1897 | 0.0475 | -0.0% |
| 1898 | 0.0475 | +0.1% |
| 1899 | 0.0476 | +0.2% |
| 1900 | 0.0477 | +0.3% |
| 1901 | 0.0478 | +0.2% |
| 1902 | 0.0478 | +0.0% |
| 1903 | 0.0478 | -0.1% |
| 1904 | 0.0478 | -0.1% |
| 1905 | 0.0477 | -0.1% |
| 1906 | 0.0477 | -0.0% |
| 1907 | 0.0478 | +0.1% |
| 1908 | 0.0479 | +0.3% |
| 1909 | 0.0482 | +0.5% |
| 1910 | 0.0486 | +0.8% |
| 1911 | 0.0493 | +1.4% |
| 1912 | 0.0504 | +2.2% |
| 1913 | 0.0517 | +2.7% |
| 1914 | 0.0533 | +3.1% |
| 1915 | 0.0551 | +3.2% |
| 1916 | 0.0569 | +3.3% |
| 1917 | 0.0587 | +3.2% |
| 1918 | 0.0604 | +3.0% |
| 1919 | 0.0621 | +2.8% |
| 1920 | 0.0636 | +2.5% |
| 1921 | 0.0653 | +2.5% |
| 1922 | 0.0671 | +2.8% |
| 1923 | 0.0689 | +2.8% |
| 1924 | 0.0708 | +2.7% |
| 1925 | 0.0725 | +2.4% |
| 1926 | 0.074 | +2.1% |
| 1927 | 0.0753 | +1.7% |
| 1928 | 0.0762 | +1.2% |
| 1929 | 0.0766 | +0.6% |
| 1930 | 0.0766 | -0.1% |
| 1931 | 0.076 | -0.8% |
| 1932 | 0.0749 | -1.4% |
| 1933 | 0.0735 | -1.9% |
| 1934 | 0.0718 | -2.3% |
| 1935 | 0.07 | -2.5% |
| 1936 | 0.0682 | -2.6% |
| 1937 | 0.0665 | -2.5% |
| 1938 | 0.0649 | -2.3% |
| 1939 | 0.0637 | -1.9% |
| 1940 | 0.0629 | -1.3% |
| 1941 | 0.0666 | +5.8% |
| 1942 | 0.0764 | +14.8% |
| 1943 | 0.089 | +16.5% |
| 1944 | 0.1017 | +14.2% |
| 1945 | 0.1129 | +11.1% |
| 1946 | 0.1221 | +8.1% |
| 1947 | 0.129 | +5.7% |
| 1948 | 0.1336 | +3.6% |
| 1949 | 0.1358 | +1.7% |
| 1950 | 0.1355 | -0.2% |
| 1951 | 0.1324 | -2.3% |
| 1952 | 0.1269 | -4.2% |
| 1953 | 0.1197 | -5.7% |
| 1954 | 0.1115 | -6.9% |
| 1955 | 0.1029 | -7.7% |
| 1956 | 0.0945 | -8.2% |
| 1957 | 0.0868 | -8.1% |
| 1958 | 0.0804 | -7.3% |
| 1959 | 0.0758 | -5.8% |
| 1960 | 0.0733 | -3.4% |
| 1961 | 0.0718 | -2.0% |
| 1962 | 0.0695 | -3.1% |
| 1963 | 0.0676 | -2.7% |
| 1964 | 0.0654 | -3.2% |
| 1965 | 0.063 | -3.7% |
| 1966 | 0.0605 | -4.0% |
| 1967 | 0.0584 | -3.4% |
| 1968 | 0.0569 | -2.6% |
| 1969 | 0.0564 | -1.0% |
| 1970 | 0.0879 | +56.0% |
| 1971 | 0.0421 | -52.1% |
| 1972 | 0.0449 | +6.7% |
| 1973 | 0.0487 | +8.6% |
| 1974 | 0.041 | -15.9% |
| 1975 | 0.0491 | +19.9% |
| 1976 | 0.0413 | -16.0% |
| 1977 | 0.0469 | +13.7% |
| 1978 | 0.0491 | +4.6% |
| 1979 | 0.0669 | +36.4% |
| 1980 | 0.0518 | -22.6% |
| 1981 | 0.0439 | -15.3% |
| 1982 | 0.0597 | +36.2% |
| 1983 | 0.0632 | +5.8% |
| 1984 | 0.0493 | -22.0% |
| 1985 | 0.0414 | -16.0% |
| 1986 | 0.0392 | -5.4% |
| 1987 | 0.0739 | +88.7% |
| 1988 | 0.0522 | -29.4% |
| 1989 | 0.0458 | -12.2% |
| 1990 | 0.0574 | +25.3% |
| 1991 | 0.057 | -0.7% |
| 1992 | 0.0615 | +7.9% |
| 1993 | 0.077 | +25.2% |
| 1994 | 0.055 | -28.6% |
| 1995 | 0.054 | -1.9% |
| 1996 | 0.0408 | -24.4% |
| 1997 | 0.0312 | -23.6% |
| 1998 | 0.0365 | +16.9% |
| 1999 | 0.0363 | -0.6% |
| 2000 | 0.0492 | +35.6% |
| 2001 | 0.0302 | -38.7% |
| 2002 | 0.0376 | +24.7% |
| 2003 | 0.0574 | +52.6% |
| 2004 | 0.0579 | +0.8% |
| 2005 | 0.0664 | +14.7% |
| 2006 | 0.0674 | +1.4% |
| 2007 | 0.059 | -12.4% |
| 2008 | 0.0601 | +1.9% |
| 2009 | 0.0587 | -2.4% |
| 2010 | 0.0659 | +12.4% |
| 2011 | 0.0674 | +2.3% |
| 2012 | 0.0652 | -3.3% |
| 2013 | 0.0694 | +6.4% |
| 2014 | 0.0597 | -14.0% |
| 2015 | 0.0679 | +13.8% |
| 2016 | 0.0682 | +0.4% |
| 2017 | 0.0644 | -5.6% |
| 2018 | 0.0669 | +3.9% |
| 2019 | 0.0659 | -1.5% |
| 2020 | 0.0588 | -10.8% |
| 2021 | 0.0561 | -4.6% |
| 2022 | 0.0674 | +20.3% |
| 2023 | 0.0649 | -3.8% |
| 2024 | 0.0646 | -0.4% |
Congo compared with similar countries
- Congo's 0.0646 is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.1182, 55% of the median. (46 countries reporting)
- Congo's 0.0646 is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.1991, 32% of the median. (48 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Share nitrous oxide 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1987 | +88.7% | 0.0392 | 0.0739 |
| 1970 | +56.0% | 0.0564 | 0.0879 |
| 2003 | +52.6% | 0.0376 | 0.0574 |
| 1971 | -52.1% | 0.0879 | 0.0421 |
| 2001 | -38.7% | 0.0492 | 0.0302 |
| 1979 | +36.4% | 0.0491 | 0.0669 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1850s | 0.0453 | 0.045 | 0.0454 | 10 |
| 1860s | 0.045 | 0.0448 | 0.0453 | 10 |
| 1870s | 0.0461 | 0.0447 | 0.0475 | 10 |
| 1880s | 0.0476 | 0.0476 | 0.0476 | 10 |
| 1890s | 0.0477 | 0.0475 | 0.048 | 10 |
| 1900s | 0.0478 | 0.0477 | 0.0482 | 10 |
| 1910s | 0.0546 | 0.0486 | 0.0621 | 10 |
| 1920s | 0.071 | 0.0636 | 0.0766 | 10 |
| 1930s | 0.0706 | 0.0637 | 0.0766 | 10 |
| 1940s | 0.103 | 0.0629 | 0.1358 | 10 |
| 1950s | 0.1066 | 0.0758 | 0.1355 | 10 |
| 1960s | 0.0643 | 0.0564 | 0.0733 | 10 |
| 1970s | 0.0518 | 0.041 | 0.0879 | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.052 | 0.0392 | 0.0739 | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.0507 | 0.0312 | 0.077 | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0544 | 0.0302 | 0.0674 | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0661 | 0.0597 | 0.0694 | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0624 | 0.0561 | 0.0674 | 5 |
Countries ranked near Congo
- 116 Sri Lanka 0.0696 compare
- 117 North Korea 0.0658 compare
- 118 Kyrgyzstan 0.0651 compare
- 120 Georgia 0.0645 compare
- 121 Libya 0.064 compare
- 122 Papua New Guinea 0.0616 compare
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 nitrous oxide emissions in Congo?
- Share nitrous oxide emissions in Congo was 0.0646 in 2024, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share nitrous oxide emissions recorded in Congo?
- The highest recorded value was 0.1358 in 1949.
- What is the lowest share nitrous oxide emissions recorded in Congo?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0302 in 2001.
- How does Congo rank for share nitrous oxide emissions?
- Congo ranks 119th out of 201 countries with data for 2024.
- Is share nitrous oxide emissions rising or falling in Congo?
- Over the last ten years it is up 8.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Congo data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Share nitrous oxide emissions. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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