Share of global nitrous oxide emissions in Congo
Congo: Share of global nitrous oxide emissions was 0.1% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Share of global nitrous oxide emissions in Congo, 1850–2024
Source: Jones et al. (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for share of global nitrous oxide emissions in Congo is 0.1%, 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 of global nitrous oxide emissions in Congo peaked at 0.1% in 1949 and was at its lowest, 0.0%, 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.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1850s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 10 |
| 1860s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 10 |
| 1870s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 10 |
| 1880s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 10 |
| 1890s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 10 |
| 1900s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 10 |
| 1910s | 0.1% | 0.0% | 0.1% | 10 |
| 1920s | 0.1% | 0.1% | 0.1% | 10 |
| 1930s | 0.1% | 0.1% | 0.1% | 10 |
| 1940s | 0.1% | 0.1% | 0.1% | 10 |
| 1950s | 0.1% | 0.1% | 0.1% | 10 |
| 1960s | 0.1% | 0.1% | 0.1% | 10 |
| 1970s | 0.1% | 0.0% | 0.1% | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.1% | 0.0% | 0.1% | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.1% | 0.0% | 0.1% | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.1% | 0.0% | 0.1% | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.1% | 0.1% | 0.1% | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.1% | 0.1% | 0.1% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Congo
- 116 Sri Lanka 0.1% compare
- 117 North Korea 0.1% compare
- 118 Kyrgyzstan 0.1% compare
- 120 Georgia 0.1% compare
- 121 Libya 0.1% compare
- 122 Papua New Guinea 0.1% compare
More climate change data for Congo
- Share of global CO₂ emissions and population 0.2% (2100)
- Population growth 2.4% (2025)
- Population, total 6.48 million (2025)
- Urban population growth 2.7% (2025)
- Urban population 4.16 million (2025)
- Urban population 64.1% (2025)
- CO₂ emissions per capita vs. GDP per capita 1.4 tonnes per person (2024)
- Cumulative CO₂ emissions 191.08 million tonnes (2024)
- CO₂ emissions per capita 1.4 tonnes per person (2024)
- CO₂ emissions per capita vs. share of electricity generation from renewables 1.4 tonnes per person (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of global nitrous oxide emissions in Congo?
- Share of global nitrous oxide emissions in Congo was 0.1% in 2024, according to Jones et al. (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share of global nitrous oxide emissions recorded in Congo?
- The highest recorded value was 0.1% in 1949.
- What is the lowest share of global nitrous oxide emissions recorded in Congo?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0% in 2001.
- How does Congo rank for share of global nitrous oxide emissions?
- Congo ranks 119th out of 201 countries with data for 2024.
- Is share of global 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 Jones et al. (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Share of global nitrous oxide emissions. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Measured as a percentage of the world's nitrous oxide emissions.