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Share of global cumulative co emissions from land use change in Congo

Congo: Share of global cumulative co emissions from land use change was 0.3186 in 2024. ▲ Rising

Latest (2024)
0.3186
Change on year
up 0.1%
World rank
54th
of 195 countries
All-time high
0.3835
in 1889
All-time low
0.0464
in 1859
Years of data
175
1850–2024

Share of global cumulative co emissions from land use change in Congo, 1850–2024

00.10.20.30.4185019372024

Source: Our World in Data.

Analysis

In 2024, share of global cumulative co emissions from land use change in Congo stood at 0.3186.

That represents a change of up 0.1% on the previous year and up 0.8% over ten years.

Over the whole period, share of global cumulative co emissions from land use change in Congo peaked at 0.3835 in 1889 and was at its lowest, 0.0464, in 1859.

Congo ranks 54th of 195 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 of global cumulative co emissions from land use change in Congo, year by year

Year Value Change
1850 0.1125 —
1851 0.0954 -15.1%
1852 0.0831 -12.9%
1853 0.0744 -10.5%
1854 0.0682 -8.2%
1855 0.0626 -8.3%
1856 0.0578 -7.6%
1857 0.0538 -7.0%
1858 0.0495 -8.0%
1859 0.0464 -6.1%
1860 0.0609 +31.2%
1861 0.0798 +31.0%
1862 0.0989 +24.0%
1863 0.1175 +18.7%
1864 0.135 +14.9%
1865 0.1517 +12.3%
1866 0.1672 +10.3%
1867 0.182 +8.8%
1868 0.1958 +7.6%
1869 0.2088 +6.6%
1870 0.2241 +7.3%
1871 0.2401 +7.1%
1872 0.2552 +6.3%
1873 0.2698 +5.7%
1874 0.2832 +5.0%
1875 0.2955 +4.3%
1876 0.3068 +3.8%
1877 0.3177 +3.6%
1878 0.3279 +3.2%
1879 0.3368 +2.7%
1880 0.3442 +2.2%
1881 0.3507 +1.9%
1882 0.3563 +1.6%
1883 0.361 +1.3%
1884 0.3656 +1.3%
1885 0.3697 +1.1%
1886 0.3737 +1.1%
1887 0.377 +0.9%
1888 0.3803 +0.9%
1889 0.3835 +0.8%
1890 0.3791 -1.2%
1891 0.3721 -1.8%
1892 0.3638 -2.2%
1893 0.3549 -2.4%
1894 0.3455 -2.7%
1895 0.3361 -2.7%
1896 0.3265 -2.9%
1897 0.3169 -2.9%
1898 0.3073 -3.0%
1899 0.2978 -3.1%
1900 0.2883 -3.2%
1901 0.2786 -3.4%
1902 0.2689 -3.5%
1903 0.2592 -3.6%
1904 0.2495 -3.8%
1905 0.2399 -3.8%
1906 0.2304 -4.0%
1907 0.2211 -4.0%
1908 0.2118 -4.2%
1909 0.2027 -4.3%
1910 0.1941 -4.2%
1911 0.1858 -4.3%
1912 0.1779 -4.2%
1913 0.1703 -4.3%
1914 0.1629 -4.3%
1915 0.1558 -4.4%
1916 0.1489 -4.4%
1917 0.1423 -4.4%
1918 0.1361 -4.4%
1919 0.1298 -4.6%
1920 0.1288 -0.8%
1921 0.1294 +0.5%
1922 0.1314 +1.5%
1923 0.1341 +2.1%
1924 0.1373 +2.4%
1925 0.141 +2.6%
1926 0.1449 +2.8%
1927 0.1491 +2.9%
1928 0.1535 +3.0%
1929 0.1581 +3.0%
1930 0.1628 +2.9%
1931 0.1675 +2.9%
1932 0.1723 +2.8%
1933 0.1771 +2.8%
1934 0.1819 +2.7%
1935 0.1868 +2.7%
1936 0.1917 +2.6%
1937 0.1966 +2.5%
1938 0.2014 +2.5%
1939 0.2061 +2.3%
1940 0.2127 +3.2%
1941 0.2198 +3.3%
1942 0.2272 +3.3%
1943 0.2348 +3.3%
1944 0.2423 +3.2%
1945 0.2499 +3.1%
1946 0.2575 +3.0%
1947 0.265 +2.9%
1948 0.2725 +2.8%
1949 0.2799 +2.7%
1950 0.2876 +2.7%
1951 0.2958 +2.9%
1952 0.3043 +2.9%
1953 0.3129 +2.8%
1954 0.3219 +2.9%
1955 0.3313 +2.9%
1956 0.3407 +2.8%
1957 0.3505 +2.9%
1958 0.3608 +2.9%
1959 0.3712 +2.9%
1960 0.3754 +1.1%
1961 0.3765 +0.3%
1962 0.3765 +0.0%
1963 0.3757 -0.2%
1964 0.3746 -0.3%
1965 0.3731 -0.4%
1966 0.3717 -0.4%
1967 0.3698 -0.5%
1968 0.3678 -0.5%
1969 0.3654 -0.7%
1970 0.3631 -0.6%
1971 0.3609 -0.6%
1972 0.3587 -0.6%
1973 0.3565 -0.6%
1974 0.3543 -0.6%
1975 0.3522 -0.6%
1976 0.35 -0.6%
1977 0.3471 -0.8%
1978 0.3442 -0.8%
1979 0.3419 -0.7%
1980 0.3397 -0.7%
1981 0.3384 -0.4%
1982 0.3368 -0.5%
1983 0.3349 -0.6%
1984 0.3328 -0.6%
1985 0.3303 -0.8%
1986 0.3275 -0.8%
1987 0.3251 -0.7%
1988 0.323 -0.6%
1989 0.3208 -0.7%
1990 0.3189 -0.6%
1991 0.3169 -0.6%
1992 0.3152 -0.5%
1993 0.3134 -0.6%
1994 0.3119 -0.5%
1995 0.3107 -0.4%
1996 0.3097 -0.3%
1997 0.3103 +0.2%
1998 0.3122 +0.6%
1999 0.3143 +0.7%
2000 0.3155 +0.4%
2001 0.3159 +0.1%
2002 0.3156 -0.1%
2003 0.315 -0.2%
2004 0.3143 -0.2%
2005 0.3137 -0.2%
2006 0.313 -0.2%
2007 0.3131 +0.0%
2008 0.3133 +0.0%
2009 0.3133 +0.0%
2010 0.314 +0.2%
2011 0.3151 +0.4%
2012 0.3159 +0.3%
2013 0.3166 +0.2%
2014 0.316 -0.2%
2015 0.3164 +0.1%
2016 0.3166 +0.1%
2017 0.3172 +0.2%
2018 0.3172 -0.0%
2019 0.3168 -0.1%
2020 0.3175 +0.2%
2021 0.3178 +0.1%
2022 0.3181 +0.1%
2023 0.3183 +0.1%
2024 0.3186 +0.1%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1850s 0.0704 0.0464 0.1125 10
1860s 0.1398 0.0609 0.2088 10
1870s 0.2857 0.2241 0.3368 10
1880s 0.3662 0.3442 0.3835 10
1890s 0.34 0.2978 0.3791 10
1900s 0.245 0.2027 0.2883 10
1910s 0.1604 0.1298 0.1941 10
1920s 0.1408 0.1288 0.1581 10
1930s 0.1844 0.1628 0.2061 10
1940s 0.2462 0.2127 0.2799 10
1950s 0.3277 0.2876 0.3712 10
1960s 0.3727 0.3654 0.3765 10
1970s 0.3529 0.3419 0.3631 10
1980s 0.3309 0.3208 0.3397 10
1990s 0.3134 0.3097 0.3189 10
2000s 0.3143 0.313 0.3159 10
2010s 0.3162 0.314 0.3172 10
2020s 0.3181 0.3175 0.3186 5

Countries ranked near Congo

  1. 51 Romania 0.3501 compare
  2. 52 New Zealand 0.3443 compare
  3. 53 Uganda 0.3259 compare
  4. 55 Sri Lanka 0.3113 compare
  5. 56 Pakistan 0.3112 compare
  6. 57 Papua New Guinea 0.3063 compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is share of global cumulative co emissions from land use change in Congo?
Share of global cumulative co emissions from land use change in Congo was 0.3186 in 2024, according to Our World in Data.
What is the highest share of global cumulative co emissions from land use change recorded in Congo?
The highest recorded value was 0.3835 in 1889.
What is the lowest share of global cumulative co emissions from land use change recorded in Congo?
The lowest recorded value was 0.0464 in 1859.
How does Congo rank for share of global cumulative co emissions from land use change?
Congo ranks 54th out of 195 countries with data for 2024.
Is share of global cumulative co emissions from land use change rising or falling in Congo?
Over the last ten years it is up 0.8%. 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 of global cumulative co emissions from land use change. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Share of global cumulative co emissions from land use change
Source
Our World in Data
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Coverage
197 places, 34,475 data points, 1850–2024
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