Waste — Emissions Share in Democratic Republic of the Congo
Democratic Republic of the Congo: Waste — Emissions Share was 1.78 % in 2023. ▲ Rising
Waste — Emissions Share in Democratic Republic of the Congo, 1990–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2023, waste — emissions share in Democratic Republic of the Congo stood at 1.78 %. That is the highest value across all 34 years on record.
The figure is up 7.9% on the previous year and up 49.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, waste — emissions share in Democratic Republic of the Congo peaked at 1.78 % in 2023 and was at its lowest, 0.63 %, in 1990.
Democratic Republic of the Congo ranks 17th of 20 regions on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 34 years of available data.
Waste — Emissions Share in Democratic Republic of the Congo, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 0.63 % | — |
| 1991 | 0.65 % | +3.2% |
| 1992 | 0.66 % | +1.5% |
| 1993 | 0.66 % | +0.0% |
| 1994 | 0.71 % | +7.6% |
| 1995 | 0.64 % | -9.9% |
| 1996 | 0.97 % | +51.6% |
| 1997 | 0.92 % | -5.2% |
| 1998 | 0.93 % | +1.1% |
| 1999 | 1.02 % | +9.7% |
| 2000 | 1.03 % | +1.0% |
| 2001 | 1.16 % | +12.6% |
| 2002 | 0.94 % | -19.0% |
| 2003 | 0.86 % | -8.5% |
| 2004 | 0.84 % | -2.3% |
| 2005 | 0.87 % | +3.6% |
| 2006 | 0.88 % | +1.1% |
| 2007 | 1.06 % | +20.5% |
| 2008 | 1.01 % | -4.7% |
| 2009 | 1.06 % | +5.0% |
| 2010 | 1.05 % | -0.9% |
| 2011 | 1.08 % | +2.9% |
| 2012 | 1.17 % | +8.3% |
| 2013 | 1.19 % | +1.7% |
| 2014 | 1.29 % | +8.4% |
| 2015 | 1.27 % | -1.6% |
| 2016 | 1.31 % | +3.1% |
| 2017 | 1.31 % | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 1.51 % | +15.3% |
| 2019 | 1.43 % | -5.3% |
| 2020 | 1.48 % | +3.5% |
| 2021 | 1.53 % | +3.4% |
| 2022 | 1.65 % | +7.8% |
| 2023 | 1.78 % | +7.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.779 % | 0.63 % | 1.02 % | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.971 % | 0.84 % | 1.16 % | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.26 % | 1.05 % | 1.51 % | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.61 % | 1.48 % | 1.78 % | 4 |
Countries ranked near Democratic Republic of the Congo
More climate change data for Democratic Republic of the Congo
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) 5,736 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 2,458 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 3,278 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 9.27 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 117.07 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) 1,251 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 604.81 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 646.49 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions 2.28 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions 23.09 kt (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is waste — emissions share in Democratic Republic of the Congo?
- Waste — emissions share in Democratic Republic of the Congo was 1.78 % in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest waste — emissions share recorded in Democratic Republic of the Congo?
- The highest recorded value was 1.78 % in 2023.
- What is the lowest waste — emissions share recorded in Democratic Republic of the Congo?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.63 % in 1990.
- How does Democratic Republic of the Congo rank for waste — emissions share?
- Democratic Republic of the Congo ranks 17th out of 20 regions with data for 2023.
- Is waste — emissions share rising or falling in Democratic Republic of the Congo?
- Over the last ten years it is up 49.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Democratic Republic of the Congo data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Waste — Emissions Share (N2O). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The FAOSTAT domain on Emissions indicators disseminates indicators on sectoral shares of total national greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions as well as three indicators of emissions intensity: per capita emissions; emissions per value of agricultural production; and emissions per area of agricultural land.