Afghanistan vs Congo: Methane (CH4) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF
Methane (CH4) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF over time
- Afghanistan
- Congo
How they compare
Afghanistan currently reports 16.25 Mt CO2e against 14.96 Mt CO2e in Congo, a difference of 1.29 Mt CO2e.
That makes Afghanistan's figure about 1.1 times Congo's.
The two have swapped places 10 times across 55 shared years of data; in 1970 it was Afghanistan ahead.
Afghanistan ranks 81st and Congo ranks 82nd of 203 countries.
Across the 6 decades both report, Afghanistan averaged higher in 4 and Congo in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Afghanistan | Congo | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 10.94 Mt CO2e | 1.9 Mt CO2e | 9.04 Mt CO2e | Afghanistan |
| 1980s | 9.15 Mt CO2e | 5.64 Mt CO2e | 3.51 Mt CO2e | Afghanistan |
| 1990s | 9.53 Mt CO2e | 10.29 Mt CO2e | 0.7646 Mt CO2e | Congo |
| 2000s | 11.96 Mt CO2e | 13.73 Mt CO2e | 1.77 Mt CO2e | Congo |
| 2010s | 15.66 Mt CO2e | 15.15 Mt CO2e | 0.5051 Mt CO2e | Afghanistan |
| 2020s | 16.03 Mt CO2e | 15.47 Mt CO2e | 0.5609 Mt CO2e | Afghanistan |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher methane (ch4) emissions (total) excluding lulucf, Afghanistan or Congo?
- Afghanistan, at 16.25 Mt CO2e against 14.96 Mt CO2e in Congo as of 2024.
- What is the difference in methane (ch4) emissions (total) excluding lulucf between Afghanistan and Congo?
- 1.29 Mt CO2e, with Afghanistan ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Afghanistan and Congo?
- 55 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2024.
- How do Afghanistan and Congo rank globally for methane (ch4) emissions (total) excluding lulucf?
- Afghanistan ranks 81st and Congo ranks 82nd of 203 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- EDGAR (Emissions Database for Global Atmospheric Research) Community GHG Database, Joint Research Centre (JRC) - European Commission, published as Methane (CH4) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
A measure of annual emissions of methane (CH4), one of the six Kyoto greenhouse gases (GHG), from the agriculture, energy, waste, and industrial sectors, excluding LULUCF. The measure is standardized to carbon dioxide equivalent values using the Global Warming Potential (GWP) factors of IPCC's 5th Assessment Report (AR5).