Carbon dioxide (CO2) net fluxes from LULUCF - Total excluding in Congo
Congo: Carbon dioxide (CO2) net fluxes from LULUCF - Total excluding was -18.25 Mt CO2e in 2023. ▼ Falling
Carbon dioxide (CO2) net fluxes from LULUCF - Total excluding in Congo, 2000–2023
Source: Carbon fluxes from land 2000–2020: bringing clarity on countries’ reporting. Measured in Mt CO2e.
Analysis
Congo recorded -18.25 Mt CO2e for carbon dioxide (co2) net fluxes from lulucf - total excluding in 2023.
The figure is up 13.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, carbon dioxide (co2) net fluxes from lulucf - total excluding in Congo peaked at -14.85 Mt CO2e in 2000 and was at its lowest, -29.85 Mt CO2e, in 2016.
That places Congo 147th out of 183 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 24 years of available data.
Carbon dioxide (CO2) net fluxes from LULUCF - Total excluding in Congo, year by year
| Year | Mt CO2e | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | -14.85 Mt CO2e | — |
| 2001 | -15.34 Mt CO2e | +3.3% |
| 2002 | -15.82 Mt CO2e | +3.2% |
| 2003 | -16.31 Mt CO2e | +3.1% |
| 2004 | -16.79 Mt CO2e | +3.0% |
| 2005 | -17.28 Mt CO2e | +2.9% |
| 2006 | -17.76 Mt CO2e | +2.8% |
| 2007 | -18.25 Mt CO2e | +2.7% |
| 2008 | -18.73 Mt CO2e | +2.7% |
| 2009 | -19.21 Mt CO2e | +2.6% |
| 2010 | -19.7 Mt CO2e | +2.5% |
| 2011 | -20.18 Mt CO2e | +2.5% |
| 2012 | -20.67 Mt CO2e | +2.4% |
| 2013 | -21.15 Mt CO2e | +2.3% |
| 2014 | -21.64 Mt CO2e | +2.3% |
| 2015 | -25.75 Mt CO2e | +19.0% |
| 2016 | -29.85 Mt CO2e | +16.0% |
| 2017 | -29.75 Mt CO2e | -0.3% |
| 2018 | -29.48 Mt CO2e | -0.9% |
| 2019 | -29.48 Mt CO2e | -0.0% |
| 2020 | -15.31 Mt CO2e | -48.1% |
| 2021 | -18.25 Mt CO2e | +19.2% |
| 2022 | -18.25 Mt CO2e | -0.0% |
| 2023 | -18.25 Mt CO2e | -0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | -17.03 Mt CO2e | -19.21 Mt CO2e | -14.85 Mt CO2e | 10 |
| 2010s | -24.77 Mt CO2e | -29.85 Mt CO2e | -19.7 Mt CO2e | 10 |
| 2020s | -17.51 Mt CO2e | -18.25 Mt CO2e | -15.31 Mt CO2e | 4 |
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- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly -6.68 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.202 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 1.13 °C (2025)
- Other paper and paperboard — Import quantity, annual growth rate -34.57 % change on previous year (2024)
- Other paper and paperboard — Import quantity, per capita 0.0005 t per person (2024)
- Other paper and paperboard — Import value, annual growth rate -24.11 % change on previous year (2024)
- Other paper and paperboard — Import value, per capita 0.0008 1000 USD per person (2024)
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Frequently asked questions
- What is carbon dioxide (co2) net fluxes from lulucf - total excluding in Congo?
- Carbon dioxide (co2) net fluxes from lulucf - total excluding in Congo was -18.25 Mt CO2e in 2023, according to Carbon fluxes from land 2000–2020: bringing clarity on countries’ reporting.
- What is the highest carbon dioxide (co2) net fluxes from lulucf - total excluding recorded in Congo?
- The highest recorded value was -14.85 Mt CO2e in 2000.
- What is the lowest carbon dioxide (co2) net fluxes from lulucf - total excluding recorded in Congo?
- The lowest recorded value was -29.85 Mt CO2e in 2016.
- How does Congo rank for carbon dioxide (co2) net fluxes from lulucf - total excluding?
- Congo ranks 147th out of 183 countries with data for 2023.
- Is carbon dioxide (co2) net fluxes from lulucf - total excluding rising or falling in Congo?
- Over the last ten years it is up 13.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Congo data come from?
- The figures come from Carbon fluxes from land 2000–2020: bringing clarity on countries’ reporting, published as part of Carbon dioxide (CO2) net fluxes from LULUCF - Total excluding non-tropical fires (Mt CO2e). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Net flux of carbon dioxide (CO2) from Land Use, Land Use Change and Forestry LULUCF, excluding non-tropical fires at the country level.