CO2 emissions from fossil-fuels, total in Democratic Republic of Congo
Democratic Republic of Congo: CO2 emissions from fossil-fuels, total was 2,695 thousand metric tons in 2009. ▼ Falling
CO2 emissions from fossil-fuels, total in Democratic Republic of Congo, 1960–2009
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization, electronic files and web site. Measured in thousand metric tons.
Analysis
Democratic Republic of Congo recorded 2,695 thousand metric tons for co2 emissions from fossil-fuels, total in 2009.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 3.5% on the previous year and up 19.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, co2 emissions from fossil-fuels, total in Democratic Republic of Congo peaked at 4,393 thousand metric tons in 1989 and was at its lowest, 1,544 thousand metric tons, in 2002.
Democratic Republic of Congo ranks 23rd of 51 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 50 years of available data.
CO2 emissions from fossil-fuels, total in Democratic Republic of Congo, year by year
| Year | thousand metric tons | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 2,321 thousand metric tons | — |
| 1961 | 2,358 thousand metric tons | +1.6% |
| 1962 | 2,175 thousand metric tons | -7.8% |
| 1963 | 2,296 thousand metric tons | +5.6% |
| 1964 | 1,977 thousand metric tons | -13.9% |
| 1965 | 2,472 thousand metric tons | +25.0% |
| 1966 | 2,406 thousand metric tons | -2.7% |
| 1967 | 2,292 thousand metric tons | -4.7% |
| 1968 | 3,370 thousand metric tons | +47.0% |
| 1969 | 3,652 thousand metric tons | +8.4% |
| 1970 | 2,714 thousand metric tons | -25.7% |
| 1971 | 2,963 thousand metric tons | +9.2% |
| 1972 | 3,022 thousand metric tons | +2.0% |
| 1973 | 3,194 thousand metric tons | +5.7% |
| 1974 | 3,370 thousand metric tons | +5.5% |
| 1975 | 3,238 thousand metric tons | -3.9% |
| 1976 | 3,414 thousand metric tons | +5.4% |
| 1977 | 3,487 thousand metric tons | +2.1% |
| 1978 | 3,539 thousand metric tons | +1.5% |
| 1979 | 3,755 thousand metric tons | +6.1% |
| 1980 | 3,502 thousand metric tons | -6.7% |
| 1981 | 3,777 thousand metric tons | +7.9% |
| 1982 | 3,073 thousand metric tons | -18.6% |
| 1983 | 4,026 thousand metric tons | +31.0% |
| 1984 | 3,964 thousand metric tons | -1.5% |
| 1985 | 3,641 thousand metric tons | -8.1% |
| 1986 | 3,377 thousand metric tons | -7.3% |
| 1987 | 3,854 thousand metric tons | +14.1% |
| 1988 | 4,019 thousand metric tons | +4.3% |
| 1989 | 4,393 thousand metric tons | +9.3% |
| 1990 | 4,070 thousand metric tons | -7.3% |
| 1991 | 3,755 thousand metric tons | -7.7% |
| 1992 | 3,619 thousand metric tons | -3.6% |
| 1993 | 3,410 thousand metric tons | -5.8% |
| 1994 | 2,479 thousand metric tons | -27.3% |
| 1995 | 2,967 thousand metric tons | +19.7% |
| 1996 | 3,249 thousand metric tons | +9.5% |
| 1997 | 2,926 thousand metric tons | -9.9% |
| 1998 | 2,534 thousand metric tons | -13.4% |
| 1999 | 2,248 thousand metric tons | -11.3% |
| 2000 | 1,646 thousand metric tons | -26.8% |
| 2001 | 1,566 thousand metric tons | -4.9% |
| 2002 | 1,544 thousand metric tons | -1.4% |
| 2003 | 1,698 thousand metric tons | +10.0% |
| 2004 | 1,936 thousand metric tons | +14.0% |
| 2005 | 2,244 thousand metric tons | +15.9% |
| 2006 | 2,384 thousand metric tons | +6.2% |
| 2007 | 2,574 thousand metric tons | +8.0% |
| 2008 | 2,794 thousand metric tons | +8.5% |
| 2009 | 2,695 thousand metric tons | -3.5% |
Democratic Republic of Congo compared with similar countries
- Democratic Republic of Congo's 2,695 thousand metric tons is above the median for low income countries, which is 892.91 thousand metric tons, 3.0× the median. (20 countries reporting)
- Democratic Republic of Congo's 2,695 thousand metric tons is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 1,822 thousand metric tons, 1.5× the median. (45 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 2,532 thousand metric tons | 1,977 thousand metric tons | 3,652 thousand metric tons | 10 |
| 1970s | 3,269 thousand metric tons | 2,714 thousand metric tons | 3,755 thousand metric tons | 10 |
| 1980s | 3,763 thousand metric tons | 3,073 thousand metric tons | 4,393 thousand metric tons | 10 |
| 1990s | 3,126 thousand metric tons | 2,248 thousand metric tons | 4,070 thousand metric tons | 10 |
| 2000s | 2,108 thousand metric tons | 1,544 thousand metric tons | 2,794 thousand metric tons | 10 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is co2 emissions from fossil-fuels, total in Democratic Republic of Congo?
- Co2 emissions from fossil-fuels, total in Democratic Republic of Congo was 2,695 thousand metric tons in 2009, according to Food and Agriculture Organization, electronic files and web site.
- What is the highest co2 emissions from fossil-fuels, total recorded in Democratic Republic of Congo?
- The highest recorded value was 4,393 thousand metric tons in 1989.
- What is the lowest co2 emissions from fossil-fuels, total recorded in Democratic Republic of Congo?
- The lowest recorded value was 1,544 thousand metric tons in 2002.
- How does Democratic Republic of Congo rank for co2 emissions from fossil-fuels, total?
- Democratic Republic of Congo ranks 23rd out of 51 countries with data for 2009.
- Is co2 emissions from fossil-fuels, total rising or falling in Democratic Republic of Congo?
- Over the last ten years it is up 19.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Democratic Republic of Congo data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization, electronic files and web site, published as part of CO2 emissions from fossil-fuels, total (thousand metric tons). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Fossil fuel is any hydrocarbon deposit that can be burned for heat or power, such as petroleum, coal, and natural gas. This is the sum total of all fossil fuel emissions (solid fuel consumption, liquid fuel consumption, gas fuel consumption, cement production and gas flaring). The U.S. Department of Energy’s carbon Dioxide Information Analysis Center (CDIAC) calculates annual anthropogenic emissions from data on fossil fuel consumption (from the United Nations Statistics Division’s World Energy Data Set) and world cement manufacturing (from the U.S. Bureau of Mine’s Cement Manufacturing Data Set). Carbon dioxide emissions, often calculated and reported as elemental carbon, were converted to actual carbon dioxide mass by multiplying them by 3.664 (the ratio of the mass of carbon to that of carbon dioxide). Although estimates of global carbon dioxide emissions are probably accurate within 10 percent (as calculated from global average file chemistry and use), country estimates may have larger error bounds. Trends estimated from a consistent time series tend to be more accurate than individual values. Each year the CDIAC recalculates the entire time series since 1949, incorporating recent findings and corrections. Estimates exclude fuels supplied to ships and aircraft in international transport because of the difficulty of apportioning he fuels among benefitting countries. The ratio of carbon dioxide per unit of energy shows carbon intensity, which is the amount of carbon dioxide emitted as a result of using one unit of energy in the process of production.