Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF in Congo
Congo: Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF was 24.62 Mt CO2e in 2024. ▲ Rising
Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF in Congo, 1970–2024
Source: EDGAR (Emissions Database for Global Atmospheric Research) Community GHG Database, Joint Research Centre (JRC) - European Commission. Measured in Mt CO2e.
Analysis
In 2024, total greenhouse gas emissions excluding lulucf in Congo stood at 24.62 Mt CO2e.
That represents a change of up 0.8% on the previous year and up 21.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, total greenhouse gas emissions excluding lulucf in Congo peaked at 26.27 Mt CO2e in 2019 and was at its lowest, 2.47 Mt CO2e, in 1970.
That places Congo 113th out of 203 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 55 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 7 Mt CO2e | 2.47 Mt CO2e | 15.78 Mt CO2e | 10 |
| 1980s | 8.43 Mt CO2e | 5.54 Mt CO2e | 10.91 Mt CO2e | 10 |
| 1990s | 13.72 Mt CO2e | 9.81 Mt CO2e | 19.95 Mt CO2e | 10 |
| 2000s | 18.52 Mt CO2e | 13.25 Mt CO2e | 21.76 Mt CO2e | 10 |
| 2010s | 21.61 Mt CO2e | 19.75 Mt CO2e | 26.27 Mt CO2e | 10 |
| 2020s | 24.38 Mt CO2e | 23.3 Mt CO2e | 25.15 Mt CO2e | 5 |
Countries ranked near Congo
- 110 Guinea 29.38 Mt CO2e compare
- 111 Bosnia and Herzegovina 27.63 Mt CO2e compare
- 112 Croatia 26.84 Mt CO2e compare
- 114 Honduras 24.39 Mt CO2e compare
- 115 Kyrgyzstan 22.37 Mt CO2e compare
- 116 Tajikistan 22.19 Mt CO2e compare
More environment data for Congo
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF per capita 3.89 t CO2e/capita (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Agriculture 0.4604 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Building (Energy) 0.4601 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Fugitive Emissions (Energy) 13.3 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Industrial Combustion (Energy) 0.0013 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF 14.96 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Power Industry (Energy) 0.0052 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Transport (Energy) 0.0073 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Waste 0.7254 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions from Building (Energy) 0.0796 Mt CO2e (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is total greenhouse gas emissions excluding lulucf in Congo?
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding lulucf in Congo was 24.62 Mt CO2e in 2024, according to EDGAR (Emissions Database for Global Atmospheric Research) Community GHG Database, Joint Research Centre (JRC) - European Commission.
- What is the highest total greenhouse gas emissions excluding lulucf recorded in Congo?
- The highest recorded value was 26.27 Mt CO2e in 2019.
- What is the lowest total greenhouse gas emissions excluding lulucf recorded in Congo?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.47 Mt CO2e in 1970.
- How does Congo rank for total greenhouse gas emissions excluding lulucf?
- Congo ranks 113th out of 203 countries with data for 2024.
- Is total greenhouse gas emissions excluding lulucf rising or falling in Congo?
- Over the last ten years it is up 21.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Congo data come from?
- The figures come from EDGAR (Emissions Database for Global Atmospheric Research) Community GHG Database, Joint Research Centre (JRC) - European Commission, published as part of Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
A measure of annual emissions of the six greenhouse gases (GHG) covered by the Kyoto Protocol (carbon dioxide (CO2), methane (CH4), nitrous oxide (N2O), hydrofluorocarbons (HFCs), perfluorocarbons (PFCs), and sulphurhexafluoride (SF6)) from the energy, industry, waste, and agriculture sectors, standardized to carbon dioxide equivalent values. This measure excludes GHG fluxes caused by Land Use Land Use Change and Forestry (LULUCF), as these fluxes have larger uncertainties. The measure is standardized to carbon dioxide equivalent values using the Global Warming Potential (GWP) factors of IPCC's 5th Assessment Report (AR5).