Total greenhouse gas emissions including LULUCF in Congo
Congo: Total greenhouse gas emissions including LULUCF was 6.17 Mt CO2e in 2023. ◆ Volatile
Total greenhouse gas emissions including LULUCF in Congo, 2000–2023
Source: EDGAR (Emissions Database for Global Atmospheric Research) Community GHG Database. Measured in Mt CO2e.
Analysis
The most recent figure for total greenhouse gas emissions including lulucf in Congo is 6.17 Mt CO2e, measured in 2023.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.1% on the previous year and up 548.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, total greenhouse gas emissions including lulucf in Congo peaked at 9.85 Mt CO2e in 2020 and was at its lowest, -10.1 Mt CO2e, in 2016.
Congo ranks 134th of 176 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Total greenhouse gas emissions including LULUCF in Congo, year by year
| Year | Mt CO2e | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 6.82 Mt CO2e | — |
| 2001 | 4.87 Mt CO2e | -28.5% |
| 2002 | -2.58 Mt CO2e | -152.9% |
| 2003 | -1.33 Mt CO2e | -48.2% |
| 2004 | -0.6293 Mt CO2e | -52.8% |
| 2005 | 2.49 Mt CO2e | -496.0% |
| 2006 | 4 Mt CO2e | +60.7% |
| 2007 | 0.4632 Mt CO2e | -88.4% |
| 2008 | -0.2021 Mt CO2e | -143.6% |
| 2009 | 0.9884 Mt CO2e | -589.1% |
| 2010 | 2.3 Mt CO2e | +133.1% |
| 2011 | 0.9407 Mt CO2e | -59.2% |
| 2012 | -0.3098 Mt CO2e | -132.9% |
| 2013 | -1.38 Mt CO2e | +344.0% |
| 2014 | -1.43 Mt CO2e | +3.7% |
| 2015 | -5.7 Mt CO2e | +299.2% |
| 2016 | -10.1 Mt CO2e | +77.4% |
| 2017 | -8.33 Mt CO2e | -17.5% |
| 2018 | -4.38 Mt CO2e | -47.4% |
| 2019 | -3.21 Mt CO2e | -26.6% |
| 2020 | 9.85 Mt CO2e | -406.4% |
| 2021 | 5.05 Mt CO2e | -48.7% |
| 2022 | 6.18 Mt CO2e | +22.2% |
| 2023 | 6.17 Mt CO2e | -0.1% |
Congo compared with similar countries
- Congo's 6.17 Mt CO2e is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 19.44 Mt CO2e, 32% of the median. (44 countries reporting)
- Congo's 6.17 Mt CO2e is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 16.41 Mt CO2e, 38% of the median. (46 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Total greenhouse gas emissions including LULUCF in Congo changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2009 | +589.1% | -0.2021 Mt CO2e | 0.9884 Mt CO2e |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 1.49 Mt CO2e | -2.58 Mt CO2e | 6.82 Mt CO2e | 10 |
| 2010s | -3.16 Mt CO2e | -10.1 Mt CO2e | 2.3 Mt CO2e | 10 |
| 2020s | 6.81 Mt CO2e | 5.05 Mt CO2e | 9.85 Mt CO2e | 4 |
Countries ranked near Congo
More environment data for Congo
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly -9.96 Percentage change (2025)
- 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)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), annual 0.8453 % change on previous year (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), per unit 0 Mt CO2e per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), per capita 0 Mt CO2e per person (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Agriculture (Mt CO2e), annual growth rate -0.4756 % change on previous year (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Agriculture (Mt CO2e), per unit of GDP 0 Mt CO2e per US$ of GDP (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is total greenhouse gas emissions including lulucf in Congo?
- Total greenhouse gas emissions including lulucf in Congo was 6.17 Mt CO2e in 2023, according to EDGAR (Emissions Database for Global Atmospheric Research) Community GHG Database.
- What is the highest total greenhouse gas emissions including lulucf recorded in Congo?
- The highest recorded value was 9.85 Mt CO2e in 2020.
- What is the lowest total greenhouse gas emissions including lulucf recorded in Congo?
- The lowest recorded value was -10.1 Mt CO2e in 2016.
- How does Congo rank for total greenhouse gas emissions including lulucf?
- Congo ranks 134th out of 176 countries with data for 2023.
- Is total greenhouse gas emissions including lulucf rising or falling in Congo?
- Over the last ten years it is up 548.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Congo data come from?
- The figures come from EDGAR (Emissions Database for Global Atmospheric Research) Community GHG Database, published as part of Total greenhouse gas emissions including 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 sulphur hexafluoride (SF6)) from the energy, industry, waste, agriculture, and land use, land use changes, and forestry (LULUCF) sectors, standardized to carbon dioxide equivalent values. The measure is standardized to carbon dioxide equivalent values using the Global Warming Potential (GWP) factors of IPCC's 5th Assessment Report (AR5).