Congo CO2 Emissions
Total CO₂ Emissions (2024)
8,456,802
tons
Year-over-Year
+7.49%
increase
Global Share
0.02%
Per Capita
1.34
tons per person
- Fossil CO2 emissions in Congo were 8,456,802 tons in 2024.
- CO2 emissions increased by 7.49% over the previous year, representing an increase by 589,397 tons over 2023, when CO2 emissions were 7,867,404 tons.
- CO2 emissions per capita in Congo are equivalent to 1.34 tons per person, an increase by 0.06 over the figure of 1.28 CO2 tons per person registered in 2023; this represents a change of 4.8% in CO2 emissions per capita.
Fossil Carbon Dioxide (CO2) emissions of Congo
| Fossil CO2 emissions (tons) | CO2 emissions change | CO2 emissions per capita | Share of World's CO2 emissions | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 8,456,802 | 7.49% | 1.34 | 0.021% |
| 2023 | 7,867,404 | −5.87% | 1.28 | 0.020% |
| 2022 | 8,358,196 | 17.59% | 1.4 | 0.022% |
| 2021 | 7,107,990 | −3.99% | 1.22 | 0.019% |
| 2020 | 7,403,012 | 2.26% | 1.3 | 0.020% |
| 2019 | 7,239,437 | 12.73% | 1.31 | 0.019% |
| 2018 | 6,422,049 | 16.11% | 1.19 | 0.017% |
| 2017 | 5,531,165 | −1.06% | 1.05 | 0.015% |
| 2016 | 5,590,395 | −2.79% | 1.09 | 0.015% |
| 2015 | 5,750,611 | 8.97% | 1.15 | 0.016% |
| 2014 | 5,277,059 | −2.98% | 1.08 | 0.014% |
| 2013 | 5,439,159 | 21.43% | 1.14 | 0.015% |
| 2012 | 4,479,398 | −7.67% | 0.97 | 0.013% |
| 2011 | 4,851,361 | −8.32% | 1.08 | 0.014% |
| 2010 | 5,291,607 | 7.63% | 1.21 | 0.016% |
| 2009 | 4,916,350 | 10.92% | 1.16 | 0.015% |
| 2008 | 4,432,247 | 3.93% | 1.08 | 0.014% |
| 2007 | 4,264,719 | −11.48% | 1.07 | 0.013% |
| 2006 | 4,817,670 | 11.25% | 1.25 | 0.016% |
| 2005 | 4,330,629 | 19.64% | 1.16 | 0.014% |
| 2004 | 3,619,854 | 1.49% | 1 | 0.013% |
| 2003 | 3,566,574 | 24.73% | 1.02 | 0.013% |
| 2002 | 2,859,455 | −35% | 0.84 | 0.011% |
| 2001 | 4,398,892 | −2.5% | 1.33 | 0.017% |
| 2000 | 4,511,904 | 8.22% | 1.4 | 0.018% |
| 1999 | 4,169,043 | 3.54% | 1.33 | 0.017% |
| 1998 | 4,026,612 | 18.98% | 1.32 | 0.016% |
| 1997 | 3,384,404 | 2.98% | 1.14 | 0.014% |
| 1996 | 3,286,444 | 20.37% | 1.14 | 0.014% |
| 1995 | 2,730,215 | 27.34% | 0.98 | 0.012% |
| 1994 | 2,144,101 | −8.45% | 0.79 | 0.0093% |
| 1993 | 2,341,906 | −1.3% | 0.88 | 0.010% |
| 1992 | 2,372,808 | −2.47% | 0.92 | 0.010% |
| 1991 | 2,432,991 | 2.03% | 0.97 | 0.011% |
| 1990 | 2,384,514 | −1.47% | 0.98 | 0.011% |
| 1989 | 2,420,029 | 0.12% | 1.02 | 0.011% |
| 1988 | 2,417,187 | −1.12% | 1.05 | 0.011% |
| 1987 | 2,444,478 | 2.14% | 1.09 | 0.012% |
| 1986 | 2,393,304 | −2.57% | 1.09 | 0.012% |
| 1985 | 2,456,498 | 1.62% | 1.15 | 0.012% |
| 1984 | 2,417,408 | −1.31% | 1.17 | 0.012% |
| 1983 | 2,449,539 | 3.13% | 1.22 | 0.013% |
| 1982 | 2,375,306 | 15.98% | 1.22 | 0.012% |
| 1981 | 2,047,992 | 12.33% | 1.08 | 0.011% |
| 1980 | 1,823,175 | 31.27% | 0.99 | 0.0092% |
| 1979 | 1,388,853 | −9.19% | 0.78 | 0.0069% |
| 1978 | 1,529,392 | −38.07% | 0.88 | 0.0079% |
| 1977 | 2,469,399 | −67.92% | 1.46 | 0.013% |
| 1976 | 7,696,909 | −3.37% | 4.7 | 0.042% |
| 1975 | 7,965,086 | −38.18% | 5.01 | 0.046% |
| 1974 | 12,884,346 | 43.82% | 8.35 | 0.074% |
| 1973 | 8,958,862 | 352.88% | 5.99 | 0.051% |
| 1972 | 1,978,190 | −4.23% | 1.36 | 0.012% |
| 1971 | 2,065,606 | 14.55% | 1.47 | 0.013% |
| 1970 | 1,803,272 | – | 1.32 | 0.011% |
See also
Sources
- Crippa M., Guizzardi D., Pagani F., Banja M., Muntean M., et al., GHG emissions of all world countries – JRC/IEA 2025 Report, European Commission, 2025. DOI. Data: EDGAR_2025_GHG.
- CO2 emissions from fuel combustion based on IEA (2024) Greenhouse Gas Emissions from Energy, as modified by the Joint Research Centre (IEA-EDGAR CO2, v4).