DR Congo Greenhouse Gas Emissions
Total GHG Emissions (2024)
58.491.691
tons CO₂eq
Year-over-Year
+2,26%
increase
Global Share
0,11%
Per Capita
0,58
tons per person
Greenhouse Gas Emissions by Gas
Greenhouse Gas Emissions by Sector
- GHG emissions in the DR Congo were 58.491.691 tons CO₂eq in 2024.
- Emissions increased by 2,26% over the previous year, representing an increase by 1.290.662 tons over 2023, when GHG emissions were 57.201.029 tons.
- Per capita: 0,58 tons CO₂eq (vs global avg 6,566.3 t).
- the DR Congo accounts for 0,11% of global GHG emissions.
Greenhouse Gas Emissions by Year
| Year | GHG Total (tons) | CO₂ | CH₄ | N₂O | F-gases | Per Capita | Change | Global Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 58.491.691 | 6.209.636 | 42.155.366 | 7.481.296 | 2.645.393 | 0,58 | 2,26% | 0,11% |
| 2023 | 57.201.029 | 6.140.447 | 41.442.122 | 7.144.909 | 2.473.551 | 0,58 | 2,18% | 0,11% |
| 2022 | 55.977.968 | 6.247.539 | 40.082.977 | 7.346.408 | 2.301.045 | 0,59 | 5,93% | 0,11% |
| 2021 | 52.844.036 | 4.627.652 | 38.660.796 | 7.425.719 | 2.129.869 | 0,57 | 6,48% | 0,10% |
| 2020 | 49.627.780 | 4.631.392 | 35.928.750 | 7.113.549 | 1.954.089 | 0,55 | 6,06% | 0,10% |
| 2019 | 46.792.635 | 4.445.902 | 33.737.200 | 6.826.007 | 1.783.526 | 0,54 | 3,73% | 0,092% |
| 2018 | 45.108.592 | 4.161.859 | 32.709.067 | 6.621.325 | 1.616.340 | 0,54 | 1,54% | 0,089% |
| 2017 | 44.424.352 | 3.254.720 | 32.711.404 | 7.031.478 | 1.426.750 | 0,55 | 3,91% | 0,090% |
| 2016 | 42.751.251 | 2.990.623 | 31.507.219 | 6.981.570 | 1.271.838 | 0,54 | 1,17% | 0,088% |
| 2015 | 42.257.047 | 3.592.732 | 30.671.580 | 6.877.953 | 1.114.781 | 0,55 | 3,74% | 0,087% |
| 2014 | 40.734.680 | 3.716.161 | 29.471.463 | 6.538.267 | 1.008.789 | 0,55 | 5,09% | 0,084% |
| 2013 | 38.760.122 | 3.330.329 | 28.011.593 | 6.492.715 | 925.485 | 0,54 | 5,32% | 0,080% |
| 2012 | 36.802.197 | 3.016.419 | 26.665.983 | 6.219.336 | 900.459 | 0,53 | 23,17% | 0,078% |
| 2011 | 29.878.624 | 3.369.020 | 19.309.848 | 6.316.692 | 883.064 | 0,45 | 3,74% | 0,064% |
| 2010 | 28.802.807 | 2.945.598 | 18.750.693 | 6.229.504 | 877.013 | 0,45 | 4,08% | 0,063% |
| 2009 | 27.674.250 | 2.810.484 | 18.145.895 | 5.835.669 | 882.202 | 0,44 | −0,03% | 0,064% |
| 2008 | 27.682.345 | 2.892.662 | 18.136.532 | 5.799.727 | 853.425 | 0,46 | 2,51% | 0,063% |
| 2007 | 27.004.448 | 2.819.189 | 17.859.912 | 5.504.685 | 820.662 | 0,46 | 2,93% | 0,062% |
| 2006 | 26.236.203 | 2.552.138 | 16.917.815 | 5.962.789 | 803.460 | 0,46 | 2,21% | 0,062% |
| 2005 | 25.669.679 | 2.483.346 | 16.623.331 | 5.801.513 | 761.488 | 0,47 | 2,54% | 0,063% |
| 2004 | 25.034.611 | 2.215.341 | 16.412.719 | 5.768.998 | 637.552 | 0,47 | 2,15% | 0,063% |
| 2003 | 24.507.561 | 2.319.393 | 16.122.532 | 5.531.014 | 534.622 | 0,48 | 5,47% | 0,064% |
| 2002 | 23.235.506 | 1.914.828 | 15.828.016 | 5.059.869 | 432.793 | 0,47 | −4,64% | 0,064% |
| 2001 | 24.366.936 | 1.825.168 | 15.773.148 | 6.424.903 | 343.717 | 0,5 | −7,52% | 0,067% |
| 2000 | 26.349.049 | 1.877.538 | 15.871.242 | 8.349.369 | 250.900 | 0,56 | 10,09% | 0,074% |
| 1999 | 23.934.302 | 2.362.470 | 14.854.712 | 6.578.895 | 138.226 | 0,52 | −2,31% | 0,069% |
| 1998 | 24.499.509 | 2.556.586 | 15.136.213 | 6.711.923 | 94.786 | 0,55 | 3,09% | 0,071% |
| 1997 | 23.766.171 | 2.567.838 | 15.476.849 | 5.651.837 | 69.648 | 0,54 | −5,26% | 0,069% |
| 1996 | 25.085.129 | 2.560.753 | 15.514.169 | 6.959.739 | 50.468 | 0,59 | 4,58% | 0,073% |
| 1995 | 23.985.553 | 2.316.308 | 15.348.082 | 6.288.991 | 32.171 | 0,58 | 2,77% | 0,071% |
| 1994 | 23.338.186 | 2.484.018 | 14.480.382 | 6.355.052 | 18.734 | 0,58 | −8,39% | 0,071% |
| 1993 | 25.475.720 | 1.571.055 | 14.174.644 | 9.722.059 | 7.962 | 0,66 | 7,76% | 0,079% |
| 1992 | 23.640.967 | 1.629.321 | 14.357.563 | 7.649.150 | 4.933 | 0,63 | 2,69% | 0,073% |
| 1991 | 23.022.431 | 1.895.668 | 14.491.951 | 6.631.694 | 3.118 | 0,64 | −9,12% | 0,071% |
| 1990 | 25.332.282 | 3.370.453 | 14.705.970 | 7.255.381 | 479 | 0,73 | 3,74% | 0,079% |
| 1989 | 24.419.262 | 3.686.179 | 14.156.773 | 6.576.310 | 0 | 0,73 | −10,11% | 0,076% |
| 1988 | 27.165.930 | 3.878.071 | 14.153.758 | 9.134.101 | 0 | 0,84 | 4,25% | 0,087% |
| 1987 | 26.057.969 | 3.734.649 | 14.163.801 | 8.159.519 | 0 | 0,83 | 5,05% | 0,086% |
| 1986 | 24.805.955 | 3.401.167 | 13.859.153 | 7.545.635 | 0 | 0,81 | 5,24% | 0,084% |
| 1985 | 23.570.440 | 3.632.813 | 13.739.151 | 6.198.476 | 0 | 0,79 | −10,33% | 0,081% |
| 1984 | 26.285.441 | 3.888.329 | 13.310.732 | 9.086.380 | 0 | 0,9 | 14,5% | 0,091% |
| 1983 | 22.955.811 | 3.980.524 | 11.899.519 | 7.075.768 | 0 | 0,81 | 9,88% | 0,082% |
| 1982 | 20.891.416 | 3.045.031 | 11.356.084 | 6.490.301 | 0 | 0,75 | 29,2% | 0,075% |
| 1981 | 16.169.905 | 3.785.853 | 10.657.689 | 1.726.363 | 0 | 0,6 | 3,18% | 0,058% |
| 1980 | 15.671.338 | 3.540.395 | 10.447.129 | 1.683.814 | 0 | 0,59 | −1,9% | 0,055% |
| 1979 | 15.974.121 | 3.577.073 | 10.744.904 | 1.652.144 | 0 | 0,62 | 7,08% | 0,056% |
| 1978 | 14.917.488 | 3.233.612 | 10.061.786 | 1.622.091 | 0 | 0,6 | −4,33% | 0,053% |
| 1977 | 15.592.772 | 3.210.968 | 10.774.939 | 1.606.865 | 0 | 0,64 | −0,81% | 0,057% |
| 1976 | 15.720.057 | 3.101.686 | 11.026.084 | 1.592.286 | 0 | 0,67 | 43,24% | 0,059% |
| 1975 | 10.974.856 | 3.160.776 | 6.252.430 | 1.561.651 | 0 | 0,48 | 1,51% | 0,043% |
| 1974 | 10.811.503 | 3.215.816 | 6.068.721 | 1.526.967 | 0 | 0,49 | 3,38% | 0,043% |
| 1973 | 10.458.208 | 3.061.143 | 5.905.588 | 1.491.477 | 0 | 0,48 | 2,1% | 0,041% |
| 1972 | 10.243.400 | 3.042.474 | 5.743.456 | 1.457.471 | 0 | 0,49 | 2,82% | 0,042% |
| 1971 | 9.962.908 | 2.957.892 | 5.580.187 | 1.424.830 | 0 | 0,48 | 2,49% | 0,043% |
| 1970 | 9.721.169 | 2.927.663 | 5.390.999 | 1.402.507 | 0 | 0,49 | – | 0,042% |
See also
- DR Congo CO2 Emissions
- Global GHG Emissions - GHG Emissions by Year, by Country, by Sector
- Population of the DR Congo
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).