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DR Congo CO2 Emissions

Total CO₂ Emissions (2024)
6.209.636
tons
Year-over-Year
+1,13%
increase
Global Share
0,02%
Per Capita
0,06
tons per person

  • Fossil CO2 emissions in the DR Congo were 6.209.636 tons in 2024.
  • CO2 emissions increased by 1,13% over the previous year, representing an increase by 69.190 tons over 2023, when CO2 emissions were 6.140.447 tons.
  • CO2 emissions per capita in the DR Congo are equivalent to 0,06 tons per person, a decrease by 0 over the figure of 0,06 CO2 tons per person registered in 2023; this represents a change of −1,9% in CO2 emissions per capita.

Fossil Carbon Dioxide (CO2) emissions of the DR Congo

Fossil CO2 emissions (tons) CO2 emissions change CO2 emissions per capita Share of World's CO2 emissions
2024 6.209.636 1,13% 0,06 0,016%
2023 6.140.447 −1,71% 0,06 0,016%
2022 6.247.539 35% 0,07 0,016%
2021 4.627.652 −0,08% 0,05 0,012%
2020 4.631.392 4,17% 0,05 0,013%
2019 4.445.902 6,82% 0,05 0,012%
2018 4.161.859 27,87% 0,05 0,011%
2017 3.254.720 8,83% 0,04 0,0088%
2016 2.990.623 −16,76% 0,04 0,0082%
2015 3.592.732 −3,32% 0,05 0,0099%
2014 3.716.161 11,59% 0,05 0,010%
2013 3.330.329 10,41% 0,05 0,0092%
2012 3.016.419 −10,47% 0,04 0,0085%
2011 3.369.020 14,37% 0,05 0,0096%
2010 2.945.598 4,81% 0,05 0,0087%
2009 2.810.484 −2,84% 0,05 0,0088%
2008 2.892.662 2,61% 0,05 0,0089%
2007 2.819.189 10,46% 0,05 0,0088%
2006 2.552.138 2,77% 0,05 0,0082%
2005 2.483.346 12,1% 0,05 0,0083%
2004 2.215.341 −4,49% 0,04 0,0077%
2003 2.319.393 21,13% 0,05 0,0084%
2002 1.914.828 4,91% 0,04 0,0072%
2001 1.825.168 −2,79% 0,04 0,0070%
2000 1.877.538 −20,53% 0,04 0,0073%
1999 2.362.470 −7,59% 0,05 0,0095%
1998 2.556.586 −0,44% 0,06 0,010%
1997 2.567.838 0,28% 0,06 0,010%
1996 2.560.753 10,55% 0,06 0,011%
1995 2.316.308 −6,75% 0,06 0,0098%
1994 2.484.018 58,11% 0,06 0,011%
1993 1.571.055 −3,58% 0,04 0,0069%
1992 1.629.321 −14,05% 0,04 0,0072%
1991 1.895.668 −43,76% 0,05 0,0083%
1990 3.370.453 −8,57% 0,1 0,015%
1989 3.686.179 −4,95% 0,11 0,016%
1988 3.878.071 3,84% 0,12 0,018%
1987 3.734.649 9,8% 0,12 0,018%
1986 3.401.167 −6,38% 0,11 0,017%
1985 3.632.813 −6,57% 0,12 0,018%
1984 3.888.329 −2,32% 0,13 0,020%
1983 3.980.524 30,72% 0,14 0,021%
1982 3.045.031 −19,57% 0,11 0,016%
1981 3.785.853 6,93% 0,14 0,020%
1980 3.540.395 −1,03% 0,13 0,018%
1979 3.577.073 10,62% 0,14 0,018%
1978 3.233.612 0,71% 0,13 0,017%
1977 3.210.968 3,52% 0,13 0,017%
1976 3.101.686 −1,87% 0,13 0,017%
1975 3.160.776 −1,71% 0,14 0,018%
1974 3.215.816 5,05% 0,14 0,018%
1973 3.061.143 0,61% 0,14 0,018%
1972 3.042.474 2,86% 0,14 0,018%
1971 2.957.892 1,03% 0,14 0,019%
1970 2.927.663 0,15 0,019%

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).