Congo Greenhouse Gas Emissions
Total GHG Emissions (2024)
24,623,026
tons CO₂eq
Year-over-Year
+0.85%
increase
Global Share
0.05%
Per Capita
3.91
tons per person
Greenhouse Gas Emissions by Gas
Greenhouse Gas Emissions by Sector
- GHG emissions in Congo were 24,623,026 tons CO₂eq in 2024.
- Emissions increased by 0.85% over the previous year, representing an increase by 206,393 tons over 2023, when GHG emissions were 24,416,633 tons.
- Per capita: 3.91 tons CO₂eq (vs global avg 6.566.3 t).
- Congo accounts for 0.05% of global GHG emissions.
Greenhouse Gas Emissions by Year
| Year | GHG Total (tons) | CO₂ | CH₄ | N₂O | F-gases | Per Capita | Change | Global Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 24,623,026 | 8,456,802 | 14,961,489 | 798,565 | 406,171 | 3.91 | 0.85% | 0.046% |
| 2023 | 24,416,633 | 7,867,404 | 15,479,398 | 689,977 | 379,854 | 3.98 | −0.02% | 0.046% |
| 2022 | 24,421,011 | 8,358,196 | 14,973,309 | 736,072 | 353,435 | 4.08 | 4.82% | 0.047% |
| 2021 | 23,297,999 | 7,107,990 | 15,179,100 | 683,691 | 327,219 | 3.99 | −7.38% | 0.046% |
| 2020 | 25,154,415 | 7,403,012 | 16,756,752 | 694,352 | 300,299 | 4.42 | −4.24% | 0.051% |
| 2019 | 26,268,698 | 7,239,437 | 18,040,668 | 714,416 | 274,177 | 4.74 | 4.65% | 0.052% |
| 2018 | 25,101,548 | 6,422,049 | 17,715,436 | 715,490 | 248,573 | 4.65 | 17.18% | 0.050% |
| 2017 | 21,421,596 | 5,531,165 | 14,988,628 | 682,266 | 219,537 | 4.07 | 8.45% | 0.043% |
| 2016 | 19,751,842 | 5,590,395 | 13,242,360 | 723,274 | 195,812 | 3.85 | −1.49% | 0.041% |
| 2015 | 20,050,351 | 5,750,611 | 13,410,935 | 717,046 | 171,759 | 4.01 | −0.8% | 0.041% |
| 2014 | 20,212,240 | 5,277,059 | 14,107,129 | 672,526 | 155,527 | 4.15 | 2.19% | 0.042% |
| 2013 | 19,778,768 | 5,439,159 | 13,498,469 | 698,372 | 142,769 | 4.16 | −2.85% | 0.041% |
| 2012 | 20,359,624 | 4,479,398 | 15,064,214 | 677,076 | 138,936 | 4.39 | −3.62% | 0.043% |
| 2011 | 21,125,323 | 4,851,361 | 15,480,858 | 656,832 | 136,272 | 4.68 | −3.99% | 0.045% |
| 2010 | 22,004,105 | 5,291,607 | 15,969,298 | 607,856 | 135,345 | 5.02 | 8.91% | 0.048% |
| 2009 | 20,203,370 | 4,916,350 | 14,597,322 | 553,558 | 136,140 | 4.75 | 9.04% | 0.047% |
| 2008 | 18,528,064 | 4,432,247 | 13,411,285 | 552,799 | 131,733 | 4.5 | −0.96% | 0.042% |
| 2007 | 18,708,581 | 4,264,719 | 13,782,335 | 534,690 | 126,837 | 4.71 | −14.04% | 0.043% |
| 2006 | 21,764,296 | 4,817,670 | 16,263,222 | 559,079 | 124,325 | 5.66 | 10.1% | 0.052% |
| 2005 | 19,767,829 | 4,330,629 | 14,811,076 | 508,194 | 117,931 | 5.32 | 22.31% | 0.048% |
| 2004 | 16,161,654 | 3,619,854 | 11,987,188 | 455,954 | 98,658 | 4.48 | 7.95% | 0.041% |
| 2003 | 14,971,800 | 3,566,574 | 10,889,354 | 433,127 | 82,745 | 4.27 | 13.03% | 0.039% |
| 2002 | 13,245,355 | 2,859,455 | 9,975,703 | 343,113 | 67,084 | 3.89 | −34.46% | 0.036% |
| 2001 | 20,209,072 | 4,398,892 | 15,368,809 | 388,064 | 53,307 | 6.09 | −6.74% | 0.056% |
| 2000 | 21,669,680 | 4,511,904 | 16,239,715 | 879,139 | 38,922 | 6.72 | 8.64% | 0.061% |
| 1999 | 19,945,692 | 4,169,043 | 15,257,285 | 497,830 | 21,534 | 6.36 | 1.87% | 0.057% |
| 1998 | 19,579,492 | 4,026,612 | 15,042,139 | 495,853 | 14,888 | 6.42 | 20.01% | 0.056% |
| 1997 | 16,315,448 | 3,384,404 | 12,532,199 | 387,854 | 10,992 | 5.51 | 4.15% | 0.047% |
| 1996 | 15,665,643 | 3,286,444 | 11,717,834 | 653,319 | 8,045 | 5.44 | 29.11% | 0.046% |
| 1995 | 12,133,795 | 2,730,215 | 9,024,032 | 374,368 | 5,180 | 4.33 | 23.69% | 0.036% |
| 1994 | 9,809,615 | 2,144,101 | 7,294,434 | 368,011 | 3,070 | 3.6 | −12.39% | 0.030% |
| 1993 | 11,196,785 | 2,341,906 | 8,020,415 | 833,058 | 1,406 | 4.23 | 3.12% | 0.035% |
| 1992 | 10,858,510 | 2,372,808 | 7,984,320 | 500,470 | 912 | 4.21 | 0.69% | 0.034% |
| 1991 | 10,783,756 | 2,432,991 | 7,956,043 | 394,126 | 595 | 4.3 | −1.09% | 0.033% |
| 1990 | 10,902,987 | 2,384,514 | 8,105,903 | 412,413 | 158 | 4.47 | −0.08% | 0.034% |
| 1989 | 10,911,888 | 2,420,029 | 8,035,813 | 456,000 | 46 | 4.59 | 6.27% | 0.034% |
| 1988 | 10,268,525 | 2,417,187 | 7,138,245 | 713,059 | 35 | 4.44 | 9.3% | 0.033% |
| 1987 | 9,394,719 | 2,444,478 | 6,194,713 | 755,497 | 31 | 4.18 | 7.12% | 0.031% |
| 1986 | 8,770,104 | 2,393,304 | 5,997,713 | 379,055 | 32 | 4.01 | −0.98% | 0.030% |
| 1985 | 8,857,341 | 2,456,498 | 6,023,871 | 376,966 | 6 | 4.16 | −1.95% | 0.030% |
| 1984 | 9,033,643 | 2,417,408 | 6,050,373 | 565,852 | 11 | 4.37 | 19.82% | 0.031% |
| 1983 | 7,539,193 | 2,449,539 | 4,554,442 | 535,202 | 10 | 3.75 | 1.88% | 0.027% |
| 1982 | 7,399,903 | 2,375,306 | 4,601,465 | 423,123 | 9 | 3.79 | 12.38% | 0.027% |
| 1981 | 6,584,673 | 2,047,992 | 4,312,323 | 224,346 | 12 | 3.48 | 18.85% | 0.024% |
| 1980 | 5,540,244 | 1,823,175 | 3,496,569 | 220,499 | 1 | 3.01 | 20.23% | 0.019% |
| 1979 | 4,608,141 | 1,388,853 | 3,000,057 | 219,232 | 0 | 2.58 | 3.37% | 0.016% |
| 1978 | 4,457,810 | 1,529,392 | 2,706,029 | 222,389 | 0 | 2.57 | −8.09% | 0.016% |
| 1977 | 4,850,376 | 2,469,399 | 2,160,976 | 220,001 | 0 | 2.88 | −52.95% | 0.018% |
| 1976 | 10,308,045 | 7,696,909 | 2,370,503 | 240,633 | 0 | 6.29 | −0.06% | 0.039% |
| 1975 | 10,314,197 | 7,965,086 | 2,111,505 | 237,606 | 0 | 6.49 | −34.65% | 0.041% |
| 1974 | 15,782,802 | 12,884,346 | 2,645,003 | 253,452 | 0 | 10.23 | 37.65% | 0.062% |
| 1973 | 11,465,574 | 8,958,862 | 2,274,824 | 231,889 | 0 | 7.66 | 287.64% | 0.045% |
| 1972 | 2,957,797 | 1,978,190 | 779,718 | 199,888 | 0 | 2.04 | 7.62% | 0.012% |
| 1971 | 2,748,458 | 2,065,606 | 485,598 | 197,254 | 0 | 1.95 | 11.31% | 0.012% |
| 1970 | 2,469,303 | 1,803,272 | 472,459 | 193,572 | 0 | 1.81 | – | 0.011% |
See also
- Congo CO2 Emissions
- Global GHG Emissions - GHG Emissions by Year, by Country, by Sector
- Population of 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).