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).