Environment in Democratic Republic of Congo 53 indicators covering environment for Democratic Republic of Congo. IndicatorLatest Year10-yr change Rank Methane (CH4) emissions from Waste 13.45 Mt CO2e 2024 up 65.0% 29th Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions from Transport (Energy) 4.92 Mt CO2e 2024 up 71.0% 97th Carbon intensity of GDP 0.1026 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP 2024 up 4.2% 176th Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions from Power Industry (Energy) 0.0039 Mt CO2e 2024 down 45.8% 190th Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions excluding LULUCF per capita 0.0568 t CO2e/capita 2024 up 19.9% 193rd Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF 6.21 Mt CO2e 2024 up 67.1% 130th Aquaculture production 5,790 metric tons 2024 up 98.2% 98th Capture fisheries production 265,975 metric tons 2024 up 15.8% 54th Total fisheries production 271,765 metric tons 2024 up 16.9% 58th Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions from Industrial Processes 1.03 Mt CO2e 2024 up 244.8% 107th Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions from Industrial Combustion (Energy) 0 Mt CO2e 2024 down 100.0% 193rd Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions from Fugitive Emissions (Energy) 0.1829 Mt CO2e 2024 down 57.5% 102nd Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions from Building (Energy) 0.065 Mt CO2e 2024 up 591.5% 168th Nitrous oxide (N2O) emissions from Agriculture 2.25 Mt CO2e 2024 up 40.0% 88th Nitrous oxide (N2O) emissions from Building (Energy) 0.8995 Mt CO2e 2024 up 42.3% 21st Methane (CH4) emissions from Transport (Energy) 0.024 Mt CO2e 2024 up 50.0% 88th Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF 58.49 Mt CO2e 2024 up 43.6% 71st Nitrous oxide (N2O) emissions from Waste 0.4887 Mt CO2e 2024 up 27.4% 44th Nitrous oxide (N2O) emissions from Transport (Energy) 0.0554 Mt CO2e 2024 up 105.9% 98th Nitrous oxide (N2O) emissions from Power Industry (Energy) 0.0044 Mt CO2e 2024 up 46.7% 115th Nitrous oxide (N2O) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF 7.48 Mt CO2e 2024 up 14.4% 53rd Nitrous oxide (N2O) emissions from Industrial Processes 3.59 Mt CO2e 2024 down 1.0% 15th Nitrous oxide (N2O) emissions from Industrial Combustion (Energy) 0.0228 Mt CO2e 2024 down 82.7% 64th Methane (CH4) emissions from Power Industry (Energy) 0.0035 Mt CO2e 2024 up 52.2% 108th Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF per capita 0.5353 t CO2e/capita 2024 up 3.0% 196th Methane (CH4) emissions from Agriculture 3.5 Mt CO2e 2024 up 57.4% 102nd Methane (CH4) emissions from Building (Energy) 7.67 Mt CO2e 2024 up 41.6% 7th Methane (CH4) emissions from Fugitive Emissions (Energy) 17.49 Mt CO2e 2024 up 29.0% 29th Methane (CH4) emissions from Industrial Combustion (Energy) 0.0166 Mt CO2e 2024 down 84.1% 65th Nitrous oxide (N2O) emissions from Fugitive Emissions (Energy) 0.1745 Mt CO2e 2024 up 32.2% 9th Methane (CH4) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF 42.16 Mt CO2e 2024 up 43.0% 44th F-gases emissions from Industrial Processes 2.65 Mt CO2e 2024 up 162.2% 52nd Carbon intensity of GDP 0.0355 kg CO2e per 2021 PPP $ of GDP 2024 up 4.2% 183rd Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF 84.2% 2024 up 721.3% 117th Nitrous oxide (N2O) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF 3.1% 2024 up 131.5% 145th Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF 130.9% 2024 up 115.3% 74th Methane (CH4) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF 186.7% 2024 up 85.9% 19th Coal rents 0.0% 2021 — 70th Level of water stress: freshwater withdrawal as a proportion of availa 0.2269 2022 unchanged 174th Total greenhouse gas emissions including LULUCF 59.53 Mt CO2e 2023 down 89.4% 68th Carbon dioxide (CO2) net fluxes from LULUCF - Total excluding non-trop 2.33 Mt CO2e 2023 down 99.6% 47th Access to clean fuels and technologies for cooking, rural 0.8% 2023 up 300.0% 169th Access to clean fuels and technologies for cooking 5.0% 2023 up 38.9% 175th Access to clean fuels and technologies for cooking, urban 9.7% 2023 down 1.0% 174th Forest rents 9.4% 2021 down 45.0% 7th Water productivity, total (constant 2015 US$ GDP per cubic meter of to 76.92 2022 up 75.5% 48th Carbon dioxide (CO2) net fluxes from LULUCF - Forest Land -537.86 Mt CO2e 2023 down 56.7% 180th Carbon dioxide (CO2) net fluxes from LULUCF - Deforestation 529.23 Mt CO2e 2023 down 36.3% 2nd Carbon dioxide (CO2) net fluxes from LULUCF - Other Land 10.96 Mt CO2e 2023 down 69.3% 12th Carbon dioxide (CO2) net fluxes from LULUCF - Organic Soil 0 Mt CO2e 2020 — 38th PM2.5 pollution, population exposed to levels exceeding WHO Interim Ta 100.0% 2017 unchanged 1st PM2.5 pollution, population exposed to levels exceeding WHO Interim Ta 100.0% 2017 unchanged 1st PM2.5 pollution, population exposed to levels exceeding WHO Interim Ta 89.6% 2017 down 5.5% 32nd