Climate Change in Congo

1,150 indicators covering climate change for Congo.

IndicatorLatest Year10-yr change Rank
Carbon emission intensity vs. GDP per capita 0.217 2024 up 87.4% 34th
Cropland organic soils — Area 53,416 ha 2024 up 6.9% 36th
Cropland organic soils — Emissions 0.4197 kt 2024 up 6.9% 41st
Cropland organic soils — Emissions 2,742 kt 2024 up 6.9% 29th
Grassland organic soils — Area 8,355 ha 2024 up 1.0% 50th
Grassland organic soils — Emissions 0.0656 kt 2024 up 0.9% 50th
Grassland organic soils — Emissions 294.11 kt 2024 up 1.0% 47th
Drained organic soils — Area 61,771 ha 2024 up 6.1% 44th
Drained organic soils — Emissions 0.4853 kt 2024 up 6.1% 49th
Drained organic soils — Emissions 3,036 kt 2024 up 6.3% 40th
Forest fires — Burning crop residues 8.93 million t 2024 up 630.1% 18th
Forest fires — Burned Area 165,085 ha 2024 up 630.1% 18th
Forest fires — Emissions 20.54 kt 2024 up 630.1% 18th
Forest fires — Emissions 1.88 kt 2024 up 630.0% 18th
Other forest — Burning crop residues 5,386 t 2024 73rd
Other forest — Burned Area 106.86 ha 2024 73rd
Other forest — Emissions 0.0124 kt 2024 73rd
Other forest — Emissions 0.0011 kt 2024 73rd
Savanna fires — Burning crop residues 23.00 million t 2024 up 42.5% 16th
Savanna fires — Burned Area 3.82 million ha 2024 up 39.4% 18th
Savanna fires — Emissions 52.9 kt 2024 up 42.5% 16th
Savanna fires — Emissions 4.83 kt 2024 up 42.5% 16th
Grassland — Burning crop residues 10.16 million t 2024 up 17.7% 19th
Grassland — Burned Area 1.95 million ha 2024 up 17.7% 19th
Grassland — Emissions 23.36 kt 2024 up 17.7% 19th
Grassland — Emissions 2.13 kt 2024 up 17.7% 19th
Savanna — Burning crop residues 11.32 million t 2024 up 59.3% 13th
Savanna — Burned Area 1.62 million ha 2024 up 59.3% 14th
Savanna — Emissions 26.03 kt 2024 up 59.3% 13th
Savanna — Emissions 2.38 kt 2024 up 59.3% 13th
Woody savanna — Burning crop residues 1.52 million t 2024 up 272.2% 10th
Woody savanna — Burned Area 253,969 ha 2024 up 272.2% 10th
Woody savanna — Emissions 3.5 kt 2024 up 272.2% 10th
Woody savanna — Emissions 0.32 kt 2024 up 272.1% 10th
Savanna and woody savanna — Burning crop residues 12.84 million t 2024 up 70.9% 15th
Savanna and woody savanna — Burned Area 1.87 million ha 2024 up 72.7% 15th
Humid tropical forest — Burning crop residues 8.93 million t 2024 up 629.7% 15th
Humid tropical forest — Burned Area 164,978 ha 2024 up 629.7% 15th
Humid tropical forest — Emissions 20.53 kt 2024 up 629.7% 15th
Humid tropical forest — Emissions 1.87 kt 2024 up 629.6% 15th
Closed shrubland — Burning crop residues 2,282 t 2024 down 33.3% 23rd
Closed shrubland — Burned Area 85.48 ha 2024 down 33.3% 23rd
Closed shrubland — Emissions 0.0052 kt 2024 down 34.2% 22nd
Closed shrubland — Emissions 0.0005 kt 2024 down 28.6% 22nd
Open shrubland — Burning crop residues 0 t 2024 44th
Open shrubland — Burned Area 0 ha 2024 44th
Open shrubland — Emissions 0 kt 2024 44th
Open shrubland — Emissions 0 kt 2024 44th
Fires in organic soils — Burning crop residues 0 t 2024 5th
Fires in organic soils — Burned Area 0 ha 2024 5th
Fires in organic soils — Emissions 0 kt 2024 5th
Fires in organic soils — Emissions 0 kt 2024 5th
Closed and open shrubland — Burning crop residues 2,282 t 2024 down 33.3% 42nd
Closed and open shrubland — Burned Area 85.48 ha 2024 down 33.3% 43rd
Sugar cane — Burning crop residues 21,208 t 2050 50th
Sugar cane — Burning crop residues 0.0015 kt 2050 49th
Sugar cane — Burning crop residues 0.0573 kt 2050 50th
All Crops — Crop residues (Indirect emissions N2O), per capita 0 kt per person 2023 down 16.2% 140th
All Crops — Crop residues (Indirect emissions N2O), per square 0 kt per square kilometre 2023 up 6.7% 148th
All Crops — Crop residues (Direct emissions N2O), per capita 0 kt per person 2023 down 16.8% 142nd