Climate Change in Congo

1,150 indicators covering climate change for Congo.

IndicatorLatest Year10-yr change Rank
Maize (corn) — Crop residues (Emissions N2O), per square kilometre 0 kt per square kilometre 2023 up 7.4% 124th
Maize (corn) — Crop residues (N content), per capita 0.0246 kg per person 2023 down 13.6% 115th
Maize (corn) — Crop residues (N content), per square kilometre 0.4446 kg per square kilometre 2023 up 10.0% 128th
Annual PM2.5 emissions from wildfires 128,358 tonnes 2026 up 10.4% 25th
Maize (corn) — Crop residues (Indirect emissions N2O), per unit of GDP 0 kt per US$ of GDP 2023 up 17.2% 97th
Maize (corn) — Crop residues (Direct emissions N2O), per unit of GDP 0 kt per US$ of GDP 2023 up 27.9% 98th
Maize (corn) — Crop residues (Emissions N2O), per unit of GDP 0 kt per US$ of GDP 2023 up 25.9% 98th
Maize (corn) — Crop residues (N content), per unit of GDP 0 kg per US$ of GDP 2023 up 28.9% 99th
Annual freshwater withdrawals, total 0.046 billion cubic meters 2022 unchanged 166th
Annual freshwater withdrawals, total 0.0% 2022 unchanged 177th
Access to electricity, urban, Percent of urban population 67.5 2022 up 14.6% 200th
Potatoes — Crop residues (Indirect emissions N2O), per capita 0 kt per person 2023 down 21.4% 118th
Potatoes — Crop residues (Indirect emissions N2O), per unit of GDP 0 kt per US$ of GDP 2023 up 17.2% 94th
Potatoes — Crop residues (Indirect emissions N2O), per square 0 kt per square kilometre 2023 unchanged 117th
Potatoes — Crop residues (Direct emissions N2O), per capita 0 kt per person 2023 up 4.7% 121st
Potatoes — Crop residues (Direct emissions N2O), per unit of GDP 0 kt per US$ of GDP 2023 up 56.3% 101st
Potatoes — Crop residues (Direct emissions N2O), per square kilometre 0 kt per square kilometre 2023 up 33.3% 121st
Potatoes — Crop residues (Emissions N2O), per capita 0 kt per person 2023 down 1.8% 121st
Potatoes — Crop residues (Emissions N2O), per unit of GDP 0 kt per US$ of GDP 2023 up 46.5% 100th
Potatoes — Crop residues (Emissions N2O), per square kilometre 0 kt per square kilometre 2023 up 25.0% 121st
Potatoes — Crop residues (N content), per capita 0.004 kg per person 2023 up 4.3% 124th
Potatoes — Crop residues (N content), per unit of GDP 0 kg per US$ of GDP 2023 up 55.6% 100th
Potatoes — Crop residues (N content), per square kilometre 0.0724 kg per square kilometre 2023 up 32.8% 126th
Annual change in GDP and CO₂ emissions 3.1% 2025 up 642.5% 110th
Annual change in GDP, population and CO₂ emissions 2.4% 2025 down 2.2% 31st
Temperature anomalies vs. latitude 0.5659 °C 2025 up 54.5% 115th
Climate related disasters frequency, Number of Disasters: TOTAL 1 2023 down 50.0% 78th
People affected by disaster, Number 321,000 2023 up 3,238.9% 35th
Waste — Emissions (CO2), per capita 0 kt per person 2023 up 6.5% 123rd
Waste — Emissions (CO2), per unit of GDP 0 kt per US$ of GDP 2023 up 58.9% 121st
Waste — Emissions (CO2), per square kilometre 0 kt per square kilometre 2023 up 35.6% 124th
Forest fires — Emissions 14,405 kt 2024 up 630.1% 18th
Other forest — Emissions 8.69 kt 2024 73rd
Annual CO₂ emissions 8.84 million tonnes 2024 up 61.6% 113th
Annual CO₂ emissions by world region 8.84 million tonnes 2024 up 61.6% 113th
Territorial and consumption-based CO₂ emissions 8.84 million tonnes 2024 up 61.6% 113th
Carbon dioxide emissions by income level 8.84 million tonnes 2024 up 61.6% 113th
Greenhouse gas emissions 41.88 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 2024 up 16.3% 104th
Total greenhouse gas emissions, excluding land use and forestry 22.75 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 2024 up 17.0% 100th
Methane emissions 15.13 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 2024 up 0.8% 84th
Nitrous oxide emissions 1.90 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 2024 up 16.3% 119th
CO₂ emissions by fuel or industry 2.49 million tonnes 2024 up 3.6% 145th
Per capita greenhouse gas emissions 6.61 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person 2024 down 8.6% 68th
Per capita methane emissions 2.39 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person 2024 down 20.8% 29th
Per capita CO₂ emissions by fuel type 0.3928 tonnes per person 2024 down 18.6% 168th
Annual CO₂ emissions from oil 2.49 million tonnes 2024 up 3.6% 145th
Per capita CO₂ emissions from oil 0.3928 tonnes per person 2024 down 18.6% 168th
Annual CO₂ emissions from cement 346,419 tonnes 2024 up 94.3% 120th
Per capita CO₂ emissions from cement 0.0547 tonnes per person 2024 up 52.7% 108th
Carbon intensity of energy 361.81 grams of CO₂ per kilowatt-hour 2024 up 83.4% 6th
Year-on-year change in CO₂ emissions 565,497 tonnes 2024 up 234.9% 49th
Kaya identity: drivers of CO₂ emissions 8.84 million tonnes 2024 up 61.6% 113th
Annual CO₂ emissions from flaring 3.64 million tonnes 2024 up 53.8% 18th
Per capita CO₂ emissions from flaring 0.5747 tonnes per person 2024 up 20.8% 6th
Per capita GHG emissions vs. per capita CO₂ emissions 3.59 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person 2024 down 8.1% 98th
Per capita GHG emissions vs. per capita CO₂ emissions 6.61 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person 2024 down 8.6% 67th
Child mortality vs. CO₂ emissions per capita 3.91 deaths per 100 live births 2024 down 28.2% 40th
Carbon intensity vs. GDP per capita 361.81 grams of CO₂ per kilowatt-hour 2024 up 83.4% 6th
Per capita greenhouse gas emissions, excluding land use and forestry 3.59 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person 2024 down 8.1% 99th
CO₂ emissions from fossil fuels and land-use change 8.84 million tonnes 2024 up 61.6% 113th