Climate Change in Democratic Republic of the Congo 78 indicators covering climate change for Democratic Republic of the Congo. IndicatorLatest Year10-yr change Rank Forest land — Carbon stock in living biomass 20,766 million t 2025 down 2.0% 4th Forestland — Area — FAO TIER 1 139,189 1000 ha 2025 down 2.0% 8th Forestland — Net emissions/removals (CO2) (Forest land) — FAO TIER 1 -1,267 kt 2025 down 25.0% 168th Net Forest conversion — Area — FAO TIER 1 285.2 1000 ha 2025 down 71.7% 9th Net Forest conversion — Net emissions/removals (CO2) (Forest land) 156,015 kt 2025 down 71.7% 2nd Carbon stock change in forests — Area — FAO TIER 1 139,474 1000 ha 2025 down 2.5% 8th Carbon stock change in forests — Net emissions/removals (CO2) (Forest) 154,748 kt 2025 down 71.8% 2nd Cropland organic soils — Area — FAO TIER 1 8,762 ha 2024 up 0.1% 67th Cropland organic soils — Emissions (N2O) — FAO TIER 1 0.0687 kt 2024 up 0.1% 76th Cropland organic soils — Emissions (CO2) — FAO TIER 1 448.46 kt 2024 up 0.1% 65th Grassland organic soils — Area — FAO TIER 1 595.28 ha 2024 up 3.2% 83rd Grassland organic soils — Emissions (N2O) — FAO TIER 1 0.0047 kt 2024 up 4.4% 84th Grassland organic soils — Emissions (CO2) — FAO TIER 1 20.91 kt 2024 up 3.2% 82nd Drained organic soils — Area — FAO TIER 1 9,357 ha 2024 up 0.3% 74th Drained organic soils — Emissions (N2O) — FAO TIER 1 0.0734 kt 2024 up 0.3% 81st Drained organic soils — Emissions (CO2) — FAO TIER 1 469.36 kt 2024 up 0.2% 69th Forest fires — Burning crop residues (Biomass burned, dry matter) 188.95 million t 2024 down 26.5% 3rd Forest fires — Burned Area — FAO TIER 1 3.50 million ha 2024 down 26.5% 3rd Forest fires — Emissions (CH4) — FAO TIER 1 434.58 kt 2024 down 26.5% 3rd Forest fires — Emissions (N2O) — FAO TIER 1 39.68 kt 2024 down 26.5% 3rd Other forest — Burning crop residues (Biomass burned, dry matter) 1.82 million t 2024 down 1.5% 24th Other forest — Burned Area — FAO TIER 1 36,098 ha 2024 down 1.5% 24th Other forest — Emissions (CH4) — FAO TIER 1 4.18 kt 2024 down 1.5% 24th Other forest — Emissions (N2O) — FAO TIER 1 0.3821 kt 2024 down 1.4% 24th Savanna fires — Burning crop residues (Biomass burned, dry matter) 195.68 million t 2024 up 9.1% 5th Savanna fires — Burned Area — FAO TIER 1 29.25 million ha 2024 up 9.6% 6th Savanna fires — Emissions (CH4) — FAO TIER 1 450.06 kt 2024 up 9.1% 5th Savanna fires — Emissions (N2O) — FAO TIER 1 41.09 kt 2024 up 9.1% 5th Grassland — Burning crop residues (Biomass burned, dry matter) — FAO 7.84 million t 2024 up 16.4% 21st Grassland — Burned Area — FAO TIER 1 1.51 million ha 2024 up 16.4% 21st Grassland — Emissions (CH4) — FAO TIER 1 18.04 kt 2024 up 16.4% 21st Grassland — Emissions (N2O) — FAO TIER 1 1.65 kt 2024 up 16.4% 21st Savanna — Burning crop residues (Biomass burned, dry matter) — FAO 150.47 million t 2024 up 6.2% 1st Savanna — Burned Area — FAO TIER 1 21.51 million ha 2024 up 6.2% 1st Savanna — Emissions (CH4) — FAO TIER 1 346.09 kt 2024 up 6.2% 1st Savanna — Emissions (N2O) — FAO TIER 1 31.6 kt 2024 up 6.2% 1st Woody savanna — Burning crop residues (Biomass burned, dry matter) 37.34 million t 2024 up 20.9% 1st Woody savanna — Burned Area — FAO TIER 1 6.23 million ha 2024 up 20.9% 1st Woody savanna — Emissions (CH4) — FAO TIER 1 85.88 kt 2024 up 20.9% 1st Woody savanna — Emissions (N2O) — FAO TIER 1 7.84 kt 2024 up 20.9% 1st Savanna and woody savanna — Burning crop residues (Biomass burned) 187.81 million t 2024 up 8.8% 1st Savanna and woody savanna — Burned Area — FAO TIER 1 27.74 million ha 2024 up 9.2% 1st Humid tropical forest — Burning crop residues (Biomass burned, dry) 187.13 million t 2024 down 26.7% 3rd Humid tropical forest — Burned Area — FAO TIER 1 3.46 million ha 2024 down 26.7% 3rd Humid tropical forest — Emissions (CH4) — FAO TIER 1 430.39 kt 2024 down 26.7% 3rd Humid tropical forest — Emissions (N2O) — FAO TIER 1 39.3 kt 2024 down 26.7% 3rd Closed shrubland — Burning crop residues (Biomass burned, dry matter) 21,118 t 2024 up 1,749.4% 15th Closed shrubland — Burned Area — FAO TIER 1 790.95 ha 2024 up 1,749.4% 15th Closed shrubland — Emissions (CH4) — FAO TIER 1 0.0486 kt 2024 up 1,769.2% 15th Closed shrubland — Emissions (N2O) — FAO TIER 1 0.0044 kt 2024 up 2,100.0% 15th Open shrubland — Burning crop residues (Biomass burned, dry matter) 0 t 2024 — 47th Open shrubland — Burned Area — FAO TIER 1 0 ha 2024 — 47th Open shrubland — Emissions (CH4) — FAO TIER 1 0 kt 2024 — 47th Open shrubland — Emissions (N2O) — FAO TIER 1 0 kt 2024 — 47th Fires in organic soils — Burning crop residues (Biomass burned, dry) 0 t 2024 — 6th Fires in organic soils — Burned Area — FAO TIER 1 0 ha 2024 — 6th Fires in organic soils — Emissions (CH4) — FAO TIER 1 0 kt 2024 — 6th Fires in organic soils — Emissions (CO2) — FAO TIER 1 0 kt 2024 — 6th Closed and open shrubland — Burning crop residues (Biomass burned) 21,118 t 2024 up 1,749.4% 30th Closed and open shrubland — Burned Area — FAO TIER 1 790.95 ha 2024 up 1,749.4% 35th Page 1 of 2 Next →