Democratic Republic of the Congo CO2 Emissions
Total CO₂ Emissions (2024)
6,209,636
tons
Year-over-Year
+1.13%
increase
Global Share
0.02%
Per Capita
0.06
tons per person
- Fossil CO2 emissions in the Democratic Republic of the Congo were 6,209,636 tons in 2024.
- CO2 emissions increased by 1.1% over the previous year, representing an increase by 69,190 tons over 2023, when CO2 emissions were 6,140,447 tons.
- CO2 emissions per capita in the Democratic Republic of the Congo are equivalent to 0.06 tons per person, a decrease by 0 over the figure of 0.06 CO2 tons per person registered in 2023; this represents a change of −1.9% in CO2 emissions per capita.
Fossil Carbon Dioxide (CO2) emissions of the Democratic Republic of the Congo
| Fossil CO2 emissions (tons) | CO2 emissions change | CO2 emissions per capita | Share of World's CO2 emissions | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 6,209,636 | 1.13% | 0.06 | 0.02% |
| 2023 | 6,140,447 | −1.71% | 0.06 | 0.02% |
| 2022 | 6,247,539 | 35% | 0.07 | 0.02% |
| 2021 | 4,627,652 | −0.08% | 0.05 | 0.01% |
| 2020 | 4,631,392 | 4.17% | 0.05 | 0.01% |
| 2019 | 4,445,902 | 6.82% | 0.05 | 0.01% |
| 2018 | 4,161,859 | 27.87% | 0.05 | 0.01% |
| 2017 | 3,254,720 | 8.83% | 0.04 | 0.01% |
| 2016 | 2,990,623 | −16.76% | 0.04 | 0.01% |
| 2015 | 3,592,732 | −3.32% | 0.05 | 0.01% |
| 2014 | 3,716,161 | 11.59% | 0.05 | 0.01% |
| 2013 | 3,330,329 | 10.41% | 0.05 | 0.01% |
| 2012 | 3,016,419 | −10.47% | 0.04 | 0.01% |
| 2011 | 3,369,020 | 14.37% | 0.05 | 0.01% |
| 2010 | 2,945,598 | 4.81% | 0.05 | 0.01% |
| 2009 | 2,810,484 | −2.84% | 0.05 | 0.01% |
| 2008 | 2,892,662 | 2.61% | 0.05 | 0.01% |
| 2007 | 2,819,189 | 10.46% | 0.05 | 0.01% |
| 2006 | 2,552,138 | 2.77% | 0.05 | 0.01% |
| 2005 | 2,483,346 | 12.1% | 0.05 | 0.01% |
| 2004 | 2,215,341 | −4.49% | 0.04 | 0.01% |
| 2003 | 2,319,393 | 21.13% | 0.05 | 0.01% |
| 2002 | 1,914,828 | 4.91% | 0.04 | 0.01% |
| 2001 | 1,825,168 | −2.79% | 0.04 | 0.01% |
| 2000 | 1,877,538 | −20.53% | 0.04 | 0.01% |
| 1999 | 2,362,470 | −7.59% | 0.05 | 0.01% |
| 1998 | 2,556,586 | −0.44% | 0.06 | 0.01% |
| 1997 | 2,567,838 | 0.28% | 0.06 | 0.01% |
| 1996 | 2,560,753 | 10.55% | 0.06 | 0.01% |
| 1995 | 2,316,308 | −6.75% | 0.06 | 0.01% |
| 1994 | 2,484,018 | 58.11% | 0.06 | 0.01% |
| 1993 | 1,571,055 | −3.58% | 0.04 | 0.01% |
| 1992 | 1,629,321 | −14.05% | 0.04 | 0.01% |
| 1991 | 1,895,668 | −43.76% | 0.05 | 0.01% |
| 1990 | 3,370,453 | −8.57% | 0.1 | 0.01% |
| 1989 | 3,686,179 | −4.95% | 0.11 | 0.02% |
| 1988 | 3,878,071 | 3.84% | 0.12 | 0.02% |
| 1987 | 3,734,649 | 9.8% | 0.12 | 0.02% |
| 1986 | 3,401,167 | −6.38% | 0.11 | 0.02% |
| 1985 | 3,632,813 | −6.57% | 0.12 | 0.02% |
| 1984 | 3,888,329 | −2.32% | 0.13 | 0.02% |
| 1983 | 3,980,524 | 30.72% | 0.14 | 0.02% |
| 1982 | 3,045,031 | −19.57% | 0.11 | 0.02% |
| 1981 | 3,785,853 | 6.93% | 0.14 | 0.02% |
| 1980 | 3,540,395 | −1.03% | 0.13 | 0.02% |
| 1979 | 3,577,073 | 10.62% | 0.14 | 0.02% |
| 1978 | 3,233,612 | 0.71% | 0.13 | 0.02% |
| 1977 | 3,210,968 | 3.52% | 0.13 | 0.02% |
| 1976 | 3,101,686 | −1.87% | 0.13 | 0.02% |
| 1975 | 3,160,776 | −1.71% | 0.14 | 0.02% |
| 1974 | 3,215,816 | 5.05% | 0.14 | 0.02% |
| 1973 | 3,061,143 | 0.61% | 0.14 | 0.02% |
| 1972 | 3,042,474 | 2.86% | 0.14 | 0.02% |
| 1971 | 2,957,892 | 1.03% | 0.14 | 0.02% |
| 1970 | 2,927,663 | – | 0.15 | 0.02% |
See also
- Democratic Republic of the Congo GHG Emissions
- Global CO2 Emissions
- Global GHG Emissions
- Population of the Democratic Republic of the Congo
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).