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Congo - Kinshasa Annual CO2 Emissions

Congo - Kinshasa's annual CO2 emissions fell to 4.62 million tonnes in 2023, down from 4.63 million tonnes in 2022, according to Global Carbon Budget. This represents a decrease of 0.3% (14,643) from the previous year. Congo - Kinshasa has annual CO2 emissions lower than the global median (4.62 million vs median 10.03 million). Within Africa, it ranks 28th out of 55 countries.

Yearly Historical Data (1920-2023)

(in Million Tonnes)
Year Annual CO2 Emissions (Million Tonnes)
2023 4.62
2022 4.63
2021 4.27
2020 4.3
2019 4.12
2018 3.77
2017 2.92
2016 2.66
2015 3.27
2014 5.07
2013 3.92
2012 2.8
2011 3.04
2010 2.74
2009 2.45
2008 2.69
2007 2.62
2006 2.35
2005 2.29
2004 2.03
2003 2.1
2002 1.73
2001 1.65
2000 1.7
1999 2.2
1998 2.73
1997 3.09
1996 3.47
1995 3.1
1994 2.75
1993 2.66
1992 2.81
1991 3.13
1990 4.25
1989 4.35
1988 3.98
1987 3.82
1986 3.35
1985 3.61
1984 3.93
1983 4
1982 3.05
1981 3.76
1980 3.49
1979 3.74
1978 3.53
1977 3.48
1976 3.4
1975 3.23
1974 3.36
1973 3.19
1972 3.02
1971 2.96
1970 2.71
1969 3.65
1968 3.37
1967 2.29
1966 2.4
1965 2.47
1964 1.97
1963 2.29
1962 2.17
1961 2.36
1960 2.32
1959 2.7
1958 2.93
1957 3.33
1956 3.17
1955 3.39
1954 2.82
1953 2.29
1952 2.08
1951 1.75
1950 1.48
1949 0.48
1948 0.37
1947 0.33
1946 0.31
1945 0.17
1944 0.17
1943 0.22
1942 0.14
1941 0.1
1940 0.08
1939 0.09
1938 0.12
1937 0.1
1936 0.04
1935 0.03
1934 0.02
1933 0
1932 0.05
1931 0.25
1930 0.39
1929 0.3
1928 0.28
1927 0.23
1926 0.24
1925 0.17
1924 0.22
1923 0.16
1922 0.08
1921 0.01
1920 0
Congo - Kinshasa Annual CO2 Emissions : Definition
Annual CO2 Emissions is defined as total CO2 emissions from energy and industrial processes for the reporting year, reported in metric tonnes and excluding emissions or removals from land-use change and forestry in Congo - Kinshasa.
Indicator Last Value Prior Value Period
Agricultural Land (%) 15.51% 15.14% 2022
Forest Area (%) 54.68% 55.16% 2022