Nitrous oxide emissions — all countries

Nitrous oxide emissions — Democratic Republic of the Congo

Nitrous oxide emissions in the Democratic Republic of the Congo in 2024 — 17.62 Mt. Ranked 167 in the world out of 201. Since 1850, the indicator has risen by 2,870.8%.

2024 17.62 Mt +1.84% vs 2023
World rank 167of 201
Period maximum 17.62 Mt2024
Period minimum 0.59 Mt1850

Trend over time

1850–2024 · million tonnes CO₂e

Nitrous oxide emissions — Democratic Republic of the Congo, 1850–202405101520185018681886190419221940195819761994201220241850: 0.59 Mt1853: 0.63 Mt1856: 0.66 Mt1859: 0.67 Mt1862: 0.68 Mt1865: 0.68 Mt1868: 0.69 Mt1871: 0.7 Mt1874: 0.81 Mt1877: 0.96 Mt1880: 1.06 Mt1883: 1.09 Mt1886: 1.11 Mt1889: 1.14 Mt1892: 1.22 Mt1895: 1.25 Mt1898: 1.3 Mt1901: 1.35 Mt1904: 1.39 Mt1907: 1.45 Mt1910: 1.52 Mt1913: 1.69 Mt1916: 1.97 Mt1919: 2.27 Mt1922: 2.54 Mt1925: 2.87 Mt1928: 3.12 Mt1931: 3.18 Mt1934: 3.05 Mt1937: 2.89 Mt1940: 2.82 Mt1943: 4.86 Mt1946: 8.93 Mt1949: 12.04 Mt1952: 11.95 Mt1955: 10.25 Mt1958: 8.56 Mt1961: 8.56 Mt1964: 8.5 Mt1967: 8.54 Mt1970: 14.37 Mt1973: 8.03 Mt1976: 7.2 Mt1979: 13.31 Mt1982: 12.98 Mt1985: 9.66 Mt1988: 10.76 Mt1991: 15.24 Mt1994: 15.14 Mt1997: 12.26 Mt2000: 14.41 Mt2003: 15.59 Mt2006: 16.84 Mt2009: 15.71 Mt2012: 15.14 Mt2015: 16.48 Mt2018: 15.86 Mt2021: 16.93 Mt2024: 17.62 Mt
Change over the period: +17.02 (+2,870.83%) Average annual rate: 1.97 %

Comparison, 2024

How the value compares with the world and the groups this territory belongs to: Democratic Republic of the Congo

Democratic Republic of the Congo 17.62 Mt
World computed 2,935.78 Mt
Sub-Saharan Africa computed 448.4 Mt
Middle Africa computed 84.86 Mt
Low-income countries computed 266.58 Mt
Nitrous oxide emissions — Democratic Republic of the Congo, by year Democratic Republic of the Congo All countries CSV XLSX
Year Mt Change Change, %
2024 17.62 +0.32 +1.84%
2023 17.3 +0.09 +0.51%
2022 17.21 +0.28 +1.65%
2021 16.93 +0.29 +1.73%
2020 16.64 +0.27 +1.64%
2019 16.37 +0.52 +3.25%
2018 15.86 −1.09 −6.44%
2017 16.95 +0.34 +2.02%
2016 16.62 +0.14 +0.85%
2015 16.48 +0.64 +4.02%
2014 15.84 −0.28 −1.71%
2013 16.12 +0.98 +6.45%
2012 15.14 −0.45 −2.86%
2011 15.58 −0.74 −4.54%
2010 16.33 +0.62 +3.91%
2009 15.71 −0.05 −0.29%
2008 15.76 +0.86 +5.79%
2007 14.9 −1.94 −11.53%
2006 16.84 +0.4 +2.43%
2005 16.44 −0.24 −1.45%
2004 16.68 +1.09 +6.99%
2003 15.59 +1.39 +9.75%
2002 14.2 +1.55 +12.26%
2001 12.65 −1.76 −12.23%
2000 14.41 +1.89 +15.08%
1999 12.53 −0.87 −6.47%
1998 13.39 +1.14 +9.27%
1997 12.26 −0.95 −7.16%
1996 13.2 −1.87 −12.41%
1995 15.07 −0.07 −0.44%
1994 15.14 −2.01 −11.72%
1993 17.15 +1.24 +7.82%
1992 15.9 +0.67 +4.38%
1991 15.24 −0.45 −2.88%
1990 15.69 +5.06 +47.61%
1989 10.63 −0.14 −1.27%
1988 10.76 −3.75 −25.83%
1987 14.51 +4.4 +43.44%
1986 10.12 +0.46 +4.74%
1985 9.66 −1.5 −13.4%
1984 11.15 −2 −15.22%
1983 13.16 +0.18 +1.38%
1982 12.98 +4.53 +53.69%
1981 8.44 −1.86 −18.03%
1980 10.3 −3.01 −22.61%
1979 13.31 +4.01 +43.1%
1978 9.3 +0.58 +6.67%
1977 8.72 +1.52 +21.11%
1976 7.2 −1.29 −15.18%
1975 8.49 +1.94 +29.52%
1974 6.55 −1.47 −18.36%
1973 8.03 +0.8 +11.08%
1972 7.23 +0.79 +12.24%
1971 6.44 −7.93 −55.18%
1970 14.37 +5.71 +65.94%
1969 8.66 +0.05 +0.62%
1968 8.6 +0.06 +0.74%
1967 8.54 +0.03 +0.4%
1966 8.51 +0.05 +0.63%
1965 8.45 −0.05 −0.54%
1964 8.5 −0.01 −0.15%
1963 8.51 −0.03 −0.34%
1962 8.54 −0.02 −0.21%
1961 8.56 +0.39 +4.76%
1960 8.17 −0.08 −0.98%
1959 8.25 −0.31 −3.56%
1958 8.56 −0.47 −5.23%
1957 9.03 −0.58 −6.08%
1956 9.61 −0.64 −6.24%
1955 10.25 −0.64 −5.88%
1954 10.89 −0.58 −5.09%
1953 11.48 −0.47 −3.97%
1952 11.95 −0.31 −2.5%
1951 12.26 −0.08 −0.67%
1950 12.34 +0.3 +2.53%
1949 12.04 +0.74 +6.59%
1948 11.29 +1.07 +10.5%
1947 10.22 +1.29 +14.46%
1946 8.93 +1.4 +18.58%
1945 7.53 +1.39 +22.72%
1944 6.14 +1.28 +26.36%
1943 4.86 +1.05 +27.69%
1942 3.8 +0.72 +23.23%
1941 3.09 +0.27 +9.55%
1940 2.82 −0 −0.18%
1939 2.82 −0.02 −0.88%
1938 2.85 −0.04 −1.42%
1937 2.89 −0.05 −1.77%
1936 2.94 −0.06 −1.9%
1935 3 −0.06 −1.87%
1934 3.05 −0.05 −1.71%
1933 3.11 −0.04 −1.33%
1932 3.15 −0.03 −0.85%
1931 3.18 −0.01 −0.22%
1930 3.18 +0.02 +0.6%
1929 3.16 +0.05 +1.51%
1928 3.12 +0.07 +2.23%
1927 3.05 +0.09 +2.87%
1926 2.96 +0.1 +3.42%
1925 2.87 +0.11 +3.84%
1924 2.76 +0.11 +4.07%
1923 2.65 +0.11 +4.25%
1922 2.54 +0.1 +4.13%
1921 2.44 +0.09 +3.82%
1920 2.35 +0.09 +3.89%
1919 2.27 +0.1 +4.38%
1918 2.17 +0.1 +4.88%
1917 2.07 +0.1 +5.13%
1916 1.97 +0.1 +5.3%
1915 1.87 +0.09 +5.3%
1914 1.78 +0.09 +5.03%
1913 1.69 +0.07 +4.51%
1912 1.62 +0.06 +3.65%
1911 1.56 +0.04 +2.56%
1910 1.52 +0.03 +1.88%
1909 1.49 +0.02 +1.63%
1908 1.47 +0.02 +1.52%
1907 1.45 +0.02 +1.4%
1906 1.43 +0.02 +1.28%
1905 1.41 +0.02 +1.22%
1904 1.39 +0.02 +1.16%
1903 1.38 +0.01 +1.1%
1902 1.36 +0.02 +1.19%
1901 1.35 +0.02 +1.2%
1900 1.33 +0.01 +1.14%
1899 1.31 +0.02 +1.23%
1898 1.3 +0.02 +1.17%
1897 1.28 +0.01 +1.18%
1896 1.27 +0.01 +1.12%
1895 1.25 +0.01 +1.05%
1894 1.24 +0.01 +1.14%
1893 1.23 +0.01 +0.99%
1892 1.22 +0.01 +1%
1891 1.2 +0.01 +1.01%
1890 1.19 +0.06 +4.93%
1889 1.14 +0.01 +0.71%
1888 1.13 +0.01 +0.62%
1887 1.12 +0.01 +0.54%
1886 1.11 +0.01 +0.63%
1885 1.11 +0.01 +0.64%
1884 1.1 +0.01 +0.73%
1883 1.09 +0.01 +0.74%
1882 1.08 +0.01 +1.03%
1881 1.07 +0.01 +1.13%
1880 1.06 +0.02 +2.02%
1879 1.04 +0.03 +3.38%
1878 1.01 +0.04 +4.57%
1877 0.96 +0.05 +5.37%
1876 0.91 +0.05 +6.04%
1875 0.86 +0.05 +6.3%
1874 0.81 +0.05 +6.02%
1873 0.76 +0.04 +5.23%
1872 0.73 +0.03 +3.71%
1871 0.7 +0.01 +1.6%
1870 0.69 +0 +0.29%
1869 0.69 +0 +0.15%
1868 0.69 +0 +0.29%
1867 0.68 +0 +0.15%
1866 0.68 +0 +0.15%
1865 0.68 +0 +0.15%
1864 0.68 +0 +0.15%
1863 0.68 +0 +0.15%
1862 0.68 +0 +0.3%
1861 0.68 +0 +0.3%
1860 0.68 +0 +0.3%
1859 0.67 +0.01 +0.75%
1858 0.67 +0.01 +0.91%
1857 0.66 +0.01 +1.07%
1856 0.66 +0.01 +1.39%
1855 0.65 +0.01 +1.41%
1854 0.64 +0.01 +1.59%
1853 0.63 +0.01 +1.79%
1852 0.62 +0.01 +1.99%
1851 0.6 +0.01 +1.85%
1850 0.59 — —

About the indicator

Nitrous oxide (N2O) emissions converted into carbon dioxide equivalent. The third greenhouse gas by contribution after CO2 and methane, and the most agricultural of the three: most of it forms in the soil after nitrogen fertilizer and manure are applied. It stays in the atmosphere for more than a century and destroys the ozone layer as well, so after the phase-out of CFCs it has remained the leading ozone-depleting substance.

Important: Estimates of emissions from soil are inevitably approximate: they depend on soil type, moisture and the way fertilizer is applied, and they are measured by models rather than by sensors.

Source: CO₂ and GHG Emissions (Our World in Data), license CC BY 4.0.