Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5) - Forest fires in Congo

Congo: Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5) - Forest fires was 401.11 in 2019. ▬ Flat

Latest (2019)
401.11
Change on year
down 10.4%
World rank
29th
of 209 countries
All-time high
559.41
in 2016
All-time low
91.05
in 2002
Years of data
30
1990–2019

Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5) - Forest fires in Congo, 1990–2019

1002003004005006001990200420191990: 338.41991: 338.41992: 338.41993: 338.41994: 338.41995: 338.41996: 502.11997: 470.51998: 379.41999: 424.82000: 336.32001: 125.62002: 91.12003: 378.12004: 312.92005: 325.62006: 380.32007: 281.62008: 221.42009: 250.52010: 369.22011: 468.32012: 299.62013: 316.92014: 150.62015: 353.62016: 559.42017: 264.62018: 447.62019: 401.1

Source: FAO, FAOSTAT Climate Change, Emissions Totals, http://www.fao.org/faostat/en/#data/GT.

Analysis

In 2019, emission totals - emissions (co2eq) (ar5) - forest fires in Congo stood at 401.11.

That represents a change of down 10.4% on the previous year and up 60.1% over ten years.

Over the whole period, emission totals - emissions (co2eq) (ar5) - forest fires in Congo peaked at 559.41 in 2016 and was at its lowest, 91.05, in 2002.

That places Congo 29th out of 209 countries with data for 2019, putting it in the top quarter.

Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5) - Forest fires in Congo, year by year

Annual values for Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5) - Forest fires in Congo, 1990 to 2019.
Year Value Change
1990 338.37 —
1991 338.37 +0.0%
1992 338.37 +0.0%
1993 338.37 +0.0%
1994 338.37 +0.0%
1995 338.37 +0.0%
1996 502.11 +48.4%
1997 470.48 -6.3%
1998 379.43 -19.4%
1999 424.82 +12.0%
2000 336.33 -20.8%
2001 125.58 -62.7%
2002 91.05 -27.5%
2003 378.06 +315.2%
2004 312.88 -17.2%
2005 325.57 +4.1%
2006 380.31 +16.8%
2007 281.62 -26.0%
2008 221.39 -21.4%
2009 250.52 +13.2%
2010 369.2 +47.4%
2011 468.26 +26.8%
2012 299.61 -36.0%
2013 316.86 +5.8%
2014 150.62 -52.5%
2015 353.6 +134.8%
2016 559.41 +58.2%
2017 264.55 -52.7%
2018 447.56 +69.2%
2019 401.11 -10.4%

Congo compared with similar countries

  • Congo's 401.11 is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 6.93, 57.9× the median. (45 countries reporting)
  • Congo's 401.11 is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 23.24, 17.3× the median. (46 countries reporting)

Biggest year-on-year movements

Years where Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5) - Forest fires in Congo changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.

YearChange FromTo
2003 +315.2% 91.05 378.06

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 380.7 338.37 502.11 10
2000s 270.33 91.05 380.31 10
2010s 363.08 150.62 559.41 10

Countries ranked near Congo

  1. 26 South Sudan 515.88 compare
  2. 27 Vietnam 444.67 compare
  3. 28 China 423.71 compare
  4. 30 Malawi 251.12 compare
  5. 31 Honduras 224.29 compare
  6. 32 Ukraine 218.37 compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is emission totals - emissions (co2eq) (ar5) - forest fires in Congo?
Emission totals - emissions (co2eq) (ar5) - forest fires in Congo was 401.11 in 2019, according to FAO, FAOSTAT Climate Change, Emissions Totals, http://www.fao.org/faostat/en/#data/GT.
What is the highest emission totals - emissions (co2eq) (ar5) - forest fires recorded in Congo?
The highest recorded value was 559.41 in 2016.
What is the lowest emission totals - emissions (co2eq) (ar5) - forest fires recorded in Congo?
The lowest recorded value was 91.05 in 2002.
How does Congo rank for emission totals - emissions (co2eq) (ar5) - forest fires?
Congo ranks 29th out of 209 countries with data for 2019.
Is emission totals - emissions (co2eq) (ar5) - forest fires rising or falling in Congo?
Over the last ten years it is up 60.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
Where does this Congo data come from?
The figures come from FAO, FAOSTAT Climate Change, Emissions Totals, http://www.fao.org/faostat/en/#data/GT, published as part of Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5) - Forest fires. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5) - Forest fires
Source
FAO, FAOSTAT Climate Change, Emissions Totals, http://www.fao.org/faostat/en/#data/GT
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
209 places, 6,120 data points, 1990–2019
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The FAOSTAT domain Emissions Totals summarizes the greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions generated from agriculture and forest land. They consist of methane (CH4), nitrous oxide (N2O) and carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions from crop and livestock activities, forest management and include land use and land use change processes. Data are computed at Tier 1 of the IPCC Guidelines for National greenhouse gas (GHG) Inventories (IPCC, 1996; 1997; 2000; 2002; 2006; 2014). Estimates are available by country, with global coverage for the period 1961–2019 with projections for 2030 and 2050 for some categories of emissions or 1990–2019 for others. The database is updated annually. The FAOSTAT domain Emissions Totals disseminates information estimates of CH4, N2O and CO2 emissions/removals and their aggregates in CO2eq in units of kilotonnes (kt, or 106 kg). The latter are computed by using the IPCC Fifth Assessment report global warming potentials, AR5 (IPCC, 2014).