Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 (AR5) - Forest fires in Democratic Republic of Congo
Democratic Republic of Congo: Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 (AR5) - Forest fires was 12,438 in 2019. ▼ Falling
Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 (AR5) - Forest fires in Democratic Republic of Congo, 1990–2019
Source: FAO, FAOSTAT Climate Change, Emissions Totals, http://www.fao.org/faostat/en/#data/GT.
Analysis
Democratic Republic of Congo recorded 12,438 for emission totals - emissions (co2eq) from ch4 (ar5) - forest fires in 2019.
That represents a change of up 7.4% on the previous year and down 5.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, emission totals - emissions (co2eq) from ch4 (ar5) - forest fires in Democratic Republic of Congo peaked at 27,555 in 1998 and was at its lowest, 7,388, in 2001.
That places Democratic Republic of Congo 1st out of 209 countries with data for 2019, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 30 years of available data.
Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 (AR5) - Forest fires in Democratic Republic of Congo, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 15,120 | — |
| 1991 | 15,120 | +0.0% |
| 1992 | 15,120 | +0.0% |
| 1993 | 15,120 | +0.0% |
| 1994 | 15,120 | +0.0% |
| 1995 | 15,120 | +0.0% |
| 1996 | 21,289 | +40.8% |
| 1997 | 26,826 | +26.0% |
| 1998 | 27,555 | +2.7% |
| 1999 | 22,574 | -18.1% |
| 2000 | 19,978 | -11.5% |
| 2001 | 7,388 | -63.0% |
| 2002 | 11,054 | +49.6% |
| 2003 | 13,086 | +18.4% |
| 2004 | 13,703 | +4.7% |
| 2005 | 13,833 | +0.9% |
| 2006 | 14,574 | +5.4% |
| 2007 | 12,302 | -15.6% |
| 2008 | 13,410 | +9.0% |
| 2009 | 13,183 | -1.7% |
| 2010 | 13,655 | +3.6% |
| 2011 | 13,984 | +2.4% |
| 2012 | 13,030 | -6.8% |
| 2013 | 13,290 | +2.0% |
| 2014 | 12,660 | -4.7% |
| 2015 | 13,940 | +10.1% |
| 2016 | 14,054 | +0.8% |
| 2017 | 13,482 | -4.1% |
| 2018 | 11,580 | -14.1% |
| 2019 | 12,438 | +7.4% |
Democratic Republic of Congo compared with similar countries
- Democratic Republic of Congo's 12,438 is above the median for low income countries, which is 17.79, 699.3× the median. (24 countries reporting)
- Democratic Republic of Congo's 12,438 is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 12.47, 997.6× the median. (46 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 (AR5) - Forest fires in Democratic Republic of 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.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2001 | -63.0% | 19,978 | 7,388 |
| 2002 | +49.6% | 7,388 | 11,054 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 18,896 | 15,120 | 27,555 | 10 |
| 2000s | 13,251 | 7,388 | 19,978 | 10 |
| 2010s | 13,211 | 11,580 | 14,054 | 10 |
Countries ranked near Democratic Republic of Congo
More reference data data for Democratic Republic of Congo
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.3528 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 1.56 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 2.31 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.335 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 2.31 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 1.18 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 1.44 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 6.66 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 11.56 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 1.82 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is emission totals - emissions (co2eq) from ch4 (ar5) - forest fires in Democratic Republic of Congo?
- Emission totals - emissions (co2eq) from ch4 (ar5) - forest fires in Democratic Republic of Congo was 12,438 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) from ch4 (ar5) - forest fires recorded in Democratic Republic of Congo?
- The highest recorded value was 27,555 in 1998.
- What is the lowest emission totals - emissions (co2eq) from ch4 (ar5) - forest fires recorded in Democratic Republic of Congo?
- The lowest recorded value was 7,388 in 2001.
- How does Democratic Republic of Congo rank for emission totals - emissions (co2eq) from ch4 (ar5) - forest fires?
- Democratic Republic of Congo ranks 1st out of 209 countries with data for 2019.
- Is emission totals - emissions (co2eq) from ch4 (ar5) - forest fires rising or falling in Democratic Republic of Congo?
- Over the last ten years it is down 5.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Democratic Republic of 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) from CH4 (AR5) - Forest fires. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
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).