GHG emissions from food systems, by gas (Mt CO2 eq) - Methane in Democratic Republic of Congo
Democratic Republic of Congo: GHG emissions from food systems, by gas (Mt CO2 eq) - Methane was 19,255 in 2015. ▲ Rising
GHG emissions from food systems, by gas (Mt CO2 eq) - Methane in Democratic Republic of Congo, 1990–2015
Source: Crippa, M., Solazzo, E., Guizzardi, D., Monforti-Ferrario, F., Tubiello, F.N. and Leip, A. EDGAR-FOOD data. Figshare, doi:10.6084/m9.figshare.13476666 (2021).
Analysis
Democratic Republic of Congo recorded 19,255 for ghg emissions from food systems, by gas (mt co2 eq) - methane in 2015. That is the highest value across all 26 years on record.
The figure is up 3.3% on the previous year and up 37.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, ghg emissions from food systems, by gas (mt co2 eq) - methane in Democratic Republic of Congo peaked at 19,255 in 2015 and was at its lowest, 11,659, in 1990.
Democratic Republic of Congo ranks 55th of 204 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 26 years of available data.
GHG emissions from food systems, by gas (Mt CO2 eq) - Methane in Democratic Republic of Congo, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 11,659 | — |
| 1991 | 11,666 | +0.1% |
| 1992 | 12,138 | +4.0% |
| 1993 | 12,273 | +1.1% |
| 1994 | 12,870 | +4.9% |
| 1995 | 12,630 | -1.9% |
| 1996 | 12,978 | +2.7% |
| 1997 | 13,228 | +1.9% |
| 1998 | 13,256 | +0.2% |
| 1999 | 12,951 | -2.3% |
| 2000 | 12,910 | -0.3% |
| 2001 | 12,612 | -2.3% |
| 2002 | 12,747 | +1.1% |
| 2003 | 13,271 | +4.1% |
| 2004 | 13,641 | +2.8% |
| 2005 | 14,053 | +3.0% |
| 2006 | 14,292 | +1.7% |
| 2007 | 14,857 | +4.0% |
| 2008 | 15,259 | +2.7% |
| 2009 | 15,655 | +2.6% |
| 2010 | 16,115 | +2.9% |
| 2011 | 16,728 | +3.8% |
| 2012 | 17,224 | +3.0% |
| 2013 | 17,999 | +4.5% |
| 2014 | 18,639 | +3.6% |
| 2015 | 19,255 | +3.3% |
Democratic Republic of Congo compared with similar countries
- Democratic Republic of Congo's 19,255 is above the median for low income countries, which is 10,969, 1.8× the median. (23 countries reporting)
- Democratic Republic of Congo's 19,255 is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 6,667, 2.9× the median. (45 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 12,565 | 11,659 | 13,256 | 10 |
| 2000s | 13,930 | 12,612 | 15,655 | 10 |
| 2010s | 17,660 | 16,115 | 19,255 | 6 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is ghg emissions from food systems, by gas (mt co2 eq) - methane in Democratic Republic of Congo?
- Ghg emissions from food systems, by gas (mt co2 eq) - methane in Democratic Republic of Congo was 19,255 in 2015, according to Crippa, M., Solazzo, E., Guizzardi, D., Monforti-Ferrario, F., Tubiello, F.N. and Leip, A. EDGAR-FOOD data. Figshare, doi:10.6084/m9.figshare.13476666 (2021).
- What is the highest ghg emissions from food systems, by gas (mt co2 eq) - methane recorded in Democratic Republic of Congo?
- The highest recorded value was 19,255 in 2015.
- What is the lowest ghg emissions from food systems, by gas (mt co2 eq) - methane recorded in Democratic Republic of Congo?
- The lowest recorded value was 11,659 in 1990.
- How does Democratic Republic of Congo rank for ghg emissions from food systems, by gas (mt co2 eq) - methane?
- Democratic Republic of Congo ranks 55th out of 204 countries with data for 2015.
- Is ghg emissions from food systems, by gas (mt co2 eq) - methane rising or falling in Democratic Republic of Congo?
- Over the last ten years it is up 37.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Democratic Republic of Congo data come from?
- The figures come from Crippa, M., Solazzo, E., Guizzardi, D., Monforti-Ferrario, F., Tubiello, F.N. and Leip, A. EDGAR-FOOD data. Figshare, doi:10.6084/m9.figshare.13476666 (2021), published as part of GHG emissions from food systems, by gas (Mt CO2 eq) - Methane. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
GHG emissions from food systems disaggregated by gas are generated from EDGAR-FOOD, a global emission inventory of GHGs from the food systems. EDGAR-FOOD has been developed to aid the understanding of the activities underlying the energy demand and use, agriculture and land use change emissions associated with the production, distribution, consumption and disposal of food through the various stages and sectors of the composite global food system. These data were complemented with data from the FAOSTAT database on GHG emissions from land use related to agriculture (FAO, 2020). EDGAR-FOOD represents the first database consistently covering each stage of the food chain for all countries with yearly frequency for the period 1990-2015. Details regarding the methodology applied are available in Crippa et al. (2021).