How have things changed?, per square kilometre in Democratic Republic of Congo
Democratic Republic of Congo: How have things changed?, per square kilometre was 0.1179 metric tons per square kilometre in 2023. ▲ Rising
Latest (2023)
0.1179 metric tons per square kilometre
Change on year
down 4.4%
World rank
173rd
of 215 countries
All-time high
0.1234 metric tons per square kilometre
in 2022
All-time low
0.0357 metric tons per square kilometre
in 1965
Years of data
59
1965–2023
How have things changed?, per square kilometre in Democratic Republic of Congo, 1965–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in metric tons per square kilometre.
Analysis
In 2023, how have things changed?, per square kilometre in Democratic Republic of Congo stood at 0.1179 metric tons per square kilometre.
That represents a change of down 4.4% on the previous year and up 16.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, how have things changed?, per square kilometre in Democratic Republic of Congo peaked at 0.1234 metric tons per square kilometre in 2022 and was at its lowest, 0.0357 metric tons per square kilometre, in 1965.
Democratic Republic of Congo ranks 173rd of 215 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 59 years of available data.
How have things changed?, per square kilometre in Democratic Republic of Congo, year by year
| Year | metric tons per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1965 | 0.0357 metric tons per square kilometre | — |
| 1966 | 0.0371 metric tons per square kilometre | +3.7% |
| 1967 | 0.0412 metric tons per square kilometre | +11.2% |
| 1968 | 0.0563 metric tons per square kilometre | +36.7% |
| 1969 | 0.0659 metric tons per square kilometre | +16.9% |
| 1970 | 0.0603 metric tons per square kilometre | -8.5% |
| 1971 | 0.0547 metric tons per square kilometre | -9.3% |
| 1972 | 0.0548 metric tons per square kilometre | +0.2% |
| 1973 | 0.0692 metric tons per square kilometre | +26.3% |
| 1974 | 0.0568 metric tons per square kilometre | -17.9% |
| 1975 | 0.05 metric tons per square kilometre | -12.0% |
| 1976 | 0.052 metric tons per square kilometre | +3.9% |
| 1977 | 0.0472 metric tons per square kilometre | -9.2% |
| 1978 | 0.048 metric tons per square kilometre | +1.6% |
| 1979 | 0.0508 metric tons per square kilometre | +6.0% |
| 1980 | 0.0452 metric tons per square kilometre | -11.1% |
| 1981 | 0.0453 metric tons per square kilometre | +0.2% |
| 1982 | 0.0444 metric tons per square kilometre | -1.9% |
| 1983 | 0.045 metric tons per square kilometre | +1.3% |
| 1984 | 0.0654 metric tons per square kilometre | +45.4% |
| 1985 | 0.0655 metric tons per square kilometre | +0.1% |
| 1986 | 0.069 metric tons per square kilometre | +5.4% |
| 1987 | 0.0716 metric tons per square kilometre | +3.7% |
| 1988 | 0.0717 metric tons per square kilometre | +0.2% |
| 1989 | 0.0737 metric tons per square kilometre | +2.7% |
| 1990 | 0.0721 metric tons per square kilometre | -2.2% |
| 1991 | 0.0735 metric tons per square kilometre | +1.9% |
| 1992 | 0.0832 metric tons per square kilometre | +13.2% |
| 1993 | 0.0871 metric tons per square kilometre | +4.7% |
| 1994 | 0.0691 metric tons per square kilometre | -20.7% |
| 1995 | 0.0702 metric tons per square kilometre | +1.7% |
| 1996 | 0.0722 metric tons per square kilometre | +2.8% |
| 1997 | 0.072 metric tons per square kilometre | -0.2% |
| 1998 | 0.0793 metric tons per square kilometre | +10.2% |
| 1999 | 0.0928 metric tons per square kilometre | +17.0% |
| 2000 | 0.1088 metric tons per square kilometre | +17.2% |
| 2001 | 0.1033 metric tons per square kilometre | -5.1% |
| 2002 | 0.1062 metric tons per square kilometre | +2.8% |
| 2003 | 0.1047 metric tons per square kilometre | -1.4% |
| 2004 | 0.1053 metric tons per square kilometre | +0.6% |
| 2005 | 0.1049 metric tons per square kilometre | -0.4% |
| 2006 | 0.1048 metric tons per square kilometre | -0.1% |
| 2007 | 0.1047 metric tons per square kilometre | -0.1% |
| 2008 | 0.1034 metric tons per square kilometre | -1.2% |
| 2009 | 0.1021 metric tons per square kilometre | -1.3% |
| 2010 | 0.1004 metric tons per square kilometre | -1.7% |
| 2011 | 0.0989 metric tons per square kilometre | -1.4% |
| 2012 | 0.0975 metric tons per square kilometre | -1.5% |
| 2013 | 0.1016 metric tons per square kilometre | +4.3% |
| 2014 | 0.1026 metric tons per square kilometre | +1.0% |
| 2015 | 0.1031 metric tons per square kilometre | +0.5% |
| 2016 | 0.1061 metric tons per square kilometre | +2.9% |
| 2017 | 0.1066 metric tons per square kilometre | +0.4% |
| 2018 | 0.1119 metric tons per square kilometre | +5.0% |
| 2019 | 0.1176 metric tons per square kilometre | +5.1% |
| 2020 | 0.112 metric tons per square kilometre | -4.8% |
| 2021 | 0.1177 metric tons per square kilometre | +5.1% |
| 2022 | 0.1234 metric tons per square kilometre | +4.8% |
| 2023 | 0.1179 metric tons per square kilometre | -4.4% |
Democratic Republic of Congo compared with similar countries
- Democratic Republic of Congo's 0.1179 metric tons per square kilometre is below the median for low income countries, which is 0.158 metric tons per square kilometre, 75% of the median. (25 countries reporting)
- Democratic Republic of Congo's 0.1179 metric tons per square kilometre is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.4382 metric tons per square kilometre, 27% of the median. (48 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where How have things changed?, per square kilometre 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1984 | +45.4% | 0.045 metric tons per square kilometre | 0.0654 metric tons per square kilometre |
| 1968 | +36.7% | 0.0412 metric tons per square kilometre | 0.0563 metric tons per square kilometre |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.0472 metric tons per square kilometre | 0.0357 metric tons per square kilometre | 0.0659 metric tons per square kilometre | 5 |
| 1970s | 0.0544 metric tons per square kilometre | 0.0472 metric tons per square kilometre | 0.0692 metric tons per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.0597 metric tons per square kilometre | 0.0444 metric tons per square kilometre | 0.0737 metric tons per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.0771 metric tons per square kilometre | 0.0691 metric tons per square kilometre | 0.0928 metric tons per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.1048 metric tons per square kilometre | 0.1021 metric tons per square kilometre | 0.1088 metric tons per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.1046 metric tons per square kilometre | 0.0975 metric tons per square kilometre | 0.1176 metric tons per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.1178 metric tons per square kilometre | 0.112 metric tons per square kilometre | 0.1234 metric tons per square kilometre | 4 |
Countries ranked near Democratic Republic of Congo
- 170 Bulgaria 0.1532 metric tons per square kilometre compare
- 171 Iraq 0.1393 metric tons per square kilometre compare
- 172 Djibouti 0.1374 metric tons per square kilometre compare
- 174 Ethiopia 0.1168 metric tons per square kilometre compare
- 175 Gabon 0.1165 metric tons per square kilometre compare
- 176 Burkina Faso 0.115 metric tons per square kilometre compare
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 how have things changed?, per square kilometre in Democratic Republic of Congo?
- How have things changed?, per square kilometre in Democratic Republic of Congo was 0.1179 metric tons per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest how have things changed?, per square kilometre recorded in Democratic Republic of Congo?
- The highest recorded value was 0.1234 metric tons per square kilometre in 2022.
- What is the lowest how have things changed?, per square kilometre recorded in Democratic Republic of Congo?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0357 metric tons per square kilometre in 1965.
- How does Democratic Republic of Congo rank for how have things changed?, per square kilometre?
- Democratic Republic of Congo ranks 173rd out of 215 countries with data for 2023.
- Is how have things changed?, per square kilometre rising or falling in Democratic Republic of Congo?
- Over the last ten years it is up 16.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Democratic Republic of Congo data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of How have things changed?, per square kilometre. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
How have things changed? divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
How have things changed? ÷ Land area (sq. km)
Computed from
- How have things changed? Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data
- Land area FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
How have things changed? divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.