How have things changed?, per square kilometre in Congo
Congo: How have things changed?, per square kilometre was 0.1812 metric tons per square kilometre in 2023. ▲ Rising
Latest (2023)
0.1812 metric tons per square kilometre
Change on year
down 5.0%
World rank
165th
of 215 countries
All-time high
0.291 metric tons per square kilometre
in 2018
All-time low
0.0398 metric tons per square kilometre
in 1967
Years of data
59
1965–2023
How have things changed?, per square kilometre in Congo, 1965–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in metric tons per square kilometre.
Analysis
Congo recorded 0.1812 metric tons per square kilometre for how have things changed?, per square kilometre in 2023.
That represents a change of down 5.0% on the previous year and down 16.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, how have things changed?, per square kilometre in Congo peaked at 0.291 metric tons per square kilometre in 2018 and was at its lowest, 0.0398 metric tons per square kilometre, in 1967.
That places Congo 165th out of 215 countries with data for 2023, putting it 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 Congo, year by year
| Year | metric tons per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1965 | 0.041 metric tons per square kilometre | — |
| 1966 | 0.0416 metric tons per square kilometre | +1.4% |
| 1967 | 0.0398 metric tons per square kilometre | -4.2% |
| 1968 | 0.0413 metric tons per square kilometre | +3.7% |
| 1969 | 0.0407 metric tons per square kilometre | -1.4% |
| 1970 | 0.0422 metric tons per square kilometre | +3.6% |
| 1971 | 0.0469 metric tons per square kilometre | +11.2% |
| 1972 | 0.0718 metric tons per square kilometre | +53.2% |
| 1973 | 0.065 metric tons per square kilometre | -9.5% |
| 1974 | 0.0695 metric tons per square kilometre | +6.8% |
| 1975 | 0.0677 metric tons per square kilometre | -2.6% |
| 1976 | 0.0787 metric tons per square kilometre | +16.3% |
| 1977 | 0.0713 metric tons per square kilometre | -9.3% |
| 1978 | 0.077 metric tons per square kilometre | +7.9% |
| 1979 | 0.0868 metric tons per square kilometre | +12.7% |
| 1980 | 0.0936 metric tons per square kilometre | +7.9% |
| 1981 | 0.0869 metric tons per square kilometre | -7.2% |
| 1982 | 0.0903 metric tons per square kilometre | +3.9% |
| 1983 | 0.1032 metric tons per square kilometre | +14.3% |
| 1984 | 0.0962 metric tons per square kilometre | -6.8% |
| 1985 | 0.0877 metric tons per square kilometre | -8.9% |
| 1986 | 0.0939 metric tons per square kilometre | +7.2% |
| 1987 | 0.1124 metric tons per square kilometre | +19.6% |
| 1988 | 0.1269 metric tons per square kilometre | +12.9% |
| 1989 | 0.1363 metric tons per square kilometre | +7.5% |
| 1990 | 0.1428 metric tons per square kilometre | +4.7% |
| 1991 | 0.1335 metric tons per square kilometre | -6.5% |
| 1992 | 0.1177 metric tons per square kilometre | -11.8% |
| 1993 | 0.1376 metric tons per square kilometre | +16.9% |
| 1994 | 0.1253 metric tons per square kilometre | -8.9% |
| 1995 | 0.1345 metric tons per square kilometre | +7.3% |
| 1996 | 0.1335 metric tons per square kilometre | -0.7% |
| 1997 | 0.1118 metric tons per square kilometre | -16.2% |
| 1998 | 0.1262 metric tons per square kilometre | +12.9% |
| 1999 | 0.128 metric tons per square kilometre | +1.4% |
| 2000 | 0.1348 metric tons per square kilometre | +5.3% |
| 2001 | 0.1432 metric tons per square kilometre | +6.2% |
| 2002 | 0.1523 metric tons per square kilometre | +6.3% |
| 2003 | 0.1579 metric tons per square kilometre | +3.7% |
| 2004 | 0.1672 metric tons per square kilometre | +5.9% |
| 2005 | 0.1602 metric tons per square kilometre | -4.2% |
| 2006 | 0.1731 metric tons per square kilometre | +8.1% |
| 2007 | 0.1735 metric tons per square kilometre | +0.2% |
| 2008 | 0.1591 metric tons per square kilometre | -8.3% |
| 2009 | 0.18 metric tons per square kilometre | +13.1% |
| 2010 | 0.1917 metric tons per square kilometre | +6.5% |
| 2011 | 0.2154 metric tons per square kilometre | +12.4% |
| 2012 | 0.2388 metric tons per square kilometre | +10.9% |
| 2013 | 0.2161 metric tons per square kilometre | -9.5% |
| 2014 | 0.2169 metric tons per square kilometre | +0.4% |
| 2015 | 0.2048 metric tons per square kilometre | -5.6% |
| 2016 | 0.2562 metric tons per square kilometre | +25.1% |
| 2017 | 0.2803 metric tons per square kilometre | +9.4% |
| 2018 | 0.291 metric tons per square kilometre | +3.8% |
| 2019 | 0.2081 metric tons per square kilometre | -28.5% |
| 2020 | 0.2095 metric tons per square kilometre | +0.6% |
| 2021 | 0.2059 metric tons per square kilometre | -1.7% |
| 2022 | 0.1907 metric tons per square kilometre | -7.4% |
| 2023 | 0.1812 metric tons per square kilometre | -5.0% |
Congo compared with similar countries
- Congo's 0.1812 metric tons per square kilometre is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.6435 metric tons per square kilometre, 28% of the median. (47 countries reporting)
- Congo's 0.1812 metric tons per square kilometre is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.4382 metric tons per square kilometre, 41% of the median. (48 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.0409 metric tons per square kilometre | 0.0398 metric tons per square kilometre | 0.0416 metric tons per square kilometre | 5 |
| 1970s | 0.0677 metric tons per square kilometre | 0.0422 metric tons per square kilometre | 0.0868 metric tons per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.1027 metric tons per square kilometre | 0.0869 metric tons per square kilometre | 0.1363 metric tons per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.1291 metric tons per square kilometre | 0.1118 metric tons per square kilometre | 0.1428 metric tons per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.1601 metric tons per square kilometre | 0.1348 metric tons per square kilometre | 0.18 metric tons per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.2319 metric tons per square kilometre | 0.1917 metric tons per square kilometre | 0.291 metric tons per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.1968 metric tons per square kilometre | 0.1812 metric tons per square kilometre | 0.2095 metric tons per square kilometre | 4 |
Countries ranked near Congo
- 162 Suriname 0.1987 metric tons per square kilometre compare
- 163 Guyana 0.1889 metric tons per square kilometre compare
- 164 Kuwait 0.1838 metric tons per square kilometre compare
- 166 Brazil 0.1808 metric tons per square kilometre compare
- 167 Kyrgyzstan 0.1756 metric tons per square kilometre compare
- 168 Montenegro 0.1621 metric tons per square kilometre compare
More reference data data for Congo
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.0199 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 0.1866 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 0.2108 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.0031 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 0.2108 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.0668 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 0.0724 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 0.9126 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 1.08 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.017 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is how have things changed?, per square kilometre in Congo?
- How have things changed?, per square kilometre in Congo was 0.1812 metric tons per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest how have things changed?, per square kilometre recorded in Congo?
- The highest recorded value was 0.291 metric tons per square kilometre in 2018.
- What is the lowest how have things changed?, per square kilometre recorded in Congo?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0398 metric tons per square kilometre in 1967.
- How does Congo rank for how have things changed?, per square kilometre?
- Congo ranks 165th out of 215 countries with data for 2023.
- Is how have things changed?, per square kilometre rising or falling in Congo?
- Over the last ten years it is down 16.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this 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.