Significant earthquakes in Congo
Congo: Significant earthquakes was 1 in 2021. ▬ Flat
Latest (2021)
1
World rank
21st
of 97 countries
All-time high
1
in 1820
All-time low
1
in 1820
Years of data
7
1820–2021
Significant earthquakes in Congo, 1820–2021
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
Congo recorded 1 for significant earthquakes in 2021. That is the highest value across all 7 years on record.
The figure is unchanged over ten years.
Over the whole period, significant earthquakes in Congo peaked at 1 in 1820 and was at its lowest, 1, in 1820.
That places Congo 21st out of 97 countries with data for 2021, putting it in the top quarter.
Significant earthquakes in Congo, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1820 | 1 | — |
| 1960 | 1 | +0.0% |
| 1992 | 1 | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 1 | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 1 | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 1 | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 1 | +0.0% |
Congo compared with similar countries
- Congo's 1 is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 1, 1.0× the median. (23 countries reporting)
- Congo's 1 is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 1, 1.0× the median. (7 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1820s | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| 1960s | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| 1990s | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| 2000s | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 |
| 2020s | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
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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 significant earthquakes in Congo?
- Significant earthquakes in Congo was 1 in 2021, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest significant earthquakes recorded in Congo?
- The highest recorded value was 1 in 1820.
- What is the lowest significant earthquakes recorded in Congo?
- The lowest recorded value was 1 in 1820.
- How does Congo rank for significant earthquakes?
- Congo ranks 21st out of 97 countries with data for 2021.
- Is significant earthquakes rising or falling in Congo?
- Over the last ten years it is unchanged. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Congo data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Significant earthquakes. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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