Congo CO2 emissions data for 2008

Key questions

How much total CO₂ did Congo emit in 2008?

Congo emitted 4.27 million tonnes of CO₂ in 2008. This represents 0.01% of the world's entire CO₂ emissions that year.

What was the CO₂ per capita of Congo in 2008?

In 2008, Congo emitted 1.04 tonnes of carbon dioxide per person. This is on a total population of 4089607.

Breakdown

The total CO₂ emissions of 4.27 million tonnes emitted by Congo in 2008 come from the following sources:

Source CO₂ emissions (million tonnes) CO₂ emissions per capita (tonnes)
Oil 1.24 0.3
Gas 0.05 0.01
Coal 0.0 0.0
Cement 0.04 0.01
Flaring 2.94 0.72

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