Congo CO2 emissions data for 2009

Key questions

How much total CO₂ did Congo emit in 2009?

Congo emitted 4.94 million tonnes of CO₂ in 2009. This represents 0.02% of the world's entire CO₂ emissions that year.

What was the CO₂ per capita of Congo in 2009?

In 2009, Congo emitted 1.16 tonnes of carbon dioxide per person. This is on a total population of 4257234.

Breakdown

The total CO₂ emissions of 4.94 million tonnes emitted by Congo in 2009 come from the following sources:

Source	CO₂ emissions (million tonnes)	CO₂ emissions per capita (tonnes)
Oil	1.58	0.37
Gas	0.11	0.02
Coal	0.0	0.0
Cement	0.04	0.01
Flaring	3.22	0.76

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