Congo CO2 emissions data for 2012

Key questions

How much total CO₂ did Congo emit in 2012?

Congo emitted 5.02 million tonnes of CO₂ in 2012. This represents 0.01% of the world's entire CO₂ emissions that year.

What was the CO₂ per capita of Congo in 2012?

In 2012, Congo emitted 1.06 tonnes of carbon dioxide per person. This is on a total population of 4713260.

Breakdown

The total CO₂ emissions of 5.02 million tonnes emitted by Congo in 2012 come from the following sources:

Source CO₂ emissions (million tonnes) CO₂ emissions per capita (tonnes)
Oil 2.48 0.53
Gas 0.41 0.09
Coal 0.0 0.0
Cement 0.06 0.01
Flaring 2.08 0.44

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