Congo CO2 emissions data for 2016

Key questions

How much total CO₂ did Congo emit in 2016?

Congo emitted 5.73 million tonnes of CO₂ in 2016. This represents 0.02% of the world's entire CO₂ emissions that year.

What was the CO₂ per capita of Congo in 2016?

In 2016, Congo emitted 1.1 tonnes of carbon dioxide per person. This is on a total population of 5186830.

Breakdown

The total CO₂ emissions of 5.73 million tonnes emitted by Congo in 2016 come from the following sources:

Source CO₂ emissions (million tonnes) CO₂ emissions per capita (tonnes)
Oil 2.13 0.41
Gas 1.12 0.22
Coal 0.0 0.0
Cement 0.37 0.07
Flaring 2.11 0.41

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