Congo CO2 emissions data for 2017

Key questions

How much total CO₂ did Congo emit in 2017?

Congo emitted 5.65 million tonnes of CO₂ in 2017. This represents 0.02% of the world's entire CO₂ emissions that year.

What was the CO₂ per capita of Congo in 2017?

In 2017, Congo emitted 1.06 tonnes of carbon dioxide per person. This is on a total population of 5312347.

Breakdown

The total CO₂ emissions of 5.65 million tonnes emitted by Congo in 2017 come from the following sources:

Source CO₂ emissions (million tonnes) CO₂ emissions per capita (tonnes)
Oil 1.93 0.36
Gas 1.18 0.22
Coal 0.0 0.0
Cement 0.41 0.08
Flaring 2.14 0.4

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