Democratic Republic of Congo CO2 emissions data for 2009

Key questions

How much total CO₂ did Democratic Republic of Congo emit in 2009?

Democratic Republic of Congo emitted 2.45 million tonnes of CO₂ in 2009. This represents 0.01% of the world's entire CO₂ emissions that year.

What was the CO₂ per capita of Democratic Republic of Congo in 2009?

In 2009, Democratic Republic of Congo emitted 0.04 tonnes of carbon dioxide per person. This is on a total population of 64270236.

Breakdown

The total CO₂ emissions of 2.45 million tonnes emitted by Democratic Republic of Congo in 2009 come from the following sources:

Source CO₂ emissions (million tonnes) CO₂ emissions per capita (tonnes)
Oil 1.47 0.02
Gas 0.04 0.0
Coal 0.03 0.0
Cement 0.18 0.0
Flaring 0.73 0.01

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