Methane emissions in Democratic Republic of the Congo

Democratic Republic of the Congo emitted 42.2 million tonnes of methane (CO2 equivalent) in 2024. The value for 2024 is the highest in the series, which starts in 1970.

Measure: Methane emissions (EDGAR) Unit: Million tonnes of CO2 equivalent Data: 1970 to 2024 Source: World Bank
Democratic Republic of the Congo, 2024 42.2 Million tonnes of CO2 equivalent
Change from 2023 +1.7% 2023: 41.4 Mt CO2e
World, 2024 9,536.5 Mt CO2e Official aggregate
Position in 2024 44th of 203 See the full ranking

Methane emissions in Democratic Republic of the Congo over time

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Million tonnes of CO2 equivalent. Source: World Bank, World Development Indicators. Gaps mean no published value; points are not joined across missing years.

Methane emissions (EDGAR) (million tonnes of CO2 equivalent), 2000 to 2024
Period Democratic Republic of the CongoWorld
2024 42.2 Mt CO2e 9,536.5 Mt CO2e
2023 41.4 Mt CO2e 9,471.5 Mt CO2e
2022 40.1 Mt CO2e 9,335.0 Mt CO2e
2021 38.7 Mt CO2e 9,180.4 Mt CO2e
2020 35.9 Mt CO2e 9,055.8 Mt CO2e
2019 33.7 Mt CO2e 9,180.9 Mt CO2e
2018 32.7 Mt CO2e 9,103.4 Mt CO2e
2017 32.7 Mt CO2e 8,969.5 Mt CO2e
2016 31.5 Mt CO2e 8,847.6 Mt CO2e
2015 30.7 Mt CO2e 8,812.5 Mt CO2e
2014 29.5 Mt CO2e 8,788.3 Mt CO2e
2013 28.0 Mt CO2e 8,719.8 Mt CO2e
2012 26.7 Mt CO2e 8,716.9 Mt CO2e
2011 19.3 Mt CO2e 8,617.2 Mt CO2e
2010 18.8 Mt CO2e 8,413.7 Mt CO2e
2009 18.1 Mt CO2e 8,258.5 Mt CO2e
2008 18.1 Mt CO2e 8,283.5 Mt CO2e
2007 17.9 Mt CO2e 8,153.8 Mt CO2e
2006 16.9 Mt CO2e 8,099.3 Mt CO2e
2005 16.6 Mt CO2e 7,972.1 Mt CO2e
2004 16.4 Mt CO2e 7,839.2 Mt CO2e
2003 16.1 Mt CO2e 7,688.3 Mt CO2e
2002 15.8 Mt CO2e 7,464.2 Mt CO2e
2001 15.8 Mt CO2e 7,498.3 Mt CO2e
2000 15.9 Mt CO2e 7,495.1 Mt CO2e

A dash means no value was published for that period.

In short

  • That is a change of +1.7% from 41.4 Mt CO2e in 2023.
  • Since 2014, when it was 29.5 Mt CO2e, the figure has changed by +43.0%.
  • Among the 203 countries with data for 2024, Democratic Republic of the Congo has the 44th highest value.
  • The figure for the world in 2024 was 9,536.5 Mt CO2e.

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Source and dates

Original producer
European Commission JRC, EDGAR Community GHG Database
Distributed by
World Bank, World Development Indicators
Dataset or series code
EN.GHG.CH4.MT.CE.AR5 · dataset details · view at source
Observation period
1970 to 2024 for Democratic Republic of the Congo
Provider update
8 October 2026
Retrieved
9 November 2026
Published here
9 November 2026
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (per series metadata)
Attribution
Source: World Bank, World Development Indicators, original data: European Commission JRC, EDGAR Community GHG Database