🇨🇩 Democratic Republic of the Congo's Greenhouse Gas Emissions

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• Emissions: The Democratic Republic of the Congo emitted around 682 megatonnes CO₂e in 2024, about 1.19% of the global total.
• Per person: This was around 6.2 tonnes per person per year, rated high on a scale where any level above zero adds warming.
• Trend: Emissions rose by roughly 4.64 megatonnes CO₂e a year over the ten years to 2024, or 0.68% yearly, rather than the 4% yearly decline the world needs for Net Zero in 2050 and warming around 1.7 °C.
• What drives it: CO₂ makes up around 89.5% of emissions, methane 7.41%, nitrous oxide 2.58% and F-gases 0.46%.
• Historic responsibility: Since 1851, emissions have produced around 29,800 megatonnes CO₂e of warming impact, about 0.76% of the global total, or around 7.3 tonnes per person per year.
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