DR Congo carbon profile

DR Congo emits roughly 4.0 Mt of CO₂ per year — about 0.01% of global emissions, ranking #111 worldwide. At 0.0 tonnes per person (#113 per capita), its footprint is far below the global average of ~4.7 t.

Emissions have risen noticeably over the past five years (+15%) and surged over the decade (+35%). Growth in energy demand is still outpacing clean-energy deployment.

Renewables supply about 99% of electricity. The power sector is largely decarbonized, so remaining emissions come mostly from transport, industry and heating.

Without policy shifts, emissions could grow another ~15% by 2030 as the economy expands. Maintaining clean growth while industrializing is the key challenge.