DR Congo carbon profile

DR Congo emits roughly 5.9 Mt of CO₂ per year — about 0.02% of global emissions, ranking #109 worldwide. At 0.1 tonnes per person (#113 per capita), its footprint is far below the global average of ~4.7 t.

Emissions have surged over the past five years (+43%) and risen noticeably over the decade (+17%). Growth in energy demand is still outpacing clean-energy deployment.

Renewables supply about 100% 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 ~43% by 2030 as the economy expands. Maintaining clean growth while industrializing is the key challenge.