Congo - Kinshasa vs Ireland
Congo - Kinshasa vs Ireland: CO₂ per person
CO₂ per person in 2024: 0.06 tonnes in Congo - Kinshasa and 6.04 tonnes in Ireland, by EDGAR estimates. In 2024 the value was higher in Ireland, by 5.98 tonnes, or 110 times that in Congo - Kinshasa.
tonnes per person · EDGAR
What the numbers say
- Ireland has been higher in every year both have figures for since 1970.
- In 2024, Congo - Kinshasa ranked 192 and Ireland ranked 40 of 202 countries, counting from the highest.
- The world as a whole: 4.69 tonnes in 2024.
Every year
tonnes per person · EDGAR
| Year | Congo - Kinshasa | Ireland | World |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 0.06 | 6.04 | 4.69 |
| 2023 | 0.06 | 6.19 | 4.68 |
| 2022 | 0.06 | 6.85 | 4.67 |
| 2021 | 0.05 | 7.12 | 4.69 |
| 2020 | 0.05 | 6.81 | 4.48 |
| 2019 | 0.05 | 7.31 | 4.7 |
| 2018 | 0.05 | 7.76 | 4.74 |
| 2017 | 0.04 | 7.93 | 4.67 |
| 2016 | 0.04 | 8.3 | 4.65 |
| 2015 | 0.04 | 8.01 | 4.7 |
| 2014 | 0.05 | 7.76 | 4.78 |
| 2013 | 0.04 | 7.86 | 4.81 |
| 2012 | 0.04 | 8.18 | 4.77 |
| 2011 | 0.05 | 8.11 | 4.76 |
| 2010 | 0.04 | 8.97 | 4.67 |
| 2009 | 0.04 | 9.08 | 4.45 |
| 2008 | 0.04 | 10.31 | 4.56 |
| 2007 | 0.05 | 10.67 | 4.59 |
| 2006 | 0.04 | 11.16 | 4.48 |
| 2005 | 0.04 | 11.32 | 4.39 |
| 2004 | 0.04 | 11.05 | 4.28 |
| 2003 | 0.04 | 11.13 | 4.15 |
| 2002 | 0.04 | 11.44 | 4.02 |
| 2001 | 0.04 | 11.91 | 4.01 |
| 2000 | 0.04 | 11.52 | 4.01 |
| 1999 | 0.05 | 10.98 | 3.95 |
| 1998 | 0.05 | 10.72 | 3.98 |
| 1997 | 0.06 | 10.17 | 4.02 |
| 1996 | 0.06 | 9.93 | 4.01 |
| 1995 | 0.05 | 9.64 | 3.99 |
| 1994 | 0.06 | 9.53 | 3.94 |
| 1993 | 0.04 | 9.23 | 3.97 |
| 1992 | 0.04 | 9.21 | 4.02 |
| 1991 | 0.05 | 9.3 | 4.1 |
| 1990 | 0.09 | 9.2 | 4.15 |
| 1989 | 0.1 | 8.91 | 4.16 |
| 1988 | 0.11 | 8.58 | 4.16 |
| 1987 | 0.11 | 8.79 | 4.1 |
| 1986 | 0.11 | 8.35 | 4.04 |
| 1985 | 0.12 | 8.08 | 4.05 |
| 1984 | 0.13 | 7.64 | 4.07 |
| 1983 | 0.14 | 7.68 | 4.01 |
| 1982 | 0.11 | 7.85 | 4.05 |
| 1981 | 0.14 | 8.01 | 4.18 |
| 1980 | 0.13 | 8.17 | 4.33 |
| 1979 | 0.14 | 8.6 | 4.46 |
| 1978 | 0.13 | 7.41 | 4.42 |
| 1977 | 0.13 | 7.58 | 4.36 |
| 1976 | 0.13 | 7.19 | 4.31 |
| 1975 | 0.14 | 7.12 | 4.15 |
| 1974 | 0.14 | 7.7 | 4.23 |
| 1973 | 0.14 | 7.24 | 4.32 |
| 1972 | 0.14 | 7.5 | 4.16 |
| 1971 | 0.14 | 7.74 | 4.04 |
| 1970 | 0.15 | 6.99 | 4.15 |
Each country on its own
Good to know
- Carbon dioxide from energy, industry, farming and waste, divided by the population; land use and forests are left out.
- Source: EDGAR (European Commission JRC) and the IEA, via the World Bank.
- Ranks count the 202 countries with a value in 2024, highest first.
- The faint line is the world as a whole, as the same source counts it.
How the layers work, where their data comes from and what they can’t tell you: Countries through time
Congo - Kinshasa vs Ireland
Health
- Life expectancyCongo - Kinshasa: 61.9 years in 2023Ireland: 82.4 years in 2023
- Child mortalityCongo - Kinshasa: 9 per 100 live births in 2024Ireland: 0.4 per 100 live births in 2024
- Infant mortalityCongo - Kinshasa: 49.3 per 1,000 live births in 2023Ireland: 2.9 per 1,000 live births in 2023
- Safe drinking waterCongo - Kinshasa: 11.6% in 2022Ireland: 96% in 2022
- DepressionCongo - Kinshasa: 3.96% in 2017Ireland: 4.25% in 2017
- Suicide rateCongo - Kinshasa: 11.6 per 100,000 people in 2017Ireland: 8.4 per 100,000 people in 2017
People
- PopulationCongo - Kinshasa: 106 million people in 2023Ireland: 5.2 million people in 2023
- Population growthCongo - Kinshasa: 3.26% a year in 2023Ireland: 1.19% a year in 2023
- Fertility rateCongo - Kinshasa: 6.05 births per woman in 2023Ireland: 1.6 births per woman in 2023
- Urban populationCongo - Kinshasa: 45.1% in 2025Ireland: 64.6% in 2025
- Median ageCongo - Kinshasa: 15.8 years in 2023Ireland: 38.4 years in 2023
- People aged 65 and overCongo - Kinshasa: 3.1% in 2023Ireland: 15.5% in 2023
- Net migration rateCongo - Kinshasa: -0.1 per 1,000 people in 2023Ireland: 8.4 per 1,000 people in 2023
Economy
Education
Politics
Conflict
Military
- Military spendingCongo - Kinshasa: 1.38% of GDP in 2025Ireland: 0.22% of GDP in 2025
- Military spending in US dollarsCongo - Kinshasa: $1.08B in 2025Ireland: $1.46B in 2025
- Military spending per personCongo - Kinshasa: $11 in 2025Ireland: $272 in 2025
- Military share of state spendingCongo - Kinshasa: 8.1% of government spending in 2025Ireland: 0.9% of government spending in 2025
- Armed forces personnelCongo - Kinshasa: 134,000 people in 2020Ireland: 9,000 people in 2020
- National powerCongo - Kinshasa: 0.59% of world capability in 2022Ireland: 0.05% of world capability in 2022
- Armed forces, share of workersCongo - Kinshasa: 0.41% of the labour force in 2020Ireland: 0.37% of the labour force in 2020
- Arms importsCongo - Kinshasa: 44 million TIV in 2025Ireland: 14 million TIV in 2025
- Arms exportsCongo - Kinshasa: 22 million TIV in 1997Ireland: 24 million TIV in 2025