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Topic 07 of 18 · Country Index 2026
Republic of the Congo: Environment & Sustainability
How much pressure does a country put on the natural world?
Republic of the Congo is placed 5th of 186 countries on environment & sustainability in the Country Index 2026, from 3 of its 4 key statistics. Readings behind it: CO₂ Emissions per Capita 1.396 (2024); Water Stress 0.03 (2023).
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5th
of 186 countries placed
Placed from 3 of 4 key statistics
01The evidence
The 4 key statistics that decide it
Only these place Republic of the Congo on environment & sustainability — one vote each. Every value is the publisher’s own, read at the edition the Country Index 2026 used; the grey ticks are every other country it was compared with, lowest on the left.
1.396
Fossil CO₂ (tonnes per person)
Lower is better
Republic of the Congo: 1.396. Across the 210 countries in this edition, values run from 0.054 (DR Congo) to 41.27 (Qatar); the world median is 3.21.
- World median
- 3.21
- Best in Middle Africa
- 0.054 DR Congo
- Land neighbours
- Angola 0.589 · Central African Republic 0.074 · Cameroon 0.331 · DR Congo 0.054 · Gabon 2.126
Key 2 of 4
Water Stress
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
2023 edition · data for 2023 · CC BY 4.0
0.03
Freshwater withdrawal as a share of available resources (%)
Lower is better
Republic of the Congo: 0.03. Across the 177 countries in this edition, values run from 0.03 (Republic of the Congo) to 3,851 (Kuwait); the world median is 10.
- World median
- 10
- Best in Middle Africa
- 0.03 Republic of the Congo
- Land neighbours
- Angola 1.87 · Central African Republic 0.34 · Cameroon 1.56 · DR Congo 0.23 · Gabon 0.5
Key 3 of 4
Organic Agricultural Area
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
2024 edition · data for 2024 · CC BY 4.0
No reading
Organic share of agricultural land (%)
Higher is better
FAO publishes no 2024 figure for Republic of the Congo, so the standing rests on the other keys.
Across the 156 countries in this edition, values run from 0 (Afghanistan) to 86.38 (Samoa); the world median is 0.725.
- World median
- 0.725
- Best in Middle Africa
- 20.97 São Tomé and Príncipe
- Land neighbours
- Cameroon 0.03 · DR Congo 0.29
0.97
Ecological Footprint (global hectares per person)
Lower is better
Republic of the Congo: 0.97. Across the 126 countries in this edition, values run from 0.514 (Yemen) to 11.73 (Qatar); the world median is 2.296.
- World median
- 2.296
- Best in Middle Africa
- 0.647 DR Congo
- Land neighbours
- Angola 0.707 · Central African Republic 1.894 · Cameroon 1.027 · DR Congo 0.647
02Over time
Which way Republic of the Congo is moving
Each key’s published value, edition by edition, beside the world median. The Country Index 2026 is the first edition of the standing, so the standing itself has no history to chart yet.
CO₂ Emissions per Capita
Fossil CO₂ (tonnes per person) · lower is better
Republic of the CongoWorld median
Republic of the Congo rose from 1.359 in 2000 to 1.396 in 2024; the world median went from 2.662 to 3.21.
Every year’s figures
Year Republic of the Congo World median 2024 1.396 3.210 2023 1.338 3.145 2022 1.446 3.162 2021 1.255 3.087 2020 1.335 2.903 2019 1.299 3.273 2018 1.194 3.036 2017 1.056 3.049 2016 1.097 2.894 2015 1.106 2.846 2014 1.100 2.919 2013 1.213 2.779 2012 1.059 2.770 2011 1.095 2.748 2010 1.233 2.812 2009 1.155 2.799 2008 1.038 2.979 2007 1.070 2.593 2006 1.247 2.865 2005 1.177 2.885 2004 0.995 2.802 2003 0.946 2.918 2002 0.812 2.785 2001 1.277 2.726 2000 1.359 2.662 Water Stress
Freshwater withdrawal as a share of available resources (%) · lower is better
Republic of the CongoWorld median
Republic of the Congo was at 0.03 in both 2000 and 2023; the world median went from 10.07 to 10.
Every year’s figures
Year Republic of the Congo World median 2023 0 10.000 2022 0 10.190 2021 0 10.460 2020 0 10.460 2019 0 10.890 2018 0 10.460 2017 0 10.460 2016 0 10.460 2015 0 10.190 2014 0 10.460 2013 0 10.460 2012 0 10.460 2011 0 10.460 2010 0 10.710 2009 0 10.960 2008 0 10.815 2007 0 11.180 2006 0 10.430 2005 0 10.250 2004 0 10.715 2003 0 10.370 2002 0 10.180 2001 0 10.130 2000 0 10.070 Ecological Footprint
Ecological Footprint (global hectares per person) · lower is better
Republic of the CongoWorld median
Republic of the Congo rose from 0.93 in 2000 to 0.97 in 2025; the world median went from 1.95 to 2.296.
Every year’s figures
Year Republic of the Congo World median 2025 0.9699 2.2963 2024 0.9934 2.3139 2023 1.0181 2.3174 2022 1.0050 2.2724 2021 1.0456 2.3370 2020 0.9746 2.3057 2019 0.9613 2.2578 2018 0.9658 2.2485 2017 1.0449 2.2209 2016 1.1583 2.2308 2015 1.2684 2.3000 2014 1.2286 2.3814 2013 1.2768 2.3363 2012 1.1588 2.4200 2011 1.1274 2.4794 2010 1.0298 2.3679 2009 1.0574 2.2224 2008 0.9040 2.1727 2007 1.0850 2.2036 2006 1.0319 2.1203 2005 0.9879 2.1512 2004 0.9943 2.1055 2003 0.9591 2.0449 2002 0.9959 2.1195 2001 0.9302 2.2004 2000 0.9297 1.9499
03In context
Republic of the Congo beside its neighbours
A position reads best beside the countries around it. Every position below is a place among all 186 countries on environment & sustainability, never a place within the region.
Republic of the Congo and the countries it borders
Standing among all 186; the key columns are the publishers’ own values.
| Country | Standing | CO₂ Emissions per CapitaFossil CO₂ (tonnes per person) | Water StressFreshwater withdrawal as a share of available resources (%) | Organic Agricultural AreaOrganic share of agricultural land (%) | Ecological FootprintEcological Footprint (global hectares per person) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Angola | 1st | 0.589 | 1.87 | — | 0.707 |
| Republic of the Congo | 5th | 1.396 | 0.03 | — | 0.97 |
 Central African Republic | 6th | 0.074 | 0.34 | — | 1.894 |
 DR Congo | 8th | 0.054 | 0.23 | 0.29 | 0.647 |
 Gabon | 21st | 2.126 | 0.5 | — | — |
 Cameroon | 42nd | 0.331 | 1.56 | 0.03 | 1.027 |
“—”: no published reading in that edition. What a standing is
Across Middle Africa
Every country in the sub-region, by its place among all 186.
Placed either side on environment & sustainability
The countries immediately above and below Republic of the Congo in the topic’s list.
04Context, no vote
Where Republic of the Congo is ahead of the world, and behind
43 more statistics filed under environment & sustainability, published in full and deliberately given no vote in the standing. Select a row for the publisher, the rank and the links.
Ahead of the world median4
Statistics on which Republic of the Congo does better than the middle country measured.
Renewable Internal Freshwater Resources per CapitaFAO · 2022 · world median 2,52836,7852,528No real change since 2012
Republic of the Congo: 36,785 · world median 2,528 · Renewable internal freshwater (cubic metres per person). Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), 2022 edition, data for 2022.
Published values in that edition run from 0 to 445,023; higher is better.
Position 16th of 181 · derived.
Baseline Water Stress (Aqueduct)WRI · 2019 · world median 1.6630.0141.663No earlier reading
Republic of the Congo: 0.014 · world median 1.663 · Baseline water stress score (0–5). World Resources Institute (WRI), 2023 edition, data for 2019.
Published values in that edition run from 0 to 5; lower is better.
Water-Use EfficiencyFAO · 2023 · world median 16.1105.2116.1▼ Worsened since 2013
Republic of the Congo: 105.21 · world median 16.1 · Value added per cubic metre of freshwater withdrawn (constant US$ per m³). Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), 2023 edition, data for 2023.
Published values in that edition run from 0.38 to 1,378; higher is better.
Municipal Solid Waste GenerationWorld Bank Group · 2026 · world median 0.9660.520.966No earlier reading
Republic of the Congo: 0.52 · world median 0.966 · Municipal solid waste generated (kg per person per day). World Bank Group, 2026 edition, data for 2026.
Published values in that edition run from 0.058 to 4.176; lower is better.
Position 157th of 201 · derived, 1st = worst.
Behind the world median15
Statistics on which Republic of the Congo does worse than the middle country measured.
World Risk IndexInstitute for International Law of Peace and Armed Conflict (IFHV), Ruhr University Bochum · 2025 · world median 4.174.284.17▼ Worsened since 2015
Republic of the Congo: 4.28 · world median 4.17 · WorldRiskIndex score (0–100, where 100 is the most at risk). Institute for International Law of Peace and Armed Conflict (IFHV), Ruhr University Bochum, 2025 edition, data for 2025.
Published values in that edition run from 0.18 to 46.56; lower is better.
Position 95th of 193 · derived, 1st = worst.
Annual Forest Area Change RateFAO · 2025 · world median 0-0.030No real change since 2015
Republic of the Congo: -0.03 · world median 0 · Compound annual change in forest area over the interval ending that year (%). Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), 2025 edition, data for 2025.
Published values in that edition run from -3.29 to 12.3; higher is better.
Planetary pressures-adjusted HDIUNDP Human Development Report Office · 2023 · world median 0.6780.6310.678▼ Worsened since 2013
Republic of the Congo: 0.631 · world median 0.678 · PHDI (0–1). UNDP Human Development Report Office, 2023 edition, data for 2023.
Published values in that edition run from 0.276 to 0.827; higher is better.
Position 98th of 156 · derived.
Renewable Share of Electricity GenerationEmber · 2024 · world median 32.0620.8832.06▼ Worsened since 2014
Republic of the Congo: 20.88 · world median 32.06 · Renewables (% of electricity generated). Ember, 2024 edition, data for 2024.
Published values in that edition run from 0 to 100; higher is better.
Position 104th of 162 · derived.
Forest Area within Legally Established Protected AreasFAO · 2025 · world median 18.1812.9718.18No real change since 2015
Republic of the Congo: 12.97 · world median 18.18 · Forest within legally established protected areas, as a share of the country's 2015 forest area (%). Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), 2025 edition, data for 2025.
Published values in that edition run from 0 to 100; higher is better.
Low-Carbon Share of Electricity GenerationEmber · 2024 · world median 37.3220.8837.32▼ Worsened since 2014
Republic of the Congo: 20.88 · world median 37.32 · Low-carbon sources (% of electricity generated). Ember, 2024 edition, data for 2024.
Published values in that edition run from 0 to 100; higher is better.
Position 106th of 162 · derived.
Children's Climate Risk IndexUNICEF · 2020 · world median 56.45No earlier reading
Republic of the Congo: 6.4 · world median 5 · Children's Climate Risk Index (0–10, higher is more risk). UNICEF, 2021 edition, data for 2020.
Published values in that edition run from 1 to 8.7; lower is better.
Ranked 48th of 163 by UNICEF (1st = worst).
Energy Intensity of GDP (PPP)EIA · 2024 · world median 2.7383.8772.738▼ Worsened since 2014
Republic of the Congo: 3.877 · world median 2.738 · Energy use per dollar of GDP (thousand Btu per US$ at PPP). U.S. Energy Information Administration (EIA), 2024 edition, data for 2024.
Published values in that edition run from 0.666 to 17.45; lower is better.
Progress Toward Productive and Sustainable Agriculture (SDG 2.4.1 Proxy)FAO · 2024 · world median 3.142.433.14No real change since 2015
Republic of the Congo: 2.43 · world median 3.14 · Current status score, from 1 (worst) to 5 (best), averaged over up to seven sub-indicators. Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), 2024 edition, data for 2024.
Published values in that edition run from 1.67 to 4.57; higher is better.
Position 152nd of 186 · derived.
PM2.5 Air Pollution ExposureAtmospheric Composition Analysis Group, Washington University in St. Louis · 2023 · world median 14.4530.514.45▲ Improved since 2013
Republic of the Congo: 30.5 · world median 14.45 · Population-weighted PM2.5 concentration (µg/m³). Atmospheric Composition Analysis Group, Washington University in St. Louis, 2023 edition, data for 2023.
Published values in that edition run from 2.5 to 68.2; lower is better.
Position 33rd of 220 · derived, 1st = worst.
Agricultural Emissions IntensityFAO · 2023 · world median 1.5653.811.565▲ Improved since 2013
Republic of the Congo: 3.81 · world median 1.565 · Greenhouse gases from farming per value of agricultural output (kg CO₂eq per international dollar). Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), 2023 edition, data for 2023.
Published values in that edition run from 0 to 28.2; lower is better.
Position 29th of 190 · derived, 1st = worst.
Climate Vulnerability (ND-GAIN)Notre Dame Global Adaptation Initiative (ND-GAIN), University of Notre Dame · 2024 · world median 0.450.5490.45▼ Worsened since 2014
Republic of the Congo: 0.549 · world median 0.45 · ND-GAIN Vulnerability (0–1, where 1 is the most vulnerable). Notre Dame Global Adaptation Initiative (ND-GAIN), University of Notre Dame, 2024 edition, data for 2024.
Published values in that edition run from 0.263 to 0.655; lower is better.
Ranked 164th of 190 by Notre Dame Global Adaptation Initiative (ND-GAIN), University of Notre Dame.
Wind and Solar Share of Electricity GenerationEmber · 2024 · world median 5.2790.1835.279▼ Worsened since 2014
Republic of the Congo: 0.183 · world median 5.279 · Wind and solar (% of electricity generated). Ember, 2024 edition, data for 2024.
Published values in that edition run from 0 to 69.12; higher is better.
ND-GAIN Country IndexNotre Dame Global Adaptation Initiative (ND-GAIN), University of Notre Dame · 2024 · world median 47.4433.7347.44▲ Improved since 2014
Republic of the Congo: 33.73 · world median 47.44 · ND-GAIN Index (0–100, where 100 is best placed to adapt). Notre Dame Global Adaptation Initiative (ND-GAIN), University of Notre Dame, 2024 edition, data for 2024.
Published values in that edition run from 26.42 to 71.85; higher is better.
Ranked 176th of 190 by Notre Dame Global Adaptation Initiative (ND-GAIN), University of Notre Dame.
Carbon Intensity of ElectricityEmber · 2024 · world median 433.75715.57433.75▼ Worsened since 2014
Republic of the Congo: 715.57 · world median 433.75 · Carbon intensity (gCO₂e per kWh generated). Ember, 2024 edition, data for 2024.
Published values in that edition run from 23.73 to 1,306; lower is better.
Position 8th of 165 · derived, 1st = worst.
Level with the median, or no median to compare1
Coal Share of Electricity GenerationEmber · 2024 · world median 000No real change since 2014
Republic of the Congo: 0 · world median 0 · Coal (% of electricity generated). Ember, 2024 edition, data for 2024.
Published values in that edition run from 0 to 98.25; lower is better.
No better end23
These describe the shape of a country — more is not better or worse, only different — so they are never ahead or behind.
Total Natural Resources Rents (% of GDP)World Bank Group · 2021 · world median 1.70837.711.708No real change since 2011
Republic of the Congo: 37.71 · world median 1.708 · Natural resources rents (% of GDP). World Bank Group, 2021 edition, data for 2021.
Published values in that edition run from 0 to 61.03.
Position 4th of 180 · derived, counted from the highest value.
Forest AreaFAO · 2023 · world median 31.0864.1331.08No real change since 2013
Republic of the Congo: 64.13 · world median 31.08 · Forest area (% of land area). Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), 2023 edition, data for 2023.
Published values in that edition run from 0 to 94.45.
Position 20th of 210 · derived, counted from the highest value.
Burned AreaGWIS · 2025 · world median 13,8243,405,51713,824No real change since 2015
Republic of the Congo: 3,405,517 · world median 13,824 · Burned area (hectares). European Commission Joint Research Centre — Global Wildfire Information System (GWIS), 2025 edition, data for 2025.
Published values in that edition run from 0 to 50,562,035.
Tropical Moist Forest DeforestationJRC · 2025 · world median 0.0010.0270.001Moved since 2015
Republic of the Congo: 0.027 · world median 0.001 · Tropical moist forest deforested in the year (million hectares). European Commission, Joint Research Centre (JRC), 2025 edition, data for 2025.
Published values in that edition run from 0 to 0.708.
Tree Cover LossWorld Resources Institute — Global Forest Watch (data: University of Maryland) · 2025 · world median 3,77570,8343,775No real change since 2015
Republic of the Congo: 70,834 · world median 3,775 · Tree cover loss (hectares, where canopy cover exceeded 30% in 2000). World Resources Institute — Global Forest Watch (data: University of Maryland), 2025 edition, data for 2025.
Published values in that edition run from 0 to 6,225,187.
Methane EmissionsEDGAR · 2025 · world median 325.69501.61325.69No real change since 2015
Republic of the Congo: 501.61 · world median 325.69 · Methane emissions (gigagrams of CH₄). European Commission, Joint Research Centre (EDGAR), 2025 edition, data for 2025.
Published values in that edition run from 0.048 to 51,093.
Pesticide Use per HectareFAO · 2024 · world median 1.732.691.73Moved since 2014
Republic of the Congo: 2.69 · world median 1.73 · Pesticide use (kg per hectare of cropland). Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), 2024 edition, data for 2024.
Published values in that edition run from 0 to 37.72.
Position 76th of 178 · derived, counted from the highest value.
Fisheries and Aquaculture ProductionFAO · 2024 · world median 52,37555,45252,375Moved since 2014
Republic of the Congo: 55,452 · world median 52,375 · Fish, crustaceans, molluscs and other aquatic animals caught or farmed, tonnes (live weight). Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), 2024 edition, data for 2024.
Published values in that edition run from 0 to 70,500,841.
Meat Supply per PersonFAO · 2023 · world median 57.8355.857.83Moved since 2013
Republic of the Congo: 55.8 · world median 57.83 · Meat available as food (kg per person per year, carcass weight). Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), 2023 edition, data for 2023.
Published values in that edition run from 3.49 to 156.95.
Arable Land per PersonFAO · 2023 · world median 0.1090.0890.109Moved since 2013
Republic of the Congo: 0.089 · world median 0.109 · Arable land (hectares per person). Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), 2023 edition, data for 2023.
Published values in that edition run from 0 to 1.459.
Position 118th of 206 · derived, counted from the highest value.
Agricultural LandFAO · 2023 · world median 37.9631.1937.96No real change since 2013
Republic of the Congo: 31.19 · world median 37.96 · Agricultural land (% of land area). Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), 2023 edition, data for 2023.
Published values in that edition run from 0.445 to 86.48.
Position 123rd of 209 · derived, counted from the highest value.
Mangrove AreaGlobal Mangrove Watch (Aberystwyth University, JAXA, soloEO, Wetlands International, The Nature Conservancy) · 2025 · world median 8,9273,0148,927No real change since 2015
Republic of the Congo: 3,014 · world median 8,927 · Mangrove forest area (hectares). Global Mangrove Watch (Aberystwyth University, JAXA, soloEO, Wetlands International, The Nature Conservancy), 2025 edition, data for 2025.
Published values in that edition run from 0.524 to 3,146,544.
Agricultural EmissionsFAO · 2023 · world median 8,6355,6328,635Moved since 2013
Republic of the Congo: 5,632 · world median 8,635 · Farm-gate emissions (kt CO₂eq). Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), 2023 edition, data for 2023.
Published values in that edition run from 0 to 1,044,508.
Position 119th of 193 · derived, counted from the highest value.
Population Living Below 5 m ElevationCenter for International Earth Science Information Network (CIESIN), Columbia University · 2015 · world median 2.9540.9442.954No real change since 1990
Republic of the Congo: 0.944 · world median 2.954 · Population living below 5 m elevation (% of total population). Center for International Earth Science Information Network (CIESIN), Columbia University, 2015 edition, data for 2015.
Published values in that edition run from 0 to 78.48.
Temperature Change on LandFAO · 2025 · world median 1.4741.1271.474Moved since 2015
Republic of the Congo: 1.127 · world median 1.474 · Change in mean land-surface temperature against the country's own 1951–1980 average, °C. Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), 2025 edition, data for 2025.
Published values in that edition run from 0.34 to 3.294.
Land Under Cereal ProductionFAO · 2023 · world median 689,27834,588689,278No real change since 2013
Republic of the Congo: 34,588 · world median 689,278 · Land under cereal production (hectares). Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), 2023 edition, data for 2023.
Published values in that edition run from 0 to 103,715,108.
Position 144th of 179 · derived, counted from the highest value.
Fertilizer Consumption per HectareFAO · 2023 · world median 87.3610.3487.36Moved since 2013
Republic of the Congo: 10.34 · world median 87.36 · Fertilizer consumption (kg per hectare of arable land). Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), 2023 edition, data for 2023.
Published values in that edition run from 0 to 2,926.
Position 156th of 188 · derived, counted from the highest value.
Solar Share of Electricity GenerationEmber · 2024 · world median 3.0490.1833.049Moved since 2014
Republic of the Congo: 0.183 · world median 3.049 · Solar (% of electricity generated). Ember, 2024 edition, data for 2024.
Published values in that edition run from 0 to 50.
Cropland Nitrogen BalanceFAO · 2023 · world median 37.633.57437.63No real change since 2013
Republic of the Congo: 3.574 · world median 37.63 · Nitrogen surplus (+) or deficit (−) on cropland, kg per hectare. Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), 2023 edition, data for 2023.
Published values in that edition run from -555.52 to 1,199.
Water Withdrawal by SectorFAO · 2022 · world median 62.144.36262.14No real change since 2012
Republic of the Congo: 4.362 · world median 62.14 · Freshwater withdrawn for agriculture (% of total). Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), 2022 edition, data for 2022.
Published values in that edition run from 0 to 99.48.
Position 156th of 171 · derived, counted from the highest value.
Environmentally Related Tax RevenueOECD · 2024 · world median 1.0750.0171.075No real change since 2014
Republic of the Congo: 0.017 · world median 1.075 · Environmentally related tax revenue (% of GDP). OECD, 2024 edition, data for 2024.
Published values in that edition run from 0 to 3.346.
Solar Electricity Installed CapacityEIA · 2024 · world median 0.1440.0010.144Moved since 2014
Republic of the Congo: 0.001 · world median 0.144 · Solar generating capacity installed (gigawatts). U.S. Energy Information Administration (EIA), 2024 edition, data for 2024.
Published values in that edition run from 0 to 886.66.
Livestock DensityFAO · 2023 · world median 0.5350.020.535No real change since 2013
Republic of the Congo: 0.02 · world median 0.535 · Livestock units per hectare of agricultural land. Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), 2023 edition, data for 2023.
Published values in that edition run from 0.02 to 43.97.
Position 188th of 188 · derived, counted from the highest value.
No current reading for Republic of the Congo
Adjusted Net Savings (last 2020), Agricultural Irrigated Land, Consumption-Based CO₂ Emissions, Operating Coal Power Capacity, Operating Wind Power Capacity, Organic Agricultural Area (last 2023) and World Energy Trilemma Index. Listed rather than hidden, so the page can be checked against it.
“Position · derived” is this site’s ordering of the published values, 1st = best unless the row says otherwise; the publisher ranks no country on it. Rank, position and standing
05Country Index 2026
Environment & Sustainability among Republic of the Congo’s 15 topics
Environment & Sustainability is Republic of the Congo’s best-placed topic of 15. Strongest first, each marker at its share of that topic’s field.
- Environment & Sustainability5th of 1863/4 keys
- Mobility & Trade114th of 1773/4 keys
- Peace & Securityjoint 137th of 1774/4 keys
- Development & Human Capital153rd of 1962/3 keys
- Digital & Technologyjoint 155th of 1984/4 keys
- Health & Wellbeing158th of 2003/4 keys
- Gender & Equality145th of 1833/4 keys
- Economy & Innovation142nd of 1764/4 keys
- Education & Knowledge164th of 1983/4 keys
- Energyjoint 137th of 1652/3 keys
- Democracy & Civil Libertiesjoint 169th of 1984/4 keys
- Risk & Resilience168th of 1934/4 keys
- Governance & Institutions175th of 1944/4 keys
- Work & Labour170th of 1824/4 keys
- Food & Agriculturejoint 176th of 1843/4 keys
No standing on Poverty & Inequality: too few of those topics’ key statistics are published for this country.
06The top of the list
Who leads on environment & sustainability
The three countries placed highest of 186, and the leaders Republic of the Congo can most readily be measured against.
1AngolaMiddle Africa
1st of 186 · 3 of 4 keys
Photo: Paulo César Santos derivative work: Jjtkk · CC0, greyscale
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São Tomé and PríncipeMiddle Africa
2nd of 186 · 3 of 4 keys
3
Sierra LeoneWestern Africa
3rd of 186 · 4 of 4 keys
Photo: Annabel Symington derivative work: Jjtkk · CC BY 2.0, greyscale
Placed highest nearby
Highest in Africa
Angola1st3/4 keysThis page
Republic of the Congo5th3/4 keys
Positions out of 186 placed on the topic. A country needs readings on enough keys to be placed, and the top of the list is often held on fewer of them.
07Questions
Republic of the Congo on environment & sustainability: questions answered
Every answer is built from the numbers on this page, so none can say something the page does not.
How does Republic of the Congo rank on environment & sustainability?
Republic of the Congo is placed 5th of 186 countries on Environment & Sustainability in the Country Index 2026, from 3 of its 4 key statistics (CO₂ Emissions per Capita, Water Stress and Ecological Footprint). The position is this site’s ordering of published statistics, not a rank any publisher printed.
What is the latest CO₂ Emissions per Capita figure for Republic of the Congo?
1.396 in 2024 (fossil CO₂ (tonnes per person)), according to Global Carbon Project. The world median in the same edition was 3.21.
What is the latest Water Stress figure for Republic of the Congo?
0.03 in 2023 (freshwater withdrawal as a share of available resources (%)), according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO). The world median in the same edition was 10.
How does Republic of the Congo compare with DR Congo on environment & sustainability?
DR Congo is placed 8th of 186, and Republic of the Congo 5th. CO₂ Emissions per Capita: DR Congo 0.054, Republic of the Congo 1.396; Water Stress: DR Congo 0.23, Republic of the Congo 0.03; Ecological Footprint: DR Congo 0.647, Republic of the Congo 0.97.
How have Republic of the Congo’s environment & sustainability figures changed?
CO₂ Emissions per Capita rose from 1.359 in 2000 to 1.396 in 2024; Water Stress was 0.03 in both 2000 and 2023; Ecological Footprint rose from 0.93 in 2000 to 0.97 in 2025.
Which environment & sustainability statistics are missing for Republic of the Congo?
No current reading is published for Republic of the Congo on Adjusted Net Savings, Agricultural Irrigated Land, Consumption-Based CO₂ Emissions, Operating Coal Power Capacity, Operating Wind Power Capacity, Organic Agricultural Area and World Energy Trilemma Index. They are listed rather than hidden, so the evidence on the page can be checked against it.
08Method
Method, sources and how to cite
What this topic does not measure
Air quality and biodiversity are not keys, because the site does not yet hold data for them that passes every test. Forest cover, farmland, farm emissions and the renewable share of electricity are published here as context. Exposure to natural hazards belongs to Risk & Resilience.
How the Environment & Sustainability standing is decided
A standing is this site’s ordering, named with its edition — never a publisher’s rank. 4 key statistics vote, one vote each; every country’s published value becomes a place within that key’s own field, the places are averaged, and the average is never published. A country needs 2 of the 4 keys to be placed.
The environment & sustainability method, step by stepHow every standing on this site is built
The key statistics and their licences
- CO₂ Emissions per Capita — Global Carbon Project, CC BY 4.0
- Water Stress — Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), CC BY 4.0
- Organic Agricultural Area — Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), CC BY 4.0
- Ecological Footprint — Global Footprint Network, CC BY-SA 4.0
The other 43 statistics on this page come from 17 publishers, each named beside its numbers, with every edition and licence on the datasets pages.
The standing itself is part of the Country Index 2026, published under CC BY-SA 4.0.
Photographs
Republic of the Congo’s banner and the countries placed highest, from their profiles: Wikimedia Commons, shown in greyscale, each used under the licence named.
- Republic of the Congo (banner) — File: Bsm15 derivative work: Lkcl it, CC BY-SA 3.0
- Angola — Paulo César Santos derivative work: Jjtkk, CC0
- Sierra Leone — Annabel Symington derivative work: Jjtkk, CC BY 2.0
Cite this page
Nations Inquiry (2026). Republic of the Congo: Environment & Sustainability — standing and statistics, Country Index 2026. https://nationsinquiry.com/countries/republic-of-the-congo/environment