Democratic Republic of the Congo vs. Republic of the Congo
Environment
| Democratic Republic of the Congo | Republic of the Congo |
Air pollutants | particulate matter emissions: 37.62 micrograms per cubic meter (2016 est.)
carbon dioxide emissions: 2.02 megatons (2016 est.)
methane emissions: 61.24 megatons (2020 est.) | particulate matter emissions: 38.67 micrograms per cubic meter (2016 est.)
carbon dioxide emissions: 3.28 megatons (2016 est.)
methane emissions: 2.24 megatons (2020 est.) |
Total water withdrawal | municipal: 464.9 million cubic meters (2017 est.)
industrial: 146.8 million cubic meters (2017 est.)
agricultural: 71.9 million cubic meters (2017 est.) | municipal: 63.7 million cubic meters (2017 est.)
industrial: 24 million cubic meters (2017 est.)
agricultural: 4 million cubic meters (2017 est.) |
Revenue from forest resources | forest revenues: 8.72% of GDP (2018 est.) | forest revenues: 3.17% of GDP (2018 est.) |
Revenue from coal | coal revenues: 0% of GDP (2018 est.) | coal revenues: 0% of GDP (2018 est.) |
Waste and recycling | municipal solid waste generated annually: 14,385,226 tons (2016 est.)
municipal solid waste recycled annually: 704,876 tons (2005 est.)
percent of municipal solid waste recycled: 4.9% (2005 est.) | municipal solid waste generated annually: 451,200 tons (1993 est.)
municipal solid waste recycled annually: 118,214 tons (2005 est.)
percent of municipal solid waste recycled: 26.2% (2005 est.) |
Source: CIA Factbook