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NDC Quantification
Pledges to pathways
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Pledges to pathways
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NDC Quantification
Congo’s latest quantified pledge puts emissions 57–76% below 2019 levels by 2035.
Pledges to pathways
NDC Quantification
Congo’s 2035 pledge: A 47.8% reduction of emissions compared to business-as-usual emissions.
For total GHG emissions excluding LULUCF, that is 57–76% below 2019 levels by 2035.
Data release 21 October 2026, reflecting the latest submissions
2030 target
−22Mt CO₂-eq
From the NDC submitted in Feb 20262006 IPCC Guidelines, incl. LULUCF
2035 target
−22Mt CO₂-eq
From the NDC submitted in Feb 20262006 IPCC Guidelines, incl. LULUCF
These figures use each pledge’s own scope. The chart below measures every pledge the same way, so its numbers can differ.
Pledges to pathways
The 2035 pledge: A 47.8% reduction of emissions compared to business-as-usual emissions.
Total greenhouse-gas emissions excl. LULUCF for Congo, AR6 GWP-100. Shaded bands show the range of published interpretations of each pledge.
Notes: Licensed under CC BY-NC 4.0.
Data as of the 21 October 2026 data release
Indicators
Observed values up to 2024. Later years follow the quantified pledge pathway.
2019
12
Mt CO₂-eq
2024
14
Mt CO₂-eq
+14% vs 2019
2030 · projected
5.1
Mt CO₂-eq
−58% vs 2019
2035 · projected
2.9
Mt CO₂-eq
−76% vs 2019
Scope & conditionality
Coverage and conditionality are derived from our structured assessment of each submission. Each target is shown as submitted, in its own scope. The chart above measures every pledge the same way (AR6, excl. LULUCF), so its numbers can differ.
Unconditionally: A 17.1% reduction of emissions compared to business-as-usual emissions. Business-as-usual emissions: 13.2 Mt CO2-e/yr. Conditionally: A 39.9% reduction of emissions compared to business-as-usual emissions. Business-as-usual emissions: 13.2 Mt CO2-e/yr.
Unconditional
11 Mt CO₂-eq
With support
8 Mt CO₂-eq
From the NDC submitted in Aug 2021
A -7.8% (unconditional) to -20.4% (conditional) reduction of emissions compared to business-as-usual emissions.
Unconditional
−22 Mt CO₂-eq
With support
−24 Mt CO₂-eq
From the NDC submitted in Feb 2026
A -22.0% (unconditional) to -47.8% (conditional) reduction of emissions compared to business-as-usual emissions.
Unconditional
−22 Mt CO₂-eq
With support
−27 Mt CO₂-eq
From the NDC submitted in Feb 2026
“Economy-wide”: the target covers all major sectors. “incl. LULUCF”: includes land use, land-use change and forestry. “SAR”: gases aggregated using IPCC Second Assessment Report 100-year global warming potentials. “2006 IPCC Guidelines”: the submission does not say which global warming potentials it uses.
Submission history
We have quantified every NDC and long-term strategy Congo has submitted since 2015, including the pledges it has since superseded, so the evolution of ambition reads oldest to newest.
NDCs and INDCs
INDC · Sep 2015
20252035
Conditionally: A 48.0% reduction of emissions compared to business-as-usual emissions. Conditionally: A 54.0% reduction of emissions compared to business-as-usual emissions.
NDC · Apr 2017
20252035
Conditionally: A 48.0% reduction of emissions compared to business-as-usual emissions. Conditionally: A 54.0% reduction of emissions compared to business-as-usual emissions.
NDC · Aug 2021
Active
20252030
Unconditionally: A 17.1% reduction of emissions compared to business-as-usual emissions. Business-as-usual emissions: 13.2 Mt CO2-e/yr. Conditionally: A 39.9% reduction of emissions compared to business-as-usual emissions. Business-as-usual emissions: 13.2 Mt CO2-e/yr. A 21.5% (unconditional) to 32.2% (conditional) reduction of emissions compared to business-as-usual emissions.
NDC · Feb 2026
Active
20302035
A -7.8% (unconditional) to -20.4% (conditional) reduction of emissions compared to business-as-usual emissions. A -22.0% (unconditional) to -47.8% (conditional) reduction of emissions compared to business-as-usual emissions.
We publish our quantification of each new submission within days of it reaching the UNFCCC registry.
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