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Congo, Dem. Rep.

Two directions on one page: the harm recorded where people live and work here, and the supply chains that connect this country to harm recorded somewhere else.

This page shows recorded deaths, production, and shares traced through trade. It does not show the death toll behind what this country uses. That number is calculated, and stays unpublished until it has a range and the model has passed its test on past years.

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Harm counted here, in the products the model covers

Each product whose supply chain counts deaths in Congo, Dem. Rep., with its deaths per item and the part of that figure counted here — the other side of the story: harm suffered here, in things mostly bought elsewhere.

Scenario Economic-embedded, using FIGARO 2023.

Harm counted here, in the products the model covers
ProductDeaths per item
Copper
Part from here: 83%
2.0 × 10⁻⁷ per item(0.81–4.2 × 10⁻⁷)LOWS-MAX · run 2259 · methodology v1.0 · data dv-20261007-44r
NMC cathode powder
Part from here: 81%
1.4 × 10⁻⁷ per item(0.71–3.2 × 10⁻⁷)LOWS-MAX · run 2259 · methodology v1.0 · data dv-20261007-44r
Lithium-ion cell
Part from here: 80%
8.4 × 10⁻⁸ per item(0.50–1.7 × 10⁻⁷)LOWS-MAX · run 2259 · methodology v1.0 · data dv-20261007-44r
Lithium-ion battery pack
Part from here: 80%
6.9 × 10⁻⁸ per item(0.36–1.4 × 10⁻⁷)LOWS-MAX · run 2259 · methodology v1.0 · data dv-20261007-44r
Electric car
Part from here: 74%
3.0 × 10⁻⁵ per item(1.8–5.5 × 10⁻⁵)LOWS-MAX · run 2259 · methodology v1.0 · data dv-20261007-44r
Petrol car
Part from here: 59%
9.5 × 10⁻⁶ per item(0.55–1.7 × 10⁻⁵)LOWS-MAX · run 2259 · methodology v1.0 · data dv-20261007-44r
Diamond ring
Part from here: 8.6%
9.2 × 10⁻⁶ per item(0.44–2.0 × 10⁻⁵)LOWS-MAX · run 2259 · methodology v1.0 · data dv-20261007-44r
Cocoa butter
Part from here: 8.1%
4.1 × 10⁻⁸ per item(0.16–1.1 × 10⁻⁷)LOWS-MAX · run 2259 · methodology v1.0 · data dv-20261007-44r
Cocoa mass
Part from here: 8.1%
4.1 × 10⁻⁸ per item(0.16–1.0 × 10⁻⁷)LOWS-MAX · run 2259 · methodology v1.0 · data dv-20261007-44r
Bag of charcoal
Part from here: 7.3%
1.5 × 10⁻⁷ per item(0.61–3.5 × 10⁻⁷)LOWS-MAX · run 2259 · methodology v1.0 · data dv-20261007-44r
Chocolate bar
Part from here: 7.3%
2.5 × 10⁻⁹ per item(1.2–5.8 × 10⁻⁹)LOWS-MAX · run 2259 · methodology v1.0 · data dv-20261007-44r
Laptop
Part from here: 4.1%
5.4 × 10⁻⁷ per item(0.21–1.2 × 10⁻⁶)LOWS-MAX · run 2259 · methodology v1.0 · data dv-20261007-44r
Coffee, one cup
Part from here: 3.7%
4.7 × 10⁻¹⁰ per item(0.19–1.2 × 10⁻⁹)LOWS-MAX · run 2259 · methodology v1.0 · data dv-20261007-44r
Roasted coffee
Part from here: 3.7%
6.7 × 10⁻⁸ per item(0.27–1.7 × 10⁻⁷)LOWS-MAX · run 2259 · methodology v1.0 · data dv-20261007-44r
Smartphone
Part from here: 3.6%
3.0 × 10⁻⁸ per item(1.2–6.3 × 10⁻⁸)LOWS-MAX · run 2259 · methodology v1.0 · data dv-20261007-44r
Printed circuit board assembly
Part from here: 2.7%
1.6 × 10⁻⁶ per item(0.60–3.4 × 10⁻⁶)LOWS-MAX · run 2259 · methodology v1.0 · data dv-20261007-44r
Pack of cigarettes
Part from here: 1.3%
3.6 × 10⁻¹⁰ per item(1.4–8.8 × 10⁻¹⁰)LOWS-MAX · run 2259 · methodology v1.0 · data dv-20261007-44r
Refined sugar
Part from here: 0.87%
6.1 × 10⁻⁹ per item(0.24–1.5 × 10⁻⁸)LOWS-MAX · run 2259 · methodology v1.0 · data dv-20261007-44r
Cotton fabric
Part from here: 0.30%
3.9 × 10⁻⁸ per item(1.5–9.5 × 10⁻⁸)LOWS-MAX · run 2259 · methodology v1.0 · data dv-20261007-44r
Cotton T-shirt
Part from here: 0.30%
6.4 × 10⁻⁹ per item(0.25–1.6 × 10⁻⁸)LOWS-MAX · run 2259 · methodology v1.0 · data dv-20261007-44r
Cotton yarn
Part from here: 0.30%
3.8 × 10⁻⁸ per item(1.5–9.3 × 10⁻⁸)LOWS-MAX · run 2259 · methodology v1.0 · data dv-20261007-44r
Denim fabric
Part from here: 0.30%
3.8 × 10⁻⁸ per item(1.5–9.8 × 10⁻⁸)LOWS-MAX · run 2259 · methodology v1.0 · data dv-20261007-44r
Jeans
Part from here: 0.30%
3.2 × 10⁻⁸ per item(1.2–8.0 × 10⁻⁸)LOWS-MAX · run 2259 · methodology v1.0 · data dv-20261007-44r
Croissant
Part from here: <0.1%
0.42–2.4 × 10⁻⁸ per itemINDICATIVES-MAX · run 2259 · methodology v1.0 · data dv-20261007-44r
Wheat flour
Part from here: <0.1%
1.1 × 10⁻⁸ per item(0.44–2.6 × 10⁻⁸)LOWS-MAX · run 2259 · methodology v1.0 · data dv-20261007-44r
Butter
Part from here: <0.1%
3.2 × 10⁻⁷ per item(1.3–7.2 × 10⁻⁷)LOWS-MAX · run 2259 · methodology v1.0 · data dv-20261007-44r

The figure is the product’s own, with its range. The share beside it is a middle estimate only: the calculation stores a range for each figure, not for each part of one.

Recorded here

Deaths recorded for this country, as their publishers counted them: war deaths from the Uppsala Conflict Data Program (UCDP), and deaths at work reported to the International Labour Organization. Both are records, and both are floors, not estimates of the whole. A war death is recorded where it happened, whoever died.

Recorded here
Kind of harm Years Deaths recorded Latest year
War deaths (UCDP) 1989–2025 150,071 9,172 (2025)

What it produces

The latest year on record for each material, and this country’s share of the production on record for that year. That is not always a share of the world total: when a publisher lumps small producers together as “other countries”, that group is not a country and is not loaded.

What it produces
Material Produced Share of recorded production Quality
Crude petroleum (2025) 826,292 t 0.0% gap filled
Natural gas (2015) 10,000,094 m3 0.0% reported
Coal and lignite (1990) 126,000 t 0.0% reported
Cobalt (2025) 230,000 t 75.3% estimated
Copper (2025) 3,200,000 t 16.0% estimated
Tin (2025) 27,000 t 9.3% estimated
Tantalum (2025) 1,300 t 52.3% estimated
Tungsten (2013) 830 t 1.0% not stated
Natural diamonds (rough) (2025) 2 t 8.5% estimated
Wheat (2024) 9,000 t 0.0% external
Milk (2024) 10,374 t 0.0% estimated
Natural rubber (2024) 6,500 t 0.0% gap filled
Maize (2024) 2,387,753 t 0.2% gap filled
Rice (2024) 1,940,592 t 0.2% gap filled
Soybeans (2024) 28,401 t 0.0% external
Sugar (2024) 2,505,252 t 0.1% gap filled
Coffee (2024) 65,701 t 0.6% estimated
Cocoa (2024) 50,000 t 1.0% gap filled
Palm oil (2023) 300,000 t 0.4% external
Cotton (2024) 30,480 t 0.0% gap filled
Livestock (2024) 86,723 t 0.0% gap filled
Timber (2024) 4,478,138 m3 0.2% estimated
Tobacco (unmanufactured) (2024) 3,517 t 0.1% estimated
Wood charcoal (2024) 3,161,180 t 5.4% estimated
Agricultural land (2024) 36,709,470 ha 0.8% gap filled
Forest (2025) 139,189,050 ha 3.4% external
Fresh water (2023) 464,900,000 m3 0.1% gap filled

Where what it consumes is produced

For each material, how much of what this country uses was produced in each country. It is traced through trade, so a country that only passes a material on is not counted as its source: it hands on the mix it imported. The largest sources are listed and the rest added together.

Crude petroleum — 2019, by value
Produced in Share War recorded
Congo, Dem. Rep. (at home) 100.0% yes
All other countries0.0%
Natural gas — 2024, by value
Produced in Share War recorded
Angola 56.0% yes
Tanzania 32.2% yes
United States 4.9% —
Norway 2.8% —
Russian Federation 1.2% yes
Algeria 0.7% yes
All other countries2.4%
Coal and lignite — 2024, by value
Produced in Share War recorded
Zambia 38.2% —
South Africa 33.7% yes
Tanzania 14.5% yes
Zimbabwe 13.1% —
Australia 0.3% —
All other countries0.3%
Cobalt — 2016, by value
Produced in Share War recorded
Congo, Dem. Rep. (at home) 100.0% yes
All other countries0.0%
Copper — 2024, by value
Produced in Share War recorded
Congo, Dem. Rep. (at home) 100.0% yes
All other countries0.0%
Lithium — 2024, by value
Produced in Share War recorded
Australia 32.8% —
China 27.4% —
Chile 24.6% —
Zimbabwe 7.6% —
Argentina 5.1% yes
Brazil 2.0% yes
All other countries0.6%
Nickel — 2023, by value
Produced in Share War recorded
Canada 24.2% —
China 20.9% yes
Australia 16.1% —
Philippines 16.1% yes
Russian Federation 14.1% yes
Brazil 4.4% yes
All other countries4.2%
Gold — 2024, by value
Produced in Share War recorded
South Africa 87.4% yes
Ghana 5.3% yes
Canada 1.3% —
Brazil 1.2% yes
Mexico 1.1% yes
United States 0.9% —
All other countries2.8%
Tin — 2024, by value
Produced in Share War recorded
Congo, Dem. Rep. (at home) 100.0% yes
All other countries0.0%
Tantalum — 2024, by value
Produced in Share War recorded
Congo, Dem. Rep. (at home) 100.0% yes
All other countries0.0%
Tungsten — 2013, by value
Produced in Share War recorded
Congo, Dem. Rep. (at home) 99.7% yes
China 0.2% —
All other countries0.2%
Iron ore — 2023, by value
Produced in Share War recorded
India 47.9% yes
Australia 25.8% —
China 9.0% yes
Brazil 7.1% yes
South Africa 6.9% yes
Canada 0.9% —
All other countries2.4%
Bauxite — 2023, by value
Produced in Share War recorded
China 57.2% yes
Guinea 30.4% —
Australia 6.7% —
Brazil 4.4% yes
India 0.6% yes
Indonesia 0.5% yes
All other countries0.3%
Rare earth elements — 2024, by value
Produced in Share War recorded
China 62.8% —
Russian Federation 11.4% yes
United States 9.0% —
Myanmar 6.3% yes
India 5.9% yes
Australia 3.9% —
All other countries0.7%
Silver — 2024, by value
Produced in Share War recorded
India 21.2% yes
Peru 13.5% —
Poland 11.9% —
Kazakhstan 10.1% —
Mexico 8.6% yes
China 7.2% —
All other countries27.4%
Zinc — 2019, by value
Produced in Share War recorded
China 37.3% —
Peru 33.8% yes
Mexico 7.9% yes
Australia 7.0% —
United States 4.7% yes
Sweden 2.9% —
All other countries6.5%
Phosphate rock — 2024, by value
Produced in Share War recorded
Brazil 100.0% yes
All other countries0.0%
Manganese — 2024, by value
Produced in Share War recorded
South Africa 100.0% yes
All other countries0.0%
Natural graphite — 2024, by value
Produced in Share War recorded
China 44.6% —
Brazil 26.3% yes
Mozambique 17.3% yes
Madagascar 9.7% —
Norway 1.2% —
Tanzania 0.4% yes
All other countries0.5%
Salt — 2024, by value
Produced in Share War recorded
India 47.8% yes
Netherlands 10.8% —
Spain 10.3% —
Germany 8.5% yes
Pakistan 5.8% yes
China 4.8% —
All other countries12.1%
Silica sand — 2024, by value
Produced in Share War recorded
China 41.5% —
France 27.2% yes
Netherlands 7.2% —
Turkiye 6.8% yes
India 6.7% yes
Germany 3.1% yes
All other countries7.4%
Natural diamonds (rough) — 2024, by value
Produced in Share War recorded
Congo, Dem. Rep. (at home) 100.0% yes
All other countries0.0%
Wheat — 2024, by value
Produced in Share War recorded
Poland 38.5% —
Lithuania 15.6% —
France 11.2% yes
Latvia 10.6% —
Romania 7.8% —
Germany 5.6% yes
All other countries10.8%
Milk — 2024, by value
Produced in Share War recorded
Zambia 15.2% —
Netherlands 14.3% —
Congo, Dem. Rep. (at home) 13.5% yes
New Zealand 10.9% —
Angola 8.7% yes
Uganda 4.9% yes
All other countries32.6%
Natural rubber — 2021, by value
Produced in Share War recorded
Congo, Dem. Rep. (at home) 99.5% yes
Thailand 0.2% yes
All other countries0.2%
Maize — 2024, by value
Produced in Share War recorded
Congo, Dem. Rep. (at home) 98.8% yes
Argentina 0.5% yes
Tanzania 0.3% yes
Zambia 0.2% —
All other countries0.2%
Rice — 2024, by value
Produced in Share War recorded
Congo, Dem. Rep. (at home) 89.1% yes
Thailand 6.2% yes
China 2.7% —
India 1.2% yes
Tanzania 0.3% yes
Pakistan 0.1% yes
All other countries0.3%
Soybeans — 2024, by value
Produced in Share War recorded
Congo, Dem. Rep. (at home) 99.2% yes
South Africa 0.4% yes
Malawi 0.3% —
All other countries0.1%
Sugar — 2024, by value
Produced in Share War recorded
Congo, Dem. Rep. (at home) 41.0% yes
Brazil 25.3% yes
Zambia 23.6% —
Uganda 5.7% yes
India 1.0% yes
France 0.5% yes
All other countries2.8%
Coffee — 2024, by value
Produced in Share War recorded
Congo, Dem. Rep. (at home) 99.8% yes
Brazil 0.1% yes
All other countries0.1%
Cocoa — 2016, by value
Produced in Share War recorded
Congo, Dem. Rep. (at home) 99.8% yes
Cote d'Ivoire 0.1% yes
All other countries0.0%
Palm oil — 2023, by value
Produced in Share War recorded
Congo, Dem. Rep. (at home) 85.6% yes
Malaysia 7.0% —
Indonesia 7.0% yes
All other countries0.3%
Cotton — 2024, by value
Produced in Share War recorded
Congo, Dem. Rep. (at home) 99.5% yes
South Africa 0.4% yes
All other countries0.1%
Livestock — 2024, by value
Produced in Share War recorded
Congo, Dem. Rep. (at home) 54.2% yes
Poland 11.2% —
Brazil 9.1% yes
United States 4.4% —
Belgium 2.3% —
Germany 1.9% yes
All other countries16.9%
Timber — 2024, by value
Produced in Share War recorded
Congo, Dem. Rep. (at home) 99.8% yes
Tanzania 0.1% yes
All other countries0.1%
Tobacco (unmanufactured) — 2024, by value
Produced in Share War recorded
Congo, Dem. Rep. (at home) 78.7% yes
Uganda 19.6% yes
India 1.6% yes
All other countries0.0%
Wood charcoal — 2024, by value
Produced in Share War recorded
Congo, Dem. Rep. (at home) 100.0% yes
All other countries0.0%

“War recorded” marks a source country where war deaths were recorded in the same year. It is a fact about that country, not a claim that this material caused them.

Where what it produces is consumed

For each material this country produces, how much of it is used in each country, including at home.

Crude petroleum — 2024, by value
Consumed in Share
India 52.4%
France 10.3%
El Salvador 0.0%
All other countries37.2%
Natural gas — 2015, by value
Consumed in Share
Congo, Dem. Rep. (at home) 100.0%
All other countries0.0%
Cobalt — 2024, by value
Consumed in Share
China 93.3%
Korea, Rep. 1.5%
Netherlands 1.2%
India 0.8%
Ireland 0.5%
Singapore 0.2%
All other countries2.5%
Copper — 2024, by value
Consumed in Share
China 68.0%
Congo, Dem. Rep. (at home) 14.0%
Korea, Rep. 2.6%
Egypt, Arab Rep. 2.5%
Italy 2.1%
Saudi Arabia 1.8%
All other countries8.9%
Tin — 2024, by value
Consumed in Share
China 74.1%
Congo, Dem. Rep. (at home) 17.2%
Korea, Rep. 2.1%
Japan 1.9%
Viet Nam 0.8%
United Kingdom 0.4%
All other countries3.5%
Tantalum — 2024, by value
Consumed in Share
Congo, Dem. Rep. (at home) 80.8%
China 14.9%
Korea, Rep. 1.0%
Mexico 0.6%
Russian Federation 0.5%
United States 0.4%
All other countries1.8%
Tungsten — 2013, by value
Consumed in Share
Congo, Dem. Rep. (at home) 93.6%
All other countries6.4%
Natural diamonds (rough) — 2024, by value
Consumed in Share
Congo, Dem. Rep. (at home) 54.6%
United States 17.4%
Hong Kong SAR, China 13.2%
United Arab Emirates 3.9%
China 2.6%
Italy 1.6%
All other countries6.8%
Wheat — 2024, by value
Consumed in Share
Congo, Dem. Rep. (at home) 100.0%
All other countries0.0%
Milk — 2024, by value
Consumed in Share
Congo, Dem. Rep. (at home) 100.0%
All other countries0.0%
Natural rubber — 2024, by value
Consumed in Share
Malaysia 25.2%
Uganda 7.5%
Romania 4.5%
United Arab Emirates 4.3%
Portugal 1.0%
Singapore 0.7%
All other countries56.8%
Maize — 2024, by value
Consumed in Share
Congo, Dem. Rep. (at home) 100.0%
All other countries0.0%
Rice — 2024, by value
Consumed in Share
Congo, Dem. Rep. (at home) 100.0%
All other countries0.0%
Soybeans — 2024, by value
Consumed in Share
Congo, Dem. Rep. (at home) 99.9%
All other countries0.1%
Sugar — 2024, by value
Consumed in Share
Congo, Dem. Rep. (at home) 100.0%
All other countries0.0%
Coffee — 2024, by value
Consumed in Share
Congo, Dem. Rep. (at home) 86.7%
France 1.6%
Germany 1.4%
Poland 0.9%
Spain 0.8%
Belgium 0.6%
All other countries8.1%
Cocoa — 2024, by value
Consumed in Share
Malaysia 26.8%
India 19.9%
Indonesia 11.7%
Spain 10.5%
Netherlands 9.8%
Singapore 7.2%
All other countries14.0%
Palm oil — 2023, by value
Consumed in Share
Congo, Dem. Rep. (at home) 98.6%
Burundi 0.9%
Uganda 0.3%
Central African Republic 0.1%
South Sudan 0.0%
Rwanda 0.0%
All other countries0.1%
Cotton — 2024, by value
Consumed in Share
Congo, Dem. Rep. (at home) 100.0%
All other countries0.0%
Livestock — 2024, by value
Consumed in Share
Congo, Dem. Rep. (at home) 100.0%
All other countries0.0%
Timber — 2024, by value
Consumed in Share
Congo, Dem. Rep. (at home) 78.7%
China 10.5%
Kenya 2.8%
United Kingdom 1.8%
Belgium 0.7%
Saudi Arabia 0.6%
All other countries5.0%
Tobacco (unmanufactured) — 2024, by value
Consumed in Share
Congo, Dem. Rep. (at home) 99.8%
All other countries0.2%
Wood charcoal — 2024, by value
Consumed in Share
Congo, Dem. Rep. (at home) 100.0%
All other countries0.0%

The number this page does not show

The harm these supply chains carry is calculated, and not shown.

The model passes the harm counted where a material is produced on to the countries that use it. That is a count of people from a recorded calculation, with no range yet, and nothing of that kind is published before the model passes its test on past years. What this page can show without it is the structure: who produces, who uses, and where harm is recorded along the way.

Sources

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