Guinea-Bissau vs Rwanda: CO₂ emissions per capita vs. fossil fuel consumption per capita
Guinea-Bissau
0.1554 tonnes per person
in 2024
Rwanda
0.1426 tonnes per person
in 2024
Guinea-Bissau rank
200th
Rwanda rank
202nd
CO₂ emissions per capita vs. fossil fuel consumption per capita over time
- Guinea-Bissau
- Rwanda
How they compare
Guinea-Bissau currently reports 0.1554 tonnes per person against 0.1426 tonnes per person in Rwanda, a difference of 0.0128 tonnes per person.
That makes Guinea-Bissau's figure about 1.1 times Rwanda's.
The two have swapped places 6 times across 75 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Guinea-Bissau ahead.
Guinea-Bissau ranks 200th and Rwanda ranks 202nd of 213 countries.
Across the 8 decades both report, Guinea-Bissau averaged higher in 7 and Rwanda in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Guinea-Bissau | Rwanda | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 0.0169 tonnes per person | 0.0097 tonnes per person | 0.0072 tonnes per person | Guinea-Bissau |
| 1960s | 0.0853 tonnes per person | 0.0183 tonnes per person | 0.067 tonnes per person | Guinea-Bissau |
| 1970s | 0.1423 tonnes per person | 0.0342 tonnes per person | 0.1081 tonnes per person | Guinea-Bissau |
| 1980s | 0.1933 tonnes per person | 0.1003 tonnes per person | 0.0929 tonnes per person | Guinea-Bissau |
| 1990s | 0.0905 tonnes per person | 0.0657 tonnes per person | 0.0248 tonnes per person | Guinea-Bissau |
| 2000s | 0.0567 tonnes per person | 0.0582 tonnes per person | 0.0015 tonnes per person | Rwanda |
| 2010s | 0.0878 tonnes per person | 0.081 tonnes per person | 0.0068 tonnes per person | Guinea-Bissau |
| 2020s | 0.1584 tonnes per person | 0.1329 tonnes per person | 0.0255 tonnes per person | Guinea-Bissau |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher co₂ emissions per capita vs. fossil fuel consumption per capita, Guinea-Bissau or Rwanda?
- Guinea-Bissau, at 0.1554 tonnes per person against 0.1426 tonnes per person in Rwanda as of 2024.
- What is the difference in co₂ emissions per capita vs. fossil fuel consumption per capita between Guinea-Bissau and Rwanda?
- 0.0128 tonnes per person, with Guinea-Bissau ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Guinea-Bissau and Rwanda?
- 75 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2024.
- How do Guinea-Bissau and Rwanda rank globally for co₂ emissions per capita vs. fossil fuel consumption per capita?
- Guinea-Bissau ranks 200th and Rwanda ranks 202nd of 213 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Global Carbon Budget (2025); Population based on various sources (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as CO₂ emissions per capita vs. fossil fuel consumption per capita. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Carbon dioxide (CO₂) emissions from burning fossil fuels and industrial processes. This includes emissions from transport, electricity generation, and heating, but not land-use change.