Guinea-Bissau vs South Sudan: CO₂ emissions per capita
Guinea-Bissau
0.1554 tonnes per person
in 2024
South Sudan
0.142 tonnes per person
in 2024
Guinea-Bissau rank
200th
South Sudan rank
203rd
CO₂ emissions per capita over time
- Guinea-Bissau
- South Sudan
How they compare
Guinea-Bissau currently reports 0.1554 tonnes per person against 0.142 tonnes per person in South Sudan, a difference of 0.0134 tonnes per person.
That makes Guinea-Bissau's figure about 1.1 times South Sudan's.
The two have swapped places 5 times across 75 shared years of data; in 1950 it was South Sudan ahead.
Guinea-Bissau ranks 200th and South Sudan ranks 203rd of 213 countries.
Across the 8 decades both report, Guinea-Bissau averaged higher in 5 and South Sudan in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Guinea-Bissau | South Sudan | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 0.0169 tonnes per person | 0.0276 tonnes per person | 0.0107 tonnes per person | South Sudan |
| 1960s | 0.0853 tonnes per person | 0.0586 tonnes per person | 0.0267 tonnes per person | Guinea-Bissau |
| 1970s | 0.1423 tonnes per person | 0.0973 tonnes per person | 0.045 tonnes per person | Guinea-Bissau |
| 1980s | 0.1933 tonnes per person | 0.0666 tonnes per person | 0.1267 tonnes per person | Guinea-Bissau |
| 1990s | 0.0905 tonnes per person | 0.0705 tonnes per person | 0.02 tonnes per person | Guinea-Bissau |
| 2000s | 0.0567 tonnes per person | 0.113 tonnes per person | 0.0563 tonnes per person | South Sudan |
| 2010s | 0.0878 tonnes per person | 0.145 tonnes per person | 0.0572 tonnes per person | South Sudan |
| 2020s | 0.1584 tonnes per person | 0.151 tonnes per person | 0.0074 tonnes per person | Guinea-Bissau |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher co₂ emissions per capita, Guinea-Bissau or South Sudan?
- Guinea-Bissau, at 0.1554 tonnes per person against 0.142 tonnes per person in South Sudan as of 2024.
- What is the difference in co₂ emissions per capita between Guinea-Bissau and South Sudan?
- 0.0134 tonnes per person, with Guinea-Bissau ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Guinea-Bissau and South Sudan?
- 75 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2024.
- How do Guinea-Bissau and South Sudan rank globally for co₂ emissions per capita?
- Guinea-Bissau ranks 200th and South Sudan ranks 203rd 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. 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.