Afghanistan vs Guinea: CO₂ emissions per capita vs. GDP per capita
Afghanistan
0.2538 tonnes per person
in 2024
Guinea
0.2729 tonnes per person
in 2024
Afghanistan rank
194th
Guinea rank
193rd
CO₂ emissions per capita vs. GDP per capita over time
- Afghanistan
- Guinea
How they compare
Guinea currently reports 0.2729 tonnes per person against 0.2538 tonnes per person in Afghanistan, a difference of 0.0191 tonnes per person.
That makes Guinea's figure about 1.1 times Afghanistan's.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 75 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Guinea ahead.
Afghanistan ranks 194th and Guinea ranks 193rd of 213 countries.
Across the 8 decades both report, Afghanistan averaged higher in 2 and Guinea in 6.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Afghanistan | Guinea | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 0.0215 tonnes per person | 0.0522 tonnes per person | 0.0307 tonnes per person | Guinea |
| 1960s | 0.0859 tonnes per person | 0.1732 tonnes per person | 0.0873 tonnes per person | Guinea |
| 1970s | 0.1547 tonnes per person | 0.1853 tonnes per person | 0.0306 tonnes per person | Guinea |
| 1980s | 0.2308 tonnes per person | 0.1783 tonnes per person | 0.0525 tonnes per person | Afghanistan |
| 1990s | 0.0978 tonnes per person | 0.1526 tonnes per person | 0.0548 tonnes per person | Guinea |
| 2000s | 0.0952 tonnes per person | 0.19 tonnes per person | 0.0948 tonnes per person | Guinea |
| 2010s | 0.2888 tonnes per person | 0.2523 tonnes per person | 0.0365 tonnes per person | Afghanistan |
| 2020s | 0.2579 tonnes per person | 0.2916 tonnes per person | 0.0337 tonnes per person | Guinea |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher co₂ emissions per capita vs. gdp per capita, Afghanistan or Guinea?
- Guinea, at 0.2729 tonnes per person against 0.2538 tonnes per person in Afghanistan as of 2024.
- What is the difference in co₂ emissions per capita vs. gdp per capita between Afghanistan and Guinea?
- 0.0191 tonnes per person, with Guinea ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Afghanistan and Guinea?
- 75 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2024.
- How do Afghanistan and Guinea rank globally for co₂ emissions per capita vs. gdp per capita?
- Afghanistan ranks 194th and Guinea ranks 193rd 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. GDP 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.