Germany vs Guinea: Carbon intensity: CO₂ emissions per dollar of GDP

Germany
0.1708 kilograms per international-$
in 2022
Guinea
0.1711 kilograms per international-$
in 2022
Germany rank
98th
Guinea rank
95th

Carbon intensity: CO₂ emissions per dollar of GDP over time

  • Germany
  • Guinea
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How they compare

Guinea currently reports 0.1711 kilograms per international-$ against 0.1708 kilograms per international-$ in Germany, a difference of 0.0003 kilograms per international-$.

The two have swapped places 3 times across 73 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Germany ahead.

Germany ranks 98th and Guinea ranks 95th of 164 countries.

Across the 8 decades both report, Germany averaged higher in 7 and Guinea in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade Germany Guinea Difference Ahead
1950s 1.11 kilograms per international-$ 0.1048 kilograms per international-$ 1.01 kilograms per international-$ Germany
1960s 0.8754 kilograms per international-$ 0.2776 kilograms per international-$ 0.5978 kilograms per international-$ Germany
1970s 0.6942 kilograms per international-$ 0.2582 kilograms per international-$ 0.4359 kilograms per international-$ Germany
1980s 0.5558 kilograms per international-$ 0.2414 kilograms per international-$ 0.3144 kilograms per international-$ Germany
1990s 0.4173 kilograms per international-$ 0.1818 kilograms per international-$ 0.2354 kilograms per international-$ Germany
2000s 0.2952 kilograms per international-$ 0.1762 kilograms per international-$ 0.1191 kilograms per international-$ Germany
2010s 0.2197 kilograms per international-$ 0.1849 kilograms per international-$ 0.0348 kilograms per international-$ Germany
2020s 0.1734 kilograms per international-$ 0.1856 kilograms per international-$ 0.0122 kilograms per international-$ Guinea

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher carbon intensity: co₂ emissions per dollar of gdp, Germany or Guinea?
Guinea, at 0.1711 kilograms per international-$ against 0.1708 kilograms per international-$ in Germany as of 2022.
What is the difference in carbon intensity: co₂ emissions per dollar of gdp between Germany and Guinea?
0.0003 kilograms per international-$, with Guinea ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Germany and Guinea?
73 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2022.
How do Germany and Guinea rank globally for carbon intensity: co₂ emissions per dollar of gdp?
Germany ranks 98th and Guinea ranks 95th of 164 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Global Carbon Budget (2025); Bolt and van Zanden – Maddison Project Database 2023 – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Carbon intensity: CO₂ emissions per dollar of GDP. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Carbon intensity: CO₂ emissions per dollar of GDP
Unit
kilograms per international-$
Source
Global Carbon Budget (2025); Bolt and van Zanden – Maddison Project Database 2023 – with major processing by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
164 places, 14,672 data points, 1820–2022
Last refreshed

Annual total emissions of carbon dioxide (CO₂), excluding land-use change, measured in kilograms per dollar of GDP (2011 international-$).