Guinea-Bissau vs Kenya: Carbon intensity: CO₂ emissions per dollar of GDP
Guinea-Bissau
0.1057 kilograms per international-$
in 2022
Kenya
0.1079 kilograms per international-$
in 2022
Guinea-Bissau rank
148th
Kenya rank
145th
Carbon intensity: CO₂ emissions per dollar of GDP over time
- Guinea-Bissau
- Kenya
How they compare
Kenya currently reports 0.1079 kilograms per international-$ against 0.1057 kilograms per international-$ in Guinea-Bissau, a difference of 0.0022 kilograms per international-$.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 73 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Kenya ahead.
Guinea-Bissau ranks 148th and Kenya ranks 145th of 164 countries.
Across the 8 decades both report, Guinea-Bissau averaged higher in 1 and Kenya in 7.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Guinea-Bissau | Kenya | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 0.0255 kilograms per international-$ | 0.2254 kilograms per international-$ | 0.1999 kilograms per international-$ | Kenya |
| 1960s | 0.0748 kilograms per international-$ | 0.235 kilograms per international-$ | 0.1602 kilograms per international-$ | Kenya |
| 1970s | 0.0973 kilograms per international-$ | 0.2148 kilograms per international-$ | 0.1174 kilograms per international-$ | Kenya |
| 1980s | 0.165 kilograms per international-$ | 0.155 kilograms per international-$ | 0.01 kilograms per international-$ | Guinea-Bissau |
| 1990s | 0.0708 kilograms per international-$ | 0.151 kilograms per international-$ | 0.0803 kilograms per international-$ | Kenya |
| 2000s | 0.0471 kilograms per international-$ | 0.1211 kilograms per international-$ | 0.074 kilograms per international-$ | Kenya |
| 2010s | 0.0641 kilograms per international-$ | 0.1041 kilograms per international-$ | 0.04 kilograms per international-$ | Kenya |
| 2020s | 0.1068 kilograms per international-$ | 0.1136 kilograms per international-$ | 0.0068 kilograms per international-$ | Kenya |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher carbon intensity: co₂ emissions per dollar of gdp, Guinea-Bissau or Kenya?
- Kenya, at 0.1079 kilograms per international-$ against 0.1057 kilograms per international-$ in Guinea-Bissau as of 2022.
- What is the difference in carbon intensity: co₂ emissions per dollar of gdp between Guinea-Bissau and Kenya?
- 0.0022 kilograms per international-$, with Kenya ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Guinea-Bissau and Kenya?
- 73 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2022.
- How do Guinea-Bissau and Kenya rank globally for carbon intensity: co₂ emissions per dollar of gdp?
- Guinea-Bissau ranks 148th and Kenya ranks 145th of 164 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Global Carbon Budget (2025); Bolt and van Zanden – Maddison Project Database 2023 – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Carbon intensity: CO₂ emissions per dollar of GDP. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Annual total emissions of carbon dioxide (CO₂), excluding land-use change, measured in kilograms per dollar of GDP (2011 international-$).