Guinea-Bissau vs Singapore: Carbon intensity: CO₂ emissions per dollar of GDP

Guinea-Bissau
0.1057 kilograms per international-$
in 2022
Singapore
0.106 kilograms per international-$
in 2022
Guinea-Bissau rank
148th
Singapore rank
147th

Carbon intensity: CO₂ emissions per dollar of GDP over time

  • Guinea-Bissau
  • Singapore
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How they compare

Singapore currently reports 0.106 kilograms per international-$ against 0.1057 kilograms per international-$ in Guinea-Bissau, a difference of 0.0003 kilograms per international-$.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 73 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Singapore ahead.

Guinea-Bissau ranks 148th and Singapore ranks 147th of 164 countries.

Singapore has averaged higher in every one of the 8 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Guinea-Bissau Singapore Difference Ahead
1950s 0.0255 kilograms per international-$ 0.7869 kilograms per international-$ 0.7614 kilograms per international-$ Singapore
1960s 0.0748 kilograms per international-$ 0.3664 kilograms per international-$ 0.2915 kilograms per international-$ Singapore
1970s 0.0973 kilograms per international-$ 1.15 kilograms per international-$ 1.05 kilograms per international-$ Singapore
1980s 0.165 kilograms per international-$ 0.7187 kilograms per international-$ 0.5537 kilograms per international-$ Singapore
1990s 0.0708 kilograms per international-$ 0.4883 kilograms per international-$ 0.4176 kilograms per international-$ Singapore
2000s 0.0471 kilograms per international-$ 0.2124 kilograms per international-$ 0.1653 kilograms per international-$ Singapore
2010s 0.0641 kilograms per international-$ 0.1316 kilograms per international-$ 0.0675 kilograms per international-$ Singapore
2020s 0.1068 kilograms per international-$ 0.1108 kilograms per international-$ 0.004 kilograms per international-$ Singapore

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 Singapore?
Singapore, at 0.106 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 Singapore?
0.0003 kilograms per international-$, with Singapore ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Guinea-Bissau and Singapore?
73 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2022.
How do Guinea-Bissau and Singapore rank globally for carbon intensity: co₂ emissions per dollar of gdp?
Guinea-Bissau ranks 148th and Singapore ranks 147th 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

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-$).