Angola vs Guinea: Annual CO₂ emissions from land-use change
Angola
50.00 million tonnes
in 2024
Guinea
49.80 million tonnes
in 2024
Angola rank
18th
Guinea rank
19th
Annual CO₂ emissions from land-use change over time
- Angola
- Guinea
How they compare
Angola currently reports 50.00 million tonnes against 49.80 million tonnes in Guinea, a difference of 200,300 tonnes.
The two have swapped places 13 times across 175 shared years of data; in 1850 it was Guinea ahead.
Angola ranks 18th and Guinea ranks 19th of 197 countries.
Across the 18 decades both report, Angola averaged higher in 11 and Guinea in 7.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Angola | Guinea | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1850s | 23.41 million tonnes | 64.66 million tonnes | 41.25 million tonnes | Guinea |
| 1860s | 29.81 million tonnes | 22.19 million tonnes | 7.63 million tonnes | Angola |
| 1870s | 25.93 million tonnes | 11.75 million tonnes | 14.18 million tonnes | Angola |
| 1880s | 24.86 million tonnes | 12.13 million tonnes | 12.72 million tonnes | Angola |
| 1890s | 3.14 million tonnes | 9.65 million tonnes | 6.51 million tonnes | Guinea |
| 1900s | -8.17 million tonnes | 12.23 million tonnes | 20.40 million tonnes | Guinea |
| 1910s | -11.24 million tonnes | 17.04 million tonnes | 28.29 million tonnes | Guinea |
| 1920s | 36.47 million tonnes | 40.11 million tonnes | 3.64 million tonnes | Guinea |
| 1930s | 59.72 million tonnes | 45.10 million tonnes | 14.63 million tonnes | Angola |
| 1940s | 94.90 million tonnes | 69.80 million tonnes | 25.10 million tonnes | Angola |
| 1950s | 150.84 million tonnes | 63.58 million tonnes | 87.26 million tonnes | Angola |
| 1960s | 70.06 million tonnes | 27.41 million tonnes | 42.65 million tonnes | Angola |
| 1970s | 21.96 million tonnes | 16.29 million tonnes | 5.68 million tonnes | Angola |
| 1980s | 13.33 million tonnes | 15.34 million tonnes | 2.02 million tonnes | Guinea |
| 1990s | 19.19 million tonnes | 17.62 million tonnes | 1.57 million tonnes | Angola |
| 2000s | 60.29 million tonnes | 31.94 million tonnes | 28.35 million tonnes | Angola |
| 2010s | 102.01 million tonnes | 71.04 million tonnes | 30.97 million tonnes | Angola |
| 2020s | 51.57 million tonnes | 53.00 million tonnes | 1.43 million tonnes | Guinea |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher annual co₂ emissions from land-use change, Angola or Guinea?
- Angola, at 50.00 million tonnes against 49.80 million tonnes in Guinea as of 2024.
- What is the difference in annual co₂ emissions from land-use change between Angola and Guinea?
- 200,300 tonnes, with Angola ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Angola and Guinea?
- 175 years are reported by both, from 1850 to 2024.
- How do Angola and Guinea rank globally for annual co₂ emissions from land-use change?
- Angola ranks 18th and Guinea ranks 19th of 197 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Global Carbon Budget (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Annual CO₂ emissions from land-use change. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Annual emissions of carbon dioxide (CO₂) from land-use change, measured in tonnes.