Guinea-Bissau vs Namibia: Annual CO₂ emissions from land-use change

Guinea-Bissau
4.94 million tonnes
in 2024
Namibia
4.64 million tonnes
in 2024
Guinea-Bissau rank
72nd
Namibia rank
73rd

Annual CO₂ emissions from land-use change over time

  • Guinea-Bissau
  • Namibia
02.0M4.0M6.0M8.0M185019372024

How they compare

Guinea-Bissau currently reports 4.94 million tonnes against 4.64 million tonnes in Namibia, a difference of 298,180 tonnes.

That makes Guinea-Bissau's figure about 1.1 times Namibia's.

The two have swapped places 20 times across 175 shared years of data; in 1850 it was Guinea-Bissau ahead.

Guinea-Bissau ranks 72nd and Namibia ranks 73rd of 197 countries.

Across the 18 decades both report, Guinea-Bissau averaged higher in 4 and Namibia in 14.

Head to head by decade

Decade Guinea-Bissau Namibia Difference Ahead
1850s 708,097 tonnes 204,609 tonnes 503,488 tonnes Guinea-Bissau
1860s 319,336 tonnes 377,194 tonnes 57,858 tonnes Namibia
1870s 402,527 tonnes 449,573 tonnes 47,046 tonnes Namibia
1880s 500,092 tonnes 520,523 tonnes 20,431 tonnes Namibia
1890s 502,591 tonnes 526,616 tonnes 24,025 tonnes Namibia
1900s 508,508 tonnes 789,171 tonnes 280,662 tonnes Namibia
1910s 496,267 tonnes 1.00 million tonnes 504,948 tonnes Namibia
1920s 1.18 million tonnes 1.73 million tonnes 551,633 tonnes Namibia
1930s 1.51 million tonnes 2.45 million tonnes 935,736 tonnes Namibia
1940s 2.22 million tonnes 3.34 million tonnes 1.12 million tonnes Namibia
1950s 2.45 million tonnes 3.98 million tonnes 1.53 million tonnes Namibia
1960s 1.85 million tonnes 3.26 million tonnes 1.41 million tonnes Namibia
1970s 2.42 million tonnes 1.97 million tonnes 442,190 tonnes Guinea-Bissau
1980s 4.44 million tonnes 1.86 million tonnes 2.58 million tonnes Guinea-Bissau
1990s 4.94 million tonnes 4.20 million tonnes 732,917 tonnes Guinea-Bissau
2000s 2.69 million tonnes 2.73 million tonnes 39,976 tonnes Namibia
2010s 2.16 million tonnes 3.75 million tonnes 1.59 million tonnes Namibia
2020s 4.28 million tonnes 5.55 million tonnes 1.27 million tonnes Namibia

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher annual co₂ emissions from land-use change, Guinea-Bissau or Namibia?
Guinea-Bissau, at 4.94 million tonnes against 4.64 million tonnes in Namibia as of 2024.
What is the difference in annual co₂ emissions from land-use change between Guinea-Bissau and Namibia?
298,180 tonnes, with Guinea-Bissau ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Guinea-Bissau and Namibia?
175 years are reported by both, from 1850 to 2024.
How do Guinea-Bissau and Namibia rank globally for annual co₂ emissions from land-use change?
Guinea-Bissau ranks 72nd and Namibia ranks 73rd 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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Indicator
Annual CO₂ emissions from land-use change
Unit
tonnes
Source
Global Carbon Budget (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
197 places, 34,475 data points, 1850–2024
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Annual emissions of carbon dioxide (CO₂) from land-use change, measured in tonnes.