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
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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About this data
Annual emissions of carbon dioxide (CO₂) from land-use change, measured in tonnes.