Guinea-Bissau vs Netherlands: Annual CO₂ emissions from land-use change
Guinea-Bissau
4.94 million tonnes
in 2024
Netherlands
5.14 million tonnes
in 2024
Guinea-Bissau rank
72nd
Netherlands rank
71st
Annual CO₂ emissions from land-use change over time
- Guinea-Bissau
- Netherlands
How they compare
Netherlands currently reports 5.14 million tonnes against 4.94 million tonnes in Guinea-Bissau, a difference of 198,620 tonnes.
The two have swapped places 10 times across 175 shared years of data; in 1850 it was Netherlands ahead.
Guinea-Bissau ranks 72nd and Netherlands ranks 71st of 197 countries.
Across the 18 decades both report, Guinea-Bissau averaged higher in 4 and Netherlands in 14.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Guinea-Bissau | Netherlands | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1850s | 708,097 tonnes | 6.73 million tonnes | 6.03 million tonnes | Netherlands |
| 1860s | 319,336 tonnes | 7.01 million tonnes | 6.69 million tonnes | Netherlands |
| 1870s | 402,527 tonnes | 8.81 million tonnes | 8.41 million tonnes | Netherlands |
| 1880s | 500,092 tonnes | 10.23 million tonnes | 9.73 million tonnes | Netherlands |
| 1890s | 502,591 tonnes | 11.22 million tonnes | 10.71 million tonnes | Netherlands |
| 1900s | 508,508 tonnes | 9.85 million tonnes | 9.35 million tonnes | Netherlands |
| 1910s | 496,267 tonnes | 8.11 million tonnes | 7.61 million tonnes | Netherlands |
| 1920s | 1.18 million tonnes | 7.15 million tonnes | 5.98 million tonnes | Netherlands |
| 1930s | 1.51 million tonnes | 5.19 million tonnes | 3.68 million tonnes | Netherlands |
| 1940s | 2.22 million tonnes | 5.23 million tonnes | 3.01 million tonnes | Netherlands |
| 1950s | 2.45 million tonnes | 3.90 million tonnes | 1.45 million tonnes | Netherlands |
| 1960s | 1.85 million tonnes | 1.64 million tonnes | 211,277 tonnes | Guinea-Bissau |
| 1970s | 2.42 million tonnes | 640,962 tonnes | 1.78 million tonnes | Guinea-Bissau |
| 1980s | 4.44 million tonnes | 1.92 million tonnes | 2.51 million tonnes | Guinea-Bissau |
| 1990s | 4.94 million tonnes | 4.37 million tonnes | 566,083 tonnes | Guinea-Bissau |
| 2000s | 2.69 million tonnes | 7.27 million tonnes | 4.58 million tonnes | Netherlands |
| 2010s | 2.16 million tonnes | 5.82 million tonnes | 3.66 million tonnes | Netherlands |
| 2020s | 4.28 million tonnes | 5.22 million tonnes | 941,318 tonnes | Netherlands |
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 Netherlands?
- Netherlands, at 5.14 million tonnes against 4.94 million tonnes in Guinea-Bissau as of 2024.
- What is the difference in annual co₂ emissions from land-use change between Guinea-Bissau and Netherlands?
- 198,620 tonnes, with Netherlands ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Guinea-Bissau and Netherlands?
- 175 years are reported by both, from 1850 to 2024.
- How do Guinea-Bissau and Netherlands rank globally for annual co₂ emissions from land-use change?
- Guinea-Bissau ranks 72nd and Netherlands ranks 71st 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.