Guinea-Bissau vs Liberia: CO₂ emissions per capita
Guinea-Bissau
0.1554 tonnes per person
in 2024
Liberia
0.1531 tonnes per person
in 2024
Guinea-Bissau rank
200th
Liberia rank
201st
CO₂ emissions per capita over time
- Guinea-Bissau
- Liberia
How they compare
Guinea-Bissau currently reports 0.1554 tonnes per person against 0.1531 tonnes per person in Liberia, a difference of 0.0023 tonnes per person.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 75 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Liberia ahead.
Guinea-Bissau ranks 200th and Liberia ranks 201st of 213 countries.
Across the 8 decades both report, Guinea-Bissau averaged higher in 1 and Liberia in 7.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Guinea-Bissau | Liberia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 0.0169 tonnes per person | 0.0779 tonnes per person | 0.061 tonnes per person | Liberia |
| 1960s | 0.0853 tonnes per person | 0.4034 tonnes per person | 0.3181 tonnes per person | Liberia |
| 1970s | 0.1423 tonnes per person | 0.9415 tonnes per person | 0.7992 tonnes per person | Liberia |
| 1980s | 0.1933 tonnes per person | 0.4522 tonnes per person | 0.2589 tonnes per person | Liberia |
| 1990s | 0.0905 tonnes per person | 0.1851 tonnes per person | 0.0946 tonnes per person | Liberia |
| 2000s | 0.0567 tonnes per person | 0.1565 tonnes per person | 0.0999 tonnes per person | Liberia |
| 2010s | 0.0878 tonnes per person | 0.1666 tonnes per person | 0.0788 tonnes per person | Liberia |
| 2020s | 0.1584 tonnes per person | 0.1531 tonnes per person | 0.0054 tonnes per person | Guinea-Bissau |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher co₂ emissions per capita, Guinea-Bissau or Liberia?
- Guinea-Bissau, at 0.1554 tonnes per person against 0.1531 tonnes per person in Liberia as of 2024.
- What is the difference in co₂ emissions per capita between Guinea-Bissau and Liberia?
- 0.0023 tonnes per person, with Guinea-Bissau ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Guinea-Bissau and Liberia?
- 75 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2024.
- How do Guinea-Bissau and Liberia rank globally for co₂ emissions per capita?
- Guinea-Bissau ranks 200th and Liberia ranks 201st of 213 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Global Carbon Budget (2025); Population based on various sources (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as CO₂ emissions per capita. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Carbon dioxide (CO₂) emissions from burning fossil fuels and industrial processes. This includes emissions from transport, electricity generation, and heating, but not land-use change.