Guinea-Bissau vs Myanmar: Carbon intensity of energy

Guinea-Bissau
224.45 grams of CO₂ per kilowatt-hour
in 2024
Myanmar
225.31 grams of CO₂ per kilowatt-hour
in 2024
Guinea-Bissau rank
74th
Myanmar rank
71st

Carbon intensity of energy over time

  • Guinea-Bissau
  • Myanmar
0100200300400198020022024

How they compare

Myanmar currently reports 225.31 grams of CO₂ per kilowatt-hour against 224.45 grams of CO₂ per kilowatt-hour in Guinea-Bissau, a difference of 0.86 grams of CO₂ per kilowatt-hour.

The two have swapped places 3 times across 45 shared years of data; in 1980 it was Guinea-Bissau ahead.

Guinea-Bissau ranks 74th and Myanmar ranks 71st of 204 countries.

Across the 5 decades both report, Guinea-Bissau averaged higher in 1 and Myanmar in 4.

Head to head by decade

Decade Guinea-Bissau Myanmar Difference Ahead
1980s 339.54 grams of CO₂ per kilowatt-hour 253.46 grams of CO₂ per kilowatt-hour 86.07 grams of CO₂ per kilowatt-hour Guinea-Bissau
1990s 78.51 grams of CO₂ per kilowatt-hour 210.92 grams of CO₂ per kilowatt-hour 132.41 grams of CO₂ per kilowatt-hour Myanmar
2000s 63.81 grams of CO₂ per kilowatt-hour 190.55 grams of CO₂ per kilowatt-hour 126.74 grams of CO₂ per kilowatt-hour Myanmar
2010s 116.44 grams of CO₂ per kilowatt-hour 192.78 grams of CO₂ per kilowatt-hour 76.34 grams of CO₂ per kilowatt-hour Myanmar
2020s 224.28 grams of CO₂ per kilowatt-hour 225.34 grams of CO₂ per kilowatt-hour 1.07 grams of CO₂ per kilowatt-hour Myanmar

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher carbon intensity of energy, Guinea-Bissau or Myanmar?
Myanmar, at 225.31 grams of CO₂ per kilowatt-hour against 224.45 grams of CO₂ per kilowatt-hour in Guinea-Bissau as of 2024.
What is the difference in carbon intensity of energy between Guinea-Bissau and Myanmar?
0.86 grams of CO₂ per kilowatt-hour, with Myanmar ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Guinea-Bissau and Myanmar?
45 years are reported by both, from 1980 to 2024.
How do Guinea-Bissau and Myanmar rank globally for carbon intensity of energy?
Guinea-Bissau ranks 74th and Myanmar ranks 71st of 204 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Global Carbon Budget (2025) and other sources – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Carbon intensity of energy. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
Carbon intensity of energy
Unit
grams of CO₂ per kilowatt-hour
Source
Global Carbon Budget (2025) and other sources – with major processing by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
204 places, 9,804 data points, 1965–2024
Last refreshed

Fossil carbon dioxide (CO₂) emissions per unit of total energy supply, measured in grams of CO₂ per kilowatt-hour.