Guinea-Bissau vs Liechtenstein: Cumulative CO₂ emissions

Guinea-Bissau
8.29 million tonnes
in 2024
Liechtenstein
9.96 million tonnes
in 2024
Guinea-Bissau rank
191st
Liechtenstein rank
189th

Cumulative CO₂ emissions over time

  • Guinea-Bissau
  • Liechtenstein
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How they compare

Liechtenstein currently reports 9.96 million tonnes against 8.29 million tonnes in Guinea-Bissau, a difference of 1.68 million tonnes.

That makes Liechtenstein's figure about 1.2 times Guinea-Bissau's.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 66 shared years of data; in 1959 it was Guinea-Bissau ahead.

Guinea-Bissau ranks 191st and Liechtenstein ranks 189th of 215 countries.

Across the 8 decades both report, Guinea-Bissau averaged higher in 2 and Liechtenstein in 6.

Head to head by decade

Decade Guinea-Bissau Liechtenstein Difference Ahead
1950s 95,264 tonnes 11,707 tonnes 83,557 tonnes Guinea-Bissau
1960s 332,691 tonnes 201,245 tonnes 131,446 tonnes Guinea-Bissau
1970s 1.07 million tonnes 1.16 million tonnes 81,913 tonnes Liechtenstein
1980s 2.41 million tonnes 2.57 million tonnes 167,950 tonnes Liechtenstein
1990s 3.81 million tonnes 4.45 million tonnes 643,378 tonnes Liechtenstein
2000s 4.63 million tonnes 6.64 million tonnes 2.01 million tonnes Liechtenstein
2010s 5.79 million tonnes 8.58 million tonnes 2.79 million tonnes Liechtenstein
2020s 7.61 million tonnes 9.70 million tonnes 2.09 million tonnes Liechtenstein

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher cumulative co₂ emissions, Guinea-Bissau or Liechtenstein?
Liechtenstein, at 9.96 million tonnes against 8.29 million tonnes in Guinea-Bissau as of 2024.
What is the difference in cumulative co₂ emissions between Guinea-Bissau and Liechtenstein?
1.68 million tonnes, with Liechtenstein ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Guinea-Bissau and Liechtenstein?
66 years are reported by both, from 1959 to 2024.
How do Guinea-Bissau and Liechtenstein rank globally for cumulative co₂ emissions?
Guinea-Bissau ranks 191st and Liechtenstein ranks 189th of 215 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Global Carbon Budget (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Cumulative CO₂ emissions. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
Cumulative CO₂ emissions
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
215 places, 23,408 data points, 1750–2024
Last refreshed

Total cumulative emissions of carbon dioxide (CO₂), excluding land-use change, since the first year of available data, measured in tonnes.