Guinea vs Rwanda: Cumulative CO₂ emissions from land-use change, per square kilometre
Guinea
23,172 tonnes per square kilometre
in 2023
Rwanda
21,805 tonnes per square kilometre
in 2023
Guinea rank
30th
Rwanda rank
32nd
Cumulative CO₂ emissions from land-use change, per square kilometre over time
- Guinea
- Rwanda
How they compare
Guinea currently reports 23,172 tonnes per square kilometre against 21,805 tonnes per square kilometre in Rwanda, a difference of 1,367 tonnes per square kilometre.
That makes Guinea's figure about 1.1 times Rwanda's.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 63 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Guinea ahead.
Guinea ranks 30th and Rwanda ranks 32nd of 194 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Guinea averaged higher in 6 and Rwanda in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Guinea | Rwanda | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 15,746 tonnes per square kilometre | 10,853 tonnes per square kilometre | 4,894 tonnes per square kilometre | Guinea |
| 1970s | 16,482 tonnes per square kilometre | 13,406 tonnes per square kilometre | 3,077 tonnes per square kilometre | Guinea |
| 1980s | 17,086 tonnes per square kilometre | 16,128 tonnes per square kilometre | 958.17 tonnes per square kilometre | Guinea |
| 1990s | 17,783 tonnes per square kilometre | 17,445 tonnes per square kilometre | 338.29 tonnes per square kilometre | Guinea |
| 2000s | 18,688 tonnes per square kilometre | 19,463 tonnes per square kilometre | 775.35 tonnes per square kilometre | Rwanda |
| 2010s | 21,053 tonnes per square kilometre | 20,939 tonnes per square kilometre | 113.75 tonnes per square kilometre | Guinea |
| 2020s | 22,859 tonnes per square kilometre | 21,649 tonnes per square kilometre | 1,210 tonnes per square kilometre | Guinea |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher cumulative co₂ emissions from land-use change, per square kilometre, Guinea or Rwanda?
- Guinea, at 23,172 tonnes per square kilometre against 21,805 tonnes per square kilometre in Rwanda as of 2023.
- What is the difference in cumulative co₂ emissions from land-use change, per square kilometre between Guinea and Rwanda?
- 1,367 tonnes per square kilometre, with Guinea ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Guinea and Rwanda?
- 63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
- How do Guinea and Rwanda rank globally for cumulative co₂ emissions from land-use change, per square kilometre?
- Guinea ranks 30th and Rwanda ranks 32nd of 194 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Statizoid (derived), published as Cumulative CO₂ emissions from land-use change, per square kilometre. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Cumulative CO₂ emissions from land-use change divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.