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
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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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Indicator
Cumulative CO₂ emissions from land-use change, per square kilometre
Unit
tonnes per square kilometre
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
194 places, 11,145 data points, 1961–2023
Last refreshed

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.