Guinea-Bissau vs Namibia: Cumulative CO₂ emissions from land-use change
Guinea-Bissau
314.21 million tonnes
in 2024
Namibia
359.14 million tonnes
in 2024
Guinea-Bissau rank
124th
Namibia rank
123rd
Cumulative CO₂ emissions from land-use change over time
- Guinea-Bissau
- Namibia
How they compare
Namibia currently reports 359.14 million tonnes against 314.21 million tonnes in Guinea-Bissau, a difference of 44.93 million tonnes.
That makes Namibia's figure about 1.1 times Guinea-Bissau's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 175 shared years of data; in 1850 it was Guinea-Bissau ahead.
Guinea-Bissau ranks 124th and Namibia ranks 123rd of 197 countries.
Across the 18 decades both report, Guinea-Bissau averaged higher in 6 and Namibia in 12.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Guinea-Bissau | Namibia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1850s | 4.68 million tonnes | 920,324 tonnes | 3.76 million tonnes | Guinea-Bissau |
| 1860s | 8.94 million tonnes | 4.03 million tonnes | 4.91 million tonnes | Guinea-Bissau |
| 1870s | 12.44 million tonnes | 8.26 million tonnes | 4.18 million tonnes | Guinea-Bissau |
| 1880s | 17.02 million tonnes | 13.13 million tonnes | 3.89 million tonnes | Guinea-Bissau |
| 1890s | 22.11 million tonnes | 18.44 million tonnes | 3.67 million tonnes | Guinea-Bissau |
| 1900s | 27.09 million tonnes | 24.92 million tonnes | 2.16 million tonnes | Guinea-Bissau |
| 1910s | 32.19 million tonnes | 34.07 million tonnes | 1.88 million tonnes | Namibia |
| 1920s | 40.37 million tonnes | 47.57 million tonnes | 7.21 million tonnes | Namibia |
| 1930s | 54.20 million tonnes | 68.98 million tonnes | 14.78 million tonnes | Namibia |
| 1940s | 72.97 million tonnes | 98.19 million tonnes | 25.22 million tonnes | Namibia |
| 1950s | 96.90 million tonnes | 134.86 million tonnes | 37.97 million tonnes | Namibia |
| 1960s | 117.61 million tonnes | 174.66 million tonnes | 57.05 million tonnes | Namibia |
| 1970s | 139.56 million tonnes | 197.64 million tonnes | 58.08 million tonnes | Namibia |
| 1980s | 175.13 million tonnes | 216.15 million tonnes | 41.02 million tonnes | Namibia |
| 1990s | 217.68 million tonnes | 247.58 million tonnes | 29.90 million tonnes | Namibia |
| 2000s | 260.89 million tonnes | 280.75 million tonnes | 19.86 million tonnes | Namibia |
| 2010s | 280.64 million tonnes | 314.37 million tonnes | 33.74 million tonnes | Namibia |
| 2020s | 305.25 million tonnes | 348.11 million tonnes | 42.86 million tonnes | Namibia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher cumulative co₂ emissions from land-use change, Guinea-Bissau or Namibia?
- Namibia, at 359.14 million tonnes against 314.21 million tonnes in Guinea-Bissau as of 2024.
- What is the difference in cumulative co₂ emissions from land-use change between Guinea-Bissau and Namibia?
- 44.93 million tonnes, with Namibia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Guinea-Bissau and Namibia?
- 175 years are reported by both, from 1850 to 2024.
- How do Guinea-Bissau and Namibia rank globally for cumulative co₂ emissions from land-use change?
- Guinea-Bissau ranks 124th and Namibia ranks 123rd of 197 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Global Carbon Budget (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Cumulative CO₂ emissions from land-use change. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Cumulative emissions of carbon dioxide (CO₂) from land-use change since the first year of available data, measured in tonnes.