Guinea vs Japan: Cumulative CO₂ emissions from land-use change

Guinea
5.74 billion tonnes
in 2024
Japan
5.54 billion tonnes
in 2024
Guinea rank
31st
Japan rank
32nd

Cumulative CO₂ emissions from land-use change over time

  • Guinea
  • Japan
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How they compare

Guinea currently reports 5.74 billion tonnes against 5.54 billion tonnes in Japan, a difference of 203.52 million tonnes.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 175 shared years of data; in 1850 it was Guinea ahead.

Guinea ranks 31st and Japan ranks 32nd of 197 countries.

Across the 18 decades both report, Guinea averaged higher in 6 and Japan in 12.

Head to head by decade

Decade Guinea Japan Difference Ahead
1850s 312.12 million tonnes 77.59 million tonnes 234.53 million tonnes Guinea
1860s 796.34 million tonnes 226.89 million tonnes 569.45 million tonnes Guinea
1870s 934.23 million tonnes 397.49 million tonnes 536.74 million tonnes Guinea
1880s 1.05 billion tonnes 613.19 million tonnes 438.27 million tonnes Guinea
1890s 1.16 billion tonnes 898.75 million tonnes 262.96 million tonnes Guinea
1900s 1.27 billion tonnes 1.28 billion tonnes 11.13 million tonnes Japan
1910s 1.42 billion tonnes 1.74 billion tonnes 327.04 million tonnes Japan
1920s 1.70 billion tonnes 2.30 billion tonnes 602.90 million tonnes Japan
1930s 2.15 billion tonnes 2.97 billion tonnes 828.76 million tonnes Japan
1940s 2.72 billion tonnes 3.70 billion tonnes 985.23 million tonnes Japan
1950s 3.39 billion tonnes 4.44 billion tonnes 1.05 billion tonnes Japan
1960s 3.86 billion tonnes 5.11 billion tonnes 1.25 billion tonnes Japan
1970s 4.05 billion tonnes 5.50 billion tonnes 1.45 billion tonnes Japan
1980s 4.20 billion tonnes 5.65 billion tonnes 1.45 billion tonnes Japan
1990s 4.37 billion tonnes 5.67 billion tonnes 1.30 billion tonnes Japan
2000s 4.59 billion tonnes 5.61 billion tonnes 1.02 billion tonnes Japan
2010s 5.17 billion tonnes 5.53 billion tonnes 356.97 million tonnes Japan
2020s 5.64 billion tonnes 5.53 billion tonnes 112.82 million tonnes Guinea

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher cumulative co₂ emissions from land-use change, Guinea or Japan?
Guinea, at 5.74 billion tonnes against 5.54 billion tonnes in Japan as of 2024.
What is the difference in cumulative co₂ emissions from land-use change between Guinea and Japan?
203.52 million tonnes, with Guinea ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Guinea and Japan?
175 years are reported by both, from 1850 to 2024.
How do Guinea and Japan rank globally for cumulative co₂ emissions from land-use change?
Guinea ranks 31st and Japan ranks 32nd 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

Indicator
Cumulative CO₂ emissions from land-use change
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
197 places, 34,475 data points, 1850–2024
Last refreshed

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