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