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

Guinea
5.74 billion tonnes
in 2024
Zambia
6.41 billion tonnes
in 2024
Guinea rank
31st
Zambia rank
29th

Cumulative CO₂ emissions from land-use change over time

  • Guinea
  • Zambia
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How they compare

Zambia currently reports 6.41 billion tonnes against 5.74 billion tonnes in Guinea, a difference of 670.85 million tonnes.

That makes Zambia's figure about 1.1 times Guinea's.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 175 shared years of data; in 1850 it was Guinea ahead.

Guinea ranks 31st and Zambia ranks 29th of 197 countries.

Across the 18 decades both report, Guinea averaged higher in 15 and Zambia in 3.

Head to head by decade

Decade Guinea Zambia Difference Ahead
1850s 312.12 million tonnes 67.55 million tonnes 244.57 million tonnes Guinea
1860s 796.34 million tonnes 171.35 million tonnes 624.99 million tonnes Guinea
1870s 934.23 million tonnes 266.35 million tonnes 667.89 million tonnes Guinea
1880s 1.05 billion tonnes 370.73 million tonnes 680.74 million tonnes Guinea
1890s 1.16 billion tonnes 482.15 million tonnes 679.56 million tonnes Guinea
1900s 1.27 billion tonnes 567.18 million tonnes 701.60 million tonnes Guinea
1910s 1.42 billion tonnes 626.31 million tonnes 791.36 million tonnes Guinea
1920s 1.70 billion tonnes 764.52 million tonnes 936.48 million tonnes Guinea
1930s 2.15 billion tonnes 1.06 billion tonnes 1.08 billion tonnes Guinea
1940s 2.72 billion tonnes 1.47 billion tonnes 1.24 billion tonnes Guinea
1950s 3.39 billion tonnes 2.01 billion tonnes 1.38 billion tonnes Guinea
1960s 3.86 billion tonnes 2.63 billion tonnes 1.23 billion tonnes Guinea
1970s 4.05 billion tonnes 3.15 billion tonnes 904.33 million tonnes Guinea
1980s 4.20 billion tonnes 3.52 billion tonnes 675.66 million tonnes Guinea
1990s 4.37 billion tonnes 4.02 billion tonnes 345.10 million tonnes Guinea
2000s 4.59 billion tonnes 4.69 billion tonnes 100.94 million tonnes Zambia
2010s 5.17 billion tonnes 5.71 billion tonnes 536.61 million tonnes Zambia
2020s 5.64 billion tonnes 6.29 billion tonnes 644.21 million tonnes Zambia

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher cumulative co₂ emissions from land-use change, Guinea or Zambia?
Zambia, at 6.41 billion tonnes against 5.74 billion tonnes in Guinea as of 2024.
What is the difference in cumulative co₂ emissions from land-use change between Guinea and Zambia?
670.85 million tonnes, with Zambia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Guinea and Zambia?
175 years are reported by both, from 1850 to 2024.
How do Guinea and Zambia rank globally for cumulative co₂ emissions from land-use change?
Guinea ranks 31st and Zambia ranks 29th 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.