Equatorial Guinea vs Greenland: Cumulative CO₂ emissions from oil
Equatorial Guinea
29.58 million tonnes
in 2024
Greenland
33.02 million tonnes
in 2024
Equatorial Guinea rank
170th
Greenland rank
167th
Cumulative CO₂ emissions from oil over time
- Equatorial Guinea
- Greenland
How they compare
Greenland currently reports 33.02 million tonnes against 29.58 million tonnes in Equatorial Guinea, a difference of 3.44 million tonnes.
That makes Greenland's figure about 1.1 times Equatorial Guinea's.
Across all 75 years both countries report, Greenland has been ahead every year.
Equatorial Guinea ranks 170th and Greenland ranks 167th of 215 countries.
Greenland has averaged higher in every one of the 8 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Equatorial Guinea | Greenland | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 112,118 tonnes | 258,483 tonnes | 146,364 tonnes | Greenland |
| 1960s | 410,368 tonnes | 1.78 million tonnes | 1.37 million tonnes | Greenland |
| 1970s | 858,475 tonnes | 5.58 million tonnes | 4.73 million tonnes | Greenland |
| 1980s | 1.54 million tonnes | 10.44 million tonnes | 8.91 million tonnes | Greenland |
| 1990s | 2.47 million tonnes | 15.61 million tonnes | 13.13 million tonnes | Greenland |
| 2000s | 7.62 million tonnes | 21.68 million tonnes | 14.06 million tonnes | Greenland |
| 2010s | 19.45 million tonnes | 27.71 million tonnes | 8.26 million tonnes | Greenland |
| 2020s | 27.62 million tonnes | 31.81 million tonnes | 4.20 million tonnes | Greenland |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher cumulative co₂ emissions from oil, Equatorial Guinea or Greenland?
- Greenland, at 33.02 million tonnes against 29.58 million tonnes in Equatorial Guinea as of 2024.
- What is the difference in cumulative co₂ emissions from oil between Equatorial Guinea and Greenland?
- 3.44 million tonnes, with Greenland ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Equatorial Guinea and Greenland?
- 75 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2024.
- How do Equatorial Guinea and Greenland rank globally for cumulative co₂ emissions from oil?
- Equatorial Guinea ranks 170th and Greenland ranks 167th of 215 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 oil. 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 oil since the first year of available data, measured in tonnes.