Guinea-Bissau vs Jamaica: Annual greenhouse gas emissions by world region
Guinea-Bissau
8.14 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents
in 2024
Jamaica
9.09 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents
in 2024
Guinea-Bissau rank
151st
Jamaica rank
150th
Annual greenhouse gas emissions by world region over time
- Guinea-Bissau
- Jamaica
How they compare
Jamaica currently reports 9.09 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents against 8.14 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents in Guinea-Bissau, a difference of 954,300 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents.
That makes Jamaica's figure about 1.1 times Guinea-Bissau's.
The two have swapped places 5 times across 175 shared years of data; in 1850 it was Guinea-Bissau ahead.
Guinea-Bissau ranks 151st and Jamaica ranks 150th of 199 countries.
Across the 18 decades both report, Guinea-Bissau averaged higher in 1 and Jamaica in 17.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Guinea-Bissau | Jamaica | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1850s | 740,393 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 741,506 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 1,113 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Jamaica |
| 1860s | 413,494 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 1.11 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 696,364 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Jamaica |
| 1870s | 464,523 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 1.34 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 873,022 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Jamaica |
| 1880s | 536,958 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 1.57 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 1.03 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Jamaica |
| 1890s | 549,083 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 381,112 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 167,971 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Guinea-Bissau |
| 1900s | 566,434 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 1.14 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 570,333 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Jamaica |
| 1910s | 601,329 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 1.99 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 1.39 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Jamaica |
| 1920s | 1.19 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 3.34 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 2.15 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Jamaica |
| 1930s | 1.46 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 4.54 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 3.07 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Jamaica |
| 1940s | 2.25 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 5.67 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 3.42 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Jamaica |
| 1950s | 2.64 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 7.50 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 4.86 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Jamaica |
| 1960s | 2.18 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 6.07 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 3.89 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Jamaica |
| 1970s | 2.73 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 8.89 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 6.16 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Jamaica |
| 1980s | 4.73 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 7.70 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 2.97 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Jamaica |
| 1990s | 5.82 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 14.08 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 8.26 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Jamaica |
| 2000s | 5.46 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 16.45 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 10.99 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Jamaica |
| 2010s | 5.95 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 9.85 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 3.90 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Jamaica |
| 2020s | 7.61 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 8.29 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 678,372 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Jamaica |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher annual greenhouse gas emissions by world region, Guinea-Bissau or Jamaica?
- Jamaica, at 9.09 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents against 8.14 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents in Guinea-Bissau as of 2024.
- What is the difference in annual greenhouse gas emissions by world region between Guinea-Bissau and Jamaica?
- 954,300 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents, with Jamaica ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Guinea-Bissau and Jamaica?
- 175 years are reported by both, from 1850 to 2024.
- How do Guinea-Bissau and Jamaica rank globally for annual greenhouse gas emissions by world region?
- Guinea-Bissau ranks 151st and Jamaica ranks 150th of 199 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Jones et al. (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Annual greenhouse gas emissions by world region. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Greenhouse gas emissions are measured in tonnes of carbon dioxide-equivalents over a 100-year timescale.