Guinea vs Zambia: Methane emissions
Guinea
21.53 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents
in 2024
Zambia
21.14 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents
in 2024
Guinea rank
72nd
Zambia rank
74th
Methane emissions over time
- Guinea
- Zambia
How they compare
Guinea currently reports 21.53 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents against 21.14 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents in Zambia, a difference of 383,800 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 175 shared years of data; in 1850 it was Guinea ahead.
Guinea ranks 72nd and Zambia ranks 74th of 199 countries.
Across the 18 decades both report, Guinea averaged higher in 10 and Zambia in 8.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Guinea | Zambia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1850s | 827,877 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 527,410 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 300,467 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Guinea |
| 1860s | 846,991 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 536,352 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 310,638 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Guinea |
| 1870s | 871,291 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 555,029 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 316,262 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Guinea |
| 1880s | 896,518 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 576,984 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 319,535 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Guinea |
| 1890s | 922,719 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 602,796 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 319,923 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Guinea |
| 1900s | 976,659 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 643,360 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 333,298 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Guinea |
| 1910s | 1.12 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 760,826 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 360,363 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Guinea |
| 1920s | 1.38 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 980,532 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 399,850 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Guinea |
| 1930s | 1.69 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 1.42 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 268,416 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Guinea |
| 1940s | 2.34 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 3.24 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 899,719 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Zambia |
| 1950s | 3.32 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 6.15 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 2.83 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Zambia |
| 1960s | 4.25 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 8.31 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 4.06 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Zambia |
| 1970s | 4.98 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 9.29 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 4.31 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Zambia |
| 1980s | 5.70 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 9.79 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 4.09 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Zambia |
| 1990s | 7.73 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 13.69 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 5.96 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Zambia |
| 2000s | 11.22 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 15.34 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 4.13 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Zambia |
| 2010s | 17.32 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 17.76 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 440,000 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Zambia |
| 2020s | 20.54 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 19.80 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 742,400 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Guinea |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher methane emissions, Guinea or Zambia?
- Guinea, at 21.53 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents against 21.14 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents in Zambia as of 2024.
- What is the difference in methane emissions between Guinea and Zambia?
- 383,800 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents, with Guinea 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 methane emissions?
- Guinea ranks 72nd and Zambia ranks 74th of 199 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Jones et al. (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Methane emissions. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Measured in tonnes of carbon dioxide-equivalents over a 100-year timescale.