Guinea-Bissau vs Mozambique: Per capita CO₂ emissions relative to the global average
Guinea-Bissau
0.1554 tonnes per person
in 2024
Mozambique
0.2487 tonnes per person
in 2024
Guinea-Bissau rank
200th
Mozambique rank
197th
Per capita CO₂ emissions relative to the global average over time
- Guinea-Bissau
- Mozambique
How they compare
Mozambique currently reports 0.2487 tonnes per person against 0.1554 tonnes per person in Guinea-Bissau, a difference of 0.0933 tonnes per person.
That makes Mozambique's figure about 1.6 times Guinea-Bissau's.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 75 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Mozambique ahead.
Guinea-Bissau ranks 200th and Mozambique ranks 197th of 213 countries.
Across the 8 decades both report, Guinea-Bissau averaged higher in 2 and Mozambique in 6.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Guinea-Bissau | Mozambique | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 0.0169 tonnes per person | 0.2134 tonnes per person | 0.1965 tonnes per person | Mozambique |
| 1960s | 0.0853 tonnes per person | 0.3025 tonnes per person | 0.2171 tonnes per person | Mozambique |
| 1970s | 0.1423 tonnes per person | 0.324 tonnes per person | 0.1817 tonnes per person | Mozambique |
| 1980s | 0.1933 tonnes per person | 0.1396 tonnes per person | 0.0536 tonnes per person | Guinea-Bissau |
| 1990s | 0.0905 tonnes per person | 0.0715 tonnes per person | 0.0191 tonnes per person | Guinea-Bissau |
| 2000s | 0.0567 tonnes per person | 0.0918 tonnes per person | 0.0352 tonnes per person | Mozambique |
| 2010s | 0.0878 tonnes per person | 0.212 tonnes per person | 0.1242 tonnes per person | Mozambique |
| 2020s | 0.1584 tonnes per person | 0.2506 tonnes per person | 0.0922 tonnes per person | Mozambique |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher per capita co₂ emissions relative to the global average, Guinea-Bissau or Mozambique?
- Mozambique, at 0.2487 tonnes per person against 0.1554 tonnes per person in Guinea-Bissau as of 2024.
- What is the difference in per capita co₂ emissions relative to the global average between Guinea-Bissau and Mozambique?
- 0.0933 tonnes per person, with Mozambique ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Guinea-Bissau and Mozambique?
- 75 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2024.
- How do Guinea-Bissau and Mozambique rank globally for per capita co₂ emissions relative to the global average?
- Guinea-Bissau ranks 200th and Mozambique ranks 197th of 213 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Global Carbon Budget (2025); Population based on various sources (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Per capita CO₂ emissions relative to the global average. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Carbon dioxide (CO₂) emissions from burning fossil fuels and industrial processes. This includes emissions from transport, electricity generation, and heating, but not land-use change.