Guinea-Bissau vs Papua New Guinea: Per capita GHG emissions vs. per capita CO₂ emissions
Guinea-Bissau
3.7 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person
in 2024
Papua New Guinea
4.12 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person
in 2024
Guinea-Bissau rank
119th
Papua New Guinea rank
118th
Per capita GHG emissions vs. per capita CO₂ emissions over time
- Guinea-Bissau
- Papua New Guinea
How they compare
Papua New Guinea currently reports 4.12 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person against 3.7 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person in Guinea-Bissau, a difference of 0.42 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person.
That makes Papua New Guinea's figure about 1.1 times Guinea-Bissau's.
The two have swapped places 25 times across 175 shared years of data; in 1850 it was Guinea-Bissau ahead.
Guinea-Bissau ranks 119th and Papua New Guinea ranks 118th of 198 countries.
Across the 18 decades both report, Guinea-Bissau averaged higher in 10 and Papua New Guinea in 8.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Guinea-Bissau | Papua New Guinea | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1850s | 3.46 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -0.4543 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 3.91 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Guinea-Bissau |
| 1860s | 1.84 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -0.8275 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 2.67 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Guinea-Bissau |
| 1870s | 1.94 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -1.07 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 3 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Guinea-Bissau |
| 1880s | 2.06 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -0.9421 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 3.01 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Guinea-Bissau |
| 1890s | 1.95 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 137.69 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 135.75 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Papua New Guinea |
| 1900s | 1.85 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 18.65 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 16.8 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Papua New Guinea |
| 1910s | 1.82 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.52 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.2987 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Guinea-Bissau |
| 1920s | 3.24 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 2.34 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.8942 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Guinea-Bissau |
| 1930s | 3.46 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.94 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.52 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Guinea-Bissau |
| 1940s | 4.53 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.1699 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 4.36 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Guinea-Bissau |
| 1950s | 4.7 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -1.84 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 6.54 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Guinea-Bissau |
| 1960s | 3.77 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0301 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 3.74 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Guinea-Bissau |
| 1970s | 4.13 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 6.4 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 2.26 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Papua New Guinea |
| 1980s | 5.3 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 7.37 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 2.07 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Papua New Guinea |
| 1990s | 5.25 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 8.01 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 2.75 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Papua New Guinea |
| 2000s | 4 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 7.18 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 3.19 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Papua New Guinea |
| 2010s | 3.36 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 5.74 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 2.37 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Papua New Guinea |
| 2020s | 3.61 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 4.3 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.6909 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Papua New Guinea |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher per capita ghg emissions vs. per capita co₂ emissions, Guinea-Bissau or Papua New Guinea?
- Papua New Guinea, at 4.12 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person against 3.7 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person in Guinea-Bissau as of 2024.
- What is the difference in per capita ghg emissions vs. per capita co₂ emissions between Guinea-Bissau and Papua New Guinea?
- 0.42 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person, with Papua New Guinea ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Guinea-Bissau and Papua New Guinea?
- 175 years are reported by both, from 1850 to 2024.
- How do Guinea-Bissau and Papua New Guinea rank globally for per capita ghg emissions vs. per capita co₂ emissions?
- Guinea-Bissau ranks 119th and Papua New Guinea ranks 118th of 198 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Jones et al. (2025); Population based on various sources (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Per capita GHG emissions vs. per capita CO₂ emissions. 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 per person of carbon dioxide-equivalents over a 100-year timescale.