Chile vs Guinea: Per capita greenhouse gas emissions
Chile
5.28 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person
in 2024
Guinea
5.32 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person
in 2024
Chile rank
96th
Guinea rank
94th
Per capita greenhouse gas emissions over time
- Chile
- Guinea
How they compare
Guinea currently reports 5.32 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person against 5.28 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person in Chile, a difference of 0.04 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person.
The two have swapped places 16 times across 175 shared years of data; in 1850 it was Guinea ahead.
Chile ranks 96th and Guinea ranks 94th of 199 countries.
Across the 18 decades both report, Chile averaged higher in 9 and Guinea in 9.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Chile | Guinea | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1850s | 5.75 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 45.27 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 39.52 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Guinea |
| 1860s | 6.23 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 14.5 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 8.27 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Guinea |
| 1870s | 6.84 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 8.51 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.66 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Guinea |
| 1880s | 7.06 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 8.27 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.21 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Guinea |
| 1890s | 7.83 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 6.41 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.41 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Chile |
| 1900s | 8.63 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 7.29 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.34 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Chile |
| 1910s | 9.29 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 9.15 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.1375 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Chile |
| 1920s | 7.63 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 17.22 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 9.59 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Guinea |
| 1930s | 8.17 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 16.65 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 8.48 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Guinea |
| 1940s | 7.38 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 21.12 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 13.75 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Guinea |
| 1950s | 7.6 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 16.94 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 9.34 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Guinea |
| 1960s | 7.4 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 7.15 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.2492 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Chile |
| 1970s | 7.41 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 4.15 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 3.26 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Chile |
| 1980s | 4.79 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 3.45 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.34 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Chile |
| 1990s | 5.2 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 3.64 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.57 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Chile |
| 2000s | 6.75 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 4.91 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.85 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Chile |
| 2010s | 7.13 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 7.39 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.2681 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Guinea |
| 2020s | 5.85 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 5.57 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.2816 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Chile |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher per capita greenhouse gas emissions, Chile or Guinea?
- Guinea, at 5.32 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person against 5.28 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person in Chile as of 2024.
- What is the difference in per capita greenhouse gas emissions between Chile and Guinea?
- 0.04 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person, with Guinea ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Chile and Guinea?
- 175 years are reported by both, from 1850 to 2024.
- How do Chile and Guinea rank globally for per capita greenhouse gas emissions?
- Chile ranks 96th and Guinea ranks 94th of 199 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 greenhouse gas 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.