Guinea-Bissau vs Solomon Islands: Per capita greenhouse gas emissions
Guinea-Bissau
3.7 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person
in 2024
Solomon Islands
4.15 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person
in 2024
Guinea-Bissau rank
120th
Solomon Islands rank
118th
Per capita greenhouse gas emissions over time
- Guinea-Bissau
- Solomon Islands
How they compare
Solomon Islands currently reports 4.15 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person against 3.7 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person in Guinea-Bissau, a difference of 0.45 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person.
That makes Solomon Islands's figure about 1.1 times Guinea-Bissau's.
The two have swapped places 17 times across 175 shared years of data; in 1850 it was Guinea-Bissau ahead.
Guinea-Bissau ranks 120th and Solomon Islands ranks 118th of 199 countries.
Across the 18 decades both report, Guinea-Bissau averaged higher in 14 and Solomon Islands in 4.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Guinea-Bissau | Solomon Islands | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1850s | 3.46 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.84 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.62 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Guinea-Bissau |
| 1860s | 1.84 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.19 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.6473 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 | 0.8608 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Guinea-Bissau |
| 1880s | 2.06 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.01 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.06 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Guinea-Bissau |
| 1890s | 1.95 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.28 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.6614 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Guinea-Bissau |
| 1900s | 1.85 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.8198 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.03 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Guinea-Bissau |
| 1910s | 1.82 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.37 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.4484 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Guinea-Bissau |
| 1920s | 3.24 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 2.22 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.02 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Guinea-Bissau |
| 1930s | 3.46 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 2.98 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.4706 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Guinea-Bissau |
| 1940s | 4.53 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 3.08 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.45 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Guinea-Bissau |
| 1950s | 4.7 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 6.17 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.47 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Solomon Islands |
| 1960s | 3.77 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 2.91 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.8591 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Guinea-Bissau |
| 1970s | 4.13 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 2.95 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.18 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Guinea-Bissau |
| 1980s | 5.3 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 4.29 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.01 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Guinea-Bissau |
| 1990s | 5.25 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 3.77 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.49 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Guinea-Bissau |
| 2000s | 4 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 5.7 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.7 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Solomon Islands |
| 2010s | 3.36 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 6.77 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 3.4 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Solomon Islands |
| 2020s | 3.61 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 4.47 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.8586 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Solomon Islands |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher per capita greenhouse gas emissions, Guinea-Bissau or Solomon Islands?
- Solomon Islands, at 4.15 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 greenhouse gas emissions between Guinea-Bissau and Solomon Islands?
- 0.45 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person, with Solomon Islands ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Guinea-Bissau and Solomon Islands?
- 175 years are reported by both, from 1850 to 2024.
- How do Guinea-Bissau and Solomon Islands rank globally for per capita greenhouse gas emissions?
- Guinea-Bissau ranks 120th and Solomon Islands ranks 118th 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.