Guinea vs Sweden: Per capita greenhouse gas emissions
Guinea
5.32 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person
in 2024
Sweden
5.37 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person
in 2024
Guinea rank
94th
Sweden rank
92nd
Per capita greenhouse gas emissions over time
- Guinea
- Sweden
How they compare
Sweden currently reports 5.37 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person against 5.32 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person in Guinea, a difference of 0.05 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person.
The two have swapped places 15 times across 175 shared years of data; in 1850 it was Guinea ahead.
Guinea ranks 94th and Sweden ranks 92nd of 199 countries.
Across the 18 decades both report, Guinea averaged higher in 9 and Sweden in 9.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Guinea | Sweden | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1850s | 45.27 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 8.87 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 36.4 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Guinea |
| 1860s | 14.5 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 8.99 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 5.51 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Guinea |
| 1870s | 8.51 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 9.05 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.5424 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Sweden |
| 1880s | 8.27 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 8.44 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.1692 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Sweden |
| 1890s | 6.41 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 8.54 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 2.12 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Sweden |
| 1900s | 7.29 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 9.17 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.87 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Sweden |
| 1910s | 9.15 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 8.72 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.4328 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Guinea |
| 1920s | 17.22 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 7.98 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 9.24 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Guinea |
| 1930s | 16.65 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 8.37 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 8.28 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Guinea |
| 1940s | 21.12 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 6.88 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 14.24 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Guinea |
| 1950s | 16.94 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 7.86 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 9.09 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Guinea |
| 1960s | 7.15 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 7.78 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.6281 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Sweden |
| 1970s | 4.15 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10.94 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 6.78 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Sweden |
| 1980s | 3.45 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 8.13 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 4.68 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Sweden |
| 1990s | 3.64 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 7.89 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 4.25 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Sweden |
| 2000s | 4.91 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 8.14 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 3.23 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Sweden |
| 2010s | 7.39 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 6.68 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.713 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Guinea |
| 2020s | 5.57 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 5.49 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.073 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Guinea |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher per capita greenhouse gas emissions, Guinea or Sweden?
- Sweden, at 5.37 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person against 5.32 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person in Guinea as of 2024.
- What is the difference in per capita greenhouse gas emissions between Guinea and Sweden?
- 0.05 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person, with Sweden ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Guinea and Sweden?
- 175 years are reported by both, from 1850 to 2024.
- How do Guinea and Sweden rank globally for per capita greenhouse gas emissions?
- Guinea ranks 94th and Sweden ranks 92nd 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.