Central African Republic vs Guinea: Per capita greenhouse gas emissions, excluding land use and forestry
Central African Republic
0.6121 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person
in 2024
Guinea
0.6324 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person
in 2024
Central African Republic rank
179th
Guinea rank
177th
Per capita greenhouse gas emissions, excluding land use and forestry over time
- Central African Republic
- Guinea
How they compare
Guinea currently reports 0.6324 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person against 0.6121 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person in Central African Republic, a difference of 0.0203 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person.
The two have swapped places 8 times across 175 shared years of data; in 1850 it was Guinea ahead.
Central African Republic ranks 179th and Guinea ranks 177th of 198 countries.
Across the 18 decades both report, Central African Republic averaged higher in 4 and Guinea in 14.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Central African Republic | Guinea | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1850s | 0.0859 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.3212 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.2353 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Guinea |
| 1860s | 0.0918 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.3115 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.2196 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Guinea |
| 1870s | 0.1008 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.3012 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.2004 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Guinea |
| 1880s | 0.1099 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.2906 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.1807 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Guinea |
| 1890s | 0.1242 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.2831 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.1589 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Guinea |
| 1900s | 0.1494 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.2866 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.1372 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Guinea |
| 1910s | 0.1839 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.2991 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.1152 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Guinea |
| 1920s | 0.2182 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.319 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.1008 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Guinea |
| 1930s | 0.2329 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.3219 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0891 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Guinea |
| 1940s | 0.2467 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.3351 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0884 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Guinea |
| 1950s | 0.2971 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.4418 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.1448 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Guinea |
| 1960s | 0.2689 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.5919 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.323 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Guinea |
| 1970s | 0.2822 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.5896 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.3074 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Guinea |
| 1980s | 1.14 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.5935 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.5426 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Central African Republic |
| 1990s | 1.14 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.5978 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.543 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Central African Republic |
| 2000s | 0.7949 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.6583 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.1366 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Central African Republic |
| 2010s | 0.744 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.6616 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0824 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Central African Republic |
| 2020s | 0.6587 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.6597 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.001 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, excluding land use and forestry, Central African Republic or Guinea?
- Guinea, at 0.6324 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person against 0.6121 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person in Central African Republic as of 2024.
- What is the difference in per capita greenhouse gas emissions, excluding land use and forestry between Central African Republic and Guinea?
- 0.0203 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person, with Guinea ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Central African Republic and Guinea?
- 175 years are reported by both, from 1850 to 2024.
- How do Central African Republic and Guinea rank globally for per capita greenhouse gas emissions, excluding land use and forestry?
- Central African Republic ranks 179th and Guinea ranks 177th 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 greenhouse gas emissions, excluding land use and forestry. 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.