Guinea vs Liberia: Per capita greenhouse gas emissions, excluding land use and forestry
Guinea
0.6324 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person
in 2024
Liberia
0.6201 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person
in 2024
Guinea rank
177th
Liberia rank
178th
Per capita greenhouse gas emissions, excluding land use and forestry over time
- Guinea
- Liberia
How they compare
Guinea currently reports 0.6324 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person against 0.6201 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person in Liberia, a difference of 0.0123 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person.
The two have swapped places 11 times across 175 shared years of data; in 1850 it was Liberia ahead.
Guinea ranks 177th and Liberia ranks 178th of 198 countries.
Across the 18 decades both report, Guinea averaged higher in 2 and Liberia in 16.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Guinea | Liberia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1850s | 0.3212 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.356 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0349 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Liberia |
| 1860s | 0.3115 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.6516 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.3402 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Liberia |
| 1870s | 0.3012 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.8064 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.5052 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Liberia |
| 1880s | 0.2906 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.8985 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.6079 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Liberia |
| 1890s | 0.2831 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.08 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.8018 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Liberia |
| 1900s | 0.2866 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.05 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.7606 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Liberia |
| 1910s | 0.2991 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.9701 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.671 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Liberia |
| 1920s | 0.319 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.8885 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.5695 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Liberia |
| 1930s | 0.3219 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.7471 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.4252 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Liberia |
| 1940s | 0.3351 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.5984 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.2633 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Liberia |
| 1950s | 0.4418 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.5077 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0659 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Liberia |
| 1960s | 0.5919 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.7004 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.1085 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Liberia |
| 1970s | 0.5896 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.21 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.6188 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Liberia |
| 1980s | 0.5935 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.7515 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.1581 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Liberia |
| 1990s | 0.5978 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.6389 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0411 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Liberia |
| 2000s | 0.6583 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.6749 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0166 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Liberia |
| 2010s | 0.6616 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.6603 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0013 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Guinea |
| 2020s | 0.6597 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.6284 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0314 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, Guinea or Liberia?
- Guinea, at 0.6324 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person against 0.6201 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person in Liberia as of 2024.
- What is the difference in per capita greenhouse gas emissions, excluding land use and forestry between Guinea and Liberia?
- 0.0123 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person, with Guinea ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Guinea and Liberia?
- 175 years are reported by both, from 1850 to 2024.
- How do Guinea and Liberia rank globally for per capita greenhouse gas emissions, excluding land use and forestry?
- Guinea ranks 177th and Liberia ranks 178th 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.