Guinea vs Solomon Islands: Per capita greenhouse gas emissions, excluding land use and forestry
Guinea
0.6324 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person
in 2024
Solomon Islands
0.665 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person
in 2024
Guinea rank
177th
Solomon Islands rank
175th
Per capita greenhouse gas emissions, excluding land use and forestry over time
- Guinea
- Solomon Islands
How they compare
Solomon Islands currently reports 0.665 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person against 0.6324 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person in Guinea, a difference of 0.0326 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person.
That makes Solomon Islands's figure about 1.1 times Guinea's.
The two have swapped places 7 times across 175 shared years of data; in 1850 it was Guinea ahead.
Guinea ranks 177th and Solomon Islands ranks 175th of 198 countries.
Across the 18 decades both report, Guinea averaged higher in 13 and Solomon Islands in 5.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Guinea | Solomon Islands | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1850s | 0.3212 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0544 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.2668 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Guinea |
| 1860s | 0.3115 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0589 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.2526 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Guinea |
| 1870s | 0.3012 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0634 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.2378 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Guinea |
| 1880s | 0.2906 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0693 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.2213 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Guinea |
| 1890s | 0.2831 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0731 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.21 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Guinea |
| 1900s | 0.2866 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0717 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.2149 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Guinea |
| 1910s | 0.2991 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0764 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.2227 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Guinea |
| 1920s | 0.319 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.1007 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.2184 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Guinea |
| 1930s | 0.3219 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.1319 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.19 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Guinea |
| 1940s | 0.3351 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.1313 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.2038 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Guinea |
| 1950s | 0.4418 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.1927 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.2491 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Guinea |
| 1960s | 0.5919 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.33 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.2619 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Guinea |
| 1970s | 0.5896 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.5581 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0315 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Guinea |
| 1980s | 0.5935 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.7682 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.1748 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Solomon Islands |
| 1990s | 0.5978 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.7697 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.1719 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Solomon Islands |
| 2000s | 0.6583 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.8662 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.2079 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Solomon Islands |
| 2010s | 0.6616 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.8272 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.1656 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Solomon Islands |
| 2020s | 0.6597 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.6743 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0145 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, excluding land use and forestry, Guinea or Solomon Islands?
- Solomon Islands, at 0.665 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person against 0.6324 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person in Guinea as of 2024.
- What is the difference in per capita greenhouse gas emissions, excluding land use and forestry between Guinea and Solomon Islands?
- 0.0326 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person, with Solomon Islands ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Guinea and Solomon Islands?
- 175 years are reported by both, from 1850 to 2024.
- How do Guinea and Solomon Islands rank globally for per capita greenhouse gas emissions, excluding land use and forestry?
- Guinea ranks 177th and Solomon Islands ranks 175th 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.