Guinea vs Norway: Per capita methane emissions
Guinea
1.46 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person
in 2024
Norway
1.51 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person
in 2024
Guinea rank
46th
Norway rank
43rd
Per capita methane emissions over time
- Guinea
- Norway
How they compare
Norway currently reports 1.51 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person against 1.46 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person in Guinea, a difference of 0.05 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 175 shared years of data; in 1850 it was Norway ahead.
Guinea ranks 46th and Norway ranks 43rd of 199 countries.
Norway has averaged higher in every one of the 18 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Guinea | Norway | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1850s | 0.7795 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.9852 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.2057 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Norway |
| 1860s | 0.7402 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.99 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.2498 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Norway |
| 1870s | 0.6999 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.9842 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.2843 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Norway |
| 1880s | 0.6587 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.9891 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.3304 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Norway |
| 1890s | 0.6259 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.02 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.3938 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Norway |
| 1900s | 0.6126 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.04 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.4279 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Norway |
| 1910s | 0.6407 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.06 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.4181 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Norway |
| 1920s | 0.6954 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.05 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.3551 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Norway |
| 1930s | 0.73 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.07 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.3415 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Norway |
| 1940s | 0.86 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.15 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.2896 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Norway |
| 1950s | 1.02 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.46 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.4406 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Norway |
| 1960s | 1.1 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.77 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.6674 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Norway |
| 1970s | 1.08 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.75 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.6684 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Norway |
| 1980s | 1.03 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.83 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.8075 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Norway |
| 1990s | 1.04 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.85 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.8096 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Norway |
| 2000s | 1.22 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 2.17 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.9511 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Norway |
| 2010s | 1.48 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.68 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.1918 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Norway |
| 2020s | 1.46 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.5 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0438 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Norway |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher per capita methane emissions, Guinea or Norway?
- Norway, at 1.51 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person against 1.46 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person in Guinea as of 2024.
- What is the difference in per capita methane emissions between Guinea and Norway?
- 0.05 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person, with Norway ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Guinea and Norway?
- 175 years are reported by both, from 1850 to 2024.
- How do Guinea and Norway rank globally for per capita methane emissions?
- Guinea ranks 46th and Norway ranks 43rd 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 methane emissions. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Measured in tonnes per person of carbon dioxide-equivalents over a 100-year timescale.