Chile vs Guinea: Share of global nitrous oxide emissions
Chile
0.2%
in 2024
Guinea
0.3%
in 2024
Chile rank
67th
Guinea rank
65th
Share of global nitrous oxide emissions over time
- Chile
- Guinea
How they compare
Guinea currently reports 0.3% against 0.2% in Chile, a difference of 0.1%.
That makes Guinea's figure about 1.1 times Chile's.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 175 shared years of data; in 1850 it was Chile ahead.
Chile ranks 67th and Guinea ranks 65th of 201 countries.
Across the 18 decades both report, Chile averaged higher in 17 and Guinea in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Chile | Guinea | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1850s | 0.1% | 0.1% | 0.0% | Chile |
| 1860s | 0.1% | 0.1% | 0.0% | Chile |
| 1870s | 0.1% | 0.1% | 0.0% | Chile |
| 1880s | 0.1% | 0.1% | 0.0% | Chile |
| 1890s | 0.1% | 0.1% | 0.0% | Chile |
| 1900s | 0.2% | 0.1% | 0.1% | Chile |
| 1910s | 0.2% | 0.1% | 0.1% | Chile |
| 1920s | 0.2% | 0.1% | 0.0% | Chile |
| 1930s | 0.2% | 0.1% | 0.0% | Chile |
| 1940s | 0.2% | 0.2% | 0.0% | Guinea |
| 1950s | 0.2% | 0.2% | 0.0% | Chile |
| 1960s | 0.2% | 0.1% | 0.1% | Chile |
| 1970s | 0.2% | 0.1% | 0.1% | Chile |
| 1980s | 0.2% | 0.1% | 0.1% | Chile |
| 1990s | 0.3% | 0.1% | 0.1% | Chile |
| 2000s | 0.3% | 0.2% | 0.1% | Chile |
| 2010s | 0.3% | 0.2% | 0.1% | Chile |
| 2020s | 0.3% | 0.2% | 0.0% | Chile |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher share of global nitrous oxide emissions, Chile or Guinea?
- Guinea, at 0.3% against 0.2% in Chile as of 2024.
- What is the difference in share of global nitrous oxide emissions between Chile and Guinea?
- 0.1%, with Guinea ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Chile and Guinea?
- 175 years are reported by both, from 1850 to 2024.
- How do Chile and Guinea rank globally for share of global nitrous oxide emissions?
- Chile ranks 67th and Guinea ranks 65th of 201 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Jones et al. (2025) β with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Share of global nitrous oxide emissions. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Measured as a percentage of the world's nitrous oxide emissions.