Guinea vs Somalia: Total greenhouse gas emissions, excluding land use and forestry
Guinea
9.33 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents
in 2024
Somalia
10.01 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents
in 2024
Guinea rank
130th
Somalia rank
127th
Total greenhouse gas emissions, excluding land use and forestry over time
- Guinea
- Somalia
How they compare
Somalia currently reports 10.01 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents against 9.33 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents in Guinea, a difference of 679,070 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents.
That makes Somalia's figure about 1.1 times Guinea's.
The two have swapped places 11 times across 175 shared years of data; in 1850 it was Guinea ahead.
Guinea ranks 130th and Somalia ranks 127th of 198 countries.
Across the 18 decades both report, Guinea averaged higher in 15 and Somalia in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Guinea | Somalia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1850s | 341,176 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 150,600 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 190,575 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Guinea |
| 1860s | 356,442 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 164,044 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 192,398 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Guinea |
| 1870s | 375,004 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 179,938 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 195,066 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Guinea |
| 1880s | 395,510 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 197,506 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 198,004 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Guinea |
| 1890s | 417,459 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 216,730 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 200,729 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Guinea |
| 1900s | 457,026 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 247,685 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 209,340 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Guinea |
| 1910s | 523,161 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 305,349 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 217,812 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Guinea |
| 1920s | 633,252 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 399,068 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 234,184 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Guinea |
| 1930s | 744,870 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 538,774 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 206,096 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Guinea |
| 1940s | 909,442 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 734,789 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 174,653 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Guinea |
| 1950s | 1.44 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 941,255 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 494,702 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Guinea |
| 1960s | 2.29 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 1.06 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 1.23 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Guinea |
| 1970s | 2.72 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 1.72 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 1.00 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Guinea |
| 1980s | 3.31 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 2.85 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 457,710 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Guinea |
| 1990s | 4.43 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 4.39 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 40,467 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Guinea |
| 2000s | 6.06 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 6.38 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 325,032 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Somalia |
| 2010s | 7.73 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 8.36 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 633,413 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Somalia |
| 2020s | 9.26 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 9.70 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 432,852 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Somalia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher total greenhouse gas emissions, excluding land use and forestry, Guinea or Somalia?
- Somalia, at 10.01 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents against 9.33 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents in Guinea as of 2024.
- What is the difference in total greenhouse gas emissions, excluding land use and forestry between Guinea and Somalia?
- 679,070 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents, with Somalia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Guinea and Somalia?
- 175 years are reported by both, from 1850 to 2024.
- How do Guinea and Somalia rank globally for total greenhouse gas emissions, excluding land use and forestry?
- Guinea ranks 130th and Somalia ranks 127th of 198 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Jones et al. (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Total 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 of carbon dioxide-equivalents over a 100-year timescale.