Central African Republic vs Guinea: Greenhouse gas emissions

Central African Republic
68.66 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents
in 2024
Guinea
78.53 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents
in 2024
Central African Republic rank
70th
Guinea rank
69th

Greenhouse gas emissions over time

  • Central African Republic
  • Guinea
025.0M50.0M75.0M100.0M185019372024

How they compare

Guinea currently reports 78.53 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents against 68.66 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents in Central African Republic, a difference of 9.87 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents.

That makes Guinea's figure about 1.1 times Central African Republic's.

The two have swapped places 12 times across 175 shared years of data; in 1850 it was Guinea ahead.

Central African Republic ranks 70th and Guinea ranks 69th of 199 countries.

Across the 18 decades both report, Central African Republic averaged higher in 2 and Guinea in 16.

Head to head by decade

Decade Central African Republic Guinea Difference Ahead
1850s 1.63 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 48.27 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 46.64 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents Guinea
1860s 1.25 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 16.45 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 15.20 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents Guinea
1870s 1.67 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 10.59 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 8.91 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents Guinea
1880s 1.93 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 11.26 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 9.33 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents Guinea
1890s 614,569 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 9.45 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 8.83 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents Guinea
1900s -226,405 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 11.64 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 11.87 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents Guinea
1910s -49,686 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 16.01 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 16.06 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents Guinea
1920s 4.70 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 34.29 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 29.59 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents Guinea
1930s 7.64 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 38.47 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 30.83 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents Guinea
1940s 13.45 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 57.30 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 43.84 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents Guinea
1950s 17.45 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 54.91 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 37.47 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents Guinea
1960s 16.17 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 27.28 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 11.11 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents Guinea
1970s 18.33 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 19.09 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 763,490 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents Guinea
1980s 21.92 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 19.29 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 2.63 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents Central African Republic
1990s 28.86 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 27.03 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 1.83 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents Central African Republic
2000s 31.31 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 45.64 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 14.33 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents Guinea
2010s 38.40 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 85.63 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 47.23 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents Guinea
2020s 54.93 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 78.15 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 23.21 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents Guinea

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher greenhouse gas emissions, Central African Republic or Guinea?
Guinea, at 78.53 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents against 68.66 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents in Central African Republic as of 2024.
What is the difference in greenhouse gas emissions between Central African Republic and Guinea?
9.87 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents, with Guinea ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Central African Republic and Guinea?
175 years are reported by both, from 1850 to 2024.
How do Central African Republic and Guinea rank globally for greenhouse gas emissions?
Central African Republic ranks 70th and Guinea ranks 69th of 199 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Jones et al. (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Greenhouse gas emissions. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Individual pages

About this data

Indicator
Greenhouse gas emissions
Unit
tonnes of CO₂ equivalents
Source
Jones et al. (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
199 places, 34,825 data points, 1850–2024
Last refreshed

Greenhouse gas emissions are measured in tonnes of carbon dioxide-equivalents over a 100-year timescale.