Cyprus vs Guinea-Bissau: Greenhouse gas emissions
Cyprus
9.49 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents
in 2024
Guinea-Bissau
8.14 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents
in 2024
Cyprus rank
149th
Guinea-Bissau rank
151st
Greenhouse gas emissions over time
- Cyprus
- Guinea-Bissau
How they compare
Cyprus currently reports 9.49 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents against 8.14 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents in Guinea-Bissau, a difference of 1.36 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents.
That makes Cyprus's figure about 1.2 times Guinea-Bissau's.
The two have swapped places 17 times across 175 shared years of data; in 1850 it was Guinea-Bissau ahead.
Cyprus ranks 149th and Guinea-Bissau ranks 151st of 199 countries.
Across the 18 decades both report, Cyprus averaged higher in 8 and Guinea-Bissau in 10.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Cyprus | Guinea-Bissau | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1850s | 414,720 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 740,393 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 325,672 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Guinea-Bissau |
| 1860s | 472,417 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 413,494 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 58,923 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Cyprus |
| 1870s | 540,218 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 464,523 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 75,695 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Cyprus |
| 1880s | 505,066 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 536,958 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 31,892 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Guinea-Bissau |
| 1890s | 497,621 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 549,083 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 51,462 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Guinea-Bissau |
| 1900s | 696,218 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 566,434 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 129,783 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Cyprus |
| 1910s | 807,635 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 601,329 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 206,306 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Cyprus |
| 1920s | 871,892 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 1.19 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 320,061 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Guinea-Bissau |
| 1930s | 922,178 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 1.46 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 542,034 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Guinea-Bissau |
| 1940s | 1.69 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 2.25 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 568,529 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Guinea-Bissau |
| 1950s | 2.29 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 2.64 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 354,505 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Guinea-Bissau |
| 1960s | 2.24 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 2.18 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 53,666 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Cyprus |
| 1970s | 1.56 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 2.73 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 1.17 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Guinea-Bissau |
| 1980s | 2.67 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 4.73 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 2.06 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Guinea-Bissau |
| 1990s | 5.63 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 5.82 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 189,736 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Guinea-Bissau |
| 2000s | 8.29 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 5.46 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 2.84 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Cyprus |
| 2010s | 8.13 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 5.95 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 2.18 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Cyprus |
| 2020s | 9.02 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 7.61 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 1.41 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Cyprus |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher greenhouse gas emissions, Cyprus or Guinea-Bissau?
- Cyprus, at 9.49 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents against 8.14 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents in Guinea-Bissau as of 2024.
- What is the difference in greenhouse gas emissions between Cyprus and Guinea-Bissau?
- 1.36 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents, with Cyprus ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Cyprus and Guinea-Bissau?
- 175 years are reported by both, from 1850 to 2024.
- How do Cyprus and Guinea-Bissau rank globally for greenhouse gas emissions?
- Cyprus ranks 149th and Guinea-Bissau ranks 151st 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.
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About this data
Greenhouse gas emissions are measured in tonnes of carbon dioxide-equivalents over a 100-year timescale.