Guinea vs Paraguay: Greenhouse gas emissions
Guinea
78.53 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents
in 2024
Paraguay
66.21 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents
in 2024
Guinea rank
69th
Paraguay rank
72nd
Greenhouse gas emissions over time
- Guinea
- Paraguay
How they compare
Guinea currently reports 78.53 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents against 66.21 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents in Paraguay, a difference of 12.32 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents.
That makes Guinea's figure about 1.2 times Paraguay's.
The two have swapped places 12 times across 175 shared years of data; in 1850 it was Guinea ahead.
Guinea ranks 69th and Paraguay ranks 72nd of 199 countries.
Across the 18 decades both report, Guinea averaged higher in 12 and Paraguay in 6.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Guinea | Paraguay | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1850s | 48.27 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 2.93 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 45.34 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Guinea |
| 1860s | 16.45 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 2.64 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 13.81 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Guinea |
| 1870s | 10.59 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 2.58 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 8.01 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Guinea |
| 1880s | 11.26 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 2.74 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 8.52 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Guinea |
| 1890s | 9.45 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 3.12 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 6.32 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Guinea |
| 1900s | 11.64 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 12.49 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 846,763 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Paraguay |
| 1910s | 16.01 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 15.02 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 988,590 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Guinea |
| 1920s | 34.29 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 15.66 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 18.63 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Guinea |
| 1930s | 38.47 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 15.99 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 22.48 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Guinea |
| 1940s | 57.30 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 17.98 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 39.32 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Guinea |
| 1950s | 54.91 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 36.55 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 18.36 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Guinea |
| 1960s | 27.28 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 38.79 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 11.50 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Paraguay |
| 1970s | 19.09 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 54.38 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 35.29 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Paraguay |
| 1980s | 19.29 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 67.08 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 47.79 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Paraguay |
| 1990s | 27.03 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 79.73 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 52.70 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Paraguay |
| 2000s | 45.64 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 81.13 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 35.49 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Paraguay |
| 2010s | 85.63 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 83.99 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 1.65 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Guinea |
| 2020s | 78.15 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 68.58 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 9.57 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Guinea |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher greenhouse gas emissions, Guinea or Paraguay?
- Guinea, at 78.53 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents against 66.21 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents in Paraguay as of 2024.
- What is the difference in greenhouse gas emissions between Guinea and Paraguay?
- 12.32 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents, with Guinea ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Guinea and Paraguay?
- 175 years are reported by both, from 1850 to 2024.
- How do Guinea and Paraguay rank globally for greenhouse gas emissions?
- Guinea ranks 69th and Paraguay ranks 72nd 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.