Year-on-year change in CO₂ emissions in Guinea
Guinea: Year-on-year change in CO₂ emissions was 151,158 tonnes in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Year-on-year change in CO₂ emissions in Guinea, 1951–2024
Source: Global Carbon Budget (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in tonnes.
Analysis
In 2024, year-on-year change in co₂ emissions in Guinea stood at 151,158 tonnes.
That represents a change of up 185.2% on the previous year and down 48.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, year-on-year change in co₂ emissions in Guinea peaked at 2.15 million tonnes in 2017 and was at its lowest, -1.08 million tonnes, in 2018.
That places Guinea 76th out of 215 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | -2,761 tonnes | -32,461 tonnes | 26,277 tonnes | 9 |
| 1960s | 58,990 tonnes | -3,664 tonnes | 252,816 tonnes | 10 |
| 1970s | 19,786 tonnes | -29,312 tonnes | 43,968 tonnes | 10 |
| 1980s | 9,893 tonnes | -29,312 tonnes | 32,976 tonnes | 10 |
| 1990s | 34,075 tonnes | -76,944 tonnes | 73,280 tonnes | 10 |
| 2000s | 70,715 tonnes | 36,640 tonnes | 128,240 tonnes | 10 |
| 2010s | 201,202 tonnes | -1.08 million tonnes | 2.15 million tonnes | 10 |
| 2020s | -15,596 tonnes | -362,719 tonnes | 326,083 tonnes | 5 |
Countries ranked near Guinea
- 73 Mauritania 201,781 tonnes compare
- 74 Burkina Faso 199,222 tonnes compare
- 77 Guatemala 144,362 tonnes compare
- 78 Benin 138,516 tonnes compare
- 79 Guyana 131,397 tonnes compare
More climate change data for Guinea
- Share of global CO₂ emissions and population 0.3% (2100)
- Population growth 2.3% (2025)
- Population, total 15.10 million (2025)
- Urban population growth 3.5% (2025)
- Urban population 5.82 million (2025)
- Urban population 38.5% (2025)
- CO₂ emissions per capita vs. GDP per capita 0.2729 tonnes per person (2024)
- Cumulative CO₂ emissions 105.94 million tonnes (2024)
- CO₂ emissions per capita 0.2729 tonnes per person (2024)
- CO₂ emissions per capita vs. share of electricity generation from renewables 0.2729 tonnes per person (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is year-on-year change in co₂ emissions in Guinea?
- Year-on-year change in co₂ emissions in Guinea was 151,158 tonnes in 2024, according to Global Carbon Budget (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest year-on-year change in co₂ emissions recorded in Guinea?
- The highest recorded value was 2.15 million tonnes in 2017.
- What is the lowest year-on-year change in co₂ emissions recorded in Guinea?
- The lowest recorded value was -1.08 million tonnes in 2018.
- How does Guinea rank for year-on-year change in co₂ emissions?
- Guinea ranks 76th out of 215 countries with data for 2024.
- Is year-on-year change in co₂ emissions rising or falling in Guinea?
- Over the last ten years it is down 48.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Guinea data come from?
- The figures come from Global Carbon Budget (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Year-on-year change in CO₂ emissions. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Annual growth in total emissions of carbon dioxide (CO₂), excluding land-use change, measured in tonnes.