Carbon dioxide emissions from fuel combustion (millions of tonnes) in Equatorial Guinea
Equatorial Guinea: Carbon dioxide emissions from fuel combustion (millions of tonnes) was 3.31 in 2023. ▲ Rising
Carbon dioxide emissions from fuel combustion in Equatorial Guinea, 2000–2023
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
Analysis
The most recent figure for carbon dioxide emissions from fuel combustion in Equatorial Guinea is 3.31, measured in 2023.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 5.1% on the previous year and down 4.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, carbon dioxide emissions from fuel combustion in Equatorial Guinea peaked at 3.91 in 2007 and was at its lowest, 0.37, in 2000.
That places Equatorial Guinea 147th out of 161 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 24 years of available data.
Carbon dioxide emissions from fuel combustion (millions of tonnes) in Equatorial Guinea, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 0.37 | — |
| 2001 | 0.42 | +13.5% |
| 2002 | 0.68 | +61.9% |
| 2003 | 0.76 | +11.8% |
| 2004 | 3.12 | +310.5% |
| 2005 | 3.19 | +2.2% |
| 2006 | 3.24 | +1.6% |
| 2007 | 3.91 | +20.7% |
| 2008 | 3.59 | -8.2% |
| 2009 | 2.8 | -22.0% |
| 2010 | 2.94 | +5.0% |
| 2011 | 3.06 | +4.1% |
| 2012 | 3.36 | +9.8% |
| 2013 | 3.45 | +2.7% |
| 2014 | 3.48 | +0.9% |
| 2015 | 3.33 | -4.3% |
| 2016 | 3.54 | +6.3% |
| 2017 | 3.34 | -5.6% |
| 2018 | 3.12 | -6.6% |
| 2019 | 3.09 | -1.0% |
| 2020 | 2.8 | -9.4% |
| 2021 | 2.95 | +5.4% |
| 2022 | 3.15 | +6.8% |
| 2023 | 3.31 | +5.1% |
Equatorial Guinea compared with similar countries
- Equatorial Guinea's 3.31 is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 38.39, 9% of the median. (45 countries reporting)
- Equatorial Guinea's 3.31 is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 6.89, 48% of the median. (28 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Carbon dioxide emissions from fuel combustion (millions of tonnes) in Equatorial Guinea changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2004 | +310.5% | 0.76 | 3.12 |
| 2002 | +61.9% | 0.42 | 0.68 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 2.21 | 0.37 | 3.91 | 10 |
| 2010s | 3.27 | 2.94 | 3.54 | 10 |
| 2020s | 3.05 | 2.8 | 3.31 | 4 |
Countries ranked near Equatorial Guinea
More climate change data for Equatorial Guinea
- Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Synthetic fertilizers (Agricultural) 300,667 kg (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) 25.27 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 10.65 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 14.62 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 0.0402 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 0.5221 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) 1.67 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 1.67 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions 0.0063 kt (2050)
- Synthetic Fertilizers — Emissions (CO2eq) 1.67 kt (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is carbon dioxide emissions from fuel combustion in Equatorial Guinea?
- Carbon dioxide emissions from fuel combustion in Equatorial Guinea was 3.31 in 2023, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest carbon dioxide emissions from fuel combustion recorded in Equatorial Guinea?
- The highest recorded value was 3.91 in 2007.
- What is the lowest carbon dioxide emissions from fuel combustion recorded in Equatorial Guinea?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.37 in 2000.
- How does Equatorial Guinea rank for carbon dioxide emissions from fuel combustion?
- Equatorial Guinea ranks 147th out of 161 countries with data for 2023.
- Is carbon dioxide emissions from fuel combustion rising or falling in Equatorial Guinea?
- Over the last ten years it is down 4.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Equatorial Guinea data come from?
- The figures come from United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database, published as part of Carbon dioxide emissions from fuel combustion (millions of tonnes). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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