Carbon dioxide emissions per unit of GDP PPP (kilogrammes of CO2) in Equatorial Guinea
Equatorial Guinea: Carbon dioxide emissions per unit of GDP PPP (kilogrammes of CO2) was 0.1142 kg per constant US$ in 2023. ▲ Rising
Carbon dioxide emissions per unit of GDP PPP in Equatorial Guinea, 2000–2023
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database. Measured in kg per constant US$.
Analysis
In 2023, carbon dioxide emissions per unit of gdp ppp in Equatorial Guinea stood at 0.1142 kg per constant US$. That is the highest value across all 24 years on record.
That represents a change of up 10.7% on the previous year and up 46.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, carbon dioxide emissions per unit of gdp ppp in Equatorial Guinea peaked at 0.1142 kg per constant US$ in 2023 and was at its lowest, 0.0271 kg per constant US$, in 2001.
That places Equatorial Guinea 92nd out of 160 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 24 years of available data.
Carbon dioxide emissions per unit of GDP PPP (kilogrammes of CO2) in Equatorial Guinea, year by year
| Year | kg per constant US$ | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 0.0381 kg per constant US$ | — |
| 2001 | 0.0271 kg per constant US$ | -29.1% |
| 2002 | 0.0366 kg per constant US$ | +35.4% |
| 2003 | 0.0358 kg per constant US$ | -2.3% |
| 2004 | 0.1126 kg per constant US$ | +214.8% |
| 2005 | 0.1064 kg per constant US$ | -5.5% |
| 2006 | 0.1014 kg per constant US$ | -4.6% |
| 2007 | 0.1062 kg per constant US$ | +4.7% |
| 2008 | 0.0828 kg per constant US$ | -22.1% |
| 2009 | 0.0637 kg per constant US$ | -23.0% |
| 2010 | 0.0734 kg per constant US$ | +15.3% |
| 2011 | 0.0717 kg per constant US$ | -2.3% |
| 2012 | 0.0727 kg per constant US$ | +1.4% |
| 2013 | 0.0779 kg per constant US$ | +7.1% |
| 2014 | 0.0783 kg per constant US$ | +0.4% |
| 2015 | 0.0824 kg per constant US$ | +5.3% |
| 2016 | 0.0961 kg per constant US$ | +16.6% |
| 2017 | 0.0961 kg per constant US$ | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 0.0957 kg per constant US$ | -0.4% |
| 2019 | 0.1003 kg per constant US$ | +4.8% |
| 2020 | 0.0955 kg per constant US$ | -4.8% |
| 2021 | 0.0997 kg per constant US$ | +4.5% |
| 2022 | 0.1032 kg per constant US$ | +3.5% |
| 2023 | 0.1142 kg per constant US$ | +10.7% |
Equatorial Guinea compared with similar countries
- Equatorial Guinea's 0.1142 kg per constant US$ is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.1607 kg per constant US$, 71% of the median. (45 countries reporting)
- Equatorial Guinea's 0.1142 kg per constant US$ is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.0926 kg per constant US$, 1.2× the median. (28 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Carbon dioxide emissions per unit of GDP PPP (kilogrammes of CO2) in Equatorial Guinea changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2004 | +214.8% | 0.0358 kg per constant US$ | 0.1126 kg per constant US$ |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.0711 kg per constant US$ | 0.0271 kg per constant US$ | 0.1126 kg per constant US$ | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0845 kg per constant US$ | 0.0717 kg per constant US$ | 0.1003 kg per constant US$ | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.1031 kg per constant US$ | 0.0955 kg per constant US$ | 0.1142 kg per constant US$ | 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 per unit of gdp ppp in Equatorial Guinea?
- Carbon dioxide emissions per unit of gdp ppp in Equatorial Guinea was 0.1142 kg per constant US$ in 2023, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest carbon dioxide emissions per unit of gdp ppp recorded in Equatorial Guinea?
- The highest recorded value was 0.1142 kg per constant US$ in 2023.
- What is the lowest carbon dioxide emissions per unit of gdp ppp recorded in Equatorial Guinea?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0271 kg per constant US$ in 2001.
- How does Equatorial Guinea rank for carbon dioxide emissions per unit of gdp ppp?
- Equatorial Guinea ranks 92nd out of 160 countries with data for 2023.
- Is carbon dioxide emissions per unit of gdp ppp rising or falling in Equatorial Guinea?
- Over the last ten years it is up 46.6%. 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 per unit of GDP PPP (kilogrammes of CO2 per constant 2021 United States dollars). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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