Carbon emission intensity vs. GDP per capita in Equatorial Guinea
Equatorial Guinea: Carbon emission intensity vs. GDP per capita was 0.1701 in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Carbon emission intensity vs. GDP per capita in Equatorial Guinea, 1990–2024
Source: Joint Research Centre (European Commission) and International Energy Agency (IEA), via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
Analysis
Equatorial Guinea recorded 0.1701 for carbon emission intensity vs. gdp per capita in 2024.
That represents a change of up 0.9% on the previous year and up 32.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, carbon emission intensity vs. gdp per capita in Equatorial Guinea peaked at 1.32 in 1994 and was at its lowest, 0.0979, in 1993.
That places Equatorial Guinea 58th out of 191 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.
Carbon emission intensity vs. GDP per capita in Equatorial Guinea, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 0.1335 | — |
| 1991 | 0.1406 | +5.3% |
| 1992 | 0.1043 | -25.8% |
| 1993 | 0.0979 | -6.2% |
| 1994 | 1.32 | +1245.3% |
| 1995 | 1.19 | -9.6% |
| 1996 | 0.7819 | -34.3% |
| 1997 | 0.4302 | -45.0% |
| 1998 | 0.4226 | -1.8% |
| 1999 | 0.3675 | -13.0% |
| 2000 | 0.3316 | -9.8% |
| 2001 | 0.2663 | -19.7% |
| 2002 | 0.1989 | -25.3% |
| 2003 | 0.1951 | -1.9% |
| 2004 | 0.2472 | +26.7% |
| 2005 | 0.2157 | -12.8% |
| 2006 | 0.1999 | -7.3% |
| 2007 | 0.1938 | -3.1% |
| 2008 | 0.1523 | -21.4% |
| 2009 | 0.1246 | -18.2% |
| 2010 | 0.1428 | +14.6% |
| 2011 | 0.1398 | -2.1% |
| 2012 | 0.1214 | -13.1% |
| 2013 | 0.1292 | +6.4% |
| 2014 | 0.1286 | -0.5% |
| 2015 | 0.1338 | +4.0% |
| 2016 | 0.1462 | +9.3% |
| 2017 | 0.1406 | -3.9% |
| 2018 | 0.1631 | +16.0% |
| 2019 | 0.1663 | +2.0% |
| 2020 | 0.1674 | +0.7% |
| 2021 | 0.17 | +1.6% |
| 2022 | 0.1666 | -2.0% |
| 2023 | 0.1685 | +1.1% |
| 2024 | 0.1701 | +0.9% |
Equatorial Guinea compared with similar countries
- Equatorial Guinea's 0.1701 is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.1548, 1.1× the median. (55 countries reporting)
- Equatorial Guinea's 0.1701 is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.0966, 1.8× the median. (46 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Carbon emission intensity vs. GDP per capita 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1994 | +1245.3% | 0.0979 | 1.32 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.4987 | 0.0979 | 1.32 | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.2125 | 0.1246 | 0.3316 | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.1412 | 0.1214 | 0.1663 | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.1685 | 0.1666 | 0.1701 | 5 |
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 emission intensity vs. gdp per capita in Equatorial Guinea?
- Carbon emission intensity vs. gdp per capita in Equatorial Guinea was 0.1701 in 2024, according to Joint Research Centre (European Commission) and International Energy Agency (IEA), via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest carbon emission intensity vs. gdp per capita recorded in Equatorial Guinea?
- The highest recorded value was 1.32 in 1994.
- What is the lowest carbon emission intensity vs. gdp per capita recorded in Equatorial Guinea?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0979 in 1993.
- How does Equatorial Guinea rank for carbon emission intensity vs. gdp per capita?
- Equatorial Guinea ranks 58th out of 191 countries with data for 2024.
- Is carbon emission intensity vs. gdp per capita rising or falling in Equatorial Guinea?
- Over the last ten years it is up 32.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Equatorial Guinea data come from?
- The figures come from Joint Research Centre (European Commission) and International Energy Agency (IEA), via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Carbon emission intensity vs. GDP per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Carbon emission intensity is measured in kilograms of CO₂ per dollar of GDP. Emissions from fossil fuels and industry are included, but land-use change emissions are not. GDP per capita is adjusted for inflation and differences in living costs between countries.