Annual percentage change in CO₂ emissions in Guinea
Guinea: Annual percentage change in CO₂ emissions was 3.9% in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Annual percentage change in CO₂ emissions in Guinea, 1951–2024
Source: Global Carbon Budget (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2024, annual percentage change in co₂ emissions in Guinea stood at 3.9%.
The figure is up 189.1% on the previous year and down 72.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, annual percentage change in co₂ emissions in Guinea peaked at 160.5% in 1960 and was at its lowest, -22.2%, in 2018.
Guinea ranks 49th of 215 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
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 | -0.7% | -16.9% | 17.8% | 9 |
| 1960s | 23.0% | -0.5% | 160.5% | 10 |
| 1970s | 2.4% | -3.5% | 5.9% | 10 |
| 1980s | 1.0% | -3.0% | 3.3% | 10 |
| 1990s | 2.9% | -7.4% | 5.9% | 10 |
| 2000s | 4.2% | 1.9% | 6.5% | 10 |
| 2010s | 9.6% | -22.2% | 79.5% | 10 |
| 2020s | -0.2% | -8.2% | 7.9% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Guinea
- 46 Dominican Republic 4.1% compare
- 47 Mauritania 4.0% compare
- 48 Cape Verde 3.9% compare
- 50 Guinea-Bissau 3.9% compare
- 51 Gambia 3.9% compare
- 51 Sierra Leone 3.9% 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 annual percentage change in co₂ emissions in Guinea?
- Annual percentage change in co₂ emissions in Guinea was 3.9% in 2024, according to Global Carbon Budget (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest annual percentage change in co₂ emissions recorded in Guinea?
- The highest recorded value was 160.5% in 1960.
- What is the lowest annual percentage change in co₂ emissions recorded in Guinea?
- The lowest recorded value was -22.2% in 2018.
- How does Guinea rank for annual percentage change in co₂ emissions?
- Guinea ranks 49th out of 215 countries with data for 2024.
- Is annual percentage change in co₂ emissions rising or falling in Guinea?
- Over the last ten years it is down 72.4%. 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 Annual percentage change in CO₂ emissions. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Annual percentage growth in total emissions of carbon dioxide (CO₂), excluding land-use change.