Co emissions per capita in Guinea
Guinea: Co emissions per capita was 0.2729 in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
0.2729
Change on year
up 1.4%
World rank
193rd
of 213 countries
All-time high
0.3914
in 2017
All-time low
0.0448
in 1953
Years of data
75
1950–2024
Co emissions per capita in Guinea, 1950–2024
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
The most recent figure for co emissions per capita in Guinea is 0.2729, measured in 2024.
The figure is up 1.4% on the previous year and up 32.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, co emissions per capita in Guinea peaked at 0.3914 in 2017 and was at its lowest, 0.0448, in 1953.
That places Guinea 193rd out of 213 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 75 years of available data.
Co emissions per capita in Guinea, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1950 | 0.0605 | — |
| 1951 | 0.0498 | -17.7% |
| 1952 | 0.0548 | +10.0% |
| 1953 | 0.0448 | -18.3% |
| 1954 | 0.0519 | +15.9% |
| 1955 | 0.0509 | -1.9% |
| 1956 | 0.058 | +13.9% |
| 1957 | 0.0584 | +0.7% |
| 1958 | 0.048 | -17.9% |
| 1959 | 0.0451 | -6.1% |
| 1960 | 0.1154 | +156.0% |
| 1961 | 0.1701 | +47.4% |
| 1962 | 0.179 | +5.3% |
| 1963 | 0.1856 | +3.7% |
| 1964 | 0.1832 | -1.3% |
| 1965 | 0.1789 | -2.3% |
| 1966 | 0.1812 | +1.2% |
| 1967 | 0.1796 | -0.9% |
| 1968 | 0.1815 | +1.1% |
| 1969 | 0.178 | -1.9% |
| 1970 | 0.185 | +3.9% |
| 1971 | 0.1868 | +0.9% |
| 1972 | 0.1877 | +0.5% |
| 1973 | 0.1781 | -5.1% |
| 1974 | 0.1832 | +2.9% |
| 1975 | 0.1811 | -1.1% |
| 1976 | 0.1876 | +3.6% |
| 1977 | 0.1877 | +0.1% |
| 1978 | 0.1848 | -1.6% |
| 1979 | 0.1906 | +3.2% |
| 1980 | 0.1909 | +0.2% |
| 1981 | 0.1923 | +0.7% |
| 1982 | 0.1871 | -2.7% |
| 1983 | 0.1777 | -5.0% |
| 1984 | 0.1785 | +0.4% |
| 1985 | 0.177 | -0.9% |
| 1986 | 0.1733 | -2.1% |
| 1987 | 0.1683 | -2.9% |
| 1988 | 0.1694 | +0.7% |
| 1989 | 0.168 | -0.8% |
| 1990 | 0.1503 | -10.5% |
| 1991 | 0.1477 | -1.7% |
| 1992 | 0.1468 | -0.6% |
| 1993 | 0.1465 | -0.2% |
| 1994 | 0.1477 | +0.8% |
| 1995 | 0.1484 | +0.5% |
| 1996 | 0.1523 | +2.6% |
| 1997 | 0.1561 | +2.5% |
| 1998 | 0.1623 | +3.9% |
| 1999 | 0.1676 | +3.2% |
| 2000 | 0.1713 | +2.2% |
| 2001 | 0.1776 | +3.7% |
| 2002 | 0.1821 | +2.5% |
| 2003 | 0.1863 | +2.3% |
| 2004 | 0.19 | +2.0% |
| 2005 | 0.193 | +1.6% |
| 2006 | 0.1956 | +1.3% |
| 2007 | 0.1995 | +2.0% |
| 2008 | 0.1984 | -0.5% |
| 2009 | 0.2063 | +4.0% |
| 2010 | 0.2365 | +14.7% |
| 2011 | 0.24 | +1.5% |
| 2012 | 0.2191 | -8.7% |
| 2013 | 0.1856 | -15.3% |
| 2014 | 0.2066 | +11.3% |
| 2015 | 0.2086 | +0.9% |
| 2016 | 0.2236 | +7.2% |
| 2017 | 0.3914 | +75.0% |
| 2018 | 0.2968 | -24.2% |
| 2019 | 0.3149 | +6.1% |
| 2020 | 0.3313 | +5.2% |
| 2021 | 0.2967 | -10.5% |
| 2022 | 0.2883 | -2.8% |
| 2023 | 0.269 | -6.7% |
| 2024 | 0.2729 | +1.4% |
Guinea compared with similar countries
- Guinea's 0.2729 is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.7616, 36% of the median. (47 countries reporting)
- Guinea's 0.2729 is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.3417, 80% of the median. (48 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Co emissions per capita in 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1960 | +156.0% | 0.0451 | 0.1154 |
| 2017 | +75.0% | 0.2236 | 0.3914 |
| 1961 | +47.4% | 0.1154 | 0.1701 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 0.0522 | 0.0448 | 0.0605 | 10 |
| 1960s | 0.1732 | 0.1154 | 0.1856 | 10 |
| 1970s | 0.1853 | 0.1781 | 0.1906 | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.1783 | 0.168 | 0.1923 | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.1526 | 0.1465 | 0.1676 | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.19 | 0.1713 | 0.2063 | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.2523 | 0.1856 | 0.3914 | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.2916 | 0.269 | 0.3313 | 5 |
Countries ranked near Guinea
More climate change data for Guinea
- Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Synthetic fertilizers (Agricultural) 17.82 million kg (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) 11,342 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 3,691 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 7,651 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 13.93 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 273.25 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) 3,693 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 539.17 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 3,154 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions 2.03 kt (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is co emissions per capita in Guinea?
- Co emissions per capita in Guinea was 0.2729 in 2024, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest co emissions per capita recorded in Guinea?
- The highest recorded value was 0.3914 in 2017.
- What is the lowest co emissions per capita recorded in Guinea?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0448 in 1953.
- How does Guinea rank for co emissions per capita?
- Guinea ranks 193rd out of 213 countries with data for 2024.
- Is co emissions per capita rising or falling in Guinea?
- Over the last ten years it is up 32.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Guinea data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Co emissions per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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