CO₂ emissions per capita in Guinea
Guinea: CO₂ emissions per capita was 0.2729 tonnes per person in 2024. ▲ Rising
CO₂ emissions per capita in Guinea, 1950–2024
Source: Global Carbon Budget (2025); Population based on various sources (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in tonnes per person.
Analysis
The most recent figure for co₂ emissions per capita in Guinea is 0.2729 tonnes per person, measured in 2024.
The figure is up 1.4% on the previous year and up 32.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, co₂ emissions per capita in Guinea peaked at 0.3914 tonnes per person in 2017 and was at its lowest, 0.0448 tonnes per person, 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.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 0.0522 tonnes per person | 0.0448 tonnes per person | 0.0605 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 1960s | 0.1732 tonnes per person | 0.1154 tonnes per person | 0.1856 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 1970s | 0.1853 tonnes per person | 0.1781 tonnes per person | 0.1906 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.1783 tonnes per person | 0.168 tonnes per person | 0.1923 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.1526 tonnes per person | 0.1465 tonnes per person | 0.1676 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.19 tonnes per person | 0.1713 tonnes per person | 0.2063 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.2523 tonnes per person | 0.1856 tonnes per person | 0.3914 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.2916 tonnes per person | 0.269 tonnes per person | 0.3313 tonnes per person | 5 |
Countries ranked near Guinea
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 vs. share of electricity generation from renewables 0.2729 tonnes per person (2024)
- Share of global CO₂ emissions vs. share of population 0.0% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is co₂ emissions per capita in Guinea?
- Co₂ emissions per capita in Guinea was 0.2729 tonnes per person in 2024, according to Global Carbon Budget (2025); Population based on various sources (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest co₂ emissions per capita recorded in Guinea?
- The highest recorded value was 0.3914 tonnes per person in 2017.
- What is the lowest co₂ emissions per capita recorded in Guinea?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0448 tonnes per person in 1953.
- How does Guinea rank for co₂ emissions per capita?
- Guinea ranks 193rd out of 213 countries with data for 2024.
- Is co₂ 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 Global Carbon Budget (2025); Population based on various sources (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of CO₂ emissions per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Carbon dioxide (CO₂) emissions from burning fossil fuels and industrial processes. This includes emissions from transport, electricity generation, and heating, but not land-use change.