Annual change in GDP, population and CO₂ emissions in Guinea
Guinea: Annual change in GDP, population and CO₂ emissions was 2.3% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Annual change in GDP, population and CO₂ emissions in Guinea, 1961–2025
Source: United Nations Population Division, national statistical offices, Eurostat, and United Nations Statistical Division, via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in annual %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for annual change in gdp, population and co₂ emissions in Guinea is 2.3%, measured in 2025.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 3.5% on the previous year and down 8.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, annual change in gdp, population and co₂ emissions in Guinea peaked at 4.0% in 1991 and was at its lowest, 1.3%, in 2001.
Guinea ranks 34th of 215 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 65 years of available data.
Annual change in GDP, population and CO₂ emissions in Guinea, year by year
| Year | annual % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 1.8% | — |
| 1962 | 1.8% | +1.3% |
| 1963 | 1.8% | +1.2% |
| 1964 | 1.8% | +1.3% |
| 1965 | 1.8% | +1.4% |
| 1966 | 1.9% | +1.5% |
| 1967 | 1.9% | +1.6% |
| 1968 | 1.9% | +1.2% |
| 1969 | 1.9% | -0.2% |
| 1970 | 1.9% | -2.5% |
| 1971 | 1.8% | -3.8% |
| 1972 | 1.7% | -3.7% |
| 1973 | 1.7% | -3.1% |
| 1974 | 1.6% | -2.8% |
| 1975 | 1.6% | -2.7% |
| 1976 | 1.6% | -1.9% |
| 1977 | 1.6% | -0.3% |
| 1978 | 1.6% | +1.9% |
| 1979 | 1.7% | +4.4% |
| 1980 | 1.8% | +6.4% |
| 1981 | 1.9% | +6.8% |
| 1982 | 2.0% | +6.8% |
| 1983 | 2.1% | +5.2% |
| 1984 | 2.2% | +5.0% |
| 1985 | 2.3% | +5.9% |
| 1986 | 2.5% | +5.1% |
| 1987 | 2.6% | +3.9% |
| 1988 | 2.6% | +1.9% |
| 1989 | 2.6% | -0.8% |
| 1990 | 3.5% | +33.2% |
| 1991 | 4.0% | +15.8% |
| 1992 | 3.2% | -20.3% |
| 1993 | 3.0% | -4.6% |
| 1994 | 3.0% | -1.6% |
| 1995 | 2.8% | -6.8% |
| 1996 | 2.8% | +1.3% |
| 1997 | 2.1% | -27.4% |
| 1998 | 1.9% | -8.5% |
| 1999 | 2.2% | +19.1% |
| 2000 | 2.0% | -12.5% |
| 2001 | 1.3% | -33.2% |
| 2002 | 1.6% | +19.0% |
| 2003 | 2.2% | +43.9% |
| 2004 | 2.1% | -4.5% |
| 2005 | 2.0% | -6.6% |
| 2006 | 2.1% | +4.5% |
| 2007 | 2.3% | +10.7% |
| 2008 | 2.4% | +4.5% |
| 2009 | 2.4% | +0.9% |
| 2010 | 2.5% | +0.7% |
| 2011 | 2.5% | +0.7% |
| 2012 | 2.5% | -0.9% |
| 2013 | 2.4% | -0.4% |
| 2014 | 2.5% | +1.5% |
| 2015 | 2.5% | +2.1% |
| 2016 | 2.6% | +1.4% |
| 2017 | 2.6% | -0.4% |
| 2018 | 2.5% | -0.5% |
| 2019 | 2.6% | +0.7% |
| 2020 | 2.6% | -0.4% |
| 2021 | 2.5% | -1.8% |
| 2022 | 2.5% | -0.9% |
| 2023 | 2.5% | -0.8% |
| 2024 | 2.4% | -2.7% |
| 2025 | 2.3% | -3.5% |
Guinea compared with similar countries
- Guinea's 2.3% is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 1.7%, 1.3× the median. (47 countries reporting)
- Guinea's 2.3% is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 2.3%, 1.0× the median. (48 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Annual change in GDP, population and CO₂ emissions 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2003 | +43.9% | 1.6% | 2.2% |
| 2001 | -33.2% | 2.0% | 1.3% |
| 1990 | +33.2% | 2.6% | 3.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 1.8% | 1.8% | 1.9% | 9 |
| 1970s | 1.7% | 1.6% | 1.9% | 10 |
| 1980s | 2.3% | 1.8% | 2.6% | 10 |
| 1990s | 2.8% | 1.9% | 4.0% | 10 |
| 2000s | 2.0% | 1.3% | 2.4% | 10 |
| 2010s | 2.5% | 2.4% | 2.6% | 10 |
| 2020s | 2.5% | 2.3% | 2.6% | 6 |
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 annual change in gdp, population and co₂ emissions in Guinea?
- Annual change in gdp, population and co₂ emissions in Guinea was 2.3% in 2025, according to United Nations Population Division, national statistical offices, Eurostat, and United Nations Statistical Division, via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest annual change in gdp, population and co₂ emissions recorded in Guinea?
- The highest recorded value was 4.0% in 1991.
- What is the lowest annual change in gdp, population and co₂ emissions recorded in Guinea?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.3% in 2001.
- How does Guinea rank for annual change in gdp, population and co₂ emissions?
- Guinea ranks 34th out of 215 countries with data for 2025.
- Is annual change in gdp, population and co₂ emissions rising or falling in Guinea?
- Over the last ten years it is down 8.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Guinea data come from?
- The figures come from United Nations Population Division, national statistical offices, Eurostat, and United Nations Statistical Division, via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Annual change in GDP, population and CO₂ emissions. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Percentage change in gross domestic product (GDP), population, and carbon dioxide (CO₂) emissions.