Carbon intensity: CO₂ emissions per dollar of GDP in Equatorial Guinea
Equatorial Guinea: Carbon intensity: CO₂ emissions per dollar of GDP was 0.3713 kilograms per international-$ in 2022. ◆ Volatile
Carbon intensity: CO₂ emissions per dollar of GDP in Equatorial Guinea, 1950–2022
Source: Global Carbon Budget (2025); Bolt and van Zanden – Maddison Project Database 2023 – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in kilograms per international-$.
Analysis
The most recent figure for carbon intensity: co₂ emissions per dollar of gdp in Equatorial Guinea is 0.3713 kilograms per international-$, measured in 2022.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 2.4% on the previous year and up 71.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, carbon intensity: co₂ emissions per dollar of gdp in Equatorial Guinea peaked at 0.901 kilograms per international-$ in 1994 and was at its lowest, 0.0479 kilograms per international-$, in 1967.
That places Equatorial Guinea 26th out of 164 countries with data for 2022, putting it in the top quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 0.1288 kilograms per international-$ | 0.0576 kilograms per international-$ | 0.2063 kilograms per international-$ | 10 |
| 1960s | 0.0648 kilograms per international-$ | 0.0479 kilograms per international-$ | 0.0818 kilograms per international-$ | 10 |
| 1970s | 0.096 kilograms per international-$ | 0.0491 kilograms per international-$ | 0.1576 kilograms per international-$ | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.1006 kilograms per international-$ | 0.0762 kilograms per international-$ | 0.131 kilograms per international-$ | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.4194 kilograms per international-$ | 0.06 kilograms per international-$ | 0.901 kilograms per international-$ | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.2666 kilograms per international-$ | 0.1636 kilograms per international-$ | 0.4257 kilograms per international-$ | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.2607 kilograms per international-$ | 0.2072 kilograms per international-$ | 0.3225 kilograms per international-$ | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.3524 kilograms per international-$ | 0.3236 kilograms per international-$ | 0.3713 kilograms per international-$ | 3 |
Countries ranked near Equatorial Guinea
- 23 Vietnam 0.387 kilograms per international-$ compare
- 24 Barbados 0.3859 kilograms per international-$ compare
- 25 Serbia 0.3806 kilograms per international-$ compare
- 27 Congo 0.3686 kilograms per international-$ compare
- 28 Saudi Arabia 0.3657 kilograms per international-$ compare
- 29 Kyrgyzstan 0.3631 kilograms per international-$ compare
More climate change data for Equatorial Guinea
- Share of global CO₂ emissions and population 0.0% (2100)
- Population growth 2.4% (2025)
- Population, total 1.94 million (2025)
- Urban population growth 2.7% (2025)
- Urban population 1.39 million (2025)
- Urban population 71.6% (2025)
- CO₂ emissions per capita vs. GDP per capita 3.7 tonnes per person (2024)
- Cumulative CO₂ emissions 163.38 million tonnes (2024)
- CO₂ emissions per capita 3.7 tonnes per person (2024)
- CO₂ emissions per capita vs. share of electricity generation from renewables 3.7 tonnes per person (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is carbon intensity: co₂ emissions per dollar of gdp in Equatorial Guinea?
- Carbon intensity: co₂ emissions per dollar of gdp in Equatorial Guinea was 0.3713 kilograms per international-$ in 2022, according to Global Carbon Budget (2025); Bolt and van Zanden – Maddison Project Database 2023 – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest carbon intensity: co₂ emissions per dollar of gdp recorded in Equatorial Guinea?
- The highest recorded value was 0.901 kilograms per international-$ in 1994.
- What is the lowest carbon intensity: co₂ emissions per dollar of gdp recorded in Equatorial Guinea?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0479 kilograms per international-$ in 1967.
- How does Equatorial Guinea rank for carbon intensity: co₂ emissions per dollar of gdp?
- Equatorial Guinea ranks 26th out of 164 countries with data for 2022.
- Is carbon intensity: co₂ emissions per dollar of gdp rising or falling in Equatorial Guinea?
- Over the last ten years it is up 71.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Equatorial Guinea data come from?
- The figures come from Global Carbon Budget (2025); Bolt and van Zanden – Maddison Project Database 2023 – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Carbon intensity: CO₂ emissions per dollar of GDP. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Annual total emissions of carbon dioxide (CO₂), excluding land-use change, measured in kilograms per dollar of GDP (2011 international-$).