Carbon intensity: CO₂ emissions per dollar of GDP in Guinea-Bissau
Guinea-Bissau: Carbon intensity: CO₂ emissions per dollar of GDP was 0.1057 kilograms per international-$ in 2022. ◆ Volatile
Carbon intensity: CO₂ emissions per dollar of GDP in Guinea-Bissau, 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-$.
Analysis
Guinea-Bissau recorded 0.1057 kilograms per international-$ for carbon intensity: co₂ emissions per dollar of gdp in 2022.
That represents a change of down 3.0% on the previous year and up 101.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, carbon intensity: co₂ emissions per dollar of gdp in Guinea-Bissau peaked at 0.1886 kilograms per international-$ in 1989 and was at its lowest, 0.013 kilograms per international-$, in 1951.
Guinea-Bissau ranks 148th of 164 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 0.0255 kilograms per international-$ | 0.013 kilograms per international-$ | 0.0367 kilograms per international-$ | 10 |
| 1960s | 0.0748 kilograms per international-$ | 0.0371 kilograms per international-$ | 0.0996 kilograms per international-$ | 10 |
| 1970s | 0.0973 kilograms per international-$ | 0.0747 kilograms per international-$ | 0.123 kilograms per international-$ | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.165 kilograms per international-$ | 0.1448 kilograms per international-$ | 0.1886 kilograms per international-$ | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.0708 kilograms per international-$ | 0.0659 kilograms per international-$ | 0.0755 kilograms per international-$ | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0471 kilograms per international-$ | 0.0279 kilograms per international-$ | 0.0689 kilograms per international-$ | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0641 kilograms per international-$ | 0.0501 kilograms per international-$ | 0.0886 kilograms per international-$ | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.1068 kilograms per international-$ | 0.1057 kilograms per international-$ | 0.1089 kilograms per international-$ | 3 |
Countries ranked near Guinea-Bissau
- 145 Kenya 0.1079 kilograms per international-$ compare
- 146 Eswatini 0.1072 kilograms per international-$ compare
- 147 Singapore 0.106 kilograms per international-$ compare
- 149 Central African Republic 0.1006 kilograms per international-$ compare
- 150 Costa Rica 0.0997 kilograms per international-$ compare
- 151 Tanzania 0.0994 kilograms per international-$ compare
More climate change data for Guinea-Bissau
- Share of global CO₂ emissions and population 0.0% (2100)
- Population growth 2.2% (2025)
- Population, total 2.25 million (2025)
- Urban population growth 3.3% (2025)
- Urban population 1.05 million (2025)
- Urban population 46.7% (2025)
- CO₂ emissions per capita vs. GDP per capita 0.1554 tonnes per person (2024)
- Cumulative CO₂ emissions 8.29 million tonnes (2024)
- CO₂ emissions per capita 0.1554 tonnes per person (2024)
- CO₂ emissions per capita vs. share of electricity generation from renewables 0.1554 tonnes per person (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is carbon intensity: co₂ emissions per dollar of gdp in Guinea-Bissau?
- Carbon intensity: co₂ emissions per dollar of gdp in Guinea-Bissau was 0.1057 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 Guinea-Bissau?
- The highest recorded value was 0.1886 kilograms per international-$ in 1989.
- What is the lowest carbon intensity: co₂ emissions per dollar of gdp recorded in Guinea-Bissau?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.013 kilograms per international-$ in 1951.
- How does Guinea-Bissau rank for carbon intensity: co₂ emissions per dollar of gdp?
- Guinea-Bissau ranks 148th out of 164 countries with data for 2022.
- Is carbon intensity: co₂ emissions per dollar of gdp rising or falling in Guinea-Bissau?
- Over the last ten years it is up 101.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Guinea-Bissau 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-$).