Carbon intensity: CO₂ emissions per dollar of GDP in Guinea
Guinea: Carbon intensity: CO₂ emissions per dollar of GDP was 0.1711 kilograms per international-$ in 2022. ▼ Falling
Carbon intensity: CO₂ emissions per dollar of GDP in 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-$.
Analysis
The most recent figure for carbon intensity: co₂ emissions per dollar of gdp in Guinea is 0.1711 kilograms per international-$, measured in 2022.
That represents a change of down 4.8% on the previous year and up 0.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, carbon intensity: co₂ emissions per dollar of gdp in Guinea peaked at 0.3177 kilograms per international-$ in 1963 and was at its lowest, 0.081 kilograms per international-$, in 1959.
That places Guinea 95th out of 164 countries with data for 2022, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 73 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 0.1048 kilograms per international-$ | 0.081 kilograms per international-$ | 0.1357 kilograms per international-$ | 10 |
| 1960s | 0.2776 kilograms per international-$ | 0.2024 kilograms per international-$ | 0.3177 kilograms per international-$ | 10 |
| 1970s | 0.2582 kilograms per international-$ | 0.2418 kilograms per international-$ | 0.2767 kilograms per international-$ | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.2414 kilograms per international-$ | 0.2178 kilograms per international-$ | 0.2623 kilograms per international-$ | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.1818 kilograms per international-$ | 0.1738 kilograms per international-$ | 0.1935 kilograms per international-$ | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.1762 kilograms per international-$ | 0.1674 kilograms per international-$ | 0.1796 kilograms per international-$ | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.1849 kilograms per international-$ | 0.1412 kilograms per international-$ | 0.2654 kilograms per international-$ | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.1856 kilograms per international-$ | 0.1711 kilograms per international-$ | 0.2058 kilograms per international-$ | 3 |
Countries ranked near Guinea
- 92 Burkina Faso 0.1753 kilograms per international-$ compare
- 93 Gambia 0.1735 kilograms per international-$ compare
- 94 Croatia 0.1719 kilograms per international-$ compare
- 96 Egypt 0.1711 kilograms per international-$ compare
- 97 Yemen 0.171 kilograms per international-$ compare
- 98 Germany 0.1708 kilograms per international-$ compare
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 0.2729 tonnes per person (2024)
- CO₂ emissions per capita vs. share of electricity generation from renewables 0.2729 tonnes per person (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is carbon intensity: co₂ emissions per dollar of gdp in Guinea?
- Carbon intensity: co₂ emissions per dollar of gdp in Guinea was 0.1711 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?
- The highest recorded value was 0.3177 kilograms per international-$ in 1963.
- What is the lowest carbon intensity: co₂ emissions per dollar of gdp recorded in Guinea?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.081 kilograms per international-$ in 1959.
- How does Guinea rank for carbon intensity: co₂ emissions per dollar of gdp?
- Guinea ranks 95th out of 164 countries with data for 2022.
- Is carbon intensity: co₂ emissions per dollar of gdp rising or falling in Guinea?
- Over the last ten years it is up 0.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this 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-$).