Co2 intensity in Guinea
Guinea: Co2 intensity was 0.1711 in 2022. ▼ Falling
Latest (2022)
0.1711
Change on year
down 4.8%
World rank
95th
of 164 countries
All-time high
0.3177
in 1963
All-time low
0.081
in 1959
Years of data
73
1950–2022
Co2 intensity in Guinea, 1950–2022
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
The most recent figure for co2 intensity in Guinea is 0.1711, 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, co2 intensity in Guinea peaked at 0.3177 in 1963 and was at its lowest, 0.081, 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.
Co2 intensity in Guinea, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1950 | 0.1357 | — |
| 1951 | 0.1072 | -21.0% |
| 1952 | 0.1164 | +8.6% |
| 1953 | 0.0931 | -20.0% |
| 1954 | 0.1036 | +11.3% |
| 1955 | 0.0999 | -3.6% |
| 1956 | 0.1116 | +11.8% |
| 1957 | 0.1103 | -1.1% |
| 1958 | 0.0896 | -18.8% |
| 1959 | 0.081 | -9.6% |
| 1960 | 0.2024 | +150.0% |
| 1961 | 0.285 | +40.8% |
| 1962 | 0.2847 | -0.1% |
| 1963 | 0.3177 | +11.6% |
| 1964 | 0.3003 | -5.5% |
| 1965 | 0.2796 | -6.9% |
| 1966 | 0.2823 | +1.0% |
| 1967 | 0.2773 | -1.8% |
| 1968 | 0.2774 | +0.1% |
| 1969 | 0.2698 | -2.8% |
| 1970 | 0.2767 | +2.6% |
| 1971 | 0.2702 | -2.4% |
| 1972 | 0.2701 | -0.0% |
| 1973 | 0.2575 | -4.7% |
| 1974 | 0.256 | -0.6% |
| 1975 | 0.2508 | -2.1% |
| 1976 | 0.2445 | -2.5% |
| 1977 | 0.2575 | +5.3% |
| 1978 | 0.2418 | -6.1% |
| 1979 | 0.2571 | +6.3% |
| 1980 | 0.2564 | -0.3% |
| 1981 | 0.2623 | +2.3% |
| 1982 | 0.2559 | -2.4% |
| 1983 | 0.246 | -3.9% |
| 1984 | 0.2494 | +1.4% |
| 1985 | 0.2411 | -3.3% |
| 1986 | 0.2356 | -2.3% |
| 1987 | 0.2277 | -3.4% |
| 1988 | 0.2221 | -2.5% |
| 1989 | 0.2178 | -1.9% |
| 1990 | 0.1935 | -11.2% |
| 1991 | 0.1925 | -0.5% |
| 1992 | 0.1893 | -1.7% |
| 1993 | 0.1833 | -3.1% |
| 1994 | 0.1808 | -1.4% |
| 1995 | 0.1765 | -2.4% |
| 1996 | 0.1764 | -0.1% |
| 1997 | 0.1738 | -1.5% |
| 1998 | 0.1757 | +1.0% |
| 1999 | 0.1764 | +0.5% |
| 2000 | 0.1773 | +0.5% |
| 2001 | 0.1778 | +0.3% |
| 2002 | 0.1739 | -2.2% |
| 2003 | 0.1775 | +2.1% |
| 2004 | 0.1785 | +0.6% |
| 2005 | 0.1774 | -0.6% |
| 2006 | 0.1796 | +1.3% |
| 2007 | 0.1735 | -3.4% |
| 2008 | 0.1674 | -3.5% |
| 2009 | 0.1787 | +6.7% |
| 2010 | 0.1989 | +11.3% |
| 2011 | 0.1933 | -2.8% |
| 2012 | 0.1698 | -12.1% |
| 2013 | 0.1412 | -16.8% |
| 2014 | 0.1594 | +12.8% |
| 2015 | 0.1647 | +3.3% |
| 2016 | 0.1633 | -0.9% |
| 2017 | 0.2654 | +62.5% |
| 2018 | 0.1937 | -27.0% |
| 2019 | 0.1996 | +3.1% |
| 2020 | 0.2058 | +3.1% |
| 2021 | 0.1799 | -12.6% |
| 2022 | 0.1711 | -4.8% |
Guinea compared with similar countries
- Guinea's 0.1711 is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.1835, 93% of the median. (41 countries reporting)
- Guinea's 0.1711 is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.158, 1.1× the median. (44 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Co2 intensity 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1960 | +150.0% | 0.081 | 0.2024 |
| 2017 | +62.5% | 0.1633 | 0.2654 |
| 1961 | +40.8% | 0.2024 | 0.285 |
| 2018 | -27.0% | 0.2654 | 0.1937 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 0.1048 | 0.081 | 0.1357 | 10 |
| 1960s | 0.2776 | 0.2024 | 0.3177 | 10 |
| 1970s | 0.2582 | 0.2418 | 0.2767 | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.2414 | 0.2178 | 0.2623 | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.1818 | 0.1738 | 0.1935 | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.1762 | 0.1674 | 0.1796 | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.1849 | 0.1412 | 0.2654 | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.1856 | 0.1711 | 0.2058 | 3 |
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 co2 intensity in Guinea?
- Co2 intensity in Guinea was 0.1711 in 2022, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest co2 intensity recorded in Guinea?
- The highest recorded value was 0.3177 in 1963.
- What is the lowest co2 intensity recorded in Guinea?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.081 in 1959.
- How does Guinea rank for co2 intensity?
- Guinea ranks 95th out of 164 countries with data for 2022.
- Is co2 intensity 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 Our World in Data, published as part of Co2 intensity. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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