Share of global CO₂ emissions from land-use change in Guinea
Guinea: Share of global CO₂ emissions from land-use change was 1.1% in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Share of global CO₂ emissions from land-use change in Guinea, 1850–2024
Source: Global Carbon Budget (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for share of global co₂ emissions from land-use change in Guinea is 1.1%, measured in 2024.
That represents a change of up 0.4% on the previous year and down 18.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of global co₂ emissions from land-use change in Guinea peaked at 2.6% in 1859 and was at its lowest, 0.2%, in 1986.
Guinea ranks 19th of 197 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1850s | 2.2% | 1.1% | 2.6% | 10 |
| 1860s | 0.8% | 0.5% | 1.7% | 10 |
| 1870s | 0.4% | 0.3% | 0.4% | 10 |
| 1880s | 0.3% | 0.3% | 0.3% | 10 |
| 1890s | 0.2% | 0.2% | 0.3% | 10 |
| 1900s | 0.3% | 0.2% | 0.3% | 10 |
| 1910s | 0.4% | 0.3% | 0.4% | 10 |
| 1920s | 0.8% | 0.6% | 0.9% | 10 |
| 1930s | 0.8% | 0.8% | 0.9% | 10 |
| 1940s | 1.2% | 1.0% | 1.3% | 10 |
| 1950s | 0.8% | 0.8% | 1.0% | 10 |
| 1960s | 0.4% | 0.3% | 0.6% | 10 |
| 1970s | 0.3% | 0.2% | 0.3% | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.2% | 0.2% | 0.4% | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.3% | 0.2% | 0.3% | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.5% | 0.3% | 1.4% | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.2% | 0.9% | 1.5% | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.1% | 1.1% | 1.4% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Guinea
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 share of global co₂ emissions from land-use change in Guinea?
- Share of global co₂ emissions from land-use change in Guinea was 1.1% in 2024, according to Global Carbon Budget (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share of global co₂ emissions from land-use change recorded in Guinea?
- The highest recorded value was 2.6% in 1859.
- What is the lowest share of global co₂ emissions from land-use change recorded in Guinea?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.2% in 1986.
- How does Guinea rank for share of global co₂ emissions from land-use change?
- Guinea ranks 19th out of 197 countries with data for 2024.
- Is share of global co₂ emissions from land-use change rising or falling in Guinea?
- Over the last ten years it is down 18.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Guinea data come from?
- The figures come from Global Carbon Budget (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Share of global CO₂ emissions from land-use change. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Annual emissions of carbon dioxide (CO₂) from land-use change, measured as a percentage of global emissions of CO₂ from land-use change in the same year.