Co2 land use per capita in Guinea-Bissau
Guinea-Bissau: Co2 land use per capita was 2.25 in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Latest (2024)
2.25
Change on year
up 8.0%
World rank
26th
of 194 countries
All-time high
7.84
in 1983
All-time low
0.6319
in 2013
Years of data
175
1850–2024
Co2 land use per capita in Guinea-Bissau, 1850–2024
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
In 2024, co2 land use per capita in Guinea-Bissau stood at 2.25.
That represents a change of up 8.0% on the previous year and up 192.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, co2 land use per capita in Guinea-Bissau peaked at 7.84 in 1983 and was at its lowest, 0.6319, in 2013.
Guinea-Bissau ranks 26th of 194 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Co2 land use per capita in Guinea-Bissau, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1850 | 7.41 | — |
| 1851 | 4.71 | -36.4% |
| 1852 | 3.71 | -21.3% |
| 1853 | 3.12 | -15.9% |
| 1854 | 2.77 | -11.2% |
| 1855 | 2.59 | -6.4% |
| 1856 | 2.32 | -10.4% |
| 1857 | 2.17 | -6.7% |
| 1858 | 2.12 | -2.4% |
| 1859 | 2.2 | +3.9% |
| 1860 | 1.84 | -16.3% |
| 1861 | 1.68 | -8.8% |
| 1862 | 1.52 | -9.3% |
| 1863 | 1.47 | -3.5% |
| 1864 | 1.37 | -6.6% |
| 1865 | 1.36 | -0.9% |
| 1866 | 1.28 | -5.5% |
| 1867 | 1.24 | -3.4% |
| 1868 | 1.26 | +1.7% |
| 1869 | 1.2 | -4.7% |
| 1870 | 1.4 | +16.5% |
| 1871 | 1.75 | +25.3% |
| 1872 | 1.74 | -0.7% |
| 1873 | 1.71 | -1.8% |
| 1874 | 1.69 | -1.3% |
| 1875 | 1.72 | +1.8% |
| 1876 | 1.63 | -5.0% |
| 1877 | 1.69 | +3.4% |
| 1878 | 1.78 | +5.5% |
| 1879 | 1.65 | -7.5% |
| 1880 | 1.88 | +14.0% |
| 1881 | 1.86 | -0.9% |
| 1882 | 2.12 | +13.6% |
| 1883 | 1.86 | -11.9% |
| 1884 | 1.89 | +1.4% |
| 1885 | 2.04 | +7.8% |
| 1886 | 1.95 | -4.4% |
| 1887 | 1.78 | -8.5% |
| 1888 | 1.87 | +4.9% |
| 1889 | 1.95 | +4.4% |
| 1890 | 2.17 | +11.3% |
| 1891 | 1.84 | -15.6% |
| 1892 | 1.78 | -3.1% |
| 1893 | 1.77 | -0.6% |
| 1894 | 1.69 | -4.1% |
| 1895 | 1.62 | -4.1% |
| 1896 | 1.75 | +8.0% |
| 1897 | 1.92 | +9.4% |
| 1898 | 1.68 | -12.5% |
| 1899 | 1.6 | -4.5% |
| 1900 | 1.67 | +4.3% |
| 1901 | 1.64 | -1.6% |
| 1902 | 1.62 | -1.7% |
| 1903 | 1.65 | +2.3% |
| 1904 | 1.61 | -2.5% |
| 1905 | 1.63 | +1.1% |
| 1906 | 1.88 | +15.0% |
| 1907 | 1.67 | -10.8% |
| 1908 | 1.61 | -3.8% |
| 1909 | 1.62 | +0.5% |
| 1910 | 1.72 | +6.6% |
| 1911 | 1.55 | -10.3% |
| 1912 | 1.51 | -2.7% |
| 1913 | 1.53 | +1.7% |
| 1914 | 1.62 | +6.0% |
| 1915 | 1.44 | -11.4% |
| 1916 | 1.46 | +1.4% |
| 1917 | 1.36 | -6.6% |
| 1918 | 1.43 | +5.1% |
| 1919 | 1.41 | -1.4% |
| 1920 | 2.13 | +51.4% |
| 1921 | 2.93 | +37.2% |
| 1922 | 3.09 | +5.4% |
| 1923 | 3.2 | +3.6% |
| 1924 | 3.43 | +7.2% |
| 1925 | 3.31 | -3.3% |
| 1926 | 3.43 | +3.6% |
| 1927 | 3.35 | -2.3% |
| 1928 | 3.49 | +4.1% |
| 1929 | 3.57 | +2.2% |
| 1930 | 3.41 | -4.3% |
| 1931 | 3.62 | +5.9% |
| 1932 | 3.58 | -0.9% |
| 1933 | 3.47 | -3.2% |
| 1934 | 3.36 | -3.1% |
| 1935 | 3.45 | +2.6% |
| 1936 | 3.78 | +9.4% |
| 1937 | 3.72 | -1.5% |
| 1938 | 3.66 | -1.5% |
| 1939 | 3.66 | -0.2% |
| 1940 | 3.93 | +7.5% |
| 1941 | 4.28 | +8.8% |
| 1942 | 4.51 | +5.4% |
| 1943 | 4.39 | -2.6% |
| 1944 | 4.71 | +7.4% |
| 1945 | 4.52 | -4.0% |
| 1946 | 4.67 | +3.2% |
| 1947 | 4.51 | -3.5% |
| 1948 | 4.81 | +6.8% |
| 1949 | 4.39 | -8.7% |
| 1950 | 4.51 | +2.6% |
| 1951 | 4.36 | -3.2% |
| 1952 | 4.3 | -1.3% |
| 1953 | 4.37 | +1.6% |
| 1954 | 4.35 | -0.6% |
| 1955 | 4.39 | +1.0% |
| 1956 | 4.42 | +0.6% |
| 1957 | 4.28 | -3.2% |
| 1958 | 4.28 | +0.2% |
| 1959 | 4.36 | +1.8% |
| 1960 | 3.34 | -23.3% |
| 1961 | 2.81 | -16.0% |
| 1962 | 2.72 | -3.3% |
| 1963 | 2.39 | -12.1% |
| 1964 | 2.42 | +1.2% |
| 1965 | 2.25 | -7.0% |
| 1966 | 4.91 | +118.7% |
| 1967 | 4.22 | -14.1% |
| 1968 | 3.56 | -15.6% |
| 1969 | 3.38 | -5.0% |
| 1970 | 3.52 | +4.1% |
| 1971 | 3.45 | -2.2% |
| 1972 | 4.45 | +29.1% |
| 1973 | 4.87 | +9.5% |
| 1974 | 4.09 | -16.0% |
| 1975 | 3.68 | -10.1% |
| 1976 | 3.36 | -8.7% |
| 1977 | 3.07 | -8.6% |
| 1978 | 3.01 | -1.9% |
| 1979 | 3.27 | +8.7% |
| 1980 | 4.05 | +23.7% |
| 1981 | 5.18 | +27.9% |
| 1982 | 5.4 | +4.3% |
| 1983 | 7.84 | +45.1% |
| 1984 | 6.67 | -14.8% |
| 1985 | 3.9 | -41.5% |
| 1986 | 2.98 | -23.7% |
| 1987 | 2.39 | -19.7% |
| 1988 | 6.27 | +162.1% |
| 1989 | 5.19 | -17.3% |
| 1990 | 3.6 | -30.6% |
| 1991 | 2.82 | -21.7% |
| 1992 | 4.36 | +54.6% |
| 1993 | 3.93 | -9.9% |
| 1994 | 3.33 | -15.2% |
| 1995 | 3.12 | -6.3% |
| 1996 | 5.51 | +76.6% |
| 1997 | 3.3 | -40.1% |
| 1998 | 6.95 | +110.7% |
| 1999 | 7.37 | +6.0% |
| 2000 | 4.73 | -35.8% |
| 2001 | 2.09 | -55.8% |
| 2002 | 1.54 | -26.3% |
| 2003 | 2.09 | +35.9% |
| 2004 | 1.92 | -8.5% |
| 2005 | 1.66 | -13.6% |
| 2006 | 1.37 | -17.0% |
| 2007 | 1.54 | +12.1% |
| 2008 | 0.9632 | -37.5% |
| 2009 | 2.06 | +113.6% |
| 2010 | 1.15 | -44.3% |
| 2011 | 0.9142 | -20.2% |
| 2012 | 0.6821 | -25.4% |
| 2013 | 0.6319 | -7.4% |
| 2014 | 0.7671 | +21.4% |
| 2015 | 1.27 | +65.3% |
| 2016 | 0.778 | -38.6% |
| 2017 | 1.36 | +74.6% |
| 2018 | 2.51 | +84.6% |
| 2019 | 1.88 | -25.2% |
| 2020 | 2.22 | +18.1% |
| 2021 | 1.66 | -25.3% |
| 2022 | 1.94 | +17.3% |
| 2023 | 2.08 | +7.0% |
| 2024 | 2.25 | +8.0% |
Guinea-Bissau compared with similar countries
- Guinea-Bissau's 2.25 is above the median for low income countries, which is 0.8828, 2.5× the median. (25 countries reporting)
- Guinea-Bissau's 2.25 is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.7654, 2.9× the median. (48 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Co2 land use per capita in Guinea-Bissau 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1988 | +162.1% | 2.39 | 6.27 |
| 1966 | +118.7% | 2.25 | 4.91 |
| 2009 | +113.6% | 0.9632 | 2.06 |
| 1998 | +110.7% | 3.3 | 6.95 |
| 2018 | +84.6% | 1.36 | 2.51 |
| 1996 | +76.6% | 3.12 | 5.51 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1850s | 3.31 | 2.12 | 7.41 | 10 |
| 1860s | 1.42 | 1.2 | 1.84 | 10 |
| 1870s | 1.68 | 1.4 | 1.78 | 10 |
| 1880s | 1.92 | 1.78 | 2.12 | 10 |
| 1890s | 1.78 | 1.6 | 2.17 | 10 |
| 1900s | 1.66 | 1.61 | 1.88 | 10 |
| 1910s | 1.5 | 1.36 | 1.72 | 10 |
| 1920s | 3.19 | 2.13 | 3.57 | 10 |
| 1930s | 3.57 | 3.36 | 3.78 | 10 |
| 1940s | 4.47 | 3.93 | 4.81 | 10 |
| 1950s | 4.36 | 4.28 | 4.51 | 10 |
| 1960s | 3.2 | 2.25 | 4.91 | 10 |
| 1970s | 3.68 | 3.01 | 4.87 | 10 |
| 1980s | 4.99 | 2.39 | 7.84 | 10 |
| 1990s | 4.43 | 2.82 | 7.37 | 10 |
| 2000s | 2 | 0.9632 | 4.73 | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.19 | 0.6319 | 2.51 | 10 |
| 2020s | 2.03 | 1.66 | 2.25 | 5 |
Countries ranked near Guinea-Bissau
More climate change data for Guinea-Bissau
- Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Synthetic fertilizers (Agricultural) 2.69 million kg (2023)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) 1,460 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 527.8 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 932.22 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 1.99 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 33.29 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) 273.82 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 40.84 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 232.99 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions 0.1541 kt (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is co2 land use per capita in Guinea-Bissau?
- Co2 land use per capita in Guinea-Bissau was 2.25 in 2024, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest co2 land use per capita recorded in Guinea-Bissau?
- The highest recorded value was 7.84 in 1983.
- What is the lowest co2 land use per capita recorded in Guinea-Bissau?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.6319 in 2013.
- How does Guinea-Bissau rank for co2 land use per capita?
- Guinea-Bissau ranks 26th out of 194 countries with data for 2024.
- Is co2 land use per capita rising or falling in Guinea-Bissau?
- Over the last ten years it is up 192.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Guinea-Bissau data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Co2 land use per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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