Consumption-based carbon intensity in Guinea
Guinea: Consumption-based carbon intensity was 0.2699 kilograms per international-$ in 2022. ▲ Rising
Consumption-based carbon intensity in Guinea, 1990–2022
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-$.
Analysis
In 2022, consumption-based carbon intensity in Guinea stood at 0.2699 kilograms per international-$.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 4.4% on the previous year and down 0.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, consumption-based carbon intensity in Guinea peaked at 0.3458 kilograms per international-$ in 2017 and was at its lowest, 0.1177 kilograms per international-$, in 2013.
Guinea ranks 49th of 119 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 33 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.2149 kilograms per international-$ | 0.1519 kilograms per international-$ | 0.256 kilograms per international-$ | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.1703 kilograms per international-$ | 0.1392 kilograms per international-$ | 0.2807 kilograms per international-$ | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.2512 kilograms per international-$ | 0.1177 kilograms per international-$ | 0.3458 kilograms per international-$ | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.2683 kilograms per international-$ | 0.2585 kilograms per international-$ | 0.2766 kilograms per international-$ | 3 |
Countries ranked near Guinea
- 46 Tajikistan 0.2725 kilograms per international-$ compare
- 47 Australia 0.2716 kilograms per international-$ compare
- 48 Greece 0.2703 kilograms per international-$ compare
- 50 Ecuador 0.2691 kilograms per international-$ compare
- 51 Lithuania 0.2606 kilograms per international-$ compare
- 52 Cyprus 0.2593 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 consumption-based carbon intensity in Guinea?
- Consumption-based carbon intensity in Guinea was 0.2699 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 consumption-based carbon intensity recorded in Guinea?
- The highest recorded value was 0.3458 kilograms per international-$ in 2017.
- What is the lowest consumption-based carbon intensity recorded in Guinea?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.1177 kilograms per international-$ in 2013.
- How does Guinea rank for consumption-based carbon intensity?
- Guinea ranks 49th out of 119 countries with data for 2022.
- Is consumption-based carbon intensity rising or falling in Guinea?
- Over the last ten years it is down 0.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- 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 Consumption-based carbon intensity. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Annual consumption-based emissions of carbon dioxide (CO₂), measured in kilograms per dollar of GDP (2011 international-$).