Consumption-based vs. territorial CO₂ emissions per capita in Guinea
Guinea: Consumption-based vs. territorial CO₂ emissions per capita was 0.4442 tonnes per person in 2023. ▲ Rising
Consumption-based vs. territorial CO₂ emissions per capita in Guinea, 1990–2023
Source: Global Carbon Budget (2025); Population based on various sources (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in tonnes per person.
Analysis
Guinea recorded 0.4442 tonnes per person for consumption-based vs. territorial co₂ emissions per capita in 2023.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 2.3% on the previous year and up 187.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, consumption-based vs. territorial co₂ emissions per capita in Guinea peaked at 0.51 tonnes per person in 2017 and was at its lowest, 0.1425 tonnes per person, in 2001.
Guinea ranks 111th of 120 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 34 years of available data.
Consumption-based vs. territorial CO₂ emissions per capita in Guinea, year by year
| Year | tonnes per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 0.1989 tonnes per person | — |
| 1991 | 0.1915 tonnes per person | -3.7% |
| 1992 | 0.1914 tonnes per person | -0.1% |
| 1993 | 0.1856 tonnes per person | -3.0% |
| 1994 | 0.1894 tonnes per person | +2.1% |
| 1995 | 0.1953 tonnes per person | +3.1% |
| 1996 | 0.1669 tonnes per person | -14.5% |
| 1997 | 0.1616 tonnes per person | -3.2% |
| 1998 | 0.1616 tonnes per person | +0.0% |
| 1999 | 0.1443 tonnes per person | -10.7% |
| 2000 | 0.1505 tonnes per person | +4.3% |
| 2001 | 0.1425 tonnes per person | -5.3% |
| 2002 | 0.1457 tonnes per person | +2.3% |
| 2003 | 0.2946 tonnes per person | +102.1% |
| 2004 | 0.1702 tonnes per person | -42.2% |
| 2005 | 0.1696 tonnes per person | -0.4% |
| 2006 | 0.1559 tonnes per person | -8.1% |
| 2007 | 0.1607 tonnes per person | +3.1% |
| 2008 | 0.1672 tonnes per person | +4.0% |
| 2009 | 0.2831 tonnes per person | +69.3% |
| 2010 | 0.34 tonnes per person | +20.1% |
| 2011 | 0.3727 tonnes per person | +9.6% |
| 2012 | 0.3504 tonnes per person | -6.0% |
| 2013 | 0.1547 tonnes per person | -55.9% |
| 2014 | 0.166 tonnes per person | +7.3% |
| 2015 | 0.1777 tonnes per person | +7.1% |
| 2016 | 0.4486 tonnes per person | +152.5% |
| 2017 | 0.51 tonnes per person | +13.7% |
| 2018 | 0.4545 tonnes per person | -10.9% |
| 2019 | 0.4698 tonnes per person | +3.4% |
| 2020 | 0.4453 tonnes per person | -5.2% |
| 2021 | 0.4263 tonnes per person | -4.3% |
| 2022 | 0.4547 tonnes per person | +6.7% |
| 2023 | 0.4442 tonnes per person | -2.3% |
Guinea compared with similar countries
- Guinea's 0.4442 tonnes per person is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 1.05 tonnes per person, 42% of the median. (28 countries reporting)
- Guinea's 0.4442 tonnes per person is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.5849 tonnes per person, 76% of the median. (23 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Consumption-based vs. territorial CO₂ emissions per capita 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 | +152.5% | 0.1777 tonnes per person | 0.4486 tonnes per person |
| 2003 | +102.1% | 0.1457 tonnes per person | 0.2946 tonnes per person |
| 2009 | +69.3% | 0.1672 tonnes per person | 0.2831 tonnes per person |
| 2013 | -55.9% | 0.3504 tonnes per person | 0.1547 tonnes per person |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.1787 tonnes per person | 0.1443 tonnes per person | 0.1989 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.184 tonnes per person | 0.1425 tonnes per person | 0.2946 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.3444 tonnes per person | 0.1547 tonnes per person | 0.51 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.4426 tonnes per person | 0.4263 tonnes per person | 0.4547 tonnes per person | 4 |
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 consumption-based vs. territorial co₂ emissions per capita in Guinea?
- Consumption-based vs. territorial co₂ emissions per capita in Guinea was 0.4442 tonnes per person in 2023, according to Global Carbon Budget (2025); Population based on various sources (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest consumption-based vs. territorial co₂ emissions per capita recorded in Guinea?
- The highest recorded value was 0.51 tonnes per person in 2017.
- What is the lowest consumption-based vs. territorial co₂ emissions per capita recorded in Guinea?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.1425 tonnes per person in 2001.
- How does Guinea rank for consumption-based vs. territorial co₂ emissions per capita?
- Guinea ranks 111th out of 120 countries with data for 2023.
- Is consumption-based vs. territorial co₂ emissions per capita rising or falling in Guinea?
- Over the last ten years it is up 187.1%. 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); Population based on various sources (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Consumption-based vs. territorial CO₂ emissions per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Annual consumption-based emissions of carbon dioxide (CO₂), measured in tonnes per person.