Cumulative CO₂ emissions in Guinea-Bissau
Guinea-Bissau: Cumulative CO₂ emissions was 8.29 million tonnes in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Cumulative CO₂ emissions in Guinea-Bissau, 1950–2024
Source: Global Carbon Budget (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in tonnes.
Analysis
The most recent figure for cumulative co₂ emissions in Guinea-Bissau is 8.29 million tonnes, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 75 years on record.
That represents a change of up 4.3% on the previous year and up 46.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, cumulative co₂ emissions in Guinea-Bissau peaked at 8.29 million tonnes in 2024 and was at its lowest, 7,328 tonnes, in 1950.
That places Guinea-Bissau 191st out of 215 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 45,800 tonnes | 7,328 tonnes | 95,264 tonnes | 10 |
| 1960s | 332,691 tonnes | 113,584 tonnes | 589,904 tonnes | 10 |
| 1970s | 1.07 million tonnes | 659,520 tonnes | 1.54 million tonnes | 10 |
| 1980s | 2.41 million tonnes | 1.68 million tonnes | 3.27 million tonnes | 10 |
| 1990s | 3.81 million tonnes | 3.36 million tonnes | 4.26 million tonnes | 10 |
| 2000s | 4.63 million tonnes | 4.31 million tonnes | 5.05 million tonnes | 10 |
| 2010s | 5.79 million tonnes | 5.15 million tonnes | 6.62 million tonnes | 10 |
| 2020s | 7.61 million tonnes | 6.93 million tonnes | 8.29 million tonnes | 5 |
Countries ranked near Guinea-Bissau
- 188 Bonaire Sint Eustatius and Saba 10.63 million tonnes compare
- 190 Grenada 9.65 million tonnes compare
- 192 Saint Kitts and Nevis 8.03 million tonnes compare
- 193 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 7.97 million tonnes compare
- 194 Samoa 7.77 million tonnes compare
More climate change data for Guinea-Bissau
- Share of global CO₂ emissions and population 0.0% (2100)
- Population growth 2.2% (2025)
- Population, total 2.25 million (2025)
- Urban population growth 3.3% (2025)
- Urban population 1.05 million (2025)
- Urban population 46.7% (2025)
- CO₂ emissions per capita vs. GDP per capita 0.1554 tonnes per person (2024)
- CO₂ emissions per capita 0.1554 tonnes per person (2024)
- CO₂ emissions per capita vs. share of electricity generation from renewables 0.1554 tonnes per person (2024)
- Share of global CO₂ emissions vs. share of population 0.0% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is cumulative co₂ emissions in Guinea-Bissau?
- Cumulative co₂ emissions in Guinea-Bissau was 8.29 million tonnes in 2024, according to Global Carbon Budget (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest cumulative co₂ emissions recorded in Guinea-Bissau?
- The highest recorded value was 8.29 million tonnes in 2024.
- What is the lowest cumulative co₂ emissions recorded in Guinea-Bissau?
- The lowest recorded value was 7,328 tonnes in 1950.
- How does Guinea-Bissau rank for cumulative co₂ emissions?
- Guinea-Bissau ranks 191st out of 215 countries with data for 2024.
- Is cumulative co₂ emissions rising or falling in Guinea-Bissau?
- Over the last ten years it is up 46.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Guinea-Bissau data come from?
- The figures come from Global Carbon Budget (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Cumulative CO₂ emissions. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Total cumulative emissions of carbon dioxide (CO₂), excluding land-use change, since the first year of available data, measured in tonnes.