How does Guinea-Bissau rank for cumulative co₂ emissions from land-use change, per unit of gdp?

Guinea-Bissau ranks 21st out of 193 countries with data for 2024.

Is cumulative co₂ emissions from land-use change, per unit of gdp rising or falling in Guinea-Bissau?

Over the last ten years it is down 41.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.

Cumulative CO₂ emissions from land-use change, per unit of GDP in Guinea-Bissau

Name: Cumulative CO₂ emissions from land-use change, per unit of GDP in Guinea-Bissau
Creator: Statizoid (derived)
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Guinea-Bissau: Cumulative CO₂ emissions from land-use change, per unit of GDP was 0.143 tonnes per US$ of GDP in 2024. ▼ Falling

Latest (2024)

0.143 tonnes per US$ of GDP

Change on year

down 4.0%

World rank

21st

of 193 countries

All-time high

0.6396 tonnes per US$ of GDP

in 1971

All-time low

0.143 tonnes per US$ of GDP

in 2024

Years of data

1970–2024

Cumulative CO₂ emissions from land-use change, per unit of GDP in Guinea-Bissau, 1970–2024

Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in tonnes per US$ of GDP.

Analysis

The most recent figure for cumulative co₂ emissions from land-use change, per unit of gdp in Guinea-Bissau is 0.143 tonnes per US$ of GDP, measured in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 55 years on record.

The figure is down 4.0% on the previous year and down 41.6% over ten years.

Over the whole period, cumulative co₂ emissions from land-use change, per unit of gdp in Guinea-Bissau peaked at 0.6396 tonnes per US$ of GDP in 1971 and was at its lowest, 0.143 tonnes per US$ of GDP, in 2024.

Guinea-Bissau ranks 21st of 193 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 55 years of available data.

Cumulative CO₂ emissions from land-use change, per unit of GDP in Guinea-Bissau, year by year

Annual values for Cumulative CO₂ emissions from land-use change, per unit of GDP in Guinea-Bissau, 1970 to 2024.
Year	tonnes per US$ of GDP	Change
1970	0.6281 tonnes per US$ of GDP	—
1971	0.6396 tonnes per US$ of GDP	+1.8%
1972	0.5842 tonnes per US$ of GDP	-8.7%
1973	0.5857 tonnes per US$ of GDP	+0.3%
1974	0.5398 tonnes per US$ of GDP	-7.8%
1975	0.4976 tonnes per US$ of GDP	-7.8%
1976	0.4906 tonnes per US$ of GDP	-1.4%
1977	0.4872 tonnes per US$ of GDP	-0.7%
1978	0.4641 tonnes per US$ of GDP	-4.7%
1979	0.4889 tonnes per US$ of GDP	+5.4%
1980	0.5355 tonnes per US$ of GDP	+9.5%
1981	0.3938 tonnes per US$ of GDP	-26.5%
1982	0.3788 tonnes per US$ of GDP	-3.8%
1983	0.3994 tonnes per US$ of GDP	+5.4%
1984	0.4881 tonnes per US$ of GDP	+22.2%
1985	0.4792 tonnes per US$ of GDP	-1.8%
1986	0.5374 tonnes per US$ of GDP	+12.1%
1987	0.4075 tonnes per US$ of GDP	-24.2%
1988	0.4446 tonnes per US$ of GDP	+9.1%
1989	0.352 tonnes per US$ of GDP	-20.8%
1990	0.3131 tonnes per US$ of GDP	-11.1%
1991	0.3012 tonnes per US$ of GDP	-3.8%
1992	0.3498 tonnes per US$ of GDP	+16.1%
1993	0.341 tonnes per US$ of GDP	-2.5%
1994	0.3487 tonnes per US$ of GDP	+2.3%
1995	0.3288 tonnes per US$ of GDP	-5.7%
1996	0.3178 tonnes per US$ of GDP	-3.4%
1997	0.3255 tonnes per US$ of GDP	+2.4%
1998	0.3984 tonnes per US$ of GDP	+22.4%
1999	0.4218 tonnes per US$ of GDP	+5.9%
2000	0.6394 tonnes per US$ of GDP	+51.6%
2001	0.6129 tonnes per US$ of GDP	-4.2%
2002	0.546 tonnes per US$ of GDP	-10.9%
2003	0.4654 tonnes per US$ of GDP	-14.8%
2004	0.447 tonnes per US$ of GDP	-4.0%
2005	0.4103 tonnes per US$ of GDP	-8.2%
2006	0.4166 tonnes per US$ of GDP	+1.5%
2007	0.3541 tonnes per US$ of GDP	-15.0%
2008	0.2814 tonnes per US$ of GDP	-20.5%
2009	0.3047 tonnes per US$ of GDP	+8.3%
2010	0.2905 tonnes per US$ of GDP	-4.7%
2011	0.2373 tonnes per US$ of GDP	-18.3%
2012	0.2627 tonnes per US$ of GDP	+10.7%
2013	0.2494 tonnes per US$ of GDP	-5.1%
2014	0.2449 tonnes per US$ of GDP	-1.8%
2015	0.2433 tonnes per US$ of GDP	-0.7%
2016	0.2263 tonnes per US$ of GDP	-7.0%
2017	0.1934 tonnes per US$ of GDP	-14.5%
2018	0.186 tonnes per US$ of GDP	-3.8%
2019	0.1834 tonnes per US$ of GDP	-1.4%
2020	0.1744 tonnes per US$ of GDP	-5.0%
2021	0.1576 tonnes per US$ of GDP	-9.6%
2022	0.1642 tonnes per US$ of GDP	+4.2%
2023	0.1489 tonnes per US$ of GDP	-9.3%
2024	0.143 tonnes per US$ of GDP	-4.0%

Guinea-Bissau compared with similar countries

Guinea-Bissau's 0.143 tonnes per US$ of GDP is above the median for low income countries, which is 0.0895 tonnes per US$ of GDP, 1.6× the median. (24 countries reporting)
Guinea-Bissau's 0.143 tonnes per US$ of GDP is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.0655 tonnes per US$ of GDP, 2.2× the median. (48 countries reporting)

Biggest year-on-year movements

Years where Cumulative CO₂ emissions from land-use change, per unit of GDP 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
2000	+51.6%	0.4218 tonnes per US$ of GDP	0.6394 tonnes per US$ of GDP

Averages by decade

Decade	Average	Lowest	Highest	Years
1970s	0.5406 tonnes per US$ of GDP	0.4641 tonnes per US$ of GDP	0.6396 tonnes per US$ of GDP	10
1980s	0.4416 tonnes per US$ of GDP	0.352 tonnes per US$ of GDP	0.5374 tonnes per US$ of GDP	10
1990s	0.3446 tonnes per US$ of GDP	0.3012 tonnes per US$ of GDP	0.4218 tonnes per US$ of GDP	10
2000s	0.4478 tonnes per US$ of GDP	0.2814 tonnes per US$ of GDP	0.6394 tonnes per US$ of GDP	10
2010s	0.2317 tonnes per US$ of GDP	0.1834 tonnes per US$ of GDP	0.2905 tonnes per US$ of GDP	10
2020s	0.1576 tonnes per US$ of GDP	0.143 tonnes per US$ of GDP	0.1744 tonnes per US$ of GDP	5

Countries ranked near Guinea-Bissau

18 Bolivia 0.1528 tonnes per US$ of GDP compare
19 Belize 0.144 tonnes per US$ of GDP compare
20 Togo 0.1437 tonnes per US$ of GDP compare
22 Solomon Islands 0.136 tonnes per US$ of GDP compare
23 Vanuatu 0.1313 tonnes per US$ of GDP compare
24 Cambodia 0.1103 tonnes per US$ of GDP compare

See the full ranking of 193 places →

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)

All data for Guinea-Bissau →

Frequently asked questions

What is cumulative co₂ emissions from land-use change, per unit of gdp in Guinea-Bissau?: Cumulative co₂ emissions from land-use change, per unit of gdp in Guinea-Bissau was 0.143 tonnes per US$ of GDP in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
What is the highest cumulative co₂ emissions from land-use change, per unit of gdp recorded in Guinea-Bissau?: The highest recorded value was 0.6396 tonnes per US$ of GDP in 1971.
What is the lowest cumulative co₂ emissions from land-use change, per unit of gdp recorded in Guinea-Bissau?: The lowest recorded value was 0.143 tonnes per US$ of GDP in 2024.
How does Guinea-Bissau rank for cumulative co₂ emissions from land-use change, per unit of gdp?: Guinea-Bissau ranks 21st out of 193 countries with data for 2024.
Is cumulative co₂ emissions from land-use change, per unit of gdp rising or falling in Guinea-Bissau?: Over the last ten years it is down 41.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Guinea-Bissau data come from?: The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Cumulative CO₂ emissions from land-use change, per unit of GDP. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator: Cumulative CO₂ emissions from land-use change, per unit of GDP
Unit: tonnes per US$ of GDP
Source: Statizoid (derived)
Licence: Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage: 193 places, 10,813 data points, 1960–2024
Last refreshed: 16 September 2026

Cumulative CO₂ emissions from land-use change divided by GDP (current US$), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.