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

Guinea ranks 8th 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?

Over the last ten years it is down 60.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.

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

Name: Cumulative CO₂ emissions from land-use change, per unit of GDP in Guinea
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Guinea: Cumulative CO₂ emissions from land-use change, per unit of GDP was 0.2297 tonnes per US$ of GDP in 2024. ▼ Falling

Latest (2024)

0.2297 tonnes per US$ of GDP

Change on year

down 9.6%

World rank

8th

of 193 countries

All-time high

1.45 tonnes per US$ of GDP

in 1986

All-time low

0.1845 tonnes per US$ of GDP

in 1985

Years of data

1970–2024

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

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

Analysis

In 2024, cumulative co₂ emissions from land-use change, per unit of gdp in Guinea stood at 0.2297 tonnes per US$ of GDP.

That represents a change of down 9.6% on the previous year and down 60.9% over ten years.

Over the whole period, cumulative co₂ emissions from land-use change, per unit of gdp in Guinea peaked at 1.45 tonnes per US$ of GDP in 1986 and was at its lowest, 0.1845 tonnes per US$ of GDP, in 1985.

That places Guinea 8th out of 193 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top 10%.

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, year by year

Annual values for Cumulative CO₂ emissions from land-use change, per unit of GDP in Guinea, 1970 to 2024.
Year	tonnes per US$ of GDP	Change
1970	1.23 tonnes per US$ of GDP	—
1971	1.11 tonnes per US$ of GDP	-10.0%
1972	0.9543 tonnes per US$ of GDP	-14.1%
1973	0.7818 tonnes per US$ of GDP	-18.1%
1974	0.7105 tonnes per US$ of GDP	-9.1%
1975	0.6653 tonnes per US$ of GDP	-6.4%
1976	0.6026 tonnes per US$ of GDP	-9.4%
1977	0.5914 tonnes per US$ of GDP	-1.9%
1978	0.5076 tonnes per US$ of GDP	-14.2%
1979	0.464 tonnes per US$ of GDP	-8.6%
1980	0.424 tonnes per US$ of GDP	-8.6%
1981	0.4298 tonnes per US$ of GDP	+1.4%
1982	0.3488 tonnes per US$ of GDP	-18.8%
1983	0.276 tonnes per US$ of GDP	-20.9%
1984	0.2275 tonnes per US$ of GDP	-17.6%
1985	0.1845 tonnes per US$ of GDP	-18.9%
1986	1.45 tonnes per US$ of GDP	+685.7%
1987	1.42 tonnes per US$ of GDP	-1.9%
1988	1.22 tonnes per US$ of GDP	-14.1%
1989	1.2 tonnes per US$ of GDP	-1.4%
1990	1.1 tonnes per US$ of GDP	-8.4%
1991	0.9805 tonnes per US$ of GDP	-11.1%
1992	0.9036 tonnes per US$ of GDP	-7.8%
1993	0.9087 tonnes per US$ of GDP	+0.6%
1994	0.8838 tonnes per US$ of GDP	-2.7%
1995	0.8129 tonnes per US$ of GDP	-8.0%
1996	0.7792 tonnes per US$ of GDP	-4.1%
1997	0.7999 tonnes per US$ of GDP	+2.7%
1998	0.8464 tonnes per US$ of GDP	+5.8%
1999	0.8815 tonnes per US$ of GDP	+4.2%
2000	1.02 tonnes per US$ of GDP	+16.2%
2001	1.09 tonnes per US$ of GDP	+6.4%
2002	1.05 tonnes per US$ of GDP	-3.6%
2003	0.9046 tonnes per US$ of GDP	-13.9%
2004	0.8612 tonnes per US$ of GDP	-4.8%
2005	1.07 tonnes per US$ of GDP	+24.4%
2006	1.09 tonnes per US$ of GDP	+2.2%
2007	0.7415 tonnes per US$ of GDP	-32.3%
2008	0.672 tonnes per US$ of GDP	-9.4%
2009	0.7099 tonnes per US$ of GDP	+5.6%
2010	0.7041 tonnes per US$ of GDP	-0.8%
2011	0.7251 tonnes per US$ of GDP	+3.0%
2012	0.6528 tonnes per US$ of GDP	-10.0%
2013	0.6058 tonnes per US$ of GDP	-7.2%
2014	0.5878 tonnes per US$ of GDP	-3.0%
2015	0.5938 tonnes per US$ of GDP	+1.0%
2016	0.6159 tonnes per US$ of GDP	+3.7%
2017	0.5193 tonnes per US$ of GDP	-15.7%
2018	0.4561 tonnes per US$ of GDP	-12.2%
2019	0.4075 tonnes per US$ of GDP	-10.6%
2020	0.3932 tonnes per US$ of GDP	-3.5%
2021	0.3276 tonnes per US$ of GDP	-16.7%
2022	0.2834 tonnes per US$ of GDP	-13.5%
2023	0.2541 tonnes per US$ of GDP	-10.3%
2024	0.2297 tonnes per US$ of GDP	-9.6%

Guinea compared with similar countries

Guinea's 0.2297 tonnes per US$ of GDP is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.0524 tonnes per US$ of GDP, 4.4× the median. (47 countries reporting)
Guinea's 0.2297 tonnes per US$ of GDP is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.0655 tonnes per US$ of GDP, 3.5× 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 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
1986	+685.7%	0.1845 tonnes per US$ of GDP	1.45 tonnes per US$ of GDP

Averages by decade

Decade	Average	Lowest	Highest	Years
1970s	0.7623 tonnes per US$ of GDP	0.464 tonnes per US$ of GDP	1.23 tonnes per US$ of GDP	10
1980s	0.719 tonnes per US$ of GDP	0.1845 tonnes per US$ of GDP	1.45 tonnes per US$ of GDP	10
1990s	0.89 tonnes per US$ of GDP	0.7792 tonnes per US$ of GDP	1.1 tonnes per US$ of GDP	10
2000s	0.9221 tonnes per US$ of GDP	0.672 tonnes per US$ of GDP	1.09 tonnes per US$ of GDP	10
2010s	0.5868 tonnes per US$ of GDP	0.4075 tonnes per US$ of GDP	0.7251 tonnes per US$ of GDP	10
2020s	0.2976 tonnes per US$ of GDP	0.2297 tonnes per US$ of GDP	0.3932 tonnes per US$ of GDP	5

Countries ranked near Guinea

5 Sierra Leone 0.3369 tonnes per US$ of GDP compare
6 Central African Republic 0.3259 tonnes per US$ of GDP compare
7 Zambia 0.2535 tonnes per US$ of GDP compare
9 Nicaragua 0.2238 tonnes per US$ of GDP compare
10 Myanmar 0.2223 tonnes per US$ of GDP compare
11 East Timor 0.2057 tonnes per US$ of GDP compare

See the full ranking of 193 places →

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)

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Frequently asked questions

What is cumulative co₂ emissions from land-use change, per unit of gdp in Guinea?: Cumulative co₂ emissions from land-use change, per unit of gdp in Guinea was 0.2297 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?: The highest recorded value was 1.45 tonnes per US$ of GDP in 1986.
What is the lowest cumulative co₂ emissions from land-use change, per unit of gdp recorded in Guinea?: The lowest recorded value was 0.1845 tonnes per US$ of GDP in 1985.
How does Guinea rank for cumulative co₂ emissions from land-use change, per unit of gdp?: Guinea ranks 8th 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?: Over the last ten years it is down 60.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Guinea 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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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.

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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.