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

Guinea-Bissau ranks 22nd out of 191 countries with data for 2024.

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

Over the last ten years it is down 38.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.

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

Name: Cumulative CO₂ emissions including land-use change, per unit of GDP in Guinea-Bissau
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Guinea-Bissau: Cumulative CO₂ emissions including land-use change, per unit of GDP was 0.1087 tonnes per US$ of GDP in 2024. ▼ Falling

Latest (2024)

0.1087 tonnes per US$ of GDP

Change on year

down 3.4%

World rank

22nd

of 191 countries

All-time high

0.4371 tonnes per US$ of GDP

in 2000

All-time low

0.1087 tonnes per US$ of GDP

in 2024

Years of data

1970–2024

Cumulative CO₂ emissions including 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 including land-use change, per unit of gdp in Guinea-Bissau is 0.1087 tonnes per US$ of GDP, measured in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 55 years on record.

That represents a change of down 3.4% on the previous year and down 38.3% over ten years.

Over the whole period, cumulative co₂ emissions including land-use change, per unit of gdp in Guinea-Bissau peaked at 0.4371 tonnes per US$ of GDP in 2000 and was at its lowest, 0.1087 tonnes per US$ of GDP, in 2024.

Guinea-Bissau ranks 22nd of 191 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 including land-use change, per unit of GDP in Guinea-Bissau, year by year

Annual values for Cumulative CO₂ emissions including land-use change, per unit of GDP in Guinea-Bissau, 1970 to 2024.
Year	tonnes per US$ of GDP	Change
1970	0.2234 tonnes per US$ of GDP	—
1971	0.2342 tonnes per US$ of GDP	+4.8%
1972	0.2215 tonnes per US$ of GDP	-5.4%
1973	0.2302 tonnes per US$ of GDP	+4.0%
1974	0.2185 tonnes per US$ of GDP	-5.1%
1975	0.2069 tonnes per US$ of GDP	-5.3%
1976	0.2089 tonnes per US$ of GDP	+1.0%
1977	0.2122 tonnes per US$ of GDP	+1.6%
1978	0.2067 tonnes per US$ of GDP	-2.6%
1979	0.223 tonnes per US$ of GDP	+7.9%
1980	0.251 tonnes per US$ of GDP	+12.6%
1981	0.1907 tonnes per US$ of GDP	-24.0%
1982	0.1894 tonnes per US$ of GDP	-0.7%
1983	0.208 tonnes per US$ of GDP	+9.8%
1984	0.2625 tonnes per US$ of GDP	+26.2%
1985	0.2625 tonnes per US$ of GDP	+0.0%
1986	0.2985 tonnes per US$ of GDP	+13.7%
1987	0.229 tonnes per US$ of GDP	-23.3%
1988	0.2564 tonnes per US$ of GDP	+12.0%
1989	0.2072 tonnes per US$ of GDP	-19.2%
1990	0.1867 tonnes per US$ of GDP	-9.9%
1991	0.1815 tonnes per US$ of GDP	-2.8%
1992	0.2139 tonnes per US$ of GDP	+17.9%
1993	0.2113 tonnes per US$ of GDP	-1.2%
1994	0.2185 tonnes per US$ of GDP	+3.4%
1995	0.2082 tonnes per US$ of GDP	-4.7%
1996	0.2046 tonnes per US$ of GDP	-1.7%
1997	0.2117 tonnes per US$ of GDP	+3.5%
1998	0.2642 tonnes per US$ of GDP	+24.8%
1999	0.2851 tonnes per US$ of GDP	+7.9%
2000	0.4371 tonnes per US$ of GDP	+53.3%
2001	0.4211 tonnes per US$ of GDP	-3.7%
2002	0.3766 tonnes per US$ of GDP	-10.6%
2003	0.3227 tonnes per US$ of GDP	-14.3%
2004	0.3114 tonnes per US$ of GDP	-3.5%
2005	0.287 tonnes per US$ of GDP	-7.8%
2006	0.2925 tonnes per US$ of GDP	+1.9%
2007	0.2496 tonnes per US$ of GDP	-14.7%
2008	0.199 tonnes per US$ of GDP	-20.3%
2009	0.2166 tonnes per US$ of GDP	+8.8%
2010	0.2071 tonnes per US$ of GDP	-4.4%
2011	0.1696 tonnes per US$ of GDP	-18.1%
2012	0.1882 tonnes per US$ of GDP	+11.0%
2013	0.1791 tonnes per US$ of GDP	-4.8%
2014	0.1764 tonnes per US$ of GDP	-1.5%
2015	0.1758 tonnes per US$ of GDP	-0.3%
2016	0.164 tonnes per US$ of GDP	-6.7%
2017	0.1408 tonnes per US$ of GDP	-14.2%
2018	0.1364 tonnes per US$ of GDP	-3.1%
2019	0.1353 tonnes per US$ of GDP	-0.8%
2020	0.1294 tonnes per US$ of GDP	-4.3%
2021	0.1177 tonnes per US$ of GDP	-9.1%
2022	0.1233 tonnes per US$ of GDP	+4.8%
2023	0.1125 tonnes per US$ of GDP	-8.7%
2024	0.1087 tonnes per US$ of GDP	-3.4%

Guinea-Bissau compared with similar countries

Guinea-Bissau's 0.1087 tonnes per US$ of GDP is above the median for low income countries, which is 0.0809 tonnes per US$ of GDP, 1.3× the median. (24 countries reporting)
Guinea-Bissau's 0.1087 tonnes per US$ of GDP is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.0607 tonnes per US$ of GDP, 1.8× the median. (48 countries reporting)

Biggest year-on-year movements

Years where Cumulative CO₂ emissions including 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	+53.3%	0.2851 tonnes per US$ of GDP	0.4371 tonnes per US$ of GDP

Averages by decade

Decade	Average	Lowest	Highest	Years
1970s	0.2186 tonnes per US$ of GDP	0.2067 tonnes per US$ of GDP	0.2342 tonnes per US$ of GDP	10
1980s	0.2355 tonnes per US$ of GDP	0.1894 tonnes per US$ of GDP	0.2985 tonnes per US$ of GDP	10
1990s	0.2186 tonnes per US$ of GDP	0.1815 tonnes per US$ of GDP	0.2851 tonnes per US$ of GDP	10
2000s	0.3114 tonnes per US$ of GDP	0.199 tonnes per US$ of GDP	0.4371 tonnes per US$ of GDP	10
2010s	0.1673 tonnes per US$ of GDP	0.1353 tonnes per US$ of GDP	0.2071 tonnes per US$ of GDP	10
2020s	0.1183 tonnes per US$ of GDP	0.1087 tonnes per US$ of GDP	0.1294 tonnes per US$ of GDP	5

Countries ranked near Guinea-Bissau

19 Belize 0.1171 tonnes per US$ of GDP compare
20 Guinea 0.1121 tonnes per US$ of GDP compare
21 Venezuela 0.1112 tonnes per US$ of GDP compare
23 Burundi 0.1078 tonnes per US$ of GDP compare
24 Malawi 0.1049 tonnes per US$ of GDP compare
25 Russia 0.1038 tonnes per US$ of GDP compare

See the full ranking of 191 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 including land-use change, per unit of gdp in Guinea-Bissau?: Cumulative co₂ emissions including land-use change, per unit of gdp in Guinea-Bissau was 0.1087 tonnes per US$ of GDP in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
What is the highest cumulative co₂ emissions including land-use change, per unit of gdp recorded in Guinea-Bissau?: The highest recorded value was 0.4371 tonnes per US$ of GDP in 2000.
What is the lowest cumulative co₂ emissions including land-use change, per unit of gdp recorded in Guinea-Bissau?: The lowest recorded value was 0.1087 tonnes per US$ of GDP in 2024.
How does Guinea-Bissau rank for cumulative co₂ emissions including land-use change, per unit of gdp?: Guinea-Bissau ranks 22nd out of 191 countries with data for 2024.
Is cumulative co₂ emissions including land-use change, per unit of gdp rising or falling in Guinea-Bissau?: Over the last ten years it is down 38.3%. 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 including land-use change, per unit of GDP. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator: Cumulative CO₂ emissions including 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: 191 places, 10,578 data points, 1960–2024
Last refreshed: 16 September 2026

Cumulative CO₂ emissions including 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.