Cumulative CO₂ emissions including land-use change, per unit of GDP in Guinea
Guinea: Cumulative CO₂ emissions including land-use change, per unit of GDP was 0.1121 tonnes per US$ of GDP in 2024. ▲ Rising
Cumulative CO₂ emissions including land-use change, per unit of GDP in Guinea, 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 is 0.1121 tonnes per US$ of GDP, measured in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 8.6% on the previous year and down 54.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, cumulative co₂ emissions including land-use change, per unit of gdp in Guinea peaked at 0.4106 tonnes per US$ of GDP in 1986 and was at its lowest, 0.0518 tonnes per US$ of GDP, in 1985.
Guinea ranks 20th of 191 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 55 years of available data.
Cumulative CO₂ emissions including land-use change, per unit of GDP in Guinea, year by year
| Year | tonnes per US$ of GDP | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 0.2914 tonnes per US$ of GDP | — |
| 1971 | 0.2664 tonnes per US$ of GDP | -8.6% |
| 1972 | 0.2321 tonnes per US$ of GDP | -12.9% |
| 1973 | 0.1927 tonnes per US$ of GDP | -17.0% |
| 1974 | 0.1774 tonnes per US$ of GDP | -7.9% |
| 1975 | 0.1683 tonnes per US$ of GDP | -5.2% |
| 1976 | 0.1542 tonnes per US$ of GDP | -8.4% |
| 1977 | 0.153 tonnes per US$ of GDP | -0.8% |
| 1978 | 0.1329 tonnes per US$ of GDP | -13.2% |
| 1979 | 0.1227 tonnes per US$ of GDP | -7.6% |
| 1980 | 0.1133 tonnes per US$ of GDP | -7.7% |
| 1981 | 0.1159 tonnes per US$ of GDP | +2.3% |
| 1982 | 0.095 tonnes per US$ of GDP | -18.0% |
| 1983 | 0.076 tonnes per US$ of GDP | -20.1% |
| 1984 | 0.0633 tonnes per US$ of GDP | -16.7% |
| 1985 | 0.0518 tonnes per US$ of GDP | -18.2% |
| 1986 | 0.4106 tonnes per US$ of GDP | +692.4% |
| 1987 | 0.4076 tonnes per US$ of GDP | -0.7% |
| 1988 | 0.3536 tonnes per US$ of GDP | -13.3% |
| 1989 | 0.3534 tonnes per US$ of GDP | -0.1% |
| 1990 | 0.3271 tonnes per US$ of GDP | -7.4% |
| 1991 | 0.2941 tonnes per US$ of GDP | -10.1% |
| 1992 | 0.2737 tonnes per US$ of GDP | -6.9% |
| 1993 | 0.278 tonnes per US$ of GDP | +1.6% |
| 1994 | 0.2727 tonnes per US$ of GDP | -1.9% |
| 1995 | 0.2534 tonnes per US$ of GDP | -7.1% |
| 1996 | 0.2453 tonnes per US$ of GDP | -3.2% |
| 1997 | 0.2542 tonnes per US$ of GDP | +3.6% |
| 1998 | 0.2712 tonnes per US$ of GDP | +6.7% |
| 1999 | 0.2854 tonnes per US$ of GDP | +5.3% |
| 2000 | 0.3358 tonnes per US$ of GDP | +17.7% |
| 2001 | 0.3618 tonnes per US$ of GDP | +7.7% |
| 2002 | 0.3528 tonnes per US$ of GDP | -2.5% |
| 2003 | 0.3072 tonnes per US$ of GDP | -12.9% |
| 2004 | 0.2951 tonnes per US$ of GDP | -3.9% |
| 2005 | 0.3715 tonnes per US$ of GDP | +25.9% |
| 2006 | 0.3847 tonnes per US$ of GDP | +3.5% |
| 2007 | 0.2648 tonnes per US$ of GDP | -31.2% |
| 2008 | 0.2423 tonnes per US$ of GDP | -8.5% |
| 2009 | 0.2646 tonnes per US$ of GDP | +9.2% |
| 2010 | 0.2681 tonnes per US$ of GDP | +1.3% |
| 2011 | 0.2851 tonnes per US$ of GDP | +6.3% |
| 2012 | 0.2622 tonnes per US$ of GDP | -8.0% |
| 2013 | 0.2499 tonnes per US$ of GDP | -4.7% |
| 2014 | 0.2484 tonnes per US$ of GDP | -0.6% |
| 2015 | 0.2553 tonnes per US$ of GDP | +2.8% |
| 2016 | 0.2699 tonnes per US$ of GDP | +5.7% |
| 2017 | 0.2318 tonnes per US$ of GDP | -14.1% |
| 2018 | 0.206 tonnes per US$ of GDP | -11.1% |
| 2019 | 0.1873 tonnes per US$ of GDP | -9.1% |
| 2020 | 0.1834 tonnes per US$ of GDP | -2.1% |
| 2021 | 0.1546 tonnes per US$ of GDP | -15.7% |
| 2022 | 0.1353 tonnes per US$ of GDP | -12.5% |
| 2023 | 0.1227 tonnes per US$ of GDP | -9.3% |
| 2024 | 0.1121 tonnes per US$ of GDP | -8.6% |
Guinea compared with similar countries
- Guinea's 0.1121 tonnes per US$ of GDP is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.0573 tonnes per US$ of GDP, 2.0× the median. (47 countries reporting)
- Guinea's 0.1121 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 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 | +692.4% | 0.0518 tonnes per US$ of GDP | 0.4106 tonnes per US$ of GDP |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.1891 tonnes per US$ of GDP | 0.1227 tonnes per US$ of GDP | 0.2914 tonnes per US$ of GDP | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.2041 tonnes per US$ of GDP | 0.0518 tonnes per US$ of GDP | 0.4106 tonnes per US$ of GDP | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.2755 tonnes per US$ of GDP | 0.2453 tonnes per US$ of GDP | 0.3271 tonnes per US$ of GDP | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.3181 tonnes per US$ of GDP | 0.2423 tonnes per US$ of GDP | 0.3847 tonnes per US$ of GDP | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.2464 tonnes per US$ of GDP | 0.1873 tonnes per US$ of GDP | 0.2851 tonnes per US$ of GDP | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.1416 tonnes per US$ of GDP | 0.1121 tonnes per US$ of GDP | 0.1834 tonnes per US$ of GDP | 5 |
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 cumulative co₂ emissions including land-use change, per unit of gdp in Guinea?
- Cumulative co₂ emissions including land-use change, per unit of gdp in Guinea was 0.1121 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?
- The highest recorded value was 0.4106 tonnes per US$ of GDP in 1986.
- What is the lowest cumulative co₂ emissions including land-use change, per unit of gdp recorded in Guinea?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0518 tonnes per US$ of GDP in 1985.
- How does Guinea rank for cumulative co₂ emissions including land-use change, per unit of gdp?
- Guinea ranks 20th 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?
- Over the last ten years it is down 54.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Guinea 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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How this figure is calculated
Cumulative CO₂ emissions including land-use change divided by GDP (current US$), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Cumulative CO₂ emissions including land-use change ÷ GDP (current US$)
Computed from
- Cumulative CO₂ emissions including land-use change Global Carbon Budget (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data
- GDP Country official statistics, National Statistical Organizations and/or Central Banks
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
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.