Cumulative CO₂ emissions from land-use change in Guinea
Guinea: Cumulative CO₂ emissions from land-use change was 5.74 billion tonnes in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Cumulative CO₂ emissions from land-use change in Guinea, 1850–2024
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 from land-use change in Guinea is 5.74 billion tonnes, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 175 years on record.
That represents a change of up 0.9% on the previous year and up 11.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, cumulative co₂ emissions from land-use change in Guinea peaked at 5.74 billion tonnes in 2024 and was at its lowest, 28.58 million tonnes, in 1850.
Guinea ranks 31st of 197 countries on this measure, in the top 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1850s | 312.12 million tonnes | 28.58 million tonnes | 646.57 million tonnes | 10 |
| 1860s | 796.34 million tonnes | 694.45 million tonnes | 868.43 million tonnes | 10 |
| 1870s | 934.23 million tonnes | 880.86 million tonnes | 985.92 million tonnes | 10 |
| 1880s | 1.05 billion tonnes | 997.38 million tonnes | 1.11 billion tonnes | 10 |
| 1890s | 1.16 billion tonnes | 1.12 billion tonnes | 1.20 billion tonnes | 10 |
| 1900s | 1.27 billion tonnes | 1.21 billion tonnes | 1.33 billion tonnes | 10 |
| 1910s | 1.42 billion tonnes | 1.34 billion tonnes | 1.50 billion tonnes | 10 |
| 1920s | 1.70 billion tonnes | 1.52 billion tonnes | 1.90 billion tonnes | 10 |
| 1930s | 2.15 billion tonnes | 1.94 billion tonnes | 2.35 billion tonnes | 10 |
| 1940s | 2.72 billion tonnes | 2.41 billion tonnes | 3.05 billion tonnes | 10 |
| 1950s | 3.39 billion tonnes | 3.11 billion tonnes | 3.68 billion tonnes | 10 |
| 1960s | 3.86 billion tonnes | 3.73 billion tonnes | 3.96 billion tonnes | 10 |
| 1970s | 4.05 billion tonnes | 3.98 billion tonnes | 4.12 billion tonnes | 10 |
| 1980s | 4.20 billion tonnes | 4.13 billion tonnes | 4.27 billion tonnes | 10 |
| 1990s | 4.37 billion tonnes | 4.29 billion tonnes | 4.45 billion tonnes | 10 |
| 2000s | 4.59 billion tonnes | 4.47 billion tonnes | 4.77 billion tonnes | 10 |
| 2010s | 5.17 billion tonnes | 4.83 billion tonnes | 5.48 billion tonnes | 10 |
| 2020s | 5.64 billion tonnes | 5.54 billion tonnes | 5.74 billion tonnes | 5 |
Countries ranked near Guinea
More climate change data for Guinea
- Share of global CO₂ emissions and population 0.3% (2100)
- Population growth 2.3% (2025)
- Population, total 15.10 million (2025)
- Urban population growth 3.5% (2025)
- Urban population 5.82 million (2025)
- Urban population 38.5% (2025)
- CO₂ emissions per capita vs. GDP per capita 0.2729 tonnes per person (2024)
- Cumulative CO₂ emissions 105.94 million tonnes (2024)
- CO₂ emissions per capita 0.2729 tonnes per person (2024)
- CO₂ emissions per capita vs. share of electricity generation from renewables 0.2729 tonnes per person (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is cumulative co₂ emissions from land-use change in Guinea?
- Cumulative co₂ emissions from land-use change in Guinea was 5.74 billion tonnes in 2024, according to Global Carbon Budget (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest cumulative co₂ emissions from land-use change recorded in Guinea?
- The highest recorded value was 5.74 billion tonnes in 2024.
- What is the lowest cumulative co₂ emissions from land-use change recorded in Guinea?
- The lowest recorded value was 28.58 million tonnes in 1850.
- How does Guinea rank for cumulative co₂ emissions from land-use change?
- Guinea ranks 31st out of 197 countries with data for 2024.
- Is cumulative co₂ emissions from land-use change rising or falling in Guinea?
- Over the last ten years it is up 11.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Guinea 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 from land-use change. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Cumulative emissions of carbon dioxide (CO₂) from land-use change since the first year of available data, measured in tonnes.