Energy — Emissions (CO2), per square kilometre in Guinea-Bissau
Guinea-Bissau: Energy — Emissions (CO2), per square kilometre was 0.0129 kt per square kilometre in 2023. ▲ Rising
Energy — Emissions (CO2), per square kilometre in Guinea-Bissau, 1961–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in kt per square kilometre.
Analysis
In 2023, energy — emissions (co2), per square kilometre in Guinea-Bissau stood at 0.0129 kt per square kilometre.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 2.7% on the previous year and up 47.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, energy — emissions (co2), per square kilometre in Guinea-Bissau peaked at 0.0133 kt per square kilometre in 2022 and was at its lowest, 0.001 kt per square kilometre, in 1961.
Guinea-Bissau ranks 170th of 186 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 63 years of available data.
Energy — Emissions (CO2), per square kilometre in Guinea-Bissau, year by year
| Year | kt per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.001 kt per square kilometre | — |
| 1962 | 0.0014 kt per square kilometre | +37.5% |
| 1963 | 0.0017 kt per square kilometre | +18.4% |
| 1964 | 0.0021 kt per square kilometre | +23.1% |
| 1965 | 0.0023 kt per square kilometre | +12.4% |
| 1966 | 0.0023 kt per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1967 | 0.0017 kt per square kilometre | -27.7% |
| 1968 | 0.0022 kt per square kilometre | +30.6% |
| 1969 | 0.0021 kt per square kilometre | -5.8% |
| 1970 | 0.0025 kt per square kilometre | +18.7% |
| 1971 | 0.0026 kt per square kilometre | +5.2% |
| 1972 | 0.0023 kt per square kilometre | -10.0% |
| 1973 | 0.0039 kt per square kilometre | +66.7% |
| 1974 | 0.0037 kt per square kilometre | -6.4% |
| 1975 | 0.0041 kt per square kilometre | +10.7% |
| 1976 | 0.0034 kt per square kilometre | -16.4% |
| 1977 | 0.0037 kt per square kilometre | +8.1% |
| 1978 | 0.0037 kt per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1979 | 0.0039 kt per square kilometre | +6.8% |
| 1980 | 0.0052 kt per square kilometre | +33.6% |
| 1981 | 0.0051 kt per square kilometre | -2.7% |
| 1982 | 0.0051 kt per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1983 | 0.0051 kt per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1984 | 0.0057 kt per square kilometre | +12.6% |
| 1985 | 0.0061 kt per square kilometre | +6.8% |
| 1986 | 0.0065 kt per square kilometre | +6.4% |
| 1987 | 0.0069 kt per square kilometre | +6.0% |
| 1988 | 0.0077 kt per square kilometre | +11.3% |
| 1989 | 0.0082 kt per square kilometre | +6.9% |
| 1990 | 0.0061 kt per square kilometre | -25.5% |
| 1991 | 0.0063 kt per square kilometre | +2.3% |
| 1992 | 0.0064 kt per square kilometre | +2.3% |
| 1993 | 0.0065 kt per square kilometre | +1.7% |
| 1994 | 0.0065 kt per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1995 | 0.0065 kt per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1996 | 0.0073 kt per square kilometre | +12.0% |
| 1997 | 0.0072 kt per square kilometre | -1.5% |
| 1998 | 0.0061 kt per square kilometre | -14.9% |
| 1999 | 0.0069 kt per square kilometre | +12.8% |
| 2000 | 0.0052 kt per square kilometre | -24.2% |
| 2001 | 0.0053 kt per square kilometre | +2.0% |
| 2002 | 0.0055 kt per square kilometre | +2.7% |
| 2003 | 0.0069 kt per square kilometre | +26.0% |
| 2004 | 0.0072 kt per square kilometre | +4.1% |
| 2005 | 0.0076 kt per square kilometre | +5.4% |
| 2006 | 0.0077 kt per square kilometre | +1.4% |
| 2007 | 0.0082 kt per square kilometre | +6.9% |
| 2008 | 0.0081 kt per square kilometre | -1.7% |
| 2009 | 0.0084 kt per square kilometre | +3.5% |
| 2010 | 0.0085 kt per square kilometre | +1.3% |
| 2011 | 0.0086 kt per square kilometre | +1.7% |
| 2012 | 0.0087 kt per square kilometre | +1.7% |
| 2013 | 0.0087 kt per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 0.0092 kt per square kilometre | +5.7% |
| 2015 | 0.0099 kt per square kilometre | +7.3% |
| 2016 | 0.0108 kt per square kilometre | +9.0% |
| 2017 | 0.0108 kt per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 0.0111 kt per square kilometre | +2.6% |
| 2019 | 0.0115 kt per square kilometre | +3.5% |
| 2020 | 0.0106 kt per square kilometre | -8.0% |
| 2021 | 0.0132 kt per square kilometre | +25.3% |
| 2022 | 0.0133 kt per square kilometre | +0.3% |
| 2023 | 0.0129 kt per square kilometre | -2.7% |
Guinea-Bissau compared with similar countries
- Guinea-Bissau's 0.0129 kt per square kilometre is above the median for low income countries, which is 0.0129 kt per square kilometre, 1.0× the median. (23 countries reporting)
- Guinea-Bissau's 0.0129 kt per square kilometre is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.0203 kt per square kilometre, 64% of the median. (45 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Energy — Emissions (CO2), per square kilometre 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1973 | +66.7% | 0.0023 kt per square kilometre | 0.0039 kt per square kilometre |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.0019 kt per square kilometre | 0.001 kt per square kilometre | 0.0023 kt per square kilometre | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.0034 kt per square kilometre | 0.0023 kt per square kilometre | 0.0041 kt per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.0062 kt per square kilometre | 0.0051 kt per square kilometre | 0.0082 kt per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.0066 kt per square kilometre | 0.0061 kt per square kilometre | 0.0073 kt per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.007 kt per square kilometre | 0.0052 kt per square kilometre | 0.0084 kt per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0098 kt per square kilometre | 0.0085 kt per square kilometre | 0.0115 kt per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0125 kt per square kilometre | 0.0106 kt per square kilometre | 0.0133 kt per square kilometre | 4 |
Countries ranked near Guinea-Bissau
- 167 Ethiopia 0.015 kt per square kilometre compare
- 168 Djibouti 0.015 kt per square kilometre compare
- 169 Guyana 0.0135 kt per square kilometre compare
- 171 Sudan 0.012 kt per square kilometre compare
- 172 Zambia 0.0114 kt per square kilometre compare
- 173 Botswana 0.0109 kt per square kilometre compare
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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is energy — emissions (co2), per square kilometre in Guinea-Bissau?
- Energy — emissions (co2), per square kilometre in Guinea-Bissau was 0.0129 kt per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest energy — emissions (co2), per square kilometre recorded in Guinea-Bissau?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0133 kt per square kilometre in 2022.
- What is the lowest energy — emissions (co2), per square kilometre recorded in Guinea-Bissau?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.001 kt per square kilometre in 1961.
- How does Guinea-Bissau rank for energy — emissions (co2), per square kilometre?
- Guinea-Bissau ranks 170th out of 186 countries with data for 2023.
- Is energy — emissions (co2), per square kilometre rising or falling in Guinea-Bissau?
- Over the last ten years it is up 47.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Guinea-Bissau data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Energy — Emissions (CO2), per square kilometre. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Energy — Emissions (CO2) divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Energy — Emissions (CO2) ÷ Land area (sq. km)
Computed from
- Energy — Emissions Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
- Land area FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
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
Energy — Emissions (CO2) divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.