Energy — Emissions per capita in Guinea
Guinea: Energy — Emissions per capita was 0.42 t CO2eq/cap in 2023. ▲ Rising
Energy — Emissions per capita in Guinea, 1990–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in t CO2eq/cap.
Analysis
Guinea recorded 0.42 t CO2eq/cap for energy — emissions per capita in 2023.
That represents a change of down 4.5% on the previous year and up 2.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, energy — emissions per capita in Guinea peaked at 0.51 t CO2eq/cap in 2020 and was at its lowest, 0.36 t CO2eq/cap, in 1997.
Guinea ranks 199th of 221 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 34 years of available data.
Energy — Emissions per capita in Guinea, year by year
| Year | t CO2eq/cap | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 0.44 t CO2eq/cap | — |
| 1991 | 0.44 t CO2eq/cap | +0.0% |
| 1992 | 0.37 t CO2eq/cap | -15.9% |
| 1993 | 0.38 t CO2eq/cap | +2.7% |
| 1994 | 0.38 t CO2eq/cap | +0.0% |
| 1995 | 0.37 t CO2eq/cap | -2.6% |
| 1996 | 0.45 t CO2eq/cap | +21.6% |
| 1997 | 0.36 t CO2eq/cap | -20.0% |
| 1998 | 0.37 t CO2eq/cap | +2.8% |
| 1999 | 0.46 t CO2eq/cap | +24.3% |
| 2000 | 0.46 t CO2eq/cap | +0.0% |
| 2001 | 0.45 t CO2eq/cap | -2.2% |
| 2002 | 0.45 t CO2eq/cap | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 0.46 t CO2eq/cap | +2.2% |
| 2004 | 0.46 t CO2eq/cap | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 0.46 t CO2eq/cap | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 0.46 t CO2eq/cap | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 0.46 t CO2eq/cap | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 0.45 t CO2eq/cap | -2.2% |
| 2009 | 0.46 t CO2eq/cap | +2.2% |
| 2010 | 0.48 t CO2eq/cap | +4.3% |
| 2011 | 0.48 t CO2eq/cap | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 0.45 t CO2eq/cap | -6.2% |
| 2013 | 0.41 t CO2eq/cap | -8.9% |
| 2014 | 0.4 t CO2eq/cap | -2.4% |
| 2015 | 0.41 t CO2eq/cap | +2.5% |
| 2016 | 0.42 t CO2eq/cap | +2.4% |
| 2017 | 0.45 t CO2eq/cap | +7.1% |
| 2018 | 0.43 t CO2eq/cap | -4.4% |
| 2019 | 0.48 t CO2eq/cap | +11.6% |
| 2020 | 0.51 t CO2eq/cap | +6.3% |
| 2021 | 0.45 t CO2eq/cap | -11.8% |
| 2022 | 0.44 t CO2eq/cap | -2.2% |
| 2023 | 0.42 t CO2eq/cap | -4.5% |
Guinea compared with similar countries
- Guinea's 0.42 t CO2eq/cap is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.86 t CO2eq/cap, 49% of the median. (43 countries reporting)
- Guinea's 0.42 t CO2eq/cap is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.61 t CO2eq/cap, 69% of the median. (45 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.402 t CO2eq/cap | 0.36 t CO2eq/cap | 0.46 t CO2eq/cap | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.457 t CO2eq/cap | 0.45 t CO2eq/cap | 0.46 t CO2eq/cap | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.441 t CO2eq/cap | 0.4 t CO2eq/cap | 0.48 t CO2eq/cap | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.455 t CO2eq/cap | 0.42 t CO2eq/cap | 0.51 t CO2eq/cap | 4 |
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 energy — emissions per capita in Guinea?
- Energy — emissions per capita in Guinea was 0.42 t CO2eq/cap in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest energy — emissions per capita recorded in Guinea?
- The highest recorded value was 0.51 t CO2eq/cap in 2020.
- What is the lowest energy — emissions per capita recorded in Guinea?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.36 t CO2eq/cap in 1997.
- How does Guinea rank for energy — emissions per capita?
- Guinea ranks 199th out of 221 countries with data for 2023.
- Is energy — emissions per capita rising or falling in Guinea?
- Over the last ten years it is up 2.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Guinea data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Energy — Emissions per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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The FAOSTAT domain on Emissions indicators disseminates indicators on sectoral shares of total national greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions as well as three indicators of emissions intensity: per capita emissions; emissions per value of agricultural production; and emissions per area of agricultural land.