Energy use per capita vs. CO₂ emissions per capita in Guinea
Guinea: Energy use per capita vs. CO₂ emissions per capita was 0.3528 in 2024. ▲ Rising
Energy use per capita vs. CO₂ emissions per capita in Guinea, 1970–2024
Source: Joint Research Centre (European Commission) and International Energy Agency (IEA), via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
Analysis
Guinea recorded 0.3528 for energy use per capita vs. co₂ emissions per capita in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 1.1% on the previous year and up 70.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, energy use per capita vs. co₂ emissions per capita in Guinea peaked at 0.4034 in 2020 and was at its lowest, 0.1049, in 1972.
Guinea ranks 170th of 203 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 55 years of available data.
Energy use per capita vs. CO₂ emissions per capita in Guinea, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 0.1074 | — |
| 1971 | 0.1061 | -1.2% |
| 1972 | 0.1049 | -1.2% |
| 1973 | 0.1067 | +1.7% |
| 1974 | 0.1121 | +5.1% |
| 1975 | 0.114 | +1.6% |
| 1976 | 0.1164 | +2.1% |
| 1977 | 0.1187 | +2.0% |
| 1978 | 0.1193 | +0.5% |
| 1979 | 0.1334 | +11.8% |
| 1980 | 0.1289 | -3.4% |
| 1981 | 0.1198 | -7.0% |
| 1982 | 0.1117 | -6.8% |
| 1983 | 0.1206 | +8.0% |
| 1984 | 0.1147 | -4.9% |
| 1985 | 0.105 | -8.4% |
| 1986 | 0.1282 | +22.1% |
| 1987 | 0.1817 | +41.8% |
| 1988 | 0.1661 | -8.6% |
| 1989 | 0.1458 | -12.2% |
| 1990 | 0.1472 | +0.9% |
| 1991 | 0.1378 | -6.4% |
| 1992 | 0.1194 | -13.3% |
| 1993 | 0.1193 | -0.1% |
| 1994 | 0.1177 | -1.4% |
| 1995 | 0.1166 | -0.9% |
| 1996 | 0.1173 | +0.6% |
| 1997 | 0.1155 | -1.5% |
| 1998 | 0.1178 | +2.0% |
| 1999 | 0.1205 | +2.3% |
| 2000 | 0.1732 | +43.8% |
| 2001 | 0.1845 | +6.5% |
| 2002 | 0.1958 | +6.1% |
| 2003 | 0.2027 | +3.6% |
| 2004 | 0.202 | -0.4% |
| 2005 | 0.1895 | -6.2% |
| 2006 | 0.1967 | +3.8% |
| 2007 | 0.2008 | +2.1% |
| 2008 | 0.2083 | +3.8% |
| 2009 | 0.2157 | +3.5% |
| 2010 | 0.2415 | +11.9% |
| 2011 | 0.249 | +3.1% |
| 2012 | 0.2299 | -7.7% |
| 2013 | 0.2028 | -11.8% |
| 2014 | 0.2069 | +2.0% |
| 2015 | 0.2437 | +17.8% |
| 2016 | 0.2675 | +9.8% |
| 2017 | 0.264 | -1.3% |
| 2018 | 0.2945 | +11.5% |
| 2019 | 0.3693 | +25.4% |
| 2020 | 0.4034 | +9.2% |
| 2021 | 0.3704 | -8.2% |
| 2022 | 0.3715 | +0.3% |
| 2023 | 0.3489 | -6.1% |
| 2024 | 0.3528 | +1.1% |
Guinea compared with similar countries
- Guinea's 0.3528 is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.7666, 46% of the median. (46 countries reporting)
- Guinea's 0.3528 is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.3834, 92% of the median. (47 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Energy use per capita vs. CO₂ emissions per capita 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2000 | +43.8% | 0.1205 | 0.1732 |
| 1987 | +41.8% | 0.1282 | 0.1817 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.1139 | 0.1049 | 0.1334 | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.1322 | 0.105 | 0.1817 | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.1229 | 0.1155 | 0.1472 | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.1969 | 0.1732 | 0.2157 | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.2569 | 0.2028 | 0.3693 | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.3694 | 0.3489 | 0.4034 | 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 energy use per capita vs. co₂ emissions per capita in Guinea?
- Energy use per capita vs. co₂ emissions per capita in Guinea was 0.3528 in 2024, according to Joint Research Centre (European Commission) and International Energy Agency (IEA), via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest energy use per capita vs. co₂ emissions per capita recorded in Guinea?
- The highest recorded value was 0.4034 in 2020.
- What is the lowest energy use per capita vs. co₂ emissions per capita recorded in Guinea?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.1049 in 1972.
- How does Guinea rank for energy use per capita vs. co₂ emissions per capita?
- Guinea ranks 170th out of 203 countries with data for 2024.
- Is energy use per capita vs. co₂ emissions per capita rising or falling in Guinea?
- Over the last ten years it is up 70.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Guinea data come from?
- The figures come from Joint Research Centre (European Commission) and International Energy Agency (IEA), via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Energy use per capita vs. CO₂ emissions per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Average energy consumption per capita is measured in kilowatt-hours per person. Average carbon dioxide (CO₂) emissions per capita are measured in tonnes per person.