Share of national greenhouse gas emissions that come from food in Guinea
Guinea: Share of national greenhouse gas emissions that come from food was 89.6% in 2015. ▬ Flat
Share of national greenhouse gas emissions that come from food in Guinea, 1990–2015
Source: Crippa et al. (2021) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
Guinea recorded 89.6% for share of national greenhouse gas emissions that come from food in 2015.
The figure is up 0.1% on the previous year and down 3.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of national greenhouse gas emissions that come from food in Guinea peaked at 94.1% in 1992 and was at its lowest, 89.4%, in 2014.
Guinea ranks 33rd of 217 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 92.5% | 90.7% | 94.1% | 10 |
| 2000s | 91.9% | 90.5% | 93.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 90.5% | 89.4% | 91.9% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Guinea
- 30 Falkland Islands 92.1% compare
- 31 Niger 90.9% compare
- 32 Mauritania 90.2% compare
- 34 Democratic Republic of Congo 89.5% compare
- 35 Sweden 89.2% compare
- 36 Nicaragua 88.6% compare
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 share of national greenhouse gas emissions that come from food in Guinea?
- Share of national greenhouse gas emissions that come from food in Guinea was 89.6% in 2015, according to Crippa et al. (2021) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share of national greenhouse gas emissions that come from food recorded in Guinea?
- The highest recorded value was 94.1% in 1992.
- What is the lowest share of national greenhouse gas emissions that come from food recorded in Guinea?
- The lowest recorded value was 89.4% in 2014.
- How does Guinea rank for share of national greenhouse gas emissions that come from food?
- Guinea ranks 33rd out of 217 countries with data for 2015.
- Is share of national greenhouse gas emissions that come from food rising or falling in Guinea?
- Over the last ten years it is down 3.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Guinea data come from?
- The figures come from Crippa et al. (2021) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Share of national greenhouse gas emissions that come from food. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Food system emissions include agriculture, land-use change, and supply chain emissions (transport, packaging, food processing, retail, cooking, and waste). Emissions are quantified based on food production, not consumption. This means they do not account for international trade.