Greenhouse gas emissions by gas, per capita in Guinea-Bissau
Guinea-Bissau: Greenhouse gas emissions by gas, per capita was 0.3566 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person in 2024. ▼ Falling
Latest (2024)
0.3566 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person
Change on year
down 3.8%
World rank
78th
of 196 countries
All-time high
0.6533 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person
in 1973
All-time low
0.3566 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person
in 2024
Years of data
65
1960–2024
Greenhouse gas emissions by gas, per capita in Guinea-Bissau, 1960–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person.
Analysis
The most recent figure for greenhouse gas emissions by gas, per capita in Guinea-Bissau is 0.3566 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person, measured in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 65 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 3.8% on the previous year and down 22.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, greenhouse gas emissions by gas, per capita in Guinea-Bissau peaked at 0.6533 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person in 1973 and was at its lowest, 0.3566 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person, in 2024.
Guinea-Bissau ranks 78th of 196 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 65 years of available data.
Greenhouse gas emissions by gas, per capita in Guinea-Bissau, year by year
| Year | tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 0.487 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | — |
| 1961 | 0.5345 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +9.7% |
| 1962 | 0.5335 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -0.2% |
| 1963 | 0.5338 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +0.1% |
| 1964 | 0.5466 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +2.4% |
| 1965 | 0.5606 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +2.6% |
| 1966 | 0.5721 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +2.0% |
| 1967 | 0.5729 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +0.1% |
| 1968 | 0.5679 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -0.9% |
| 1969 | 0.5683 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +0.1% |
| 1970 | 0.6162 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +8.4% |
| 1971 | 0.6074 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -1.4% |
| 1972 | 0.6091 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +0.3% |
| 1973 | 0.6533 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +7.3% |
| 1974 | 0.5341 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -18.2% |
| 1975 | 0.5475 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +2.5% |
| 1976 | 0.5431 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -0.8% |
| 1977 | 0.5793 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +6.7% |
| 1978 | 0.491 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -15.3% |
| 1979 | 0.5096 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +3.8% |
| 1980 | 0.5982 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +17.4% |
| 1981 | 0.5355 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -10.5% |
| 1982 | 0.6302 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +17.7% |
| 1983 | 0.5937 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -5.8% |
| 1984 | 0.5714 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -3.8% |
| 1985 | 0.5232 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -8.4% |
| 1986 | 0.5397 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +3.2% |
| 1987 | 0.5547 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +2.8% |
| 1988 | 0.5126 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -7.6% |
| 1989 | 0.5642 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +10.1% |
| 1990 | 0.5521 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -2.1% |
| 1991 | 0.5565 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +0.8% |
| 1992 | 0.5335 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -4.1% |
| 1993 | 0.517 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -3.1% |
| 1994 | 0.5132 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -0.7% |
| 1995 | 0.5095 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -0.7% |
| 1996 | 0.4909 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -3.6% |
| 1997 | 0.465 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -5.3% |
| 1998 | 0.4488 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -3.5% |
| 1999 | 0.4877 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +8.7% |
| 2000 | 0.4685 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -3.9% |
| 2001 | 0.5628 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +20.1% |
| 2002 | 0.5845 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +3.9% |
| 2003 | 0.5814 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -0.5% |
| 2004 | 0.543 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -6.6% |
| 2005 | 0.4987 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -8.2% |
| 2006 | 0.5538 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +11.1% |
| 2007 | 0.5242 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -5.3% |
| 2008 | 0.457 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -12.8% |
| 2009 | 0.4773 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +4.4% |
| 2010 | 0.4867 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +2.0% |
| 2011 | 0.4634 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -4.8% |
| 2012 | 0.5013 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +8.2% |
| 2013 | 0.4489 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -10.4% |
| 2014 | 0.4588 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +2.2% |
| 2015 | 0.4658 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +1.5% |
| 2016 | 0.4255 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -8.7% |
| 2017 | 0.4299 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +1.0% |
| 2018 | 0.4319 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +0.5% |
| 2019 | 0.4153 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -3.8% |
| 2020 | 0.4025 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -3.1% |
| 2021 | 0.3703 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -8.0% |
| 2022 | 0.3817 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +3.1% |
| 2023 | 0.3707 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -2.9% |
| 2024 | 0.3566 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -3.8% |
Guinea-Bissau compared with similar countries
- Guinea-Bissau's 0.3566 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person is above the median for low income countries, which is 0.2573 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person, 1.4× the median. (25 countries reporting)
- Guinea-Bissau's 0.3566 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.3083 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person, 1.2× the median. (48 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.5477 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.487 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.5729 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 1970s | 0.5691 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.491 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.6533 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.5623 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.5126 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.6302 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.5074 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.4488 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.5565 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.5251 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.457 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.5845 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.4528 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.4153 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.5013 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.3764 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.3566 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.4025 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 5 |
Countries ranked near Guinea-Bissau
- 75 Kenya 0.3634 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person compare
- 76 Luxembourg 0.3611 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person compare
- 77 Suriname 0.3596 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person compare
- 79 Slovenia 0.3532 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person compare
- 80 Iran 0.3501 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person compare
- 81 Costa Rica 0.339 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person 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 greenhouse gas emissions by gas, per capita in Guinea-Bissau?
- Greenhouse gas emissions by gas, per capita in Guinea-Bissau was 0.3566 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest greenhouse gas emissions by gas, per capita recorded in Guinea-Bissau?
- The highest recorded value was 0.6533 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person in 1973.
- What is the lowest greenhouse gas emissions by gas, per capita recorded in Guinea-Bissau?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.3566 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person in 2024.
- How does Guinea-Bissau rank for greenhouse gas emissions by gas, per capita?
- Guinea-Bissau ranks 78th out of 196 countries with data for 2024.
- Is greenhouse gas emissions by gas, per capita rising or falling in Guinea-Bissau?
- Over the last ten years it is down 22.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Guinea-Bissau data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Greenhouse gas emissions by gas, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Greenhouse gas emissions by gas divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Greenhouse gas emissions by gas ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Greenhouse gas emissions by gas Jones et al. (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
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
Greenhouse gas emissions by gas divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.