Land-use change — Emissions per capita in Guinea-Bissau
Guinea-Bissau: Land-use change — Emissions per capita was 0.3 t CO2eq/cap in 2023. ▼ Falling
Land-use change — Emissions per capita in Guinea-Bissau, 1990–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in t CO2eq/cap.
Analysis
The most recent figure for land-use change — emissions per capita in Guinea-Bissau is 0.3 t CO2eq/cap, measured in 2023. That is the lowest value across all 34 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 6.2% on the previous year and down 47.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, land-use change — emissions per capita in Guinea-Bissau peaked at 1.03 t CO2eq/cap in 1999 and was at its lowest, 0.3 t CO2eq/cap, in 2023.
That places Guinea-Bissau 48th out of 187 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 34 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.868 t CO2eq/cap | 0.61 t CO2eq/cap | 1.03 t CO2eq/cap | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.69 t CO2eq/cap | 0.56 t CO2eq/cap | 0.77 t CO2eq/cap | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.516 t CO2eq/cap | 0.35 t CO2eq/cap | 0.74 t CO2eq/cap | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.335 t CO2eq/cap | 0.3 t CO2eq/cap | 0.4 t CO2eq/cap | 4 |
Countries ranked near Guinea-Bissau
More climate change data for Guinea-Bissau
- 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)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions 8.32 kt (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is land-use change — emissions per capita in Guinea-Bissau?
- Land-use change — emissions per capita in Guinea-Bissau was 0.3 t CO2eq/cap in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest land-use change — emissions per capita recorded in Guinea-Bissau?
- The highest recorded value was 1.03 t CO2eq/cap in 1999.
- What is the lowest land-use change — emissions per capita recorded in Guinea-Bissau?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.3 t CO2eq/cap in 2023.
- How does Guinea-Bissau rank for land-use change — emissions per capita?
- Guinea-Bissau ranks 48th out of 187 countries with data for 2023.
- Is land-use change — emissions per capita rising or falling in Guinea-Bissau?
- Over the last ten years it is down 47.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Guinea-Bissau data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Land-use change — Emissions per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
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.