Land-use change — Emissions Share (N2O) in Guinea-Bissau
Guinea-Bissau: Land-use change — Emissions Share (N2O) was 3.74 % in 2023. ▼ Falling
Land-use change — Emissions Share in Guinea-Bissau, 1990–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2023, land-use change — emissions share in Guinea-Bissau stood at 3.74 %.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 24.4% on the previous year and down 80.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, land-use change — emissions share in Guinea-Bissau peaked at 27.09 % in 2012 and was at its lowest, 0.32 %, in 1996.
That places Guinea-Bissau 22nd out of 223 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 34 years of available data.
Land-use change — Emissions Share (N2O) in Guinea-Bissau, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 18.44 % | — |
| 1991 | 18.01 % | -2.3% |
| 1992 | 18.2 % | +1.1% |
| 1993 | 18.18 % | -0.1% |
| 1994 | 17.83 % | -1.9% |
| 1995 | 17.57 % | -1.5% |
| 1996 | 0.32 % | -98.2% |
| 1997 | 2.46 % | +668.8% |
| 1998 | 11.93 % | +385.0% |
| 1999 | 17.49 % | +46.6% |
| 2000 | 9.47 % | -45.9% |
| 2001 | 16.56 % | +74.9% |
| 2002 | 19.86 % | +19.9% |
| 2003 | 17.72 % | -10.8% |
| 2004 | 15.87 % | -10.4% |
| 2005 | 13.65 % | -14.0% |
| 2006 | 20.7 % | +51.6% |
| 2007 | 21.84 % | +5.5% |
| 2008 | 21.06 % | -3.6% |
| 2009 | 14.26 % | -32.3% |
| 2010 | 16.75 % | +17.5% |
| 2011 | 13.92 % | -16.9% |
| 2012 | 27.09 % | +94.6% |
| 2013 | 19.32 % | -28.7% |
| 2014 | 21.79 % | +12.8% |
| 2015 | 23.97 % | +10.0% |
| 2016 | 11.56 % | -51.8% |
| 2017 | 4.75 % | -58.9% |
| 2018 | 5.48 % | +15.4% |
| 2019 | 8.66 % | +58.0% |
| 2020 | 11.14 % | +28.6% |
| 2021 | 5.2 % | -53.3% |
| 2022 | 4.95 % | -4.8% |
| 2023 | 3.74 % | -24.4% |
Guinea-Bissau compared with similar countries
- Guinea-Bissau's 3.74 % is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.14 %, 26.7× the median. (45 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Land-use change — Emissions Share (N2O) in Guinea-Bissau 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1997 | +668.8% | 0.32 % | 2.46 % |
| 1998 | +385.0% | 2.46 % | 11.93 % |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 14.04 % | 0.32 % | 18.44 % | 10 |
| 2000s | 17.1 % | 9.47 % | 21.84 % | 10 |
| 2010s | 15.33 % | 4.75 % | 27.09 % | 10 |
| 2020s | 6.26 % | 3.74 % | 11.14 % | 4 |
Countries ranked near Guinea-Bissau
- 19 Cameroon 4.66 % compare
- 20 United Republic of Tanzania 4.13 % compare
- 21 South Sudan 3.89 % compare
- 23 Thailand 3.25 % compare
- 24 Gabon 2.81 % compare
- 25 Madagascar 2.42 % 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 land-use change — emissions share in Guinea-Bissau?
- Land-use change — emissions share in Guinea-Bissau was 3.74 % in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest land-use change — emissions share recorded in Guinea-Bissau?
- The highest recorded value was 27.09 % in 2012.
- What is the lowest land-use change — emissions share recorded in Guinea-Bissau?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.32 % in 1996.
- How does Guinea-Bissau rank for land-use change — emissions share?
- Guinea-Bissau ranks 22nd out of 223 countries with data for 2023.
- Is land-use change — emissions share rising or falling in Guinea-Bissau?
- Over the last ten years it is down 80.6%. 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 Share (N2O). 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.