Methane emissions in Guinea
Guinea: Methane emissions was 21.53 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Latest (2024)
21.53 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents
Change on year
up 1.4%
World rank
72nd
of 199 countries
All-time high
21.53 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents
in 2024
All-time low
821,081 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents
in 1850
Years of data
175
1850–2024
Methane emissions in Guinea, 1850–2024
Source: Jones et al. (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in tonnes of CO₂ equivalents.
Analysis
Guinea recorded 21.53 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents for methane emissions in 2024. That is the highest value across all 175 years on record.
The figure is up 1.4% on the previous year and up 26.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, methane emissions in Guinea peaked at 21.53 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents in 2024 and was at its lowest, 821,081 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents, in 1850.
That places Guinea 72nd out of 199 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1850s | 827,877 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 821,081 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 834,742 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 10 |
| 1860s | 846,991 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 836,289 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 857,766 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 10 |
| 1870s | 871,291 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 860,183 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 882,476 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 10 |
| 1880s | 896,518 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 884,985 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 908,133 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 10 |
| 1890s | 922,719 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 910,740 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 934,785 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 10 |
| 1900s | 976,659 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 937,494 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 1.02 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 10 |
| 1910s | 1.12 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 1.03 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 1.22 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 10 |
| 1920s | 1.38 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 1.25 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 1.51 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 10 |
| 1930s | 1.69 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 1.54 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 1.92 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 10 |
| 1940s | 2.34 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 1.98 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 2.77 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 10 |
| 1950s | 3.32 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 2.88 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 3.79 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 10 |
| 1960s | 4.25 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 3.90 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 4.56 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 10 |
| 1970s | 4.98 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 4.62 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 5.41 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 10 |
| 1980s | 5.70 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 5.23 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 6.14 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 10 |
| 1990s | 7.73 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 6.84 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 9.09 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 10 |
| 2000s | 11.22 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 9.48 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 12.94 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 10 |
| 2010s | 17.32 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 14.89 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 19.32 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 10 |
| 2020s | 20.54 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 19.65 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 21.53 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 5 |
Countries ranked near Guinea
- 69 Qatar 22.49 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents compare
- 70 Ecuador 21.65 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents compare
- 71 Romania 21.65 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents compare
- 73 Cameroon 21.40 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents compare
- 74 Zambia 21.14 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents compare
- 75 Ghana 19.53 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 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 methane emissions in Guinea?
- Methane emissions in Guinea was 21.53 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents in 2024, according to Jones et al. (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest methane emissions recorded in Guinea?
- The highest recorded value was 21.53 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents in 2024.
- What is the lowest methane emissions recorded in Guinea?
- The lowest recorded value was 821,081 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents in 1850.
- How does Guinea rank for methane emissions?
- Guinea ranks 72nd out of 199 countries with data for 2024.
- Is methane emissions rising or falling in Guinea?
- Over the last ten years it is up 26.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Guinea data come from?
- The figures come from Jones et al. (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Methane emissions. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Measured in tonnes of carbon dioxide-equivalents over a 100-year timescale.