Nitrous oxide emissions in Guinea
Guinea: Nitrous oxide emissions was 7.76 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Latest (2024)
7.76 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents
Change on year
up 2.8%
World rank
65th
of 201 countries
All-time high
7.76 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents
in 2024
All-time low
132,092 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents
in 1850
Years of data
175
1850–2024
Nitrous oxide 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
In 2024, nitrous oxide emissions in Guinea stood at 7.76 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents. That is the highest value across all 175 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 2.8% on the previous year and up 40.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, nitrous oxide emissions in Guinea peaked at 7.76 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents in 2024 and was at its lowest, 132,092 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents, in 1850.
Guinea ranks 65th of 201 countries on this measure, 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 | 141,720 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 132,092 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 149,224 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 10 |
| 1860s | 151,790 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 149,926 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 153,591 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 10 |
| 1870s | 186,153 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 154,097 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 225,126 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 10 |
| 1880s | 238,097 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 229,436 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 245,438 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 10 |
| 1890s | 270,378 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 257,149 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 284,932 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 10 |
| 1900s | 306,133 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 288,522 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 326,252 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 10 |
| 1910s | 396,956 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 332,004 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 478,005 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 10 |
| 1920s | 580,873 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 495,253 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 654,085 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 10 |
| 1930s | 631,074 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 599,453 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 658,436 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 10 |
| 1940s | 1.42 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 599,954 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 2.38 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 10 |
| 1950s | 2.09 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 1.68 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 2.44 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 10 |
| 1960s | 1.90 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 1.67 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 2.01 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 10 |
| 1970s | 2.16 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 1.85 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 2.44 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 10 |
| 1980s | 2.53 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 2.23 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 2.90 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 10 |
| 1990s | 3.01 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 2.81 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 3.27 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 10 |
| 2000s | 4.15 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 3.20 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 4.69 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 10 |
| 2010s | 5.69 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 4.69 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 6.62 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 10 |
| 2020s | 7.17 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 6.52 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 7.76 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 5 |
Countries ranked near Guinea
- 62 Belgium 8.38 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents compare
- 63 Algeria 8.11 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents compare
- 64 Botswana 7.93 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents compare
- 66 Uruguay 7.57 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents compare
- 67 Chile 7.31 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents compare
- 68 Turkmenistan 7.20 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 nitrous oxide emissions in Guinea?
- Nitrous oxide emissions in Guinea was 7.76 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 nitrous oxide emissions recorded in Guinea?
- The highest recorded value was 7.76 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents in 2024.
- What is the lowest nitrous oxide emissions recorded in Guinea?
- The lowest recorded value was 132,092 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents in 1850.
- How does Guinea rank for nitrous oxide emissions?
- Guinea ranks 65th out of 201 countries with data for 2024.
- Is nitrous oxide emissions rising or falling in Guinea?
- Over the last ten years it is up 40.9%. 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 Nitrous oxide emissions. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Measured in tonnes of carbon dioxide-equivalents over a 100-year timescale.