Per capita CO₂ emissions by source in Guinea
Guinea: Per capita CO₂ emissions by source was 0.0002 tonnes per person in 1957. ◆ Volatile
Per capita CO₂ emissions by source in Guinea, 1950–1957
Source: Global Carbon Budget (2025); Population based on various sources (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in tonnes per person.
Analysis
Guinea recorded 0.0002 tonnes per person for per capita co₂ emissions by source in 1957. That is the lowest value across all 8 years on record.
The figure is down 96.1% on the previous year and down 98.7% over ten years.
That places Guinea 135th out of 179 countries with data for 1957, putting it in the bottom quarter.
Countries ranked near Guinea
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 per capita co₂ emissions by source in Guinea?
- Per capita co₂ emissions by source in Guinea was 0.0002 tonnes per person in 1957, according to Global Carbon Budget (2025); Population based on various sources (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest per capita co₂ emissions by source recorded in Guinea?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0197 tonnes per person in 1951.
- What is the lowest per capita co₂ emissions by source recorded in Guinea?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0002 tonnes per person in 1957.
- How does Guinea rank for per capita co₂ emissions by source?
- Guinea ranks 135th out of 179 countries with data for 1957.
- Is per capita co₂ emissions by source rising or falling in Guinea?
- Over the last ten years it is down 98.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Guinea data come from?
- The figures come from Global Carbon Budget (2025); Population based on various sources (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Per capita CO₂ emissions by source. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Annual emissions of carbon dioxide (CO₂) from coal, measured in tonnes per person.