Per capita CO₂ emissions by fuel type in Guinea
Guinea: Per capita CO₂ emissions by fuel type was 0.2729 tonnes per person in 2024. ▲ Rising
Per capita CO₂ emissions by fuel type in Guinea, 1950–2024
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
In 2024, per capita co₂ emissions by fuel type in Guinea stood at 0.2729 tonnes per person.
That represents a change of up 1.4% on the previous year and up 32.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, per capita co₂ emissions by fuel type in Guinea peaked at 0.3914 tonnes per person in 2017 and was at its lowest, 0.0301 tonnes per person, in 1951.
Guinea ranks 183rd of 213 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 75 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 0.0453 tonnes per person | 0.0301 tonnes per person | 0.0583 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 1960s | 0.1732 tonnes per person | 0.1154 tonnes per person | 0.1856 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 1970s | 0.1853 tonnes per person | 0.1781 tonnes per person | 0.1906 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.1783 tonnes per person | 0.168 tonnes per person | 0.1923 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.1526 tonnes per person | 0.1465 tonnes per person | 0.1676 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.19 tonnes per person | 0.1713 tonnes per person | 0.2063 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.2523 tonnes per person | 0.1856 tonnes per person | 0.3914 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.2916 tonnes per person | 0.269 tonnes per person | 0.3313 tonnes per person | 5 |
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 fuel type in Guinea?
- Per capita co₂ emissions by fuel type in Guinea was 0.2729 tonnes per person in 2024, 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 fuel type recorded in Guinea?
- The highest recorded value was 0.3914 tonnes per person in 2017.
- What is the lowest per capita co₂ emissions by fuel type recorded in Guinea?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0301 tonnes per person in 1951.
- How does Guinea rank for per capita co₂ emissions by fuel type?
- Guinea ranks 183rd out of 213 countries with data for 2024.
- Is per capita co₂ emissions by fuel type rising or falling in Guinea?
- Over the last ten years it is up 32.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- 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 fuel type. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Annual emissions of carbon dioxide (CO₂) from oil, measured in tonnes per person.