Per capita CO₂ emissions including land-use change in Equatorial Guinea
Equatorial Guinea: Per capita CO₂ emissions including land-use change was 4.43 tonnes per person in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Per capita CO₂ emissions including land-use change in Equatorial 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 including land-use change in Equatorial Guinea stood at 4.43 tonnes per person.
That represents a change of down 1.0% on the previous year and down 17.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, per capita co₂ emissions including land-use change in Equatorial Guinea peaked at 7.8 tonnes per person in 2004 and was at its lowest, -9.6 tonnes per person, in 1950.
Equatorial Guinea ranks 76th of 194 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | -5.08 tonnes per person | -9.6 tonnes per person | 0.5001 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 1960s | -3.51 tonnes per person | -7.08 tonnes per person | -0.9513 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 1970s | -4.76 tonnes per person | -6.58 tonnes per person | -2.32 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 1980s | -3.42 tonnes per person | -7.01 tonnes per person | 0.4405 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 1.1 tonnes per person | -3.02 tonnes per person | 5.24 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 5.86 tonnes per person | 4.21 tonnes per person | 7.8 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 5.3 tonnes per person | 4.13 tonnes per person | 6.8 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 4.86 tonnes per person | 4.43 tonnes per person | 5.37 tonnes per person | 5 |
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More climate change data for Equatorial Guinea
- Share of global CO₂ emissions and population 0.0% (2100)
- Population growth 2.4% (2025)
- Population, total 1.94 million (2025)
- Urban population growth 2.7% (2025)
- Urban population 1.39 million (2025)
- Urban population 71.6% (2025)
- CO₂ emissions per capita vs. GDP per capita 3.7 tonnes per person (2024)
- Cumulative CO₂ emissions 163.38 million tonnes (2024)
- CO₂ emissions per capita 3.7 tonnes per person (2024)
- CO₂ emissions per capita vs. share of electricity generation from renewables 3.7 tonnes per person (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is per capita co₂ emissions including land-use change in Equatorial Guinea?
- Per capita co₂ emissions including land-use change in Equatorial Guinea was 4.43 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 including land-use change recorded in Equatorial Guinea?
- The highest recorded value was 7.8 tonnes per person in 2004.
- What is the lowest per capita co₂ emissions including land-use change recorded in Equatorial Guinea?
- The lowest recorded value was -9.6 tonnes per person in 1950.
- How does Equatorial Guinea rank for per capita co₂ emissions including land-use change?
- Equatorial Guinea ranks 76th out of 194 countries with data for 2024.
- Is per capita co₂ emissions including land-use change rising or falling in Equatorial Guinea?
- Over the last ten years it is down 17.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Equatorial 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 including land-use change. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Annual emissions of carbon dioxide (CO₂), including land-use change, measured in tonnes per person.