Per capita co2 including land in Guinea-Bissau
Guinea-Bissau: Per capita co2 including land was 2.4 in 2024. ▼ Falling
Per capita co2 including land in Guinea-Bissau, 1950–2024
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
Guinea-Bissau recorded 2.4 for per capita co2 including land in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 7.5% on the previous year and up 182.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, per capita co2 including land in Guinea-Bissau peaked at 8 in 1983 and was at its lowest, 0.7161, in 2013.
Guinea-Bissau ranks 126th of 194 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 75 years of available data.
Per capita co2 including land in Guinea-Bissau, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1950 | 4.52 | — |
| 1951 | 4.37 | -3.3% |
| 1952 | 4.32 | -1.0% |
| 1953 | 4.39 | +1.4% |
| 1954 | 4.36 | -0.6% |
| 1955 | 4.41 | +1.2% |
| 1956 | 4.44 | +0.5% |
| 1957 | 4.3 | -3.2% |
| 1958 | 4.3 | +0.2% |
| 1959 | 4.38 | +1.9% |
| 1960 | 3.37 | -23.1% |
| 1961 | 2.86 | -15.3% |
| 1962 | 2.78 | -2.6% |
| 1963 | 2.47 | -11.4% |
| 1964 | 2.52 | +2.0% |
| 1965 | 2.36 | -6.1% |
| 1966 | 5.03 | +113.0% |
| 1967 | 4.31 | -14.4% |
| 1968 | 3.67 | -14.7% |
| 1969 | 3.48 | -5.1% |
| 1970 | 3.64 | +4.5% |
| 1971 | 3.57 | -2.0% |
| 1972 | 4.56 | +27.8% |
| 1973 | 5.06 | +10.8% |
| 1974 | 4.26 | -15.8% |
| 1975 | 3.85 | -9.5% |
| 1976 | 3.5 | -9.3% |
| 1977 | 3.21 | -8.2% |
| 1978 | 3.14 | -2.1% |
| 1979 | 3.41 | +8.5% |
| 1980 | 4.23 | +24.0% |
| 1981 | 5.35 | +26.5% |
| 1982 | 5.57 | +4.1% |
| 1983 | 8 | +43.7% |
| 1984 | 6.86 | -14.3% |
| 1985 | 4.09 | -40.3% |
| 1986 | 3.18 | -22.3% |
| 1987 | 2.6 | -18.2% |
| 1988 | 6.5 | +149.8% |
| 1989 | 5.43 | -16.6% |
| 1990 | 3.7 | -31.9% |
| 1991 | 2.91 | -21.2% |
| 1992 | 4.45 | +52.7% |
| 1993 | 4.02 | -9.7% |
| 1994 | 3.42 | -14.9% |
| 1995 | 3.21 | -6.1% |
| 1996 | 5.6 | +74.3% |
| 1997 | 3.4 | -39.3% |
| 1998 | 7.02 | +106.6% |
| 1999 | 7.45 | +6.0% |
| 2000 | 4.77 | -35.9% |
| 2001 | 2.13 | -55.4% |
| 2002 | 1.59 | -25.3% |
| 2003 | 2.15 | +35.2% |
| 2004 | 1.95 | -9.3% |
| 2005 | 1.72 | -11.7% |
| 2006 | 1.46 | -15.4% |
| 2007 | 1.6 | +9.7% |
| 2008 | 1.04 | -34.8% |
| 2009 | 2.12 | +103.6% |
| 2010 | 1.21 | -42.9% |
| 2011 | 0.9825 | -18.9% |
| 2012 | 0.7508 | -23.6% |
| 2013 | 0.7161 | -4.6% |
| 2014 | 0.8491 | +18.6% |
| 2015 | 1.35 | +59.5% |
| 2016 | 0.87 | -35.7% |
| 2017 | 1.46 | +67.4% |
| 2018 | 2.61 | +79.3% |
| 2019 | 2.01 | -23.1% |
| 2020 | 2.37 | +18.2% |
| 2021 | 1.82 | -23.2% |
| 2022 | 2.11 | +15.6% |
| 2023 | 2.23 | +6.0% |
| 2024 | 2.4 | +7.5% |
Guinea-Bissau compared with similar countries
- Guinea-Bissau's 2.4 is above the median for low income countries, which is 1.11, 2.2× the median. (25 countries reporting)
- Guinea-Bissau's 2.4 is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 1.42, 1.7× the median. (48 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Per capita co2 including land in Guinea-Bissau changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1988 | +149.8% | 2.6 | 6.5 |
| 1966 | +113.0% | 2.36 | 5.03 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 4.38 | 4.3 | 4.52 | 10 |
| 1960s | 3.29 | 2.36 | 5.03 | 10 |
| 1970s | 3.82 | 3.14 | 5.06 | 10 |
| 1980s | 5.18 | 2.6 | 8 | 10 |
| 1990s | 4.52 | 2.91 | 7.45 | 10 |
| 2000s | 2.05 | 1.04 | 4.77 | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.28 | 0.7161 | 2.61 | 10 |
| 2020s | 2.19 | 1.82 | 2.4 | 5 |
Countries ranked near Guinea-Bissau
More climate change data for Guinea-Bissau
- Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Synthetic fertilizers (Agricultural) 2.69 million kg (2023)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) 1,460 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 527.8 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 932.22 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 1.99 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 33.29 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) 273.82 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 40.84 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 232.99 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions 0.1541 kt (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is per capita co2 including land in Guinea-Bissau?
- Per capita co2 including land in Guinea-Bissau was 2.4 in 2024, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest per capita co2 including land recorded in Guinea-Bissau?
- The highest recorded value was 8 in 1983.
- What is the lowest per capita co2 including land recorded in Guinea-Bissau?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.7161 in 2013.
- How does Guinea-Bissau rank for per capita co2 including land?
- Guinea-Bissau ranks 126th out of 194 countries with data for 2024.
- Is per capita co2 including land rising or falling in Guinea-Bissau?
- Over the last ten years it is up 182.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Guinea-Bissau data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Per capita co2 including land. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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