Per capita CO₂ emissions including land-use change in Guinea-Bissau
Guinea-Bissau: Per capita CO₂ emissions including land-use change was 2.4 tonnes per person in 2024. ▼ Falling
Per capita CO₂ emissions including land-use change in Guinea-Bissau, 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
Guinea-Bissau recorded 2.4 tonnes per person for per capita co₂ emissions including land-use change 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 emissions including land-use change in Guinea-Bissau peaked at 8 tonnes per person in 1983 and was at its lowest, 0.7161 tonnes per person, 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.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 4.38 tonnes per person | 4.3 tonnes per person | 4.52 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 1960s | 3.29 tonnes per person | 2.36 tonnes per person | 5.03 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 1970s | 3.82 tonnes per person | 3.14 tonnes per person | 5.06 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 5.18 tonnes per person | 2.6 tonnes per person | 8 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 4.52 tonnes per person | 2.91 tonnes per person | 7.45 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 2.05 tonnes per person | 1.04 tonnes per person | 4.77 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.28 tonnes per person | 0.7161 tonnes per person | 2.61 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 2.19 tonnes per person | 1.82 tonnes per person | 2.4 tonnes per person | 5 |
Countries ranked near Guinea-Bissau
More climate change data for Guinea-Bissau
- Share of global CO₂ emissions and population 0.0% (2100)
- Population growth 2.2% (2025)
- Population, total 2.25 million (2025)
- Urban population growth 3.3% (2025)
- Urban population 1.05 million (2025)
- Urban population 46.7% (2025)
- CO₂ emissions per capita vs. GDP per capita 0.1554 tonnes per person (2024)
- Cumulative CO₂ emissions 8.29 million tonnes (2024)
- CO₂ emissions per capita 0.1554 tonnes per person (2024)
- CO₂ emissions per capita vs. share of electricity generation from renewables 0.1554 tonnes per person (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is per capita co₂ emissions including land-use change in Guinea-Bissau?
- Per capita co₂ emissions including land-use change in Guinea-Bissau was 2.4 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 Guinea-Bissau?
- The highest recorded value was 8 tonnes per person in 1983.
- What is the lowest per capita co₂ emissions including land-use change recorded in Guinea-Bissau?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.7161 tonnes per person in 2013.
- How does Guinea-Bissau rank for per capita co₂ emissions including land-use change?
- Guinea-Bissau ranks 126th out of 194 countries with data for 2024.
- Is per capita co₂ emissions including land-use change 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 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.