Per capita CO₂ emissions vs. per capita energy use in Guinea
Guinea: Per capita CO₂ emissions vs. per capita energy use was 0.2729 tonnes per person in 2024. ▲ Rising
Per capita CO₂ emissions vs. per capita energy use 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
Guinea recorded 0.2729 tonnes per person for per capita co₂ emissions vs. per capita energy use in 2024.
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 vs. per capita energy use in Guinea peaked at 0.3914 tonnes per person in 2017 and was at its lowest, 0.0448 tonnes per person, in 1953.
That places Guinea 188th out of 208 countries with data for 2024, putting it 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 | 0.0522 tonnes per person | 0.0448 tonnes per person | 0.0605 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
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) 11,342 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 3,691 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 7,651 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 13.93 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 273.25 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) 3,693 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 539.17 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 3,154 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions 2.03 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions 112.63 kt (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is per capita co₂ emissions vs. per capita energy use in Guinea?
- Per capita co₂ emissions vs. per capita energy use 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 vs. per capita energy use recorded in Guinea?
- The highest recorded value was 0.3914 tonnes per person in 2017.
- What is the lowest per capita co₂ emissions vs. per capita energy use recorded in Guinea?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0448 tonnes per person in 1953.
- How does Guinea rank for per capita co₂ emissions vs. per capita energy use?
- Guinea ranks 188th out of 208 countries with data for 2024.
- Is per capita co₂ emissions vs. per capita energy use 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 vs. per capita energy use. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Carbon dioxide (CO₂) emissions from burning fossil fuels and industrial processes. This includes emissions from transport, electricity generation, and heating, but not land-use change.