Per capita GHG emissions vs. per capita CO₂ emissions in Equatorial Guinea

Equatorial Guinea: Per capita GHG emissions vs. per capita CO₂ emissions was 5.14 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person in 2024. ◆ Volatile

Latest (2024)
5.14 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person
Change on year
down 3.7%
World rank
68th
of 197 countries
All-time high
17.46 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person
in 2004
All-time low
0.2771 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person
in 1949
Years of data
175
1850–2024

Per capita GHG emissions vs. per capita CO₂ emissions in Equatorial Guinea, 1850–2024

051015185019372024

Source: Jones et al. (2025); Population based on various sources (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person.

Analysis

In 2024, per capita ghg emissions vs. per capita co₂ emissions in Equatorial Guinea stood at 5.14 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person.

The figure is down 3.7% on the previous year and down 54.5% over ten years.

Over the whole period, per capita ghg emissions vs. per capita co₂ emissions in Equatorial Guinea peaked at 17.46 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person in 2004 and was at its lowest, 0.2771 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person, in 1949.

Equatorial Guinea ranks 68th of 197 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.

Per capita GHG emissions vs. per capita CO₂ emissions in Equatorial Guinea, year by year

Annual values for Per capita GHG emissions vs. per capita CO₂ emissions in Equatorial Guinea, 1850 to 2024.
Year tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person Change
1850 0.5264 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person —
1851 0.5189 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person -1.4%
1852 0.512 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person -1.3%
1853 0.5055 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person -1.3%
1854 0.4991 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person -1.3%
1855 0.4929 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person -1.3%
1856 0.4867 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person -1.3%
1857 0.4806 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person -1.3%
1858 0.4746 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person -1.3%
1859 0.4686 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person -1.3%
1860 0.4628 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person -1.2%
1861 0.4572 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person -1.2%
1862 0.4517 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person -1.2%
1863 0.4533 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person +0.3%
1864 0.4479 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person -1.2%
1865 0.4427 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person -1.2%
1866 0.4375 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person -1.2%
1867 0.4324 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person -1.2%
1868 0.4273 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person -1.2%
1869 0.4223 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person -1.2%
1870 0.4172 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person -1.2%
1871 0.4123 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person -1.2%
1872 0.4074 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person -1.2%
1873 0.4026 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person -1.2%
1874 0.3979 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person -1.2%
1875 0.3933 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person -1.2%
1876 0.3888 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person -1.1%
1877 0.3843 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person -1.1%
1878 0.3799 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person -1.2%
1879 0.3755 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person -1.2%
1880 0.3711 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person -1.2%
1881 0.3667 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person -1.2%
1882 0.3623 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person -1.2%
1883 0.358 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person -1.2%
1884 0.3538 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person -1.2%
1885 0.3496 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person -1.2%
1886 0.3455 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person -1.2%
1887 0.3415 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person -1.2%
1888 0.3375 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person -1.2%
1889 0.3344 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person -0.9%
1890 0.3324 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person -0.6%
1891 0.331 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person -0.4%
1892 0.3305 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person -0.2%
1893 0.3307 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person +0.1%
1894 0.331 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person +0.1%
1895 0.3313 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person +0.1%
1896 0.3317 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person +0.1%
1897 0.332 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person +0.1%
1898 0.3324 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person +0.1%
1899 0.3331 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person +0.2%
1900 0.3342 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person +0.3%
1901 0.3363 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person +0.6%
1902 0.3387 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person +0.7%
1903 0.3416 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person +0.8%
1904 0.3445 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person +0.8%
1905 0.3474 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person +0.9%
1906 0.3504 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person +0.9%
1907 0.3534 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person +0.9%
1908 0.3564 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person +0.8%
1909 0.3591 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person +0.8%
1910 0.3867 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person +7.7%
1911 0.3776 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person -2.4%
1912 0.3689 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person -2.3%
1913 0.3607 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person -2.2%
1914 0.3633 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person +0.7%
1915 0.3659 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person +0.7%
1916 0.3685 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person +0.7%
1917 0.3711 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person +0.7%
1918 0.3738 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person +0.7%
1919 0.3752 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person +0.4%
1920 0.3751 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person -0.0%
1921 0.3741 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person -0.3%
1922 0.3717 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person -0.6%
1923 0.368 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person -1.0%
1924 0.3643 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person -1.0%
1925 0.3607 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person -1.0%
1926 0.3571 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person -1.0%
1927 0.3534 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person -1.0%
1928 0.3498 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person -1.0%
1929 0.3463 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person -1.0%
1930 0.3464 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person +0.0%
1931 0.3467 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person +0.1%
1932 0.3471 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person +0.1%
1933 0.3476 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person +0.2%
1934 0.3482 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person +0.2%
1935 0.3488 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person +0.2%
1936 0.3495 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person +0.2%
1937 0.3498 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person +0.1%
1938 0.3501 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person +0.1%
1939 0.3486 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person -0.4%
1940 0.3448 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person -1.1%
1941 0.3402 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person -1.3%
1942 0.3338 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person -1.9%
1943 0.3257 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person -2.4%
1944 0.3179 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person -2.4%
1945 0.3074 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person -3.3%
1946 0.2973 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person -3.3%
1947 0.291 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person -2.1%
1948 0.2848 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person -2.1%
1949 0.2771 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person -2.7%
1950 0.3355 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person +21.1%
1951 0.3329 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person -0.8%
1952 0.3294 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person -1.1%
1953 0.3254 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person -1.2%
1954 0.4076 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person +25.3%
1955 0.436 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person +7.0%
1956 0.4304 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person -1.3%
1957 0.4086 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person -5.1%
1958 0.4681 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person +14.6%
1959 0.4619 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person -1.3%
1960 0.3466 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person -25.0%
1961 0.3423 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person -1.2%
1962 0.3362 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person -1.8%
1963 0.3445 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person +2.5%
1964 0.3379 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person -1.9%
1965 0.3458 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person +2.3%
1966 0.3268 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person -5.5%
1967 0.3215 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person -1.6%
1968 0.3308 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person +2.9%
1969 0.3804 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person +15.0%
1970 0.3685 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person -3.1%
1971 0.4831 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person +31.1%
1972 0.5678 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person +17.5%
1973 0.3818 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person -32.7%
1974 0.4726 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person +23.8%
1975 0.5272 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person +11.6%
1976 0.5626 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person +6.7%
1977 0.5811 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person +3.3%
1978 0.6205 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person +6.8%
1979 0.6007 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person -3.2%
1980 0.6171 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person +2.7%
1981 0.6017 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person -2.5%
1982 0.6378 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person +6.0%
1983 0.5651 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person -11.4%
1984 0.6165 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person +9.1%
1985 0.5428 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person -11.9%
1986 0.5711 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person +5.2%
1987 0.6405 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person +12.2%
1988 0.6384 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person -0.3%
1989 0.6489 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person +1.6%
1990 0.5218 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person -19.6%
1991 1.46 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person +179.2%
1992 2.39 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person +63.8%
1993 3.31 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person +38.7%
1994 4.96 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person +49.9%
1995 5.46 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person +9.9%
1996 8.82 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person +61.7%
1997 12.35 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person +39.9%
1998 14.58 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person +18.0%
1999 15.34 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person +5.2%
2000 16.87 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person +10.0%
2001 17.23 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person +2.1%
2002 12.81 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person -25.6%
2003 13.39 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person +4.5%
2004 17.46 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person +30.4%
2005 16.13 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person -7.6%
2006 16.74 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person +3.8%
2007 15.98 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person -4.5%
2008 14.89 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person -6.8%
2009 11.98 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person -19.6%
2010 13.04 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person +8.8%
2011 11.95 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person -8.4%
2012 12.35 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person +3.3%
2013 12.11 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person -1.9%
2014 11.32 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person -6.5%
2015 10.82 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person -4.4%
2016 10.05 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person -7.1%
2017 8.66 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person -13.8%
2018 7.54 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person -13.0%
2019 6.11 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person -19.0%
2020 6.44 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person +5.4%
2021 6.33 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person -1.7%
2022 6.25 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person -1.2%
2023 5.34 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person -14.6%
2024 5.14 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person -3.7%

Equatorial Guinea compared with similar countries

  • Equatorial Guinea's 5.14 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 3.96 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person, 1.3× the median. (56 countries reporting)
  • Equatorial Guinea's 5.14 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.7269 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person, 7.1× the median. (46 countries reporting)

Biggest year-on-year movements

Years where Per capita GHG emissions vs. per capita CO₂ emissions in Equatorial Guinea 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.

YearChange FromTo
1991 +179.2% 0.5218 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person 1.46 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person
1992 +63.8% 1.46 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person 2.39 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person
1996 +61.7% 5.46 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person 8.82 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person
1994 +49.9% 3.31 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person 4.96 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person
1997 +39.9% 8.82 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person 12.35 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person
1993 +38.7% 2.39 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person 3.31 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1850s 0.4965 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person 0.4686 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person 0.5264 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person 10
1860s 0.4435 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person 0.4223 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person 0.4628 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person 10
1870s 0.3959 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person 0.3755 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person 0.4172 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person 10
1880s 0.3521 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person 0.3344 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person 0.3711 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person 10
1890s 0.3316 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person 0.3305 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person 0.3331 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person 10
1900s 0.3462 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person 0.3342 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person 0.3591 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person 10
1910s 0.3712 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person 0.3607 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person 0.3867 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person 10
1920s 0.3621 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person 0.3463 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person 0.3751 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person 10
1930s 0.3483 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person 0.3464 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person 0.3501 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person 10
1940s 0.312 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person 0.2771 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person 0.3448 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person 10
1950s 0.3936 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person 0.3254 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person 0.4681 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person 10
1960s 0.3413 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person 0.3215 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person 0.3804 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person 10
1970s 0.5166 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person 0.3685 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person 0.6205 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person 10
1980s 0.608 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person 0.5428 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person 0.6489 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person 10
1990s 6.92 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person 0.5218 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person 15.34 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person 10
2000s 15.35 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person 11.98 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person 17.46 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person 10
2010s 10.39 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person 6.11 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person 13.04 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person 10
2020s 5.9 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person 5.14 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person 6.44 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person 5

Countries ranked near Equatorial Guinea

  1. 65 Lithuania 5.26 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person compare
  2. 66 Hong Kong 5.24 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person compare
  3. 67 Nauru 5.21 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person compare
  4. 69 Spain 5.1 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person compare
  5. 70 British Virgin Islands 5.05 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person compare
  6. 71 Ukraine 5.02 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is per capita ghg emissions vs. per capita co₂ emissions in Equatorial Guinea?
Per capita ghg emissions vs. per capita co₂ emissions in Equatorial Guinea was 5.14 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person in 2024, according to Jones et al. (2025); Population based on various sources (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
What is the highest per capita ghg emissions vs. per capita co₂ emissions recorded in Equatorial Guinea?
The highest recorded value was 17.46 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person in 2004.
What is the lowest per capita ghg emissions vs. per capita co₂ emissions recorded in Equatorial Guinea?
The lowest recorded value was 0.2771 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person in 1949.
How does Equatorial Guinea rank for per capita ghg emissions vs. per capita co₂ emissions?
Equatorial Guinea ranks 68th out of 197 countries with data for 2024.
Is per capita ghg emissions vs. per capita co₂ emissions rising or falling in Equatorial Guinea?
Over the last ten years it is down 54.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
Where does this Equatorial Guinea data come from?
The figures come from Jones et al. (2025); Population based on various sources (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Per capita GHG emissions vs. per capita CO₂ emissions. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Per capita GHG emissions vs. per capita CO₂ emissions
Unit
tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person
Source
Jones et al. (2025); Population based on various sources (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
197 places, 33,567 data points, 1850–2024
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