Per capita greenhouse gas emissions in Guinea-Bissau
Guinea-Bissau: Per capita greenhouse gas emissions was 3.7 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
3.7 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person
Change on year
up 0.6%
World rank
120th
of 199 countries
All-time high
7.16 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person
in 1999
All-time low
1.66 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person
in 1869
Years of data
175
1850–2024
Per capita greenhouse gas emissions in Guinea-Bissau, 1850–2024
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 greenhouse gas emissions in Guinea-Bissau stood at 3.7 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.6% on the previous year and up 19.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, per capita greenhouse gas emissions in Guinea-Bissau peaked at 7.16 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person in 1999 and was at its lowest, 1.66 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person, in 1869.
Guinea-Bissau ranks 120th of 199 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 175 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1850s | 3.46 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 2.78 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 5.85 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 1860s | 1.84 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.66 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 2.2 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 1870s | 1.94 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.79 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.98 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 1880s | 2.06 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.94 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 2.32 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 1890s | 1.95 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.83 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 2.19 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 1900s | 1.85 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.78 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 2.17 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 1910s | 1.82 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.72 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 2.09 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 1920s | 3.24 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 2.44 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 3.61 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 1930s | 3.46 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 3.22 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 3.73 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 1940s | 4.53 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 3.72 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 5.23 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 1950s | 4.7 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 4.52 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 4.95 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 1960s | 3.77 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 3.25 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 4.93 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 1970s | 4.13 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 3.6 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 5.05 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 5.3 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 3.62 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 7.11 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 5.25 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 4.12 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 7.16 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 4 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 3.38 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 5.45 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 3.36 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 3 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 3.92 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 3.61 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 3.28 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 3.82 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 5 |
Countries ranked near Guinea-Bissau
- 117 Angola 4.21 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person compare
- 118 Solomon Islands 4.15 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person compare
- 119 Papua New Guinea 4.12 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person compare
- 121 Liechtenstein 3.68 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person compare
- 122 Cuba 3.59 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person compare
- 123 Slovakia 3.58 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person compare
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 greenhouse gas emissions in Guinea-Bissau?
- Per capita greenhouse gas emissions in Guinea-Bissau was 3.7 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 greenhouse gas emissions recorded in Guinea-Bissau?
- The highest recorded value was 7.16 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person in 1999.
- What is the lowest per capita greenhouse gas emissions recorded in Guinea-Bissau?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.66 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person in 1869.
- How does Guinea-Bissau rank for per capita greenhouse gas emissions?
- Guinea-Bissau ranks 120th out of 199 countries with data for 2024.
- Is per capita greenhouse gas emissions rising or falling in Guinea-Bissau?
- Over the last ten years it is up 19.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Guinea-Bissau 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 greenhouse gas emissions. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Greenhouse gas emissions are measured in tonnes per person of carbon dioxide-equivalents over a 100-year timescale.