Per capita greenhouse gas emissions, excluding land use and forestry in Equatorial Guinea
Equatorial Guinea: Per capita greenhouse gas emissions, excluding land use and forestry 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
67th
of 194 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 greenhouse gas emissions, excluding land use and forestry in Equatorial Guinea, 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
The most recent figure for per capita greenhouse gas emissions, excluding land use and forestry in Equatorial Guinea is 5.14 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person, measured in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 3.7% on the previous year and down 54.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, per capita greenhouse gas emissions, excluding land use and forestry 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.
That places Equatorial Guinea 67th out of 194 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | 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
- 64 Lithuania 5.26 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person compare
- 65 Hong Kong 5.24 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person compare
- 66 Nauru 5.21 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person compare
- 68 Spain 5.1 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person compare
- 69 British Virgin Islands 5.05 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person compare
- 70 Ukraine 5.02 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person compare
More climate change data for Equatorial Guinea
- Share of global CO₂ emissions and population 0.0% (2100)
- Population growth 2.4% (2025)
- Population, total 1.94 million (2025)
- Urban population growth 2.7% (2025)
- Urban population 1.39 million (2025)
- Urban population 71.6% (2025)
- CO₂ emissions per capita vs. GDP per capita 3.7 tonnes per person (2024)
- Cumulative CO₂ emissions 163.38 million tonnes (2024)
- CO₂ emissions per capita 3.7 tonnes per person (2024)
- CO₂ emissions per capita vs. share of electricity generation from renewables 3.7 tonnes per person (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is per capita greenhouse gas emissions, excluding land use and forestry in Equatorial Guinea?
- Per capita greenhouse gas emissions, excluding land use and forestry 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 greenhouse gas emissions, excluding land use and forestry 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 greenhouse gas emissions, excluding land use and forestry 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 greenhouse gas emissions, excluding land use and forestry?
- Equatorial Guinea ranks 67th out of 194 countries with data for 2024.
- Is per capita greenhouse gas emissions, excluding land use and forestry 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 greenhouse gas emissions, excluding land use and forestry. 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.