Per capita greenhouse gas emissions, excluding land use and forestry in Guinea
Guinea: Per capita greenhouse gas emissions, excluding land use and forestry was 0.6324 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
0.6324 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person
Change on year
down 0.1%
World rank
173rd
of 194 countries
All-time high
0.781 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person
in 2017
All-time low
0.281 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person
in 1900
Years of data
175
1850–2024
Per capita greenhouse gas emissions, excluding land use and forestry in 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 Guinea is 0.6324 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person, measured in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.1% on the previous year and up 2.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, per capita greenhouse gas emissions, excluding land use and forestry in Guinea peaked at 0.781 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person in 2017 and was at its lowest, 0.281 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person, in 1900.
Guinea ranks 173rd of 194 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 175 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1850s | 0.3212 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.3173 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.3245 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 1860s | 0.3115 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.3066 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.3162 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 1870s | 0.3012 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.2972 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.3054 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 1880s | 0.2906 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.2851 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.2961 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 1890s | 0.2831 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.2815 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.2851 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 1900s | 0.2866 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.281 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.2916 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 1910s | 0.2991 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.2924 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.3077 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 1920s | 0.319 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.3104 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.3235 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 1930s | 0.3219 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.3169 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.3265 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 1940s | 0.3351 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.3251 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.3653 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 1950s | 0.4418 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.4242 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.4589 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 1960s | 0.5919 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.5276 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.6038 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 1970s | 0.5896 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.5743 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.6109 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.5935 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.5737 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.6176 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.5978 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.5456 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.6619 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.6583 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.6512 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.6655 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.6616 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.606 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.781 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.6597 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.6324 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.711 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 5 |
Countries ranked near Guinea
- 170 East Timor 0.6698 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person compare
- 171 Solomon Islands 0.665 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person compare
- 172 Eritrea 0.6461 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person compare
- 174 Liberia 0.6201 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person compare
- 175 Central African Republic 0.6121 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person compare
- 176 Tanzania 0.581 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person compare
More climate change data for Guinea
- Share of global CO₂ emissions and population 0.3% (2100)
- Population growth 2.3% (2025)
- Population, total 15.10 million (2025)
- Urban population growth 3.5% (2025)
- Urban population 5.82 million (2025)
- Urban population 38.5% (2025)
- CO₂ emissions per capita vs. GDP per capita 0.2729 tonnes per person (2024)
- Cumulative CO₂ emissions 105.94 million tonnes (2024)
- CO₂ emissions per capita 0.2729 tonnes per person (2024)
- CO₂ emissions per capita vs. share of electricity generation from renewables 0.2729 tonnes per person (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is per capita greenhouse gas emissions, excluding land use and forestry in Guinea?
- Per capita greenhouse gas emissions, excluding land use and forestry in Guinea was 0.6324 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 Guinea?
- The highest recorded value was 0.781 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person in 2017.
- What is the lowest per capita greenhouse gas emissions, excluding land use and forestry recorded in Guinea?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.281 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person in 1900.
- How does Guinea rank for per capita greenhouse gas emissions, excluding land use and forestry?
- Guinea ranks 173rd out of 194 countries with data for 2024.
- Is per capita greenhouse gas emissions, excluding land use and forestry rising or falling in Guinea?
- Over the last ten years it is up 2.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this 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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About this data
Greenhouse gas emissions are measured in tonnes per person of carbon dioxide-equivalents over a 100-year timescale.