Per capita greenhouse gas emissions by sector in Guinea
Guinea: Per capita greenhouse gas emissions by sector was 9.72 kilograms per person in 2023. ▲ Rising
Per capita greenhouse gas emissions by sector in Guinea, 1990–2023
Source: Climate Watch (2026); Population based on various sources (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in kilograms per person.
Analysis
The most recent figure for per capita greenhouse gas emissions by sector in Guinea is 9.72 kilograms per person, measured in 2023.
The figure is down 2.4% on the previous year and up 36.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, per capita greenhouse gas emissions by sector in Guinea peaked at 9.97 kilograms per person in 2019 and was at its lowest, 5.95 kilograms per person, in 2015.
Guinea ranks 156th of 191 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 34 years of available data.
Per capita greenhouse gas emissions by sector in Guinea, year by year
| Year | kilograms per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 7.77 kilograms per person | — |
| 1991 | 7.47 kilograms per person | -3.9% |
| 1992 | 7.23 kilograms per person | -3.1% |
| 1993 | 7.01 kilograms per person | -3.0% |
| 1994 | 6.81 kilograms per person | -3.0% |
| 1995 | 6.62 kilograms per person | -2.8% |
| 1996 | 7.72 kilograms per person | +16.7% |
| 1997 | 7.56 kilograms per person | -2.0% |
| 1998 | 7.42 kilograms per person | -1.9% |
| 1999 | 7.26 kilograms per person | -2.2% |
| 2000 | 8.3 kilograms per person | +14.4% |
| 2001 | 8.2 kilograms per person | -1.3% |
| 2002 | 8.07 kilograms per person | -1.5% |
| 2003 | 7.89 kilograms per person | -2.2% |
| 2004 | 7.72 kilograms per person | -2.1% |
| 2005 | 7.57 kilograms per person | -2.0% |
| 2006 | 7.41 kilograms per person | -2.1% |
| 2007 | 8.28 kilograms per person | +11.7% |
| 2008 | 8.08 kilograms per person | -2.4% |
| 2009 | 7.89 kilograms per person | -2.4% |
| 2010 | 7.7 kilograms per person | -2.4% |
| 2011 | 7.51 kilograms per person | -2.4% |
| 2012 | 7.32 kilograms per person | -2.4% |
| 2013 | 7.15 kilograms per person | -2.4% |
| 2014 | 6.97 kilograms per person | -2.4% |
| 2015 | 5.95 kilograms per person | -14.7% |
| 2016 | 6.63 kilograms per person | +11.4% |
| 2017 | 8.07 kilograms per person | +21.8% |
| 2018 | 7.87 kilograms per person | -2.5% |
| 2019 | 9.97 kilograms per person | +26.7% |
| 2020 | 5.98 kilograms per person | -40.0% |
| 2021 | 9.48 kilograms per person | +58.5% |
| 2022 | 9.96 kilograms per person | +5.1% |
| 2023 | 9.72 kilograms per person | -2.4% |
Guinea compared with similar countries
- Guinea's 9.72 kilograms per person is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 12.86 kilograms per person, 76% of the median. (46 countries reporting)
- Guinea's 9.72 kilograms per person is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 11.55 kilograms per person, 84% of the median. (48 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Per capita greenhouse gas emissions by sector in 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.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | +58.5% | 5.98 kilograms per person | 9.48 kilograms per person |
| 2020 | -40.0% | 9.97 kilograms per person | 5.98 kilograms per person |
| 2019 | +26.7% | 7.87 kilograms per person | 9.97 kilograms per person |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 7.29 kilograms per person | 6.62 kilograms per person | 7.77 kilograms per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 7.94 kilograms per person | 7.41 kilograms per person | 8.3 kilograms per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 7.51 kilograms per person | 5.95 kilograms per person | 9.97 kilograms per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 8.79 kilograms per person | 5.98 kilograms per person | 9.96 kilograms per person | 4 |
Countries ranked near Guinea
More climate change data for Guinea
- Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Synthetic fertilizers (Agricultural) 17.82 million kg (2050)
- 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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is per capita greenhouse gas emissions by sector in Guinea?
- Per capita greenhouse gas emissions by sector in Guinea was 9.72 kilograms per person in 2023, according to Climate Watch (2026); Population based on various sources (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest per capita greenhouse gas emissions by sector recorded in Guinea?
- The highest recorded value was 9.97 kilograms per person in 2019.
- What is the lowest per capita greenhouse gas emissions by sector recorded in Guinea?
- The lowest recorded value was 5.95 kilograms per person in 2015.
- How does Guinea rank for per capita greenhouse gas emissions by sector?
- Guinea ranks 156th out of 191 countries with data for 2023.
- Is per capita greenhouse gas emissions by sector rising or falling in Guinea?
- Over the last ten years it is up 36.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Guinea data come from?
- The figures come from Climate Watch (2026); Population based on various sources (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Per capita greenhouse gas emissions by sector. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Emissions are measured in kilograms of carbon dioxide-equivalents per person.