Per capita methane emissions in Guinea-Bissau
Guinea-Bissau: Per capita methane emissions was 0.9511 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
0.9511 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person
Change on year
down 2.0%
World rank
101st
of 199 countries
All-time high
1.35 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person
in 1982
All-time low
0.4868 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person
in 1910
Years of data
175
1850–2024
Per capita methane 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
Guinea-Bissau recorded 0.9511 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person for per capita methane emissions in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 2.0% on the previous year and down 12.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, per capita methane emissions in Guinea-Bissau peaked at 1.35 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person in 1982 and was at its lowest, 0.4868 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person, in 1910.
That places Guinea-Bissau 101st out of 199 countries with data for 2024, putting it 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 | 0.585 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.5764 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.5925 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 1860s | 0.6602 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.571 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.7047 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 1870s | 0.6697 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.6516 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.6875 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 1880s | 0.6251 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.584 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.648 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 1890s | 0.5378 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.5076 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.5737 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 1900s | 0.494 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.4879 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.5022 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 1910s | 0.5184 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.4868 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.5492 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 1920s | 0.5697 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.5542 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.5809 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 1930s | 0.6108 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.5829 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.6653 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 1940s | 0.7543 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.6808 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.8271 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 1950s | 0.9506 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.8499 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.06 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 1960s | 1.09 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.04 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.16 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 1970s | 1.15 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.04 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.22 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 1.18 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.09 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.35 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 1.19 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.11 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.26 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 1.2 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.15 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.25 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.1 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.03 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.18 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.9785 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.9511 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.01 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 5 |
Countries ranked near Guinea-Bissau
- 98 Burkina Faso 0.9658 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person compare
- 99 Israel 0.9549 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person compare
- 100 Kenya 0.9537 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person compare
- 102 Eswatini 0.9452 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person compare
- 103 France 0.9438 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person compare
- 104 Chile 0.9431 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 methane emissions in Guinea-Bissau?
- Per capita methane emissions in Guinea-Bissau was 0.9511 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 methane emissions recorded in Guinea-Bissau?
- The highest recorded value was 1.35 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person in 1982.
- What is the lowest per capita methane emissions recorded in Guinea-Bissau?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.4868 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person in 1910.
- How does Guinea-Bissau rank for per capita methane emissions?
- Guinea-Bissau ranks 101st out of 199 countries with data for 2024.
- Is per capita methane emissions rising or falling in Guinea-Bissau?
- Over the last ten years it is down 12.2%. 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 methane emissions. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Measured in tonnes per person of carbon dioxide-equivalents over a 100-year timescale.