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.
Per capita methane emissions in Guinea-Bissau, year by year
| Year | tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1850 | 0.5925 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | — |
| 1851 | 0.5915 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -0.2% |
| 1852 | 0.59 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -0.2% |
| 1853 | 0.5881 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -0.3% |
| 1854 | 0.5861 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -0.3% |
| 1855 | 0.5842 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -0.3% |
| 1856 | 0.5822 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -0.3% |
| 1857 | 0.5803 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -0.3% |
| 1858 | 0.5784 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -0.3% |
| 1859 | 0.5764 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -0.3% |
| 1860 | 0.5742 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -0.4% |
| 1861 | 0.5727 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -0.3% |
| 1862 | 0.571 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -0.3% |
| 1863 | 0.7047 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +23.4% |
| 1864 | 0.7024 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -0.3% |
| 1865 | 0.7001 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -0.3% |
| 1866 | 0.6978 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -0.3% |
| 1867 | 0.6956 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -0.3% |
| 1868 | 0.6933 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -0.3% |
| 1869 | 0.6906 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -0.4% |
| 1870 | 0.6875 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -0.4% |
| 1871 | 0.6841 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -0.5% |
| 1872 | 0.6802 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -0.6% |
| 1873 | 0.676 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -0.6% |
| 1874 | 0.6718 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -0.6% |
| 1875 | 0.6676 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -0.6% |
| 1876 | 0.6635 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -0.6% |
| 1877 | 0.6593 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -0.6% |
| 1878 | 0.6552 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -0.6% |
| 1879 | 0.6516 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -0.6% |
| 1880 | 0.648 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -0.6% |
| 1881 | 0.6445 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -0.5% |
| 1882 | 0.641 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -0.5% |
| 1883 | 0.6388 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -0.3% |
| 1884 | 0.6367 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -0.3% |
| 1885 | 0.6347 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -0.3% |
| 1886 | 0.6204 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -2.3% |
| 1887 | 0.6072 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -2.1% |
| 1888 | 0.5951 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -2.0% |
| 1889 | 0.584 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -1.9% |
| 1890 | 0.5737 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -1.8% |
| 1891 | 0.5642 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -1.7% |
| 1892 | 0.5553 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -1.6% |
| 1893 | 0.5471 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -1.5% |
| 1894 | 0.5394 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -1.4% |
| 1895 | 0.5323 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -1.3% |
| 1896 | 0.5255 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -1.3% |
| 1897 | 0.5192 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -1.2% |
| 1898 | 0.5132 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -1.2% |
| 1899 | 0.5076 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -1.1% |
| 1900 | 0.5022 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -1.1% |
| 1901 | 0.4984 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -0.8% |
| 1902 | 0.4971 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -0.3% |
| 1903 | 0.4958 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -0.3% |
| 1904 | 0.4944 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -0.3% |
| 1905 | 0.4931 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -0.3% |
| 1906 | 0.4918 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -0.3% |
| 1907 | 0.4905 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -0.3% |
| 1908 | 0.4891 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -0.3% |
| 1909 | 0.4879 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -0.2% |
| 1910 | 0.4868 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -0.2% |
| 1911 | 0.4939 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +1.5% |
| 1912 | 0.5011 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +1.4% |
| 1913 | 0.5082 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +1.4% |
| 1914 | 0.5153 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +1.4% |
| 1915 | 0.5222 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +1.3% |
| 1916 | 0.529 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +1.3% |
| 1917 | 0.5358 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +1.3% |
| 1918 | 0.543 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +1.4% |
| 1919 | 0.5492 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +1.1% |
| 1920 | 0.5542 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +0.9% |
| 1921 | 0.5596 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +1.0% |
| 1922 | 0.5638 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +0.7% |
| 1923 | 0.5668 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +0.5% |
| 1924 | 0.5696 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +0.5% |
| 1925 | 0.5722 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +0.5% |
| 1926 | 0.5746 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +0.4% |
| 1927 | 0.5769 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +0.4% |
| 1928 | 0.5789 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +0.4% |
| 1929 | 0.5809 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +0.3% |
| 1930 | 0.5829 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +0.3% |
| 1931 | 0.5866 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +0.6% |
| 1932 | 0.5901 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +0.6% |
| 1933 | 0.5929 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +0.5% |
| 1934 | 0.5957 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +0.5% |
| 1935 | 0.5983 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +0.4% |
| 1936 | 0.6153 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +2.8% |
| 1937 | 0.6322 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +2.8% |
| 1938 | 0.649 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +2.7% |
| 1939 | 0.6653 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +2.5% |
| 1940 | 0.6808 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +2.3% |
| 1941 | 0.6981 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +2.5% |
| 1942 | 0.7146 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +2.4% |
| 1943 | 0.7304 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +2.2% |
| 1944 | 0.7459 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +2.1% |
| 1945 | 0.7625 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +2.2% |
| 1946 | 0.7788 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +2.1% |
| 1947 | 0.7947 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +2.0% |
| 1948 | 0.8103 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +2.0% |
| 1949 | 0.8271 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +2.1% |
| 1950 | 0.8499 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +2.8% |
| 1951 | 0.8695 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +2.3% |
| 1952 | 0.8912 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +2.5% |
| 1953 | 0.9131 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +2.5% |
| 1954 | 0.9358 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +2.5% |
| 1955 | 0.9593 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +2.5% |
| 1956 | 0.9838 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +2.6% |
| 1957 | 1.01 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +2.6% |
| 1958 | 1.03 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +2.5% |
| 1959 | 1.06 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +2.4% |
| 1960 | 1.08 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +2.3% |
| 1961 | 1.09 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +0.5% |
| 1962 | 1.1 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +0.7% |
| 1963 | 1.09 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -0.2% |
| 1964 | 1.16 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +5.8% |
| 1965 | 1.12 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -3.0% |
| 1966 | 1.09 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -2.5% |
| 1967 | 1.06 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -2.8% |
| 1968 | 1.04 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -2.4% |
| 1969 | 1.04 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +0.1% |
| 1970 | 1.12 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +8.1% |
| 1971 | 1.13 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +0.4% |
| 1972 | 1.15 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +2.1% |
| 1973 | 1.22 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +5.7% |
| 1974 | 1.13 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -7.3% |
| 1975 | 1.2 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +6.5% |
| 1976 | 1.21 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +1.1% |
| 1977 | 1.21 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -0.2% |
| 1978 | 1.04 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -14.0% |
| 1979 | 1.06 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +2.2% |
| 1980 | 1.18 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +10.8% |
| 1981 | 1.17 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -1.1% |
| 1982 | 1.35 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +15.9% |
| 1983 | 1.27 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -6.1% |
| 1984 | 1.22 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -4.1% |
| 1985 | 1.09 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -10.1% |
| 1986 | 1.1 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +0.3% |
| 1987 | 1.12 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +2.0% |
| 1988 | 1.1 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -1.2% |
| 1989 | 1.18 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +6.4% |
| 1990 | 1.26 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +7.3% |
| 1991 | 1.25 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -0.9% |
| 1992 | 1.24 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -1.2% |
| 1993 | 1.21 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -1.8% |
| 1994 | 1.19 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -1.7% |
| 1995 | 1.2 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +0.5% |
| 1996 | 1.15 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -3.8% |
| 1997 | 1.12 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -3.1% |
| 1998 | 1.11 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -0.9% |
| 1999 | 1.18 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +6.3% |
| 2000 | 1.18 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +0.2% |
| 2001 | 1.25 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +6.1% |
| 2002 | 1.25 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +0.2% |
| 2003 | 1.24 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -1.2% |
| 2004 | 1.19 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -3.7% |
| 2005 | 1.17 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -1.7% |
| 2006 | 1.22 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +3.8% |
| 2007 | 1.19 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -1.8% |
| 2008 | 1.15 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -3.5% |
| 2009 | 1.18 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +2.1% |
| 2010 | 1.18 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +0.5% |
| 2011 | 1.14 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -3.4% |
| 2012 | 1.17 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +2.8% |
| 2013 | 1.14 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -2.8% |
| 2014 | 1.08 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -5.1% |
| 2015 | 1.1 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +1.5% |
| 2016 | 1.07 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -3.0% |
| 2017 | 1.04 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -2.1% |
| 2018 | 1.04 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +0.1% |
| 2019 | 1.03 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -1.0% |
| 2020 | 1.01 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -2.3% |
| 2021 | 0.9757 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -3.4% |
| 2022 | 0.9848 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +0.9% |
| 2023 | 0.9708 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -1.4% |
| 2024 | 0.9511 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -2.0% |
Guinea-Bissau compared with similar countries
- Guinea-Bissau's 0.9511 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person is above the median for low income countries, which is 0.7756 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person, 1.2× the median. (25 countries reporting)
- Guinea-Bissau's 0.9511 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.8668 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person, 1.1× the median. (48 countries reporting)
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
- Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Synthetic fertilizers (Agricultural) 2.69 million kg (2023)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) 1,460 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 527.8 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 932.22 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 1.99 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 33.29 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) 273.82 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 40.84 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 232.99 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions 0.1541 kt (2050)
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.