Per capita methane emissions in Guinea
Guinea: Per capita methane emissions was 1.46 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
1.46 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person
Change on year
down 1.0%
World rank
46th
of 199 countries
All-time high
1.53 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person
in 2016
All-time low
0.6115 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person
in 1900
Years of data
175
1850–2024
Per capita methane emissions 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
Guinea recorded 1.46 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person for per capita methane emissions in 2024.
That represents a change of down 1.0% on the previous year and down 1.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, per capita methane emissions in Guinea peaked at 1.53 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person in 2016 and was at its lowest, 0.6115 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person, in 1900.
That places Guinea 46th out of 199 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 175 years of available data.
Per capita methane emissions in Guinea, year by year
| Year | tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1850 | 0.7965 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | — |
| 1851 | 0.7934 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -0.4% |
| 1852 | 0.7899 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -0.5% |
| 1853 | 0.7857 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -0.5% |
| 1854 | 0.7816 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -0.5% |
| 1855 | 0.7776 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -0.5% |
| 1856 | 0.7735 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -0.5% |
| 1857 | 0.7695 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -0.5% |
| 1858 | 0.7656 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -0.5% |
| 1859 | 0.7614 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -0.5% |
| 1860 | 0.7572 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -0.6% |
| 1861 | 0.7536 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -0.5% |
| 1862 | 0.7498 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -0.5% |
| 1863 | 0.746 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -0.5% |
| 1864 | 0.7421 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -0.5% |
| 1865 | 0.7383 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -0.5% |
| 1866 | 0.7345 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -0.5% |
| 1867 | 0.7307 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -0.5% |
| 1868 | 0.7269 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -0.5% |
| 1869 | 0.723 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -0.5% |
| 1870 | 0.719 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -0.6% |
| 1871 | 0.7149 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -0.6% |
| 1872 | 0.7107 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -0.6% |
| 1873 | 0.7063 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -0.6% |
| 1874 | 0.702 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -0.6% |
| 1875 | 0.6978 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -0.6% |
| 1876 | 0.6935 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -0.6% |
| 1877 | 0.6893 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -0.6% |
| 1878 | 0.6851 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -0.6% |
| 1879 | 0.6809 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -0.6% |
| 1880 | 0.6768 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -0.6% |
| 1881 | 0.6727 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -0.6% |
| 1882 | 0.6686 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -0.6% |
| 1883 | 0.6646 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -0.6% |
| 1884 | 0.6606 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -0.6% |
| 1885 | 0.6566 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -0.6% |
| 1886 | 0.6527 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -0.6% |
| 1887 | 0.6487 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -0.6% |
| 1888 | 0.6448 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -0.6% |
| 1889 | 0.6412 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -0.6% |
| 1890 | 0.6379 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -0.5% |
| 1891 | 0.6348 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -0.5% |
| 1892 | 0.632 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -0.4% |
| 1893 | 0.6295 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -0.4% |
| 1894 | 0.627 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -0.4% |
| 1895 | 0.6245 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -0.4% |
| 1896 | 0.622 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -0.4% |
| 1897 | 0.6196 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -0.4% |
| 1898 | 0.6171 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -0.4% |
| 1899 | 0.6144 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -0.4% |
| 1900 | 0.6115 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -0.5% |
| 1901 | 0.6121 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +0.1% |
| 1902 | 0.6125 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +0.1% |
| 1903 | 0.6126 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +0.0% |
| 1904 | 0.6127 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +0.0% |
| 1905 | 0.6128 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +0.0% |
| 1906 | 0.6129 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +0.0% |
| 1907 | 0.6129 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +0.0% |
| 1908 | 0.6129 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -0.0% |
| 1909 | 0.6127 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -0.0% |
| 1910 | 0.6124 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -0.0% |
| 1911 | 0.6199 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +1.2% |
| 1912 | 0.627 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +1.2% |
| 1913 | 0.6339 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +1.1% |
| 1914 | 0.6371 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +0.5% |
| 1915 | 0.6428 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +0.9% |
| 1916 | 0.6483 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +0.9% |
| 1917 | 0.6537 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +0.8% |
| 1918 | 0.6624 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +1.3% |
| 1919 | 0.6698 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +1.1% |
| 1920 | 0.6759 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +0.9% |
| 1921 | 0.6827 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +1.0% |
| 1922 | 0.688 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +0.8% |
| 1923 | 0.692 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +0.6% |
| 1924 | 0.6958 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +0.5% |
| 1925 | 0.6994 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +0.5% |
| 1926 | 0.7027 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +0.5% |
| 1927 | 0.7044 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +0.2% |
| 1928 | 0.7058 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +0.2% |
| 1929 | 0.7075 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +0.2% |
| 1930 | 0.7094 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +0.3% |
| 1931 | 0.7131 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +0.5% |
| 1932 | 0.7171 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +0.6% |
| 1933 | 0.7155 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -0.2% |
| 1934 | 0.7138 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -0.2% |
| 1935 | 0.7153 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +0.2% |
| 1936 | 0.7287 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +1.9% |
| 1937 | 0.7472 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +2.5% |
| 1938 | 0.7627 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +2.1% |
| 1939 | 0.7775 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +1.9% |
| 1940 | 0.7916 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +1.8% |
| 1941 | 0.8072 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +2.0% |
| 1942 | 0.8213 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +1.7% |
| 1943 | 0.8345 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +1.6% |
| 1944 | 0.8476 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +1.6% |
| 1945 | 0.8629 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +1.8% |
| 1946 | 0.8778 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +1.7% |
| 1947 | 0.896 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +2.1% |
| 1948 | 0.9156 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +2.2% |
| 1949 | 0.9453 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +3.2% |
| 1950 | 0.9556 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +1.1% |
| 1951 | 0.9715 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +1.7% |
| 1952 | 0.9862 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +1.5% |
| 1953 | 1 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +1.4% |
| 1954 | 1.01 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +1.4% |
| 1955 | 1.03 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +1.4% |
| 1956 | 1.04 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +1.4% |
| 1957 | 1.06 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +1.4% |
| 1958 | 1.07 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +1.4% |
| 1959 | 1.08 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +1.4% |
| 1960 | 1.1 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +1.4% |
| 1961 | 1.08 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -2.1% |
| 1962 | 1.09 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +1.0% |
| 1963 | 1.1 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +0.9% |
| 1964 | 1.11 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +0.8% |
| 1965 | 1.11 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +0.7% |
| 1966 | 1.12 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +0.7% |
| 1967 | 1.11 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -1.4% |
| 1968 | 1.1 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -0.3% |
| 1969 | 1.09 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -1.4% |
| 1970 | 1.13 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +4.1% |
| 1971 | 1.1 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -2.7% |
| 1972 | 1.09 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -1.2% |
| 1973 | 1.13 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +4.0% |
| 1974 | 1.01 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -10.7% |
| 1975 | 1.05 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +3.9% |
| 1976 | 1.06 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +0.9% |
| 1977 | 1.13 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +6.6% |
| 1978 | 1.04 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -8.1% |
| 1979 | 1.07 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +3.0% |
| 1980 | 1.17 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +9.3% |
| 1981 | 1.06 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -9.1% |
| 1982 | 1.12 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +6.0% |
| 1983 | 1.08 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -4.2% |
| 1984 | 1.06 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -1.5% |
| 1985 | 0.9778 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -7.8% |
| 1986 | 0.9092 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -7.0% |
| 1987 | 0.9533 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +4.8% |
| 1988 | 0.9398 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -1.4% |
| 1989 | 0.988 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +5.1% |
| 1990 | 1.06 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +7.6% |
| 1991 | 1.07 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +0.5% |
| 1992 | 1 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -6.3% |
| 1993 | 1.02 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +2.1% |
| 1994 | 1.04 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +1.4% |
| 1995 | 1.04 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +0.6% |
| 1996 | 1.07 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +3.0% |
| 1997 | 0.9864 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -8.1% |
| 1998 | 1.04 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +5.0% |
| 1999 | 1.1 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +6.2% |
| 2000 | 1.12 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +2.2% |
| 2001 | 1.14 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +1.1% |
| 2002 | 1.2 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +5.6% |
| 2003 | 1.2 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -0.4% |
| 2004 | 1.18 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -0.9% |
| 2005 | 1.26 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +6.2% |
| 2006 | 1.26 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -0.0% |
| 2007 | 1.26 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -0.2% |
| 2008 | 1.27 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +1.5% |
| 2009 | 1.28 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +0.1% |
| 2010 | 1.43 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +12.3% |
| 2011 | 1.46 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +2.2% |
| 2012 | 1.5 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +2.7% |
| 2013 | 1.49 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -0.6% |
| 2014 | 1.48 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -0.6% |
| 2015 | 1.46 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -1.7% |
| 2016 | 1.53 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +5.0% |
| 2017 | 1.51 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -1.5% |
| 2018 | 1.48 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -1.8% |
| 2019 | 1.48 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -0.0% |
| 2020 | 1.47 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -0.7% |
| 2021 | 1.43 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -2.6% |
| 2022 | 1.47 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +2.4% |
| 2023 | 1.47 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +0.5% |
| 2024 | 1.46 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -1.0% |
Guinea compared with similar countries
- Guinea's 1.46 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.8299 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person, 1.8× the median. (46 countries reporting)
- Guinea's 1.46 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.8668 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person, 1.7× the median. (48 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1850s | 0.7795 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.7614 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.7965 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 1860s | 0.7402 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.723 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.7572 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 1870s | 0.6999 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.6809 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.719 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 1880s | 0.6587 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.6412 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.6768 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 1890s | 0.6259 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.6144 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.6379 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 1900s | 0.6126 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.6115 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.6129 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 1910s | 0.6407 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.6124 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.6698 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 1920s | 0.6954 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.6759 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.7075 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 1930s | 0.73 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.7094 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.7775 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 1940s | 0.86 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.7916 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.9453 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 1950s | 1.02 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.9556 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.08 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 1960s | 1.1 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.08 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.12 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 1970s | 1.08 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.01 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.13 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 1.03 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.9092 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.17 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 1.04 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.9864 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.1 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 1.22 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.12 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.28 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.48 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.43 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.53 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.46 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.43 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.47 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 5 |
Countries ranked near Guinea
- 43 Norway 1.51 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person compare
- 44 Algeria 1.48 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person compare
- 45 Laos 1.47 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person compare
- 47 Indonesia 1.45 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person compare
- 48 Suriname 1.45 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person compare
- 49 Uzbekistan 1.45 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person compare
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 methane emissions in Guinea?
- Per capita methane emissions in Guinea was 1.46 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?
- The highest recorded value was 1.53 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person in 2016.
- What is the lowest per capita methane emissions recorded in Guinea?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.6115 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person in 1900.
- How does Guinea rank for per capita methane emissions?
- Guinea ranks 46th out of 199 countries with data for 2024.
- Is per capita methane emissions rising or falling in Guinea?
- Over the last ten years it is down 1.7%. 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 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.