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.
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
- 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 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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About this data
Measured in tonnes per person of carbon dioxide-equivalents over a 100-year timescale.