Savanna — Emissions (CH4) in Guinea
Guinea: Savanna — Emissions (CH4) was 43.44 kt in 2024. ▲ Rising
Savanna — Emissions in Guinea, 1990–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in kt.
Analysis
Guinea recorded 43.44 kt for savanna — emissions in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 12.5% on the previous year and down 12.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, savanna — emissions in Guinea peaked at 74.83 kt in 2016 and was at its lowest, 6.24 kt, in 1996.
That places Guinea 9th out of 221 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 35 years of available data.
Savanna — Emissions (CH4) in Guinea, year by year
| Year | kt | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 43.37 kt | — |
| 1991 | 43.37 kt | +0.0% |
| 1992 | 43.37 kt | +0.0% |
| 1993 | 43.37 kt | +0.0% |
| 1994 | 43.37 kt | +0.0% |
| 1995 | 43.37 kt | +0.0% |
| 1996 | 6.24 kt | -85.6% |
| 1997 | 7.48 kt | +19.9% |
| 1998 | 16.14 kt | +115.9% |
| 1999 | 10.04 kt | -37.8% |
| 2000 | 9.43 kt | -6.1% |
| 2001 | 43.24 kt | +358.7% |
| 2002 | 57.34 kt | +32.6% |
| 2003 | 52.99 kt | -7.6% |
| 2004 | 44.35 kt | -16.3% |
| 2005 | 61.64 kt | +39.0% |
| 2006 | 55.7 kt | -9.6% |
| 2007 | 52.5 kt | -5.7% |
| 2008 | 55.61 kt | +5.9% |
| 2009 | 50.52 kt | -9.1% |
| 2010 | 44.63 kt | -11.7% |
| 2011 | 49.16 kt | +10.1% |
| 2012 | 61.02 kt | +24.1% |
| 2013 | 55.91 kt | -8.4% |
| 2014 | 49.84 kt | -10.9% |
| 2015 | 40.11 kt | -19.5% |
| 2016 | 74.83 kt | +86.5% |
| 2017 | 55.46 kt | -25.9% |
| 2018 | 37.64 kt | -32.1% |
| 2019 | 46.46 kt | +23.4% |
| 2020 | 50.05 kt | +7.7% |
| 2021 | 37.03 kt | -26.0% |
| 2022 | 50.3 kt | +35.9% |
| 2023 | 38.62 kt | -23.2% |
| 2024 | 43.44 kt | +12.5% |
Guinea compared with similar countries
- Guinea's 43.44 kt is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.1094 kt, 397.1× the median. (41 countries reporting)
- Guinea's 43.44 kt is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 2.11 kt, 20.6× the median. (44 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Savanna — Emissions (CH4) 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2001 | +358.7% | 9.43 kt | 43.24 kt |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 30.01 kt | 6.24 kt | 43.37 kt | 10 |
| 2000s | 48.33 kt | 9.43 kt | 61.64 kt | 10 |
| 2010s | 51.51 kt | 37.64 kt | 74.83 kt | 10 |
| 2020s | 43.89 kt | 37.03 kt | 50.3 kt | 5 |
Countries ranked near Guinea
- 6 Central African Republic 153.84 kt compare
- 7 Brazil 148.62 kt compare
- 7 Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of) 29 kt compare
- 8 OECD 67.52 kt compare
- 9 Viet Nam 1.31 kt compare
- 10 Australia and New Zealand 41.85 kt compare
- 10 Melanesia 1.13 kt compare
- 11 Australia 41.85 kt compare
- 11 Lao People's Democratic Republic 0.8806 kt compare
- 12 Ethiopia 37.2 kt compare
- 12 Türkiye 0.092 kt 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 savanna — emissions in Guinea?
- Savanna — emissions in Guinea was 43.44 kt in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest savanna — emissions recorded in Guinea?
- The highest recorded value was 74.83 kt in 2016.
- What is the lowest savanna — emissions recorded in Guinea?
- The lowest recorded value was 6.24 kt in 1996.
- How does Guinea rank for savanna — emissions?
- Guinea ranks 9th out of 221 countries with data for 2024.
- Is savanna — emissions rising or falling in Guinea?
- Over the last ten years it is down 12.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Guinea data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Savanna — Emissions (CH4). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The FAOSTAT domain on Emissions from Fires consists of estimates of methane (CH4), nitrous oxide (N2O) and carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions generated from biomass burning in a range of vegetation types and from fires in organic soils.