Share of cumulative CO₂ emissions from oil in Equatorial Guinea
Equatorial Guinea: Share of cumulative CO₂ emissions from oil was 0.0% in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Share of cumulative CO₂ emissions from oil in Equatorial Guinea, 1950–2024
Source: Global Carbon Budget (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2024, share of cumulative co₂ emissions from oil in Equatorial Guinea stood at 0.0%. That is the highest value across all 75 years on record.
The figure is up 1.5% on the previous year and up 27.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of cumulative co₂ emissions from oil in Equatorial Guinea peaked at 0.0% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 0.0%, in 1950.
Equatorial Guinea ranks 170th of 215 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Share of cumulative CO₂ emissions from oil in Equatorial Guinea, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1950 | 0.0% | — |
| 1951 | 0.0% | +88.4% |
| 1952 | 0.0% | +41.3% |
| 1953 | 0.0% | +25.6% |
| 1954 | 0.0% | +57.0% |
| 1955 | 0.0% | +40.9% |
| 1956 | 0.0% | +25.1% |
| 1957 | 0.0% | +15.0% |
| 1958 | 0.0% | +19.0% |
| 1959 | 0.0% | +13.7% |
| 1960 | 0.0% | +1.5% |
| 1961 | 0.0% | +0.9% |
| 1962 | 0.0% | +0.4% |
| 1963 | 0.0% | +1.0% |
| 1964 | 0.0% | +0.4% |
| 1965 | 0.0% | +0.8% |
| 1966 | 0.0% | -0.6% |
| 1967 | 0.0% | -0.9% |
| 1968 | 0.0% | -0.6% |
| 1969 | 0.0% | +1.7% |
| 1970 | 0.0% | -0.6% |
| 1971 | 0.0% | +3.8% |
| 1972 | 0.0% | +5.8% |
| 1973 | 0.0% | -3.0% |
| 1974 | 0.0% | +0.1% |
| 1975 | 0.0% | +1.4% |
| 1976 | 0.0% | +0.9% |
| 1977 | 0.0% | +0.6% |
| 1978 | 0.0% | +1.0% |
| 1979 | 0.0% | +0.2% |
| 1980 | 0.0% | +0.0% |
| 1981 | 0.0% | +1.1% |
| 1982 | 0.0% | +1.4% |
| 1983 | 0.0% | +0.5% |
| 1984 | 0.0% | +1.7% |
| 1985 | 0.0% | +0.6% |
| 1986 | 0.0% | +1.4% |
| 1987 | 0.0% | +2.3% |
| 1988 | 0.0% | +2.4% |
| 1989 | 0.0% | +2.7% |
| 1990 | 0.0% | -0.3% |
| 1991 | 0.0% | -0.3% |
| 1992 | 0.0% | -0.1% |
| 1993 | 0.0% | +0.1% |
| 1994 | 0.0% | +0.2% |
| 1995 | 0.0% | +0.5% |
| 1996 | 0.0% | +2.5% |
| 1997 | 0.0% | +8.9% |
| 1998 | 0.0% | +4.8% |
| 1999 | 0.0% | +6.5% |
| 2000 | 0.0% | +8.2% |
| 2001 | 0.0% | +9.2% |
| 2002 | 0.0% | +11.8% |
| 2003 | 0.0% | +13.7% |
| 2004 | 0.0% | +16.9% |
| 2005 | 0.0% | +14.3% |
| 2006 | 0.0% | +12.4% |
| 2007 | 0.0% | +10.8% |
| 2008 | 0.0% | +9.2% |
| 2009 | 0.0% | +7.8% |
| 2010 | 0.0% | +6.8% |
| 2011 | 0.0% | +6.2% |
| 2012 | 0.0% | +5.8% |
| 2013 | 0.0% | +5.2% |
| 2014 | 0.0% | +4.8% |
| 2015 | 0.0% | +4.4% |
| 2016 | 0.0% | +3.7% |
| 2017 | 0.0% | +3.0% |
| 2018 | 0.0% | +2.5% |
| 2019 | 0.0% | +2.4% |
| 2020 | 0.0% | +2.0% |
| 2021 | 0.0% | +1.8% |
| 2022 | 0.0% | +1.6% |
| 2023 | 0.0% | +1.5% |
| 2024 | 0.0% | +1.5% |
Equatorial Guinea compared with similar countries
- Equatorial Guinea's 0.0% is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.1%, 6% of the median. (58 countries reporting)
- Equatorial Guinea's 0.0% is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.0%, 36% of the median. (48 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Share of cumulative CO₂ emissions from oil in Equatorial 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1951 | +88.4% | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| 1954 | +57.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| 1952 | +41.3% | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| 1955 | +40.9% | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| 1953 | +25.6% | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| 1956 | +25.1% | 0.0% | 0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 10 |
| 1960s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 10 |
| 1970s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Equatorial Guinea
More climate change data for Equatorial Guinea
- Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Synthetic fertilizers (Agricultural) 300,667 kg (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) 25.27 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 10.65 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 14.62 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 0.0402 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 0.5221 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) 1.67 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 1.67 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions 0.0063 kt (2050)
- Synthetic Fertilizers — Emissions (CO2eq) 1.67 kt (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of cumulative co₂ emissions from oil in Equatorial Guinea?
- Share of cumulative co₂ emissions from oil in Equatorial Guinea was 0.0% in 2024, according to Global Carbon Budget (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share of cumulative co₂ emissions from oil recorded in Equatorial Guinea?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0% in 2024.
- What is the lowest share of cumulative co₂ emissions from oil recorded in Equatorial Guinea?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0% in 1950.
- How does Equatorial Guinea rank for share of cumulative co₂ emissions from oil?
- Equatorial Guinea ranks 170th out of 215 countries with data for 2024.
- Is share of cumulative co₂ emissions from oil rising or falling in Equatorial Guinea?
- Over the last ten years it is up 27.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Equatorial Guinea data come from?
- The figures come from Global Carbon Budget (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Share of cumulative CO₂ emissions from oil. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Cumulative emissions of carbon dioxide (CO₂) from oil since the first year of available data, measured as a percentage of global cumulative emissions of CO₂ from oil.