Total greenhouse gas emissions, excluding land use and forestry in Guinea-Bissau
Guinea-Bissau: Total greenhouse gas emissions, excluding land use and forestry was 1.25 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Total greenhouse gas emissions, excluding land use and forestry in Guinea-Bissau, 1850–2024
Source: Jones et al. (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in tonnes of CO₂ equivalents.
Analysis
In 2024, total greenhouse gas emissions, excluding land use and forestry in Guinea-Bissau stood at 1.25 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents. That is the highest value across all 175 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 2.0% on the previous year and up 25.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, total greenhouse gas emissions, excluding land use and forestry in Guinea-Bissau peaked at 1.25 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents in 2024 and was at its lowest, 31,027 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents, in 1850.
Guinea-Bissau ranks 168th of 198 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1850s | 31,352 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 31,027 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 31,668 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 10 |
| 1860s | 53,382 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 31,733 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 63,024 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 10 |
| 1870s | 63,983 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 63,159 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 64,945 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 10 |
| 1880s | 64,478 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 58,781 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 67,656 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 10 |
| 1890s | 52,186 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 48,521 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 57,219 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 10 |
| 1900s | 49,364 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 47,727 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 51,329 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 10 |
| 1910s | 56,800 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 51,773 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 61,912 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 10 |
| 1920s | 68,698 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 63,079 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 74,407 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 10 |
| 1930s | 82,105 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 75,714 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 88,428 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 10 |
| 1940s | 98,987 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 89,817 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 109,503 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 10 |
| 1950s | 133,913 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 120,679 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 148,187 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 10 |
| 1960s | 189,880 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 153,534 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 206,750 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 10 |
| 1970s | 316,475 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 241,324 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 396,004 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 10 |
| 1980s | 563,384 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 457,403 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 686,662 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 10 |
| 1990s | 711,962 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 664,741 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 801,454 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 10 |
| 2000s | 850,741 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 752,990 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 938,045 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.01 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 939,485 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 1.12 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.23 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 1.20 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 1.25 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 5 |
Countries ranked near Guinea-Bissau
- 165 Barbados 1.51 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents compare
- 166 Gambia 1.43 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents compare
- 167 Djibouti 1.32 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents compare
- 169 Macao 1.17 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents compare
- 170 Belize 1.15 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents compare
- 171 Aruba 950,899 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents compare
More climate change data for Guinea-Bissau
- Share of global CO₂ emissions and population 0.0% (2100)
- Population growth 2.2% (2025)
- Population, total 2.25 million (2025)
- Urban population growth 3.3% (2025)
- Urban population 1.05 million (2025)
- Urban population 46.7% (2025)
- CO₂ emissions per capita vs. GDP per capita 0.1554 tonnes per person (2024)
- Cumulative CO₂ emissions 8.29 million tonnes (2024)
- CO₂ emissions per capita 0.1554 tonnes per person (2024)
- CO₂ emissions per capita vs. share of electricity generation from renewables 0.1554 tonnes per person (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is total greenhouse gas emissions, excluding land use and forestry in Guinea-Bissau?
- Total greenhouse gas emissions, excluding land use and forestry in Guinea-Bissau was 1.25 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents in 2024, according to Jones et al. (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest total greenhouse gas emissions, excluding land use and forestry recorded in Guinea-Bissau?
- The highest recorded value was 1.25 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents in 2024.
- What is the lowest total greenhouse gas emissions, excluding land use and forestry recorded in Guinea-Bissau?
- The lowest recorded value was 31,027 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents in 1850.
- How does Guinea-Bissau rank for total greenhouse gas emissions, excluding land use and forestry?
- Guinea-Bissau ranks 168th out of 198 countries with data for 2024.
- Is total greenhouse gas emissions, excluding land use and forestry rising or falling in Guinea-Bissau?
- Over the last ten years it is up 25.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Guinea-Bissau data come from?
- The figures come from Jones et al. (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Total greenhouse gas emissions, excluding land use and forestry. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Greenhouse gas emissions are measured in tonnes of carbon dioxide-equivalents over a 100-year timescale.