Waste — Emissions per capita in Guinea-Bissau
Guinea-Bissau: Waste — Emissions per capita was 0.16 t CO2eq/cap in 2023. ▲ Rising
Waste — Emissions per capita in Guinea-Bissau, 1990–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in t CO2eq/cap.
Analysis
The most recent figure for waste — emissions per capita in Guinea-Bissau is 0.16 t CO2eq/cap, measured in 2023. That is the highest value across all 34 years on record.
That represents a change of up 6.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, waste — emissions per capita in Guinea-Bissau peaked at 0.16 t CO2eq/cap in 2019 and was at its lowest, 0.13 t CO2eq/cap, in 1999.
That places Guinea-Bissau 131st out of 208 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 34 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.139 t CO2eq/cap | 0.13 t CO2eq/cap | 0.14 t CO2eq/cap | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.137 t CO2eq/cap | 0.13 t CO2eq/cap | 0.14 t CO2eq/cap | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.15 t CO2eq/cap | 0.14 t CO2eq/cap | 0.16 t CO2eq/cap | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.16 t CO2eq/cap | 0.16 t CO2eq/cap | 0.16 t CO2eq/cap | 4 |
Countries ranked near Guinea-Bissau
- 131 South Sudan 0.16 t CO2eq/cap compare
- 131 Sudan 0.16 t CO2eq/cap compare
- 131 Tajikistan 0.16 t CO2eq/cap compare
- 131 United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland 0.16 t CO2eq/cap compare
More climate change data for Guinea-Bissau
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5) — FAO TIER 1 1,460 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O (AR5) — FAO 527.8 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 (AR5) — FAO 932.22 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (N2O) — FAO TIER 1 1.99 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CH4) — FAO TIER 1 33.29 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5) — FAO TIER 1 273.82 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O (AR5) — FAO TIER 1 40.84 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 (AR5) — FAO TIER 1 232.99 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (N2O) — FAO TIER 1 0.1541 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CH4) — FAO TIER 1 8.32 kt (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is waste — emissions per capita in Guinea-Bissau?
- Waste — emissions per capita in Guinea-Bissau was 0.16 t CO2eq/cap in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest waste — emissions per capita recorded in Guinea-Bissau?
- The highest recorded value was 0.16 t CO2eq/cap in 2019.
- What is the lowest waste — emissions per capita recorded in Guinea-Bissau?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.13 t CO2eq/cap in 1999.
- How does Guinea-Bissau rank for waste — emissions per capita?
- Guinea-Bissau ranks 131st out of 208 countries with data for 2023.
- Is waste — emissions per capita rising or falling in Guinea-Bissau?
- Over the last ten years it is up 6.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Guinea-Bissau data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Waste — Emissions per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The FAOSTAT domain on Emissions indicators disseminates indicators on sectoral shares of total national greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions as well as three indicators of emissions intensity: per capita emissions; emissions per value of agricultural production; and emissions per area of agricultural land.