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 138th out of 222 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.
Waste — Emissions per capita in Guinea-Bissau, year by year
| Year | t CO2eq/cap | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 0.14 t CO2eq/cap | — |
| 1991 | 0.14 t CO2eq/cap | +0.0% |
| 1992 | 0.14 t CO2eq/cap | +0.0% |
| 1993 | 0.14 t CO2eq/cap | +0.0% |
| 1994 | 0.14 t CO2eq/cap | +0.0% |
| 1995 | 0.14 t CO2eq/cap | +0.0% |
| 1996 | 0.14 t CO2eq/cap | +0.0% |
| 1997 | 0.14 t CO2eq/cap | +0.0% |
| 1998 | 0.14 t CO2eq/cap | +0.0% |
| 1999 | 0.13 t CO2eq/cap | -7.1% |
| 2000 | 0.13 t CO2eq/cap | +0.0% |
| 2001 | 0.14 t CO2eq/cap | +7.7% |
| 2002 | 0.13 t CO2eq/cap | -7.1% |
| 2003 | 0.13 t CO2eq/cap | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 0.14 t CO2eq/cap | +7.7% |
| 2005 | 0.14 t CO2eq/cap | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 0.14 t CO2eq/cap | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 0.14 t CO2eq/cap | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 0.14 t CO2eq/cap | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 0.14 t CO2eq/cap | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 0.14 t CO2eq/cap | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 0.15 t CO2eq/cap | +7.1% |
| 2012 | 0.15 t CO2eq/cap | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 0.15 t CO2eq/cap | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 0.15 t CO2eq/cap | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 0.15 t CO2eq/cap | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 0.15 t CO2eq/cap | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 0.15 t CO2eq/cap | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 0.15 t CO2eq/cap | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 0.16 t CO2eq/cap | +6.7% |
| 2020 | 0.16 t CO2eq/cap | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 0.16 t CO2eq/cap | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 0.16 t CO2eq/cap | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 0.16 t CO2eq/cap | +0.0% |
Guinea-Bissau compared with similar countries
- Guinea-Bissau's 0.16 t CO2eq/cap is above the median for low income countries, which is 0.1 t CO2eq/cap, 1.6× the median. (23 countries reporting)
- Guinea-Bissau's 0.16 t CO2eq/cap is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.11 t CO2eq/cap, 1.5× the median. (45 countries reporting)
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
- 138 South Sudan 0.16 t CO2eq/cap compare
- 138 Sudan 0.16 t CO2eq/cap compare
- 138 Tajikistan 0.16 t CO2eq/cap compare
- 138 United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland 0.16 t CO2eq/cap compare
- 138 United Kingdom 0.16 t CO2eq/cap compare
More climate change data for Guinea-Bissau
- Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Synthetic fertilizers (Agricultural) 2.69 million kg (2023)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) 1,460 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 527.8 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 932.22 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 1.99 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 33.29 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) 273.82 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 40.84 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 232.99 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions 0.1541 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 138th out of 222 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.