Waste — Emissions Share in Guinea-Bissau
Guinea-Bissau: Waste — Emissions Share was 2.07 % in 2023. ▲ Rising
Waste — Emissions Share in Guinea-Bissau, 1990–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2023, waste — emissions share in Guinea-Bissau stood at 2.07 %. That is the highest value across all 34 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 10.1% on the previous year and up 56.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, waste — emissions share in Guinea-Bissau peaked at 2.07 % in 2023 and was at its lowest, 1.02 %, in 2002.
That places Guinea-Bissau 192nd out of 222 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 34 years of available data.
Waste — Emissions Share in Guinea-Bissau, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 1.27 % | — |
| 1991 | 1.29 % | +1.6% |
| 1992 | 1.32 % | +2.3% |
| 1993 | 1.37 % | +3.8% |
| 1994 | 1.34 % | -2.2% |
| 1995 | 1.32 % | -1.5% |
| 1996 | 1.59 % | +20.5% |
| 1997 | 1.65 % | +3.8% |
| 1998 | 1.54 % | -6.7% |
| 1999 | 1.37 % | -11.0% |
| 2000 | 1.47 % | +7.3% |
| 2001 | 1.13 % | -23.1% |
| 2002 | 1.02 % | -9.7% |
| 2003 | 1.05 % | +2.9% |
| 2004 | 1.14 % | +8.6% |
| 2005 | 1.28 % | +12.3% |
| 2006 | 1.05 % | -18.0% |
| 2007 | 1.1 % | +4.8% |
| 2008 | 1.28 % | +16.4% |
| 2009 | 1.33 % | +3.9% |
| 2010 | 1.26 % | -5.3% |
| 2011 | 1.37 % | +8.7% |
| 2012 | 1.08 % | -21.2% |
| 2013 | 1.32 % | +22.2% |
| 2014 | 1.24 % | -6.1% |
| 2015 | 1.18 % | -4.8% |
| 2016 | 1.52 % | +28.8% |
| 2017 | 1.63 % | +7.2% |
| 2018 | 1.62 % | -0.6% |
| 2019 | 1.61 % | -0.6% |
| 2020 | 1.61 % | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 1.91 % | +18.6% |
| 2022 | 1.88 % | -1.6% |
| 2023 | 2.07 % | +10.1% |
Guinea-Bissau compared with similar countries
- Guinea-Bissau's 2.07 % is below the median for low income countries, which is 3.09 %, 67% of the median. (23 countries reporting)
- Guinea-Bissau's 2.07 % is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 3.44 %, 60% of the median. (45 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 1.41 % | 1.27 % | 1.65 % | 10 |
| 2000s | 1.19 % | 1.02 % | 1.47 % | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.38 % | 1.08 % | 1.63 % | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.87 % | 1.61 % | 2.07 % | 4 |
Countries ranked near Guinea-Bissau
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 share in Guinea-Bissau?
- Waste — emissions share in Guinea-Bissau was 2.07 % in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest waste — emissions share recorded in Guinea-Bissau?
- The highest recorded value was 2.07 % in 2023.
- What is the lowest waste — emissions share recorded in Guinea-Bissau?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.02 % in 2002.
- How does Guinea-Bissau rank for waste — emissions share?
- Guinea-Bissau ranks 192nd out of 222 countries with data for 2023.
- Is waste — emissions share rising or falling in Guinea-Bissau?
- Over the last ten years it is up 56.8%. 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 Share (N2O). 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.