CO2 emissions from fossil-fuels, total in Guinea
Guinea: CO2 emissions from fossil-fuels, total was 1,228 thousand metric tons in 2009. ▲ Rising
CO2 emissions from fossil-fuels, total in Guinea, 1960–2009
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization, electronic files and web site. Measured in thousand metric tons.
Analysis
Guinea recorded 1,228 thousand metric tons for co2 emissions from fossil-fuels, total in 2009.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 1.2% on the previous year and down 3.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, co2 emissions from fossil-fuels, total in Guinea peaked at 1,342 thousand metric tons in 2003 and was at its lowest, 410.7 thousand metric tons, in 1960.
That places Guinea 33rd out of 51 countries with data for 2009, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 50 years of available data.
CO2 emissions from fossil-fuels, total in Guinea, year by year
| Year | thousand metric tons | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 410.7 thousand metric tons | — |
| 1961 | 616.06 thousand metric tons | +50.0% |
| 1962 | 660.06 thousand metric tons | +7.1% |
| 1963 | 696.73 thousand metric tons | +5.6% |
| 1964 | 700.4 thousand metric tons | +0.5% |
| 1965 | 696.73 thousand metric tons | -0.5% |
| 1966 | 718.73 thousand metric tons | +3.2% |
| 1967 | 726.07 thousand metric tons | +1.0% |
| 1968 | 748.07 thousand metric tons | +3.0% |
| 1969 | 748.07 thousand metric tons | +0.0% |
| 1970 | 792.07 thousand metric tons | +5.9% |
| 1971 | 814.07 thousand metric tons | +2.8% |
| 1972 | 832.41 thousand metric tons | +2.3% |
| 1973 | 803.07 thousand metric tons | -3.5% |
| 1974 | 839.74 thousand metric tons | +4.6% |
| 1975 | 843.41 thousand metric tons | +0.4% |
| 1976 | 887.41 thousand metric tons | +5.2% |
| 1977 | 902.08 thousand metric tons | +1.7% |
| 1978 | 902.08 thousand metric tons | +0.0% |
| 1979 | 946.09 thousand metric tons | +4.9% |
| 1980 | 964.42 thousand metric tons | +1.9% |
| 1981 | 990.09 thousand metric tons | +2.7% |
| 1982 | 982.76 thousand metric tons | -0.7% |
| 1983 | 953.42 thousand metric tons | -3.0% |
| 1984 | 979.09 thousand metric tons | +2.7% |
| 1985 | 993.76 thousand metric tons | +1.5% |
| 1986 | 997.42 thousand metric tons | +0.4% |
| 1987 | 993.76 thousand metric tons | -0.4% |
| 1988 | 1,027 thousand metric tons | +3.3% |
| 1989 | 1,045 thousand metric tons | +1.8% |
| 1990 | 1,056 thousand metric tons | +1.1% |
| 1991 | 1,074 thousand metric tons | +1.7% |
| 1992 | 1,074 thousand metric tons | +0.0% |
| 1993 | 1,104 thousand metric tons | +2.7% |
| 1994 | 1,228 thousand metric tons | +11.3% |
| 1995 | 1,250 thousand metric tons | +1.8% |
| 1996 | 1,272 thousand metric tons | +1.8% |
| 1997 | 1,280 thousand metric tons | +0.6% |
| 1998 | 1,243 thousand metric tons | -2.9% |
| 1999 | 1,272 thousand metric tons | +2.4% |
| 2000 | 1,280 thousand metric tons | +0.6% |
| 2001 | 1,298 thousand metric tons | +1.4% |
| 2002 | 1,324 thousand metric tons | +2.0% |
| 2003 | 1,342 thousand metric tons | +1.4% |
| 2004 | 1,342 thousand metric tons | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 1,181 thousand metric tons | -12.0% |
| 2006 | 1,181 thousand metric tons | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 1,210 thousand metric tons | +2.5% |
| 2008 | 1,214 thousand metric tons | +0.3% |
| 2009 | 1,228 thousand metric tons | +1.2% |
Guinea compared with similar countries
- Guinea's 1,228 thousand metric tons is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 4,716 thousand metric tons, 26% of the median. (22 countries reporting)
- Guinea's 1,228 thousand metric tons is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 1,822 thousand metric tons, 67% of the median. (45 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where CO2 emissions from fossil-fuels, total in 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1961 | +50.0% | 410.7 thousand metric tons | 616.06 thousand metric tons |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 672.16 thousand metric tons | 410.7 thousand metric tons | 748.07 thousand metric tons | 10 |
| 1970s | 856.24 thousand metric tons | 792.07 thousand metric tons | 946.09 thousand metric tons | 10 |
| 1980s | 992.66 thousand metric tons | 953.42 thousand metric tons | 1,045 thousand metric tons | 10 |
| 1990s | 1,186 thousand metric tons | 1,056 thousand metric tons | 1,280 thousand metric tons | 10 |
| 2000s | 1,260 thousand metric tons | 1,181 thousand metric tons | 1,342 thousand metric tons | 10 |
Countries ranked near Guinea
More environment data for Guinea
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly -2.88 Percentage change (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly -2.87 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.285 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 1.36 °C (2025)
- Wood-based panels — Production, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), annual 2.66 % change on previous year (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), per unit 0 Mt CO2e per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), per capita 0 Mt CO2e per person (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Agriculture (Mt CO2e), annual growth rate 2.27 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is co2 emissions from fossil-fuels, total in Guinea?
- Co2 emissions from fossil-fuels, total in Guinea was 1,228 thousand metric tons in 2009, according to Food and Agriculture Organization, electronic files and web site.
- What is the highest co2 emissions from fossil-fuels, total recorded in Guinea?
- The highest recorded value was 1,342 thousand metric tons in 2003.
- What is the lowest co2 emissions from fossil-fuels, total recorded in Guinea?
- The lowest recorded value was 410.7 thousand metric tons in 1960.
- How does Guinea rank for co2 emissions from fossil-fuels, total?
- Guinea ranks 33rd out of 51 countries with data for 2009.
- Is co2 emissions from fossil-fuels, total rising or falling in Guinea?
- Over the last ten years it is down 3.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Guinea data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization, electronic files and web site, published as part of CO2 emissions from fossil-fuels, total (thousand metric tons). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Fossil fuel is any hydrocarbon deposit that can be burned for heat or power, such as petroleum, coal, and natural gas. This is the sum total of all fossil fuel emissions (solid fuel consumption, liquid fuel consumption, gas fuel consumption, cement production and gas flaring). The U.S. Department of Energy’s carbon Dioxide Information Analysis Center (CDIAC) calculates annual anthropogenic emissions from data on fossil fuel consumption (from the United Nations Statistics Division’s World Energy Data Set) and world cement manufacturing (from the U.S. Bureau of Mine’s Cement Manufacturing Data Set). Carbon dioxide emissions, often calculated and reported as elemental carbon, were converted to actual carbon dioxide mass by multiplying them by 3.664 (the ratio of the mass of carbon to that of carbon dioxide). Although estimates of global carbon dioxide emissions are probably accurate within 10 percent (as calculated from global average file chemistry and use), country estimates may have larger error bounds. Trends estimated from a consistent time series tend to be more accurate than individual values. Each year the CDIAC recalculates the entire time series since 1949, incorporating recent findings and corrections. Estimates exclude fuels supplied to ships and aircraft in international transport because of the difficulty of apportioning he fuels among benefitting countries. The ratio of carbon dioxide per unit of energy shows carbon intensity, which is the amount of carbon dioxide emitted as a result of using one unit of energy in the process of production.