Nitrous oxide (N2O) emissions from Waste in Guinea-Bissau
Guinea-Bissau: Nitrous oxide (N2O) emissions from Waste was 0.0178 Mt CO2e in 2024. ▲ Rising
Nitrous oxide (N2O) emissions from Waste in Guinea-Bissau, 1970–2024
Source: EDGAR (Emissions Database for Global Atmospheric Research) Community GHG Database, Joint Research Centre (JRC) - European Commission. Measured in Mt CO2e.
Analysis
The most recent figure for nitrous oxide (n2o) emissions from waste in Guinea-Bissau is 0.0178 Mt CO2e, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 55 years on record.
The figure is up 2.3% on the previous year and up 29.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, nitrous oxide (n2o) emissions from waste in Guinea-Bissau peaked at 0.0178 Mt CO2e in 2024 and was at its lowest, 0.0037 Mt CO2e, in 1970.
Guinea-Bissau ranks 151st of 203 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 55 years of available data.
Nitrous oxide (N2O) emissions from Waste in Guinea-Bissau, year by year
| Year | Mt CO2e | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 0.0037 Mt CO2e | — |
| 1971 | 0.0041 Mt CO2e | +10.8% |
| 1972 | 0.0038 Mt CO2e | -7.3% |
| 1973 | 0.0042 Mt CO2e | +10.5% |
| 1974 | 0.0041 Mt CO2e | -2.4% |
| 1975 | 0.0046 Mt CO2e | +12.2% |
| 1976 | 0.0054 Mt CO2e | +17.4% |
| 1977 | 0.0052 Mt CO2e | -3.7% |
| 1978 | 0.0061 Mt CO2e | +17.3% |
| 1979 | 0.0055 Mt CO2e | -9.8% |
| 1980 | 0.0053 Mt CO2e | -3.6% |
| 1981 | 0.0068 Mt CO2e | +28.3% |
| 1982 | 0.0069 Mt CO2e | +1.5% |
| 1983 | 0.0065 Mt CO2e | -5.8% |
| 1984 | 0.0069 Mt CO2e | +6.2% |
| 1985 | 0.0072 Mt CO2e | +4.3% |
| 1986 | 0.0072 Mt CO2e | +0.0% |
| 1987 | 0.0076 Mt CO2e | +5.6% |
| 1988 | 0.0076 Mt CO2e | +0.0% |
| 1989 | 0.0078 Mt CO2e | +2.6% |
| 1990 | 0.0081 Mt CO2e | +3.8% |
| 1991 | 0.0085 Mt CO2e | +4.9% |
| 1992 | 0.0085 Mt CO2e | +0.0% |
| 1993 | 0.0089 Mt CO2e | +4.7% |
| 1994 | 0.0089 Mt CO2e | +0.0% |
| 1995 | 0.0089 Mt CO2e | +0.0% |
| 1996 | 0.0087 Mt CO2e | -2.2% |
| 1997 | 0.0089 Mt CO2e | +2.3% |
| 1998 | 0.0091 Mt CO2e | +2.2% |
| 1999 | 0.0095 Mt CO2e | +4.4% |
| 2000 | 0.0091 Mt CO2e | -4.2% |
| 2001 | 0.0094 Mt CO2e | +3.3% |
| 2002 | 0.0095 Mt CO2e | +1.1% |
| 2003 | 0.0095 Mt CO2e | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 0.0097 Mt CO2e | +2.1% |
| 2005 | 0.01 Mt CO2e | +3.1% |
| 2006 | 0.0103 Mt CO2e | +3.0% |
| 2007 | 0.0106 Mt CO2e | +2.9% |
| 2008 | 0.0108 Mt CO2e | +1.9% |
| 2009 | 0.0114 Mt CO2e | +5.6% |
| 2010 | 0.0119 Mt CO2e | +4.4% |
| 2011 | 0.0125 Mt CO2e | +5.0% |
| 2012 | 0.013 Mt CO2e | +4.0% |
| 2013 | 0.0134 Mt CO2e | +3.1% |
| 2014 | 0.0137 Mt CO2e | +2.2% |
| 2015 | 0.0139 Mt CO2e | +1.5% |
| 2016 | 0.0144 Mt CO2e | +3.6% |
| 2017 | 0.0149 Mt CO2e | +3.5% |
| 2018 | 0.0153 Mt CO2e | +2.7% |
| 2019 | 0.0156 Mt CO2e | +2.0% |
| 2020 | 0.0161 Mt CO2e | +3.2% |
| 2021 | 0.0166 Mt CO2e | +3.1% |
| 2022 | 0.017 Mt CO2e | +2.4% |
| 2023 | 0.0174 Mt CO2e | +2.4% |
| 2024 | 0.0178 Mt CO2e | +2.3% |
Guinea-Bissau compared with similar countries
- Guinea-Bissau's 0.0178 Mt CO2e is below the median for low income countries, which is 0.2389 Mt CO2e, 7% of the median. (24 countries reporting)
- Guinea-Bissau's 0.0178 Mt CO2e is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.1504 Mt CO2e, 12% of the median. (47 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Nitrous oxide (N2O) emissions from Waste in Guinea-Bissau 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1981 | +28.3% | 0.0053 Mt CO2e | 0.0068 Mt CO2e |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.0047 Mt CO2e | 0.0037 Mt CO2e | 0.0061 Mt CO2e | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.007 Mt CO2e | 0.0053 Mt CO2e | 0.0078 Mt CO2e | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.0088 Mt CO2e | 0.0081 Mt CO2e | 0.0095 Mt CO2e | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.01 Mt CO2e | 0.0091 Mt CO2e | 0.0114 Mt CO2e | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0139 Mt CO2e | 0.0119 Mt CO2e | 0.0156 Mt CO2e | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.017 Mt CO2e | 0.0161 Mt CO2e | 0.0178 Mt CO2e | 5 |
Countries ranked near Guinea-Bissau
More environment data for Guinea-Bissau
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly -2.65 Percentage change (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly -2.47 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.303 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 1.27 °C (2025)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), annual 1.26 % 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 0.4449 % change on previous year (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Agriculture (Mt CO2e), per unit of GDP 0 Mt CO2e per US$ of GDP (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is nitrous oxide (n2o) emissions from waste in Guinea-Bissau?
- Nitrous oxide (n2o) emissions from waste in Guinea-Bissau was 0.0178 Mt CO2e in 2024, according to EDGAR (Emissions Database for Global Atmospheric Research) Community GHG Database, Joint Research Centre (JRC) - European Commission.
- What is the highest nitrous oxide (n2o) emissions from waste recorded in Guinea-Bissau?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0178 Mt CO2e in 2024.
- What is the lowest nitrous oxide (n2o) emissions from waste recorded in Guinea-Bissau?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0037 Mt CO2e in 1970.
- How does Guinea-Bissau rank for nitrous oxide (n2o) emissions from waste?
- Guinea-Bissau ranks 151st out of 203 countries with data for 2024.
- Is nitrous oxide (n2o) emissions from waste rising or falling in Guinea-Bissau?
- Over the last ten years it is up 29.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Guinea-Bissau data come from?
- The figures come from EDGAR (Emissions Database for Global Atmospheric Research) Community GHG Database, Joint Research Centre (JRC) - European Commission, published as part of Nitrous oxide (N2O) emissions from Waste (Mt CO2e). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
A measure of annual emissions of nitrous oxide (N2O), one of the six Kyoto greenhouse gases (GHG), from the waste sector. This includes emissions from solid waste (IPCC 2006 codes 4.A Solid Waste Disposal, 4.B Biological Treatment of Solid Waste, 4.C Incineration and Open Burning of Waste) and wastewater treatment (IPCC 2006 code 4.D Wastewater Treatment and Discharge). The measure is standardized to carbon dioxide equivalent values using the Global Warming Potential (GWP) factors of IPCC's 5th Assessment Report (AR5).