Guinea-Bissau vs Suriname: Per capita nitrous oxide emissions
Guinea-Bissau
0.3566 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person
in 2024
Suriname
0.3596 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person
in 2024
Guinea-Bissau rank
77th
Suriname rank
76th
Per capita nitrous oxide emissions over time
- Guinea-Bissau
- Suriname
How they compare
Suriname currently reports 0.3596 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person against 0.3566 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person in Guinea-Bissau, a difference of 0.003 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person.
The two have swapped places 13 times across 175 shared years of data; in 1850 it was Guinea-Bissau ahead.
Guinea-Bissau ranks 77th and Suriname ranks 76th of 201 countries.
Across the 18 decades both report, Guinea-Bissau averaged higher in 17 and Suriname in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Guinea-Bissau | Suriname | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1850s | 0.1043 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0475 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0569 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Guinea-Bissau |
| 1860s | 0.1065 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0513 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0553 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Guinea-Bissau |
| 1870s | 0.1233 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0574 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0659 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Guinea-Bissau |
| 1880s | 0.1475 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0652 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0824 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Guinea-Bissau |
| 1890s | 0.1543 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0795 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0748 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Guinea-Bissau |
| 1900s | 0.1602 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.1103 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0499 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Guinea-Bissau |
| 1910s | 0.1945 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.1199 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0745 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Guinea-Bissau |
| 1920s | 0.2624 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0983 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.1641 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Guinea-Bissau |
| 1930s | 0.2473 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0909 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.1564 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Guinea-Bissau |
| 1940s | 0.4791 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.1218 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.3573 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Guinea-Bissau |
| 1950s | 0.6403 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.1728 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.4675 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Guinea-Bissau |
| 1960s | 0.5477 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.1854 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.3623 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Guinea-Bissau |
| 1970s | 0.5691 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.2016 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.3675 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Guinea-Bissau |
| 1980s | 0.5623 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.4217 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.1406 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Guinea-Bissau |
| 1990s | 0.5074 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.4489 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0586 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Guinea-Bissau |
| 2000s | 0.5251 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.3718 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.1533 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Guinea-Bissau |
| 2010s | 0.4528 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.3861 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0666 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Guinea-Bissau |
| 2020s | 0.3764 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.3775 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0011 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Suriname |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher per capita nitrous oxide emissions, Guinea-Bissau or Suriname?
- Suriname, at 0.3596 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person against 0.3566 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person in Guinea-Bissau as of 2024.
- What is the difference in per capita nitrous oxide emissions between Guinea-Bissau and Suriname?
- 0.003 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person, with Suriname ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Guinea-Bissau and Suriname?
- 175 years are reported by both, from 1850 to 2024.
- How do Guinea-Bissau and Suriname rank globally for per capita nitrous oxide emissions?
- Guinea-Bissau ranks 77th and Suriname ranks 76th of 201 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Jones et al. (2025); Population based on various sources (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Per capita nitrous oxide emissions. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Measured in tonnes per person of carbon dioxide-equivalents over a 100-year timescale.