CO2 emissions by sector (Mt CO2 eq) - Electricity/Heat in Guinea-Bissau

Guinea-Bissau: CO2 emissions by sector (Mt CO2 eq) - Electricity/Heat was 0.03 in 2018. ▼ Falling

Latest (2018)
0.03
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
173rd
of 187 countries
All-time high
0.05
in 1997
All-time low
0.01
in 1999
Years of data
29
1990–2018

CO2 emissions by sector (Mt CO2 eq) - Electricity/Heat in Guinea-Bissau, 1990–2018

0.010.020.030.040.051990200420181990: 0.031991: 0.031992: 0.031993: 0.031994: 0.041995: 0.041996: 0.041997: 0.051998: 0.021999: 0.012000: 0.022001: 0.022002: 0.022003: 0.022004: 0.022005: 0.022006: 0.022007: 0.032008: 0.032009: 0.022010: 0.032011: 0.032012: 0.032013: 0.032014: 0.032015: 0.032016: 0.032017: 0.032018: 0.03

Source: World Bank.

Analysis

In 2018, co2 emissions by sector (mt co2 eq) - electricity/heat in Guinea-Bissau stood at 0.03.

That represents a change of unchanged over ten years.

Over the whole period, co2 emissions by sector (mt co2 eq) - electricity/heat in Guinea-Bissau peaked at 0.05 in 1997 and was at its lowest, 0.01, in 1999.

That places Guinea-Bissau 173rd out of 187 countries with data for 2018, putting it in the bottom quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 29 years of available data.

CO2 emissions by sector (Mt CO2 eq) - Electricity/Heat in Guinea-Bissau, year by year

Annual values for CO2 emissions by sector (Mt CO2 eq) - Electricity/Heat in Guinea-Bissau, 1990 to 2018.
Year Value Change
1990 0.03 —
1991 0.03 +0.0%
1992 0.03 +0.0%
1993 0.03 +0.0%
1994 0.04 +33.3%
1995 0.04 +0.0%
1996 0.04 +0.0%
1997 0.05 +25.0%
1998 0.02 -60.0%
1999 0.01 -50.0%
2000 0.02 +100.0%
2001 0.02 +0.0%
2002 0.02 +0.0%
2003 0.02 +0.0%
2004 0.02 +0.0%
2005 0.02 +0.0%
2006 0.02 +0.0%
2007 0.03 +50.0%
2008 0.03 +0.0%
2009 0.02 -33.3%
2010 0.03 +50.0%
2011 0.03 +0.0%
2012 0.03 +0.0%
2013 0.03 +0.0%
2014 0.03 +0.0%
2015 0.03 +0.0%
2016 0.03 +0.0%
2017 0.03 +0.0%
2018 0.03 +0.0%

Guinea-Bissau compared with similar countries

  • Guinea-Bissau's 0.03 is below the median for low income countries, which is 0.3, 10% of the median. (23 countries reporting)
  • Guinea-Bissau's 0.03 is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.51, 6% of the median. (45 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 0.032 0.01 0.05 10
2000s 0.022 0.02 0.03 10
2010s 0.03 0.03 0.03 9

Countries ranked near Guinea-Bissau

  1. 171 Eswatini 0.04 compare
  2. 171 Nauru 0.04 compare
  3. 173 Cook Islands 0.03 compare
  4. 173 Belize 0.03 compare
  5. 173 Kiribati 0.03 compare
  6. 173 Namibia 0.03 compare

See the full ranking of 187 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is co2 emissions by sector (mt co2 eq) - electricity/heat in Guinea-Bissau?
Co2 emissions by sector (mt co2 eq) - electricity/heat in Guinea-Bissau was 0.03 in 2018, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest co2 emissions by sector (mt co2 eq) - electricity/heat recorded in Guinea-Bissau?
The highest recorded value was 0.05 in 1997.
What is the lowest co2 emissions by sector (mt co2 eq) - electricity/heat recorded in Guinea-Bissau?
The lowest recorded value was 0.01 in 1999.
How does Guinea-Bissau rank for co2 emissions by sector (mt co2 eq) - electricity/heat?
Guinea-Bissau ranks 173rd out of 187 countries with data for 2018.
Is co2 emissions by sector (mt co2 eq) - electricity/heat rising or falling in Guinea-Bissau?
Over the last ten years it is unchanged. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Guinea-Bissau data come from?
The figures come from the World Bank, published as part of CO2 emissions by sector (Mt CO2 eq) - Electricity/Heat. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
CO2 emissions by sector (Mt CO2 eq) - Electricity/Heat
Source
World Bank
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
187 places, 5,338 data points, 1990–2018
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