How have things changed?, per capita in Guinea
Guinea: How have things changed?, per capita was 0.0266 metric tons per person in 2024. ◆ Volatile
How have things changed?, per capita in Guinea, 1965–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in metric tons per person.
Analysis
The most recent figure for how have things changed?, per capita in Guinea is 0.0266 metric tons per person, measured in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 9.1% on the previous year and up 46.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, how have things changed?, per capita in Guinea peaked at 0.0328 metric tons per person in 2021 and was at its lowest, 0.0013 metric tons per person, in 1966.
That places Guinea 60th out of 215 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
How have things changed?, per capita in Guinea, year by year
| Year | metric tons per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1965 | 0.0013 metric tons per person | — |
| 1966 | 0.0013 metric tons per person | -1.9% |
| 1967 | 0.0015 metric tons per person | +17.7% |
| 1968 | 0.0015 metric tons per person | -1.9% |
| 1969 | 0.0014 metric tons per person | -1.9% |
| 1970 | 0.0014 metric tons per person | -1.9% |
| 1971 | 0.0019 metric tons per person | +35.9% |
| 1972 | 0.0019 metric tons per person | -1.7% |
| 1973 | 0.0021 metric tons per person | +12.6% |
| 1974 | 0.0026 metric tons per person | +25.3% |
| 1975 | 0.0029 metric tons per person | +8.8% |
| 1976 | 0.0021 metric tons per person | -27.0% |
| 1977 | 0.0019 metric tons per person | -9.5% |
| 1978 | 0.0021 metric tons per person | +7.9% |
| 1979 | 0.0037 metric tons per person | +81.5% |
| 1980 | 0.004 metric tons per person | +6.5% |
| 1981 | 0.0043 metric tons per person | +7.9% |
| 1982 | 0.0046 metric tons per person | +6.9% |
| 1983 | 0.0049 metric tons per person | +6.1% |
| 1984 | 0.0051 metric tons per person | +5.3% |
| 1985 | 0.0053 metric tons per person | +4.7% |
| 1986 | 0.0057 metric tons per person | +7.3% |
| 1987 | 0.0059 metric tons per person | +3.4% |
| 1988 | 0.0063 metric tons per person | +5.8% |
| 1989 | 0.0066 metric tons per person | +5.1% |
| 1990 | 0.0068 metric tons per person | +3.7% |
| 1991 | 0.0074 metric tons per person | +8.1% |
| 1992 | 0.008 metric tons per person | +7.6% |
| 1993 | 0.0085 metric tons per person | +6.9% |
| 1994 | 0.0087 metric tons per person | +2.2% |
| 1995 | 0.009 metric tons per person | +3.6% |
| 1996 | 0.0082 metric tons per person | -9.4% |
| 1997 | 0.0079 metric tons per person | -3.4% |
| 1998 | 0.0087 metric tons per person | +10.0% |
| 1999 | 0.0107 metric tons per person | +24.0% |
| 2000 | 0.011 metric tons per person | +2.1% |
| 2001 | 0.0123 metric tons per person | +12.5% |
| 2002 | 0.0108 metric tons per person | -12.4% |
| 2003 | 0.0137 metric tons per person | +27.2% |
| 2004 | 0.0108 metric tons per person | -21.5% |
| 2005 | 0.0118 metric tons per person | +9.6% |
| 2006 | 0.0111 metric tons per person | -6.0% |
| 2007 | 0.0085 metric tons per person | -23.4% |
| 2008 | 0.0096 metric tons per person | +12.5% |
| 2009 | 0.0126 metric tons per person | +31.8% |
| 2010 | 0.0109 metric tons per person | -13.3% |
| 2011 | 0.0174 metric tons per person | +58.9% |
| 2012 | 0.0182 metric tons per person | +4.7% |
| 2013 | 0.0206 metric tons per person | +13.2% |
| 2014 | 0.0181 metric tons per person | -12.1% |
| 2015 | 0.0157 metric tons per person | -13.1% |
| 2016 | 0.0132 metric tons per person | -15.8% |
| 2017 | 0.026 metric tons per person | +96.2% |
| 2018 | 0.0231 metric tons per person | -11.0% |
| 2019 | 0.0277 metric tons per person | +19.7% |
| 2020 | 0.0289 metric tons per person | +4.5% |
| 2021 | 0.0328 metric tons per person | +13.6% |
| 2022 | 0.0272 metric tons per person | -17.2% |
| 2023 | 0.0293 metric tons per person | +7.6% |
| 2024 | 0.0266 metric tons per person | -9.1% |
Guinea compared with similar countries
- Guinea's 0.0266 metric tons per person is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.0091 metric tons per person, 2.9× the median. (47 countries reporting)
- Guinea's 0.0266 metric tons per person is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.0062 metric tons per person, 4.3× the median. (48 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where How have things changed?, per capita 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | +96.2% | 0.0132 metric tons per person | 0.026 metric tons per person |
| 1979 | +81.5% | 0.0021 metric tons per person | 0.0037 metric tons per person |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.0014 metric tons per person | 0.0013 metric tons per person | 0.0015 metric tons per person | 5 |
| 1970s | 0.0023 metric tons per person | 0.0014 metric tons per person | 0.0037 metric tons per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.0053 metric tons per person | 0.004 metric tons per person | 0.0066 metric tons per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.0084 metric tons per person | 0.0068 metric tons per person | 0.0107 metric tons per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0112 metric tons per person | 0.0085 metric tons per person | 0.0137 metric tons per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0191 metric tons per person | 0.0109 metric tons per person | 0.0277 metric tons per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.029 metric tons per person | 0.0266 metric tons per person | 0.0328 metric tons per person | 5 |
Countries ranked near Guinea
- 57 British Virgin Islands 0.0286 metric tons per person compare
- 58 Lithuania 0.0283 metric tons per person compare
- 59 Senegal 0.0271 metric tons per person compare
- 61 Guinea-Bissau 0.0246 metric tons per person compare
- 62 Portugal 0.0244 metric tons per person compare
- 63 Sao Tome and Principe 0.0243 metric tons per person compare
More reference data data for Guinea
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.111 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 2.56 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 3.05 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.2883 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 3.05 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.3722 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 0.2242 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 13.37 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 16 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 1.57 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is how have things changed?, per capita in Guinea?
- How have things changed?, per capita in Guinea was 0.0266 metric tons per person in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest how have things changed?, per capita recorded in Guinea?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0328 metric tons per person in 2021.
- What is the lowest how have things changed?, per capita recorded in Guinea?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0013 metric tons per person in 1966.
- How does Guinea rank for how have things changed?, per capita?
- Guinea ranks 60th out of 215 countries with data for 2024.
- Is how have things changed?, per capita rising or falling in Guinea?
- Over the last ten years it is up 46.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Guinea data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of How have things changed?, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
How have things changed? divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
How have things changed? ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- How have things changed? Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
How have things changed? divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.