🇬🇼 Guinea-Bissau's Greenhouse Gas Emissions

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• Emissions: Guinea-Bissau emitted around 8.12 megatonnes CO₂e in 2024, about one-hundredth of 1% of the global total.
• Per person: Emissions were around 3.7 tonnes per person per year in 2024, rated moderate on a scale where any level above zero adds warming.
• Trend: Emissions rose by around 3.21% a year over the ten years to 2024, rather than the 4% yearly decline the world needs to achieve Net Zero in 2050 and limit warming to around 1.7 °C.
• What drives it: CO₂ made up 64.8% of emissions, methane 25.5%, nitrous oxide 9.67% and F-gases 0%.
• Historic responsibility: Since 1851, Guinea-Bissau's emissions have produced around 504 megatonnes CO₂e of warming impact, 0.01% of the global total, averaging around 4.5 tonnes per person per year.
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