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Environment · Sub-Saharan Africa · Upper-middle income

Equatorial Guinea: environment and emissions

CO₂ per person is 2.55 t (2024), 102nd of 203 in the world and 5th of 47 in Sub-Saharan Africa. GHG per person is 4.30 t (2024), 100th of 203 in the world and 8th of 47 in Sub-Saharan Africa. GHG emissions is 8.1 Mt (2024), 147th of 203 in the world and 35th of 47 in Sub-Saharan Africa.

CO₂ per person2.55 t2024 · world 102/203 · region 5/47GHG per person4.30 t2024 · world 100/203 · region 8/47GHG emissions8.1 Mt2024 · world 147/203 · region 35/47CO₂ emissions4.8 Mt2024 · world 137/203 · region 25/47
CO₂ per person
Equatorial GuineaSub-Saharan AfricaUpper-middle incomeWorld
0.02.04.06.08.0199520002005201020152020Equatorial Guinea2.55 tSub-Saharan AfricaUpper-middle incomeWorld
GHG per person
Equatorial GuineaSub-Saharan AfricaUpper-middle incomeWorld
0.05.0101520199520002005201020152020Equatorial Guinea4.30 tSub-Saharan AfricaUpper-middle incomeWorld
14 indicators

Environment: Equatorial Guinea in detail

Latest reported value, world rank and rank within Sub-Saharan Africa; values around 2000, 2010, 2020; group and world columns are World Bank aggregates.

IndicatorLatestWorld rankIn region~2000~2010~202010-year changeRegionIncome groupWorldSince 2000
CO₂ per personCO₂ emissions per capita, tonnes2.55 t2024102/2035/473.90 t4.81 t2.86 t−38%since 20140.70 t6.38 t4.69 t
GHG per personGreenhouse gas emissions per person, t CO₂e4.30 t2024100/2038/4717.16 t12.61 t5.69 t−57%since 20141.91 t8.33 t6.36 t
GHG emissionsTotal greenhouse gas emissions excl. land use, Mt CO₂e8.1 Mt2024147/20335/4712.1 Mt15.0 Mt9.8 Mt−42%since 20142,444.8 Mt25,498.1 Mt53,206.4 Mt
CO₂ emissionsCO₂ emissions, total excl. land use, Mt4.8 Mt2024137/20325/472.7 Mt5.7 Mt4.9 Mt−16%since 2014896.3 Mt19,521.7 Mt39,632.7 Mt
MethaneMethane emissions, Mt CO₂e3.0 Mt2024140/20338/479.3 Mt9.1 Mt4.6 Mt−63%since 20141,179.9 Mt4,229.1 Mt9,536.5 Mt
Renewable energyRenewable energy, % of final energy consumption4.2%2022169/21247/4845.9%5.7%6.5%−0.2 ppsince 201270.3%16.8%19.7%
Renewable powerRenewable electricity, % of output8.8%2021145/20636/4810.3%2.5%9.0%+7.0 ppsince 201132.6%29.3%27.8%
PM2.5 exposurePM2.5 air pollution, mean annual exposure, µg/m³42.2 µg/m³202320/2006/4841.7 µg/m³36.5 µg/m³40.9 µg/m³+7.6%since 201335.4 µg/m³26.7 µg/m³32.9 µg/m³
Forest coverForest area, % of land area86.1%20247/2142/4893.2%90.3%87.3%−3.0 ppsince 201425.7%29.2%31.1%
FarmlandAgricultural land, % of land area3.4%2024199/21047/483.7%3.6%3.6%−0.1 ppsince 201444.7%42.8%36.9%
Arable landArable land, % of land area1.9%2024173/20641/480.8%1.9%1.9%±0.0 ppsince 201410.0%9.8%10.7%
Protected areasTerrestrial and marine protected areas, % of territory1.8%2025171/21340/48··1.8%−0.3 ppsince 201514.0%12.8%17.0%
Water withdrawalsFreshwater withdrawals, % of internal resources0.1%2022172/17743/470.1%0.1%0.1%±0.0 ppsince 20123.4%8.9%9.0%
Freshwater per personRenewable internal freshwater per person, m³14,416 m³202240/1837/4736,970 m³21,866 m³15,147 m³−28%since 20123,162 m³6,090 m³5,393 m³
Source: World Bank, World Development Indicators (CC BY 4.0)“·” — no value reported within two years of that date. World rank counts countries with a recent value.

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neighbours

Equatorial Guinea and its neighbours

Countries sharing a land border with Equatorial Guinea. Latest values since 2005; the highest in each row is marked.

IndicatorEquatorial GuineaCameroonGabonSão Tomé and Príncipe
CO₂ per person2.55 t20240.35 t20242.05 t20240.63 t2024
GHG per person4.30 t20241.39 t20248.58 t20241.04 t2024
GHG emissions8.1 Mt202440.6 Mt202421.8 Mt20240.2 Mt2024
CO₂ emissions4.8 Mt202410.3 Mt20245.2 Mt20240.1 Mt2024
Methane3.0 Mt202421.8 Mt202414.9 Mt20240.1 Mt2024
Renewable energy4.2%202279.2%202191.3%202142.5%2022
Renewable power8.8%202165.8%202133.0%20216.1%2021
PM2.5 exposure42.2 µg/m³202355.6 µg/m³202331.3 µg/m³202315.1 µg/m³2023
Forest cover86.1%202440.7%202491.4%202457.6%2024
Cameroon: environmentGabon: environmentSão Tomé and Príncipe: environment
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