Environment in Guinea-Bissau

1,488 indicators covering environment for Guinea-Bissau.

IndicatorLatest Year10-yr change Rank
Using improved drinking water sources vs. GDP per capita 76.7% 2024 up 9.3% 220th
Share of population using at least a basic drinking water source 61.8% 2024 up 2.7% 220th
People using at least a basic drinking water source 1.36 million people 2024 up 29.9% 151st
People not using improved drinking water sources 512,949 people 2024 down 1.3% 69th
Share of population not using improved drinking water sources 23.3% 2024 down 21.9% 12th
Share of the population using improved water sources 76.7% 2024 up 9.3% 220th
Total greenhouse gas emissions including LULUCF -19.4 Mt CO2e 2023 down 39.9% 169th
Printing and writing papers, coated — Import quantity 1 t 2024 down 92.9% 226th
Printing and writing papers, coated — Import value 10 1000 USD 2024 down 74.4% 225th
Printing and writing papers, uncoated, mechanical — Import quantity 0 t 2024 down 100.0% 223rd
Printing and writing papers, uncoated, mechanical — Import value 3 1000 USD 2024 unchanged 219th
Share of the rural population using at least a basic drinking water services 52.6% 2024 up 5.6% 162nd
People in rural areas not using an improved water source 422,890 people 2024 down 0.3% 64th
Grassland — Area from MODIS 262.55 1000 ha 2024 up 2.7% 136th
Herbaceous crops — Area from MODIS 8.75 1000 ha 2024 up 103.5% 150th
Artificial surfaces (including urban and associated areas) — Area 5.43 1000 ha 2024 up 5.0% 159th
Tree-covered areas — Area from MODIS 2,772 1000 ha 2024 down 0.2% 90th
Mangroves — Area from MODIS 209.33 1000 ha 2024 down 15.3% 25th
Shrub-covered areas — Area from MODIS 0 1000 ha 2024 138th
Shrubs and/or herbaceous vegetation, aquatic or regularly flooded 91.66 1000 ha 2024 up 53.4% 63rd
Terrestrial barren land — Area from MODIS 3.31 1000 ha 2024 down 9.1% 102nd
Permanent snow and glaciers — Area from MODIS 0 1000 ha 2024 46th
Inland water bodies — Area from MODIS 103.32 1000 ha 2024 unchanged 96th
Temporary crops — Area 381.75 1000 ha 2024 up 66.7% 136th
Temporary fallow — Area 37.68 1000 ha 2024 up 1.7% 132nd
Temporary meadows and pastures — Area 33.92 1000 ha 2024 down 0.1% 107th
Other papers mainly for packaging — Import quantity 0 t 2024 down 100.0% 200th
Other papers mainly for packaging — Import value 3 1000 USD 2024 down 57.1% 191st
Medium/high density fibreboard (MDF/HDF) — Export quantity 220 m3 2024 unchanged 93rd
Medium/high density fibreboard (MDF/HDF) — Export value 84 1000 USD 2024 unchanged 96th
Case materials — Import quantity 6 t 2024 down 33.3% 204th
Case materials — Import value 9 1000 USD 2024 down 10.0% 212th
Packaging paper and paperboard — Import quantity 84 t 2024 down 48.1% 206th
Packaging paper and paperboard — Import value 131 1000 USD 2024 down 68.7% 213th
Cartonboard — Import quantity 7 t 2024 up 16.7% 202nd
Cartonboard — Import value 12 1000 USD 2024 up 140.0% 210th
Further processed sawnwood (export/import) — Import value 1 1000 USD 2024 down 94.1% 227th
Further processed sawnwood, non-coniferous (export/import) — Import 1 1000 USD 2024 down 94.1% 216th
Packaging paper and paperboard — Export quantity 7 t 2024 down 50.0% 196th
Packaging paper and paperboard — Export value 5 1000 USD 2024 down 66.7% 199th
Wrapping papers — Import quantity 71 t 2024 down 51.4% 191st
Wrapping papers — Import value 107 1000 USD 2024 down 73.0% 198th
Wooden wrapping and packaging material (export/import) — Import value 41 1000 USD 2024 up 485.7% 202nd
Wrapping papers — Export quantity 7 t 2024 down 50.0% 142nd
Wrapping papers — Export value 5 1000 USD 2024 down 66.7% 155th
Wood products for domestic/decorative use (export/import) — Import 60 1000 USD 2024 up 172.7% 203rd
Special coated paper and pulp products (export/import) — Import value 40 1000 USD 2024 up 700.0% 216th
Household and sanitary paper, ready for use (export/import) — Import 1,820 1000 USD 2024 up 1,105.3% 190th
Packaging cartons, boxes etc. (export/import) — Import value 1,513 1000 USD 2024 up 2,926.0% 205th
Secondary processed paper products (export/import) — Import value 4,265 1000 USD 2024 up 1,084.7% 213th
Other articles of paper and paperboard, ready for use (export/import) 892 1000 USD 2024 up 479.2% 220th
Other manufactured wood products (export/import) — Import value 66 1000 USD 2024 up 247.4% 218th
Builder's joinery and carpentry of wood (export/import) — Import value 790 1000 USD 2024 up 237.6% 189th
Nutrient potash K2O (total) — Production 0 t 2024 25th
Change in the consumption of ozone-depleting substances 4.15 2021 down 71.0% 58th
Chemical wood pulp, sulphate, unbleached — Export quantity 193 t 2024 unchanged 36th
Chemical wood pulp, sulphate, unbleached — Export value 133 1000 USD 2024 unchanged 36th
Percentage of population using safely managed drinking water services 24 % 2024 up 9.1% 119th
Printing and writing papers, coated — Export quantity 21 t 2024 unchanged 115th
Printing and writing papers, coated — Export value 21 1000 USD 2024 unchanged 113th