Cyprus vs Guyana: Year-on-year change in CO₂ emissions
Cyprus
111,239 tonnes
in 2024
Guyana
131,397 tonnes
in 2024
Cyprus rank
82nd
Guyana rank
79th
Year-on-year change in CO₂ emissions over time
- Cyprus
- Guyana
How they compare
Guyana currently reports 131,397 tonnes against 111,239 tonnes in Cyprus, a difference of 20,158 tonnes.
That makes Guyana's figure about 1.2 times Cyprus's.
The two have swapped places 32 times across 74 shared years of data; in 1951 it was Guyana ahead.
Cyprus ranks 82nd and Guyana ranks 79th of 215 countries.
Across the 8 decades both report, Cyprus averaged higher in 6 and Guyana in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Cyprus | Guyana | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 62,659 tonnes | 32,569 tonnes | 30,090 tonnes | Cyprus |
| 1960s | 83,840 tonnes | 81,341 tonnes | 2,499 tonnes | Cyprus |
| 1970s | 137,564 tonnes | 15,389 tonnes | 122,175 tonnes | Cyprus |
| 1980s | 138,429 tonnes | -33,709 tonnes | 172,138 tonnes | Cyprus |
| 1990s | 243,370 tonnes | 65,219 tonnes | 178,150 tonnes | Cyprus |
| 2000s | 157,456 tonnes | 6,962 tonnes | 150,494 tonnes | Cyprus |
| 2010s | -111,351 tonnes | 73,993 tonnes | 185,343 tonnes | Guyana |
| 2020s | -5,031 tonnes | 373,025 tonnes | 378,056 tonnes | Guyana |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher year-on-year change in co₂ emissions, Cyprus or Guyana?
- Guyana, at 131,397 tonnes against 111,239 tonnes in Cyprus as of 2024.
- What is the difference in year-on-year change in co₂ emissions between Cyprus and Guyana?
- 20,158 tonnes, with Guyana ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Cyprus and Guyana?
- 74 years are reported by both, from 1951 to 2024.
- How do Cyprus and Guyana rank globally for year-on-year change in co₂ emissions?
- Cyprus ranks 82nd and Guyana ranks 79th of 215 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Global Carbon Budget (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Year-on-year change in CO₂ emissions. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Annual growth in total emissions of carbon dioxide (CO₂), excluding land-use change, measured in tonnes.