Guinea vs Guyana: Year-on-year change in CO₂ emissions
Guinea
151,158 tonnes
in 2024
Guyana
131,397 tonnes
in 2024
Guinea rank
76th
Guyana rank
79th
Year-on-year change in CO₂ emissions over time
- Guinea
- Guyana
How they compare
Guinea currently reports 151,158 tonnes against 131,397 tonnes in Guyana, a difference of 19,761 tonnes.
That makes Guinea's figure about 1.2 times Guyana's.
The two have swapped places 37 times across 74 shared years of data; in 1951 it was Guyana ahead.
Guinea ranks 76th and Guyana ranks 79th of 215 countries.
Across the 8 decades both report, Guinea averaged higher in 4 and Guyana in 4.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Guinea | Guyana | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | -2,761 tonnes | 32,569 tonnes | 35,330 tonnes | Guyana |
| 1960s | 58,990 tonnes | 81,341 tonnes | 22,350 tonnes | Guyana |
| 1970s | 19,786 tonnes | 15,389 tonnes | 4,397 tonnes | Guinea |
| 1980s | 9,893 tonnes | -33,709 tonnes | 43,602 tonnes | Guinea |
| 1990s | 34,075 tonnes | 65,219 tonnes | 31,144 tonnes | Guyana |
| 2000s | 70,715 tonnes | 6,962 tonnes | 63,754 tonnes | Guinea |
| 2010s | 201,202 tonnes | 73,993 tonnes | 127,209 tonnes | Guinea |
| 2020s | -15,596 tonnes | 373,025 tonnes | 388,621 tonnes | Guyana |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher year-on-year change in co₂ emissions, Guinea or Guyana?
- Guinea, at 151,158 tonnes against 131,397 tonnes in Guyana as of 2024.
- What is the difference in year-on-year change in co₂ emissions between Guinea and Guyana?
- 19,761 tonnes, with Guinea ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Guinea and Guyana?
- 74 years are reported by both, from 1951 to 2024.
- How do Guinea and Guyana rank globally for year-on-year change in co₂ emissions?
- Guinea ranks 76th 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.