Afghanistan vs Guyana: Annual CO₂ emissions including land-use change, per square kilometre
Afghanistan
44.58 tonnes per square kilometre
in 2024
Guyana
37.83 tonnes per square kilometre
in 2024
Afghanistan rank
171st
Guyana rank
173rd
Annual CO₂ emissions including land-use change, per square kilometre over time
- Afghanistan
- Guyana
How they compare
Afghanistan currently reports 44.58 tonnes per square kilometre against 37.83 tonnes per square kilometre in Guyana, a difference of 6.75 tonnes per square kilometre.
That makes Afghanistan's figure about 1.2 times Guyana's.
The two have swapped places 5 times across 64 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Guyana ahead.
Afghanistan ranks 171st and Guyana ranks 173rd of 192 countries.
Guyana has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Afghanistan | Guyana | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 16.77 tonnes per square kilometre | 34.88 tonnes per square kilometre | 18.11 tonnes per square kilometre | Guyana |
| 1970s | 9.25 tonnes per square kilometre | 23.91 tonnes per square kilometre | 14.65 tonnes per square kilometre | Guyana |
| 1980s | 6.71 tonnes per square kilometre | 13.63 tonnes per square kilometre | 6.92 tonnes per square kilometre | Guyana |
| 1990s | 1.25 tonnes per square kilometre | 52.64 tonnes per square kilometre | 51.39 tonnes per square kilometre | Guyana |
| 2000s | 6.31 tonnes per square kilometre | 50.93 tonnes per square kilometre | 44.62 tonnes per square kilometre | Guyana |
| 2010s | 17.51 tonnes per square kilometre | 26.92 tonnes per square kilometre | 9.41 tonnes per square kilometre | Guyana |
| 2020s | 32.77 tonnes per square kilometre | 35.74 tonnes per square kilometre | 2.97 tonnes per square kilometre | Guyana |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher annual co₂ emissions including land-use change, per square kilometre, Afghanistan or Guyana?
- Afghanistan, at 44.58 tonnes per square kilometre against 37.83 tonnes per square kilometre in Guyana as of 2024.
- What is the difference in annual co₂ emissions including land-use change, per square kilometre between Afghanistan and Guyana?
- 6.75 tonnes per square kilometre, with Afghanistan ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Afghanistan and Guyana?
- 64 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2024.
- How do Afghanistan and Guyana rank globally for annual co₂ emissions including land-use change, per square kilometre?
- Afghanistan ranks 171st and Guyana ranks 173rd of 192 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Statizoid (derived), published as Annual CO₂ emissions including land-use change, per square kilometre. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Annual CO₂ emissions including land-use change divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.