Guyana vs Iceland: Annual CO₂ emissions including land-use change, per square kilometre
Guyana
37.83 tonnes per square kilometre
in 2024
Iceland
41.25 tonnes per square kilometre
in 2024
Guyana rank
173rd
Iceland rank
172nd
Annual CO₂ emissions including land-use change, per square kilometre over time
- Guyana
- Iceland
How they compare
Iceland currently reports 41.25 tonnes per square kilometre against 37.83 tonnes per square kilometre in Guyana, a difference of 3.42 tonnes per square kilometre.
That makes Iceland's figure about 1.1 times Guyana's.
The two have swapped places 13 times across 64 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Guyana ahead.
Guyana ranks 173rd and Iceland ranks 172nd of 192 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Guyana averaged higher in 4 and Iceland in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Guyana | Iceland | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 34.88 tonnes per square kilometre | 32.87 tonnes per square kilometre | 2.01 tonnes per square kilometre | Guyana |
| 1970s | 23.91 tonnes per square kilometre | 22.71 tonnes per square kilometre | 1.2 tonnes per square kilometre | Guyana |
| 1980s | 13.63 tonnes per square kilometre | 20.39 tonnes per square kilometre | 6.76 tonnes per square kilometre | Iceland |
| 1990s | 52.64 tonnes per square kilometre | 26.79 tonnes per square kilometre | 25.85 tonnes per square kilometre | Guyana |
| 2000s | 50.93 tonnes per square kilometre | 33.87 tonnes per square kilometre | 17.06 tonnes per square kilometre | Guyana |
| 2010s | 26.92 tonnes per square kilometre | 39.22 tonnes per square kilometre | 12.3 tonnes per square kilometre | Iceland |
| 2020s | 35.74 tonnes per square kilometre | 38.52 tonnes per square kilometre | 2.78 tonnes per square kilometre | Iceland |
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, Guyana or Iceland?
- Iceland, at 41.25 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 Guyana and Iceland?
- 3.42 tonnes per square kilometre, with Iceland ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Guyana and Iceland?
- 64 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2024.
- How do Guyana and Iceland rank globally for annual co₂ emissions including land-use change, per square kilometre?
- Guyana ranks 173rd and Iceland ranks 172nd 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.