Greece vs Guyana: CO₂ emissions per capita

Greece
5.31 tonnes per person
in 2024
Guyana
5.43 tonnes per person
in 2024
Greece rank
61st
Guyana rank
59th

CO₂ emissions per capita over time

  • Greece
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How they compare

Guyana currently reports 5.43 tonnes per person against 5.31 tonnes per person in Greece, a difference of 0.12 tonnes per person.

The two have swapped places 4 times across 75 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Guyana ahead.

Greece ranks 61st and Guyana ranks 59th of 213 countries.

Across the 8 decades both report, Greece averaged higher in 7 and Guyana in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade Greece Guyana Difference Ahead
1950s 0.7263 tonnes per person 0.9106 tonnes per person 0.1843 tonnes per person Guyana
1960s 1.84 tonnes per person 1.51 tonnes per person 0.3282 tonnes per person Greece
1970s 4.21 tonnes per person 2.3 tonnes per person 1.9 tonnes per person Greece
1980s 5.85 tonnes per person 1.82 tonnes per person 4.03 tonnes per person Greece
1990s 8.47 tonnes per person 1.91 tonnes per person 6.56 tonnes per person Greece
2000s 9.93 tonnes per person 2.3 tonnes per person 7.62 tonnes per person Greece
2010s 7.35 tonnes per person 2.74 tonnes per person 4.61 tonnes per person Greece
2020s 5.31 tonnes per person 4.7 tonnes per person 0.6076 tonnes per person Greece

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher co₂ emissions per capita, Greece or Guyana?
Guyana, at 5.43 tonnes per person against 5.31 tonnes per person in Greece as of 2024.
What is the difference in co₂ emissions per capita between Greece and Guyana?
0.12 tonnes per person, with Guyana ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Greece and Guyana?
75 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2024.
How do Greece and Guyana rank globally for co₂ emissions per capita?
Greece ranks 61st and Guyana ranks 59th of 213 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Global Carbon Budget (2025); Population based on various sources (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as CO₂ emissions per capita. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
CO₂ emissions per capita
Unit
tonnes per person
Source
Global Carbon Budget (2025); Population based on various sources (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
213 places, 22,945 data points, 1750–2024
Last refreshed

Carbon dioxide (CO₂) emissions from burning fossil fuels and industrial processes. This includes emissions from transport, electricity generation, and heating, but not land-use change.