Cook Islands vs Guyana: CO₂ emissions per capita vs. GDP per capita
Cook Islands
5.82 tonnes per person
in 2024
Guyana
5.43 tonnes per person
in 2024
Cook Islands rank
56th
Guyana rank
59th
CO₂ emissions per capita vs. GDP per capita over time
- Cook Islands
- Guyana
How they compare
Cook Islands currently reports 5.82 tonnes per person against 5.43 tonnes per person in Guyana, a difference of 0.39 tonnes per person.
That makes Cook Islands's figure about 1.1 times Guyana's.
The two have swapped places 5 times across 56 shared years of data; in 1969 it was Guyana ahead.
Cook Islands ranks 56th and Guyana ranks 59th of 213 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Cook Islands averaged higher in 5 and Guyana in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Cook Islands | Guyana | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.5469 tonnes per person | 1.98 tonnes per person | 1.43 tonnes per person | Guyana |
| 1970s | 0.8988 tonnes per person | 2.3 tonnes per person | 1.4 tonnes per person | Guyana |
| 1980s | 1.91 tonnes per person | 1.82 tonnes per person | 0.0962 tonnes per person | Cook Islands |
| 1990s | 2.63 tonnes per person | 1.91 tonnes per person | 0.7217 tonnes per person | Cook Islands |
| 2000s | 3.67 tonnes per person | 2.3 tonnes per person | 1.36 tonnes per person | Cook Islands |
| 2010s | 4.52 tonnes per person | 2.74 tonnes per person | 1.78 tonnes per person | Cook Islands |
| 2020s | 5.09 tonnes per person | 4.7 tonnes per person | 0.387 tonnes per person | Cook Islands |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher co₂ emissions per capita vs. gdp per capita, Cook Islands or Guyana?
- Cook Islands, at 5.82 tonnes per person against 5.43 tonnes per person in Guyana as of 2024.
- What is the difference in co₂ emissions per capita vs. gdp per capita between Cook Islands and Guyana?
- 0.39 tonnes per person, with Cook Islands ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Cook Islands and Guyana?
- 56 years are reported by both, from 1969 to 2024.
- How do Cook Islands and Guyana rank globally for co₂ emissions per capita vs. gdp per capita?
- Cook Islands ranks 56th 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 vs. GDP per capita. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
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.