Benin vs Guyana: Annual CO₂ emissions from land-use change per capita
Benin
3.05 tonnes per person
in 2024
Guyana
4.18 tonnes per person
in 2024
Benin rank
14th
Guyana rank
11th
Annual CO₂ emissions from land-use change per capita over time
- Benin
- Guyana
How they compare
Guyana currently reports 4.18 tonnes per person against 3.05 tonnes per person in Benin, a difference of 1.13 tonnes per person.
That makes Guyana's figure about 1.4 times Benin's.
The two have swapped places 8 times across 175 shared years of data; in 1850 it was Guyana ahead.
Benin ranks 14th and Guyana ranks 11th of 194 countries.
Across the 18 decades both report, Benin averaged higher in 2 and Guyana in 16.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Benin | Guyana | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1850s | -5.26 tonnes per person | 15.71 tonnes per person | 20.97 tonnes per person | Guyana |
| 1860s | -3.66 tonnes per person | 16.33 tonnes per person | 19.99 tonnes per person | Guyana |
| 1870s | -1.66 tonnes per person | 13.93 tonnes per person | 15.59 tonnes per person | Guyana |
| 1880s | -0.7974 tonnes per person | 12.81 tonnes per person | 13.61 tonnes per person | Guyana |
| 1890s | -0.4079 tonnes per person | 12.46 tonnes per person | 12.87 tonnes per person | Guyana |
| 1900s | -0.1831 tonnes per person | 13.12 tonnes per person | 13.31 tonnes per person | Guyana |
| 1910s | -0.0525 tonnes per person | 12.72 tonnes per person | 12.77 tonnes per person | Guyana |
| 1920s | 0.4197 tonnes per person | 13.48 tonnes per person | 13.06 tonnes per person | Guyana |
| 1930s | 0.8 tonnes per person | 14.28 tonnes per person | 13.48 tonnes per person | Guyana |
| 1940s | 3.3 tonnes per person | 13.94 tonnes per person | 10.64 tonnes per person | Guyana |
| 1950s | 2.31 tonnes per person | 35.98 tonnes per person | 33.67 tonnes per person | Guyana |
| 1960s | 4.34 tonnes per person | 10.95 tonnes per person | 6.61 tonnes per person | Guyana |
| 1970s | 4.22 tonnes per person | 4.09 tonnes per person | 0.1251 tonnes per person | Benin |
| 1980s | 2.87 tonnes per person | 1.68 tonnes per person | 1.19 tonnes per person | Benin |
| 1990s | 5.12 tonnes per person | 11.77 tonnes per person | 6.64 tonnes per person | Guyana |
| 2000s | 3.76 tonnes per person | 10.87 tonnes per person | 7.11 tonnes per person | Guyana |
| 2010s | 2.93 tonnes per person | 4.21 tonnes per person | 1.28 tonnes per person | Guyana |
| 2020s | 3.05 tonnes per person | 4.49 tonnes per person | 1.44 tonnes per person | Guyana |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher annual co₂ emissions from land-use change per capita, Benin or Guyana?
- Guyana, at 4.18 tonnes per person against 3.05 tonnes per person in Benin as of 2024.
- What is the difference in annual co₂ emissions from land-use change per capita between Benin and Guyana?
- 1.13 tonnes per person, with Guyana ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Benin and Guyana?
- 175 years are reported by both, from 1850 to 2024.
- How do Benin and Guyana rank globally for annual co₂ emissions from land-use change per capita?
- Benin ranks 14th and Guyana ranks 11th of 194 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 Annual CO₂ emissions from land-use change per capita. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Annual emissions of carbon dioxide (CO₂) from land-use change, measured in tonnes per person.