Democratic Republic of Congo vs Guyana: Annual CO₂ emissions from land-use change per capita
Democratic Republic of Congo
5.93 tonnes per person
in 2024
Guyana
4.18 tonnes per person
in 2024
Democratic Republic of Congo rank
8th
Guyana rank
11th
Annual CO₂ emissions from land-use change per capita over time
- Democratic Republic of Congo
- Guyana
How they compare
Democratic Republic of Congo currently reports 5.93 tonnes per person against 4.18 tonnes per person in Guyana, a difference of 1.75 tonnes per person.
That makes Democratic Republic of Congo's figure about 1.4 times Guyana's.
The two have swapped places 17 times across 175 shared years of data; in 1850 it was Guyana ahead.
Democratic Republic of Congo ranks 8th and Guyana ranks 11th of 194 countries.
Across the 18 decades both report, Democratic Republic of Congo averaged higher in 6 and Guyana in 12.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Democratic Republic of Congo | Guyana | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1850s | 1.37 tonnes per person | 15.71 tonnes per person | 14.34 tonnes per person | Guyana |
| 1860s | 5.74 tonnes per person | 16.33 tonnes per person | 10.6 tonnes per person | Guyana |
| 1870s | 9.19 tonnes per person | 13.93 tonnes per person | 4.73 tonnes per person | Guyana |
| 1880s | 6.18 tonnes per person | 12.81 tonnes per person | 6.63 tonnes per person | Guyana |
| 1890s | 0.1914 tonnes per person | 12.46 tonnes per person | 12.27 tonnes per person | Guyana |
| 1900s | -3.24 tonnes per person | 13.12 tonnes per person | 16.36 tonnes per person | Guyana |
| 1910s | -4.67 tonnes per person | 12.72 tonnes per person | 17.4 tonnes per person | Guyana |
| 1920s | 5.67 tonnes per person | 13.48 tonnes per person | 7.81 tonnes per person | Guyana |
| 1930s | 10.28 tonnes per person | 14.28 tonnes per person | 4 tonnes per person | Guyana |
| 1940s | 15.04 tonnes per person | 13.94 tonnes per person | 1.1 tonnes per person | Democratic Republic of Congo |
| 1950s | 22.84 tonnes per person | 35.98 tonnes per person | 13.14 tonnes per person | Guyana |
| 1960s | 13.35 tonnes per person | 10.95 tonnes per person | 2.4 tonnes per person | Democratic Republic of Congo |
| 1970s | 4.36 tonnes per person | 4.09 tonnes per person | 0.264 tonnes per person | Democratic Republic of Congo |
| 1980s | 3.12 tonnes per person | 1.68 tonnes per person | 1.44 tonnes per person | Democratic Republic of Congo |
| 1990s | 3.11 tonnes per person | 11.77 tonnes per person | 8.66 tonnes per person | Guyana |
| 2000s | 4.28 tonnes per person | 10.87 tonnes per person | 6.59 tonnes per person | Guyana |
| 2010s | 10.35 tonnes per person | 4.21 tonnes per person | 6.14 tonnes per person | Democratic Republic of Congo |
| 2020s | 6.56 tonnes per person | 4.49 tonnes per person | 2.07 tonnes per person | Democratic Republic of Congo |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher annual co₂ emissions from land-use change per capita, Democratic Republic of Congo or Guyana?
- Democratic Republic of Congo, at 5.93 tonnes per person against 4.18 tonnes per person in Guyana as of 2024.
- What is the difference in annual co₂ emissions from land-use change per capita between Democratic Republic of Congo and Guyana?
- 1.75 tonnes per person, with Democratic Republic of Congo ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Democratic Republic of Congo and Guyana?
- 175 years are reported by both, from 1850 to 2024.
- How do Democratic Republic of Congo and Guyana rank globally for annual co₂ emissions from land-use change per capita?
- Democratic Republic of Congo ranks 8th 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.