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
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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

Indicator
Annual CO₂ emissions from land-use change 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
194 places, 33,660 data points, 1850–2024
Last refreshed

Annual emissions of carbon dioxide (CO₂) from land-use change, measured in tonnes per person.