Guinea vs Guyana: Annual CO₂ emissions from land-use change per capita
Guinea
3.38 tonnes per person
in 2024
Guyana
4.18 tonnes per person
in 2024
Guinea rank
12th
Guyana rank
11th
Annual CO₂ emissions from land-use change per capita over time
- Guinea
- Guyana
How they compare
Guyana currently reports 4.18 tonnes per person against 3.38 tonnes per person in Guinea, a difference of 0.8 tonnes per person.
That makes Guyana's figure about 1.2 times Guinea's.
The two have swapped places 19 times across 175 shared years of data; in 1850 it was Guinea ahead.
Guinea ranks 12th and Guyana ranks 11th of 194 countries.
Across the 18 decades both report, Guinea averaged higher in 7 and Guyana in 11.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Guinea | Guyana | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1850s | 60.6 tonnes per person | 15.71 tonnes per person | 44.89 tonnes per person | Guinea |
| 1860s | 19.59 tonnes per person | 16.33 tonnes per person | 3.25 tonnes per person | Guinea |
| 1870s | 9.45 tonnes per person | 13.93 tonnes per person | 4.48 tonnes per person | Guyana |
| 1880s | 8.91 tonnes per person | 12.81 tonnes per person | 3.9 tonnes per person | Guyana |
| 1890s | 6.55 tonnes per person | 12.46 tonnes per person | 5.91 tonnes per person | Guyana |
| 1900s | 7.66 tonnes per person | 13.12 tonnes per person | 5.46 tonnes per person | Guyana |
| 1910s | 9.74 tonnes per person | 12.72 tonnes per person | 2.98 tonnes per person | Guyana |
| 1920s | 20.13 tonnes per person | 13.48 tonnes per person | 6.65 tonnes per person | Guinea |
| 1930s | 19.52 tonnes per person | 14.28 tonnes per person | 5.24 tonnes per person | Guinea |
| 1940s | 25.74 tonnes per person | 13.94 tonnes per person | 11.8 tonnes per person | Guinea |
| 1950s | 19.61 tonnes per person | 35.98 tonnes per person | 16.36 tonnes per person | Guyana |
| 1960s | 7.22 tonnes per person | 10.95 tonnes per person | 3.73 tonnes per person | Guyana |
| 1970s | 3.55 tonnes per person | 4.09 tonnes per person | 0.5424 tonnes per person | Guyana |
| 1980s | 2.74 tonnes per person | 1.68 tonnes per person | 1.06 tonnes per person | Guinea |
| 1990s | 2.39 tonnes per person | 11.77 tonnes per person | 9.37 tonnes per person | Guyana |
| 2000s | 3.41 tonnes per person | 10.87 tonnes per person | 7.46 tonnes per person | Guyana |
| 2010s | 6.15 tonnes per person | 4.21 tonnes per person | 1.94 tonnes per person | Guinea |
| 2020s | 3.78 tonnes per person | 4.49 tonnes per person | 0.71 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, Guinea or Guyana?
- Guyana, at 4.18 tonnes per person against 3.38 tonnes per person in Guinea as of 2024.
- What is the difference in annual co₂ emissions from land-use change per capita between Guinea and Guyana?
- 0.8 tonnes per person, with Guyana ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Guinea and Guyana?
- 175 years are reported by both, from 1850 to 2024.
- How do Guinea and Guyana rank globally for annual co₂ emissions from land-use change per capita?
- Guinea ranks 12th 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.