Egypt vs Guyana: Annual CO₂ emissions from land-use change

Egypt
2.80 million tonnes
in 2024
Guyana
3.48 million tonnes
in 2024
Egypt rank
82nd
Guyana rank
80th

Annual CO₂ emissions from land-use change over time

  • Egypt
  • Guyana
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How they compare

Guyana currently reports 3.48 million tonnes against 2.80 million tonnes in Egypt, a difference of 680,850 tonnes.

That makes Guyana's figure about 1.2 times Egypt's.

The two have swapped places 16 times across 175 shared years of data; in 1850 it was Guyana ahead.

Egypt ranks 82nd and Guyana ranks 80th of 197 countries.

Guyana has averaged higher in every one of the 18 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Egypt Guyana Difference Ahead
1850s -232,723 tonnes 2.14 million tonnes 2.37 million tonnes Guyana
1860s -4,291 tonnes 2.72 million tonnes 2.72 million tonnes Guyana
1870s 321,443 tonnes 2.99 million tonnes 2.67 million tonnes Guyana
1880s 1.37 million tonnes 3.32 million tonnes 1.95 million tonnes Guyana
1890s 1.47 million tonnes 3.55 million tonnes 2.08 million tonnes Guyana
1900s 1.27 million tonnes 3.91 million tonnes 2.63 million tonnes Guyana
1910s 1.16 million tonnes 3.76 million tonnes 2.60 million tonnes Guyana
1920s 1.09 million tonnes 4.02 million tonnes 2.93 million tonnes Guyana
1930s 2.39 million tonnes 4.54 million tonnes 2.14 million tonnes Guyana
1940s 4.09 million tonnes 5.17 million tonnes 1.08 million tonnes Guyana
1950s 5.82 million tonnes 17.47 million tonnes 11.66 million tonnes Guyana
1960s 5.61 million tonnes 6.71 million tonnes 1.10 million tonnes Guyana
1970s 902,128 tonnes 3.00 million tonnes 2.10 million tonnes Guyana
1980s 950,327 tonnes 1.28 million tonnes 333,703 tonnes Guyana
1990s 5.48 million tonnes 8.92 million tonnes 3.43 million tonnes Guyana
2000s 2.81 million tonnes 8.27 million tonnes 5.47 million tonnes Guyana
2010s 1.86 million tonnes 3.20 million tonnes 1.34 million tonnes Guyana
2020s 2.80 million tonnes 3.68 million tonnes 885,138 tonnes Guyana

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher annual co₂ emissions from land-use change, Egypt or Guyana?
Guyana, at 3.48 million tonnes against 2.80 million tonnes in Egypt as of 2024.
What is the difference in annual co₂ emissions from land-use change between Egypt and Guyana?
680,850 tonnes, with Guyana ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Egypt and Guyana?
175 years are reported by both, from 1850 to 2024.
How do Egypt and Guyana rank globally for annual co₂ emissions from land-use change?
Egypt ranks 82nd and Guyana ranks 80th of 197 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Global Carbon Budget (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Annual CO₂ emissions from land-use change. 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
Unit
tonnes
Source
Global Carbon Budget (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
197 places, 34,475 data points, 1850–2024
Last refreshed

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