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