Guyana vs Latvia: Annual CO₂ emissions from land-use change
Guyana
3.48 million tonnes
in 2024
Latvia
2.95 million tonnes
in 2024
Guyana rank
80th
Latvia rank
81st
Annual CO₂ emissions from land-use change over time
- Guyana
- Latvia
How they compare
Guyana currently reports 3.48 million tonnes against 2.95 million tonnes in Latvia, a difference of 529,710 tonnes.
That makes Guyana's figure about 1.2 times Latvia's.
The two have swapped places 15 times across 175 shared years of data; in 1850 it was Latvia ahead.
Guyana ranks 80th and Latvia ranks 81st of 197 countries.
Across the 18 decades both report, Guyana averaged higher in 8 and Latvia in 10.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Guyana | Latvia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1850s | 2.14 million tonnes | 11.04 million tonnes | 8.91 million tonnes | Latvia |
| 1860s | 2.72 million tonnes | 10.41 million tonnes | 7.70 million tonnes | Latvia |
| 1870s | 2.99 million tonnes | 10.35 million tonnes | 7.35 million tonnes | Latvia |
| 1880s | 3.32 million tonnes | 10.59 million tonnes | 7.27 million tonnes | Latvia |
| 1890s | 3.55 million tonnes | 10.77 million tonnes | 7.23 million tonnes | Latvia |
| 1900s | 3.91 million tonnes | 11.09 million tonnes | 7.19 million tonnes | Latvia |
| 1910s | 3.76 million tonnes | 8.30 million tonnes | 4.54 million tonnes | Latvia |
| 1920s | 4.02 million tonnes | 6.73 million tonnes | 2.70 million tonnes | Latvia |
| 1930s | 4.54 million tonnes | 4.99 million tonnes | 453,234 tonnes | Latvia |
| 1940s | 5.17 million tonnes | 2.36 million tonnes | 2.80 million tonnes | Guyana |
| 1950s | 17.47 million tonnes | 3.58 million tonnes | 13.89 million tonnes | Guyana |
| 1960s | 6.71 million tonnes | 2.70 million tonnes | 4.01 million tonnes | Guyana |
| 1970s | 3.00 million tonnes | 2.17 million tonnes | 834,099 tonnes | Guyana |
| 1980s | 1.28 million tonnes | 1.99 million tonnes | 710,340 tonnes | Latvia |
| 1990s | 8.92 million tonnes | -3.62 million tonnes | 12.53 million tonnes | Guyana |
| 2000s | 8.27 million tonnes | -3.21 million tonnes | 11.49 million tonnes | Guyana |
| 2010s | 3.20 million tonnes | 1.07 million tonnes | 2.13 million tonnes | Guyana |
| 2020s | 3.68 million tonnes | 2.22 million tonnes | 1.47 million tonnes | Guyana |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher annual co₂ emissions from land-use change, Guyana or Latvia?
- Guyana, at 3.48 million tonnes against 2.95 million tonnes in Latvia as of 2024.
- What is the difference in annual co₂ emissions from land-use change between Guyana and Latvia?
- 529,710 tonnes, with Guyana ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Guyana and Latvia?
- 175 years are reported by both, from 1850 to 2024.
- How do Guyana and Latvia rank globally for annual co₂ emissions from land-use change?
- Guyana ranks 80th and Latvia ranks 81st 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.