Guyana vs East Timor: Annual CO₂ emissions from land-use change
Guyana
3.48 million tonnes
in 2024
East Timor
3.76 million tonnes
in 2024
Guyana rank
80th
East Timor rank
79th
Annual CO₂ emissions from land-use change over time
- Guyana
- East Timor
How they compare
East Timor currently reports 3.76 million tonnes against 3.48 million tonnes in Guyana, a difference of 282,930 tonnes.
That makes East Timor's figure about 1.1 times Guyana's.
The two have swapped places 11 times across 175 shared years of data; in 1850 it was Guyana ahead.
Guyana ranks 80th and East Timor ranks 79th of 197 countries.
Across the 18 decades both report, Guyana averaged higher in 14 and East Timor in 4.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Guyana | East Timor | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1850s | 2.14 million tonnes | 1.34 million tonnes | 796,754 tonnes | Guyana |
| 1860s | 2.72 million tonnes | 1.05 million tonnes | 1.67 million tonnes | Guyana |
| 1870s | 2.99 million tonnes | 788,790 tonnes | 2.20 million tonnes | Guyana |
| 1880s | 3.32 million tonnes | 771,910 tonnes | 2.55 million tonnes | Guyana |
| 1890s | 3.55 million tonnes | 944,286 tonnes | 2.60 million tonnes | Guyana |
| 1900s | 3.91 million tonnes | 809,077 tonnes | 3.10 million tonnes | Guyana |
| 1910s | 3.76 million tonnes | 829,980 tonnes | 2.93 million tonnes | Guyana |
| 1920s | 4.02 million tonnes | 1.08 million tonnes | 2.94 million tonnes | Guyana |
| 1930s | 4.54 million tonnes | 1.81 million tonnes | 2.72 million tonnes | Guyana |
| 1940s | 5.17 million tonnes | 1.93 million tonnes | 3.23 million tonnes | Guyana |
| 1950s | 17.47 million tonnes | 1.25 million tonnes | 16.22 million tonnes | Guyana |
| 1960s | 6.71 million tonnes | 304,515 tonnes | 6.40 million tonnes | Guyana |
| 1970s | 3.00 million tonnes | 5.00 million tonnes | 2.00 million tonnes | East Timor |
| 1980s | 1.28 million tonnes | 6.00 million tonnes | 4.72 million tonnes | East Timor |
| 1990s | 8.92 million tonnes | 5.90 million tonnes | 3.02 million tonnes | Guyana |
| 2000s | 8.27 million tonnes | 2.80 million tonnes | 5.47 million tonnes | Guyana |
| 2010s | 3.20 million tonnes | 3.61 million tonnes | 410,789 tonnes | East Timor |
| 2020s | 3.68 million tonnes | 4.30 million tonnes | 616,816 tonnes | East Timor |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher annual co₂ emissions from land-use change, Guyana or East Timor?
- East Timor, at 3.76 million tonnes against 3.48 million tonnes in Guyana as of 2024.
- What is the difference in annual co₂ emissions from land-use change between Guyana and East Timor?
- 282,930 tonnes, with East Timor ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Guyana and East Timor?
- 175 years are reported by both, from 1850 to 2024.
- How do Guyana and East Timor rank globally for annual co₂ emissions from land-use change?
- Guyana ranks 80th and East Timor ranks 79th 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.