Guinea vs Uruguay: Greenhouse gas emissions by gas
Guinea
7.76 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents
in 2024
Uruguay
7.57 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents
in 2024
Guinea rank
65th
Uruguay rank
66th
Greenhouse gas emissions by gas over time
- Guinea
- Uruguay
How they compare
Guinea currently reports 7.76 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents against 7.57 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents in Uruguay, a difference of 196,660 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 175 shared years of data; in 1850 it was Guinea ahead.
Guinea ranks 65th and Uruguay ranks 66th of 201 countries.
Across the 18 decades both report, Guinea averaged higher in 4 and Uruguay in 14.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Guinea | Uruguay | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1850s | 141,720 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 111,206 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 30,514 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Guinea |
| 1860s | 151,790 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 119,169 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 32,621 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Guinea |
| 1870s | 186,153 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 145,770 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 40,383 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Guinea |
| 1880s | 238,097 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 185,859 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 52,239 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Guinea |
| 1890s | 270,378 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 319,314 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 48,936 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Uruguay |
| 1900s | 306,133 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 658,939 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 352,806 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Uruguay |
| 1910s | 396,956 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 976,536 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 579,580 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Uruguay |
| 1920s | 580,873 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 977,178 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 396,304 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Uruguay |
| 1930s | 631,074 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 1.04 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 408,370 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Uruguay |
| 1940s | 1.42 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 2.10 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 677,302 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Uruguay |
| 1950s | 2.09 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 4.28 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 2.19 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Uruguay |
| 1960s | 1.90 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 5.70 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 3.80 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Uruguay |
| 1970s | 2.16 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 5.93 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 3.77 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Uruguay |
| 1980s | 2.53 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 6.45 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 3.92 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Uruguay |
| 1990s | 3.01 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 6.55 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 3.54 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Uruguay |
| 2000s | 4.15 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 6.80 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 2.65 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Uruguay |
| 2010s | 5.69 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 7.38 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 1.69 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Uruguay |
| 2020s | 7.17 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 7.48 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 300,488 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Uruguay |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher greenhouse gas emissions by gas, Guinea or Uruguay?
- Guinea, at 7.76 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents against 7.57 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents in Uruguay as of 2024.
- What is the difference in greenhouse gas emissions by gas between Guinea and Uruguay?
- 196,660 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents, with Guinea ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Guinea and Uruguay?
- 175 years are reported by both, from 1850 to 2024.
- How do Guinea and Uruguay rank globally for greenhouse gas emissions by gas?
- Guinea ranks 65th and Uruguay ranks 66th of 201 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Jones et al. (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Greenhouse gas emissions by gas. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Measured in tonnes of carbon dioxide-equivalents over a 100-year timescale.