Brunei vs Guyana: Annual greenhouse gas emissions by world region
Brunei
14.96 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents
in 2024
Guyana
13.39 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents
in 2024
Brunei rank
136th
Guyana rank
138th
Annual greenhouse gas emissions by world region over time
- Brunei
- Guyana
How they compare
Brunei currently reports 14.96 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents against 13.39 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents in Guyana, a difference of 1.57 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents.
That makes Brunei'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.
Brunei ranks 136th and Guyana ranks 138th of 199 countries.
Across the 18 decades both report, Brunei averaged higher in 4 and Guyana in 14.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Brunei | Guyana | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1850s | 58,882 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 3.37 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 3.31 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Guyana |
| 1860s | 59,706 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 3.99 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 3.93 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Guyana |
| 1870s | 79,830 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 4.47 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 4.39 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Guyana |
| 1880s | 145,506 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 4.99 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 4.85 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Guyana |
| 1890s | 140,256 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 5.50 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 5.36 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Guyana |
| 1900s | 247,514 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 6.22 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 5.97 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Guyana |
| 1910s | 422,898 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 6.76 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 6.33 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Guyana |
| 1920s | 360,054 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 7.80 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 7.44 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Guyana |
| 1930s | 819,978 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 9.41 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 8.59 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Guyana |
| 1940s | 3.52 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 9.59 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 6.07 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Guyana |
| 1950s | 978,267 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 19.12 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 18.14 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Guyana |
| 1960s | 1.10 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 10.43 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 9.33 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Guyana |
| 1970s | 10.00 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 8.26 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 1.74 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Brunei |
| 1980s | 6.54 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 6.22 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 322,028 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Brunei |
| 1990s | 8.83 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 10.92 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 2.09 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Guyana |
| 2000s | 10.29 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 11.69 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 1.39 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Guyana |
| 2010s | 13.40 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 8.44 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 4.96 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Brunei |
| 2020s | 15.44 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 12.15 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 3.29 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Brunei |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher annual greenhouse gas emissions by world region, Brunei or Guyana?
- Brunei, at 14.96 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents against 13.39 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents in Guyana as of 2024.
- What is the difference in annual greenhouse gas emissions by world region between Brunei and Guyana?
- 1.57 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents, with Brunei ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Brunei and Guyana?
- 175 years are reported by both, from 1850 to 2024.
- How do Brunei and Guyana rank globally for annual greenhouse gas emissions by world region?
- Brunei ranks 136th and Guyana ranks 138th of 199 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Jones et al. (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Annual greenhouse gas emissions by world region. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Greenhouse gas emissions are measured in tonnes of carbon dioxide-equivalents over a 100-year timescale.