Guyana vs Latvia: Annual greenhouse gas emissions by world region
Guyana
13.39 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents
in 2024
Latvia
13.86 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents
in 2024
Guyana rank
138th
Latvia rank
137th
Annual greenhouse gas emissions by world region over time
- Guyana
- Latvia
How they compare
Latvia currently reports 13.86 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents against 13.39 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents in Guyana, a difference of 472,600 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents.
The two have swapped places 8 times across 175 shared years of data; in 1850 it was Latvia ahead.
Guyana ranks 138th and Latvia ranks 137th of 199 countries.
Across the 18 decades both report, Guyana averaged higher in 4 and Latvia in 14.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Guyana | Latvia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1850s | 3.37 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 9.66 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 6.29 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Latvia |
| 1860s | 3.99 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 9.42 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 5.43 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Latvia |
| 1870s | 4.47 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 9.60 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 5.13 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Latvia |
| 1880s | 4.99 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 10.04 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 5.05 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Latvia |
| 1890s | 5.50 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 10.47 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 4.96 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Latvia |
| 1900s | 6.22 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 11.07 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 4.85 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Latvia |
| 1910s | 6.76 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 9.76 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 3.00 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Latvia |
| 1920s | 7.80 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 8.71 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 911,131 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Latvia |
| 1930s | 9.41 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 9.40 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 10,063 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Guyana |
| 1940s | 9.59 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 8.91 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 683,564 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Guyana |
| 1950s | 19.12 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 13.85 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 5.27 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Guyana |
| 1960s | 10.43 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 19.64 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 9.21 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Latvia |
| 1970s | 8.26 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 27.29 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 19.03 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Latvia |
| 1980s | 6.22 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 30.72 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 24.50 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Latvia |
| 1990s | 10.92 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 15.22 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 4.30 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Latvia |
| 2000s | 11.69 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 11.39 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 296,969 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Guyana |
| 2010s | 8.44 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 14.07 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 5.63 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Latvia |
| 2020s | 12.15 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 13.83 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 1.68 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Latvia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher annual greenhouse gas emissions by world region, Guyana or Latvia?
- Latvia, at 13.86 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 Guyana and Latvia?
- 472,600 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents, with Latvia 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 greenhouse gas emissions by world region?
- Guyana ranks 138th and Latvia ranks 137th 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.