Guyana vs United States: Greenhouse gas emissions by gas, per capita
Guyana
0.6455 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person
in 2024
United States
0.7047 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person
in 2024
Guyana rank
32nd
United States rank
30th
Greenhouse gas emissions by gas, per capita over time
- Guyana
- United States
How they compare
United States currently reports 0.7047 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person against 0.6455 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person in Guyana, a difference of 0.0592 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person.
That makes United States's figure about 1.1 times Guyana's.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 65 shared years of data; in 1960 it was United States ahead.
Guyana ranks 32nd and United States ranks 30th of 196 countries.
United States has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Guyana | United States | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.4131 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.24 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.8299 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | United States |
| 1970s | 0.4251 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.36 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.9364 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | United States |
| 1980s | 0.4488 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.14 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.6891 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | United States |
| 1990s | 0.6133 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.9941 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.3809 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | United States |
| 2000s | 0.6387 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.8887 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.25 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | United States |
| 2010s | 0.7318 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.7844 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0526 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | United States |
| 2020s | 0.6897 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.721 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0313 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | United States |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher greenhouse gas emissions by gas, per capita, Guyana or United States?
- United States, at 0.7047 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person against 0.6455 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person in Guyana as of 2024.
- What is the difference in greenhouse gas emissions by gas, per capita between Guyana and United States?
- 0.0592 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person, with United States ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Guyana and United States?
- 65 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2024.
- How do Guyana and United States rank globally for greenhouse gas emissions by gas, per capita?
- Guyana ranks 32nd and United States ranks 30th of 196 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Statizoid (derived), published as Greenhouse gas emissions by gas, per capita. 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 by gas divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.