Guyana vs Zambia: Greenhouse gas emissions by gas, per capita
Guyana
0.6455 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person
in 2024
Zambia
0.6677 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person
in 2024
Guyana rank
32nd
Zambia rank
31st
Greenhouse gas emissions by gas, per capita over time
- Guyana
- Zambia
How they compare
Zambia currently reports 0.6677 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person against 0.6455 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person in Guyana, a difference of 0.0222 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person.
The two have swapped places 6 times across 65 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Zambia ahead.
Guyana ranks 32nd and Zambia ranks 31st of 196 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Guyana averaged higher in 1 and Zambia in 6.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Guyana | Zambia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.4131 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.97 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.56 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Zambia |
| 1970s | 0.4251 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.61 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.19 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Zambia |
| 1980s | 0.4488 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.19 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.7459 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Zambia |
| 1990s | 0.6133 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.21 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.6009 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Zambia |
| 2000s | 0.6387 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.9631 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.3244 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Zambia |
| 2010s | 0.7318 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.7841 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0523 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Zambia |
| 2020s | 0.6897 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.671 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0187 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Guyana |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher greenhouse gas emissions by gas, per capita, Guyana or Zambia?
- Zambia, at 0.6677 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 Zambia?
- 0.0222 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person, with Zambia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Guyana and Zambia?
- 65 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2024.
- How do Guyana and Zambia rank globally for greenhouse gas emissions by gas, per capita?
- Guyana ranks 32nd and Zambia ranks 31st 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.