Australia vs Guyana: Methane emissions, per capita
Australia
4.99 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person
in 2024
Guyana
4.71 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person
in 2024
Australia rank
9th
Guyana rank
10th
Methane emissions, per capita over time
- Australia
- Guyana
How they compare
Australia currently reports 4.99 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person against 4.71 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person in Guyana, a difference of 0.28 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person.
That makes Australia's figure about 1.1 times Guyana's.
Across all 65 years both countries report, Australia has been ahead every year.
Australia ranks 9th and Guyana ranks 10th of 195 countries.
Australia has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Australia | Guyana | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 10.97 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 2.66 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 8.31 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Australia |
| 1970s | 11.22 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 2.22 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 9 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Australia |
| 1980s | 9.71 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.79 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 7.91 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Australia |
| 1990s | 8.99 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 2.06 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 6.93 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Australia |
| 2000s | 8.31 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 2.01 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 6.31 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Australia |
| 2010s | 6.96 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 2.48 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 4.48 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Australia |
| 2020s | 5.28 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 3.89 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.39 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Australia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher methane emissions, per capita, Australia or Guyana?
- Australia, at 4.99 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person against 4.71 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person in Guyana as of 2024.
- What is the difference in methane emissions, per capita between Australia and Guyana?
- 0.28 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person, with Australia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Australia and Guyana?
- 65 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2024.
- How do Australia and Guyana rank globally for methane emissions, per capita?
- Australia ranks 9th and Guyana ranks 10th of 195 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Statizoid (derived), published as Methane emissions, per capita. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Methane emissions divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.