Georgia vs Guyana: Methane emissions
Georgia
3.26 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents
in 2024
Guyana
3.91 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents
in 2024
Georgia rank
138th
Guyana rank
136th
Methane emissions over time
- Georgia
- Guyana
How they compare
Guyana currently reports 3.91 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents against 3.26 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents in Georgia, a difference of 653,100 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents.
That makes Guyana's figure about 1.2 times Georgia's.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 175 shared years of data; in 1850 it was Guyana ahead.
Georgia ranks 138th and Guyana ranks 136th of 199 countries.
Across the 18 decades both report, Georgia averaged higher in 7 and Guyana in 11.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Georgia | Guyana | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1850s | 1.07 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 1.19 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 122,880 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Guyana |
| 1860s | 1.14 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 1.34 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 204,490 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Guyana |
| 1870s | 1.26 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 1.54 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 277,168 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Guyana |
| 1880s | 1.40 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 1.76 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 356,784 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Guyana |
| 1890s | 1.56 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 2.01 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 446,269 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Guyana |
| 1900s | 1.73 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 2.28 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 550,123 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Guyana |
| 1910s | 1.87 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 2.69 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 825,507 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Guyana |
| 1920s | 1.85 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 3.33 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 1.48 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Guyana |
| 1930s | 2.09 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 4.29 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 2.20 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Guyana |
| 1940s | 2.29 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 3.80 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 1.52 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Guyana |
| 1950s | 2.57 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 1.61 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 957,439 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Georgia |
| 1960s | 3.25 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 1.67 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 1.58 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Georgia |
| 1970s | 3.98 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 1.64 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 2.34 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Georgia |
| 1980s | 4.51 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 1.38 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 3.13 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Georgia |
| 1990s | 3.63 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 1.56 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 2.08 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Georgia |
| 2000s | 3.43 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 1.53 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 1.90 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Georgia |
| 2010s | 3.23 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 1.89 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 1.34 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Georgia |
| 2020s | 3.18 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 3.20 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 17,900 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Guyana |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher methane emissions, Georgia or Guyana?
- Guyana, at 3.91 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents against 3.26 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents in Georgia as of 2024.
- What is the difference in methane emissions between Georgia and Guyana?
- 653,100 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents, with Guyana ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Georgia and Guyana?
- 175 years are reported by both, from 1850 to 2024.
- How do Georgia and Guyana rank globally for methane emissions?
- Georgia ranks 138th and Guyana ranks 136th of 199 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Jones et al. (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Methane emissions. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Measured in tonnes of carbon dioxide-equivalents over a 100-year timescale.