Guyana vs Lebanon: Methane emissions
Guyana
3.91 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents
in 2024
Lebanon
3.98 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents
in 2024
Guyana rank
136th
Lebanon rank
135th
Methane emissions over time
- Guyana
- Lebanon
How they compare
Lebanon currently reports 3.98 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents against 3.91 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents in Guyana, a difference of 70,430 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 175 shared years of data; in 1850 it was Guyana ahead.
Guyana ranks 136th and Lebanon ranks 135th of 199 countries.
Across the 18 decades both report, Guyana averaged higher in 14 and Lebanon in 4.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Guyana | Lebanon | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1850s | 1.19 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 113,965 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 1.08 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Guyana |
| 1860s | 1.34 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 121,890 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 1.22 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Guyana |
| 1870s | 1.54 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 137,296 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 1.40 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Guyana |
| 1880s | 1.76 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 151,125 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 1.61 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Guyana |
| 1890s | 2.01 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 159,274 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 1.85 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Guyana |
| 1900s | 2.28 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 164,506 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 2.12 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Guyana |
| 1910s | 2.69 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 165,927 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 2.53 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Guyana |
| 1920s | 3.33 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 192,099 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 3.14 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Guyana |
| 1930s | 4.29 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 241,137 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 4.05 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Guyana |
| 1940s | 3.80 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 339,954 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 3.46 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Guyana |
| 1950s | 1.61 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 561,304 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 1.05 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Guyana |
| 1960s | 1.67 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 845,191 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 824,348 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Guyana |
| 1970s | 1.64 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 1.10 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 541,660 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Guyana |
| 1980s | 1.38 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 1.33 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 50,604 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Guyana |
| 1990s | 1.56 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 1.76 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 202,614 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Lebanon |
| 2000s | 1.53 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 2.31 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 781,410 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Lebanon |
| 2010s | 1.89 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 3.30 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 1.40 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Lebanon |
| 2020s | 3.20 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 3.87 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 669,400 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Lebanon |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher methane emissions, Guyana or Lebanon?
- Lebanon, at 3.98 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents against 3.91 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents in Guyana as of 2024.
- What is the difference in methane emissions between Guyana and Lebanon?
- 70,430 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents, with Lebanon ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Guyana and Lebanon?
- 175 years are reported by both, from 1850 to 2024.
- How do Guyana and Lebanon rank globally for methane emissions?
- Guyana ranks 136th and Lebanon ranks 135th 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.