Guyana vs Panama: Methane emissions
Guyana
3.91 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents
in 2024
Panama
4.23 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents
in 2024
Guyana rank
136th
Panama rank
134th
Methane emissions over time
- Guyana
- Panama
How they compare
Panama currently reports 4.23 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents against 3.91 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents in Guyana, a difference of 318,050 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents.
That makes Panama's figure about 1.1 times Guyana's.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 175 shared years of data; in 1850 it was Guyana ahead.
Guyana ranks 136th and Panama ranks 134th of 199 countries.
Across the 18 decades both report, Guyana averaged higher in 11 and Panama in 7.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Guyana | Panama | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1850s | 1.19 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 235,068 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 957,851 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Guyana |
| 1860s | 1.34 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 268,479 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 1.08 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Guyana |
| 1870s | 1.54 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 300,136 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 1.24 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Guyana |
| 1880s | 1.76 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 339,646 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 1.42 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Guyana |
| 1890s | 2.01 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 395,563 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 1.61 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Guyana |
| 1900s | 2.28 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 482,713 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 1.80 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Guyana |
| 1910s | 2.69 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 607,608 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 2.09 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Guyana |
| 1920s | 3.33 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 729,813 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 2.60 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Guyana |
| 1930s | 4.29 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 904,380 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 3.39 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Guyana |
| 1940s | 3.80 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 1.18 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 2.63 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Guyana |
| 1950s | 1.61 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 1.49 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 123,649 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Guyana |
| 1960s | 1.67 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 2.02 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 348,016 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Panama |
| 1970s | 1.64 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 2.73 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 1.09 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Panama |
| 1980s | 1.38 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 3.02 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 1.64 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Panama |
| 1990s | 1.56 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 3.21 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 1.66 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Panama |
| 2000s | 1.53 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 3.60 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 2.08 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Panama |
| 2010s | 1.89 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 4.08 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 2.19 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Panama |
| 2020s | 3.20 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 4.16 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 964,484 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Panama |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher methane emissions, Guyana or Panama?
- Panama, at 4.23 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 Panama?
- 318,050 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents, with Panama ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Guyana and Panama?
- 175 years are reported by both, from 1850 to 2024.
- How do Guyana and Panama rank globally for methane emissions?
- Guyana ranks 136th and Panama ranks 134th 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.