Guyana vs Papua New Guinea: Methane emissions
Guyana
3.91 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents
in 2024
Papua New Guinea
3.82 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents
in 2024
Guyana rank
136th
Papua New Guinea rank
137th
Methane emissions over time
- Guyana
- Papua New Guinea
How they compare
Guyana currently reports 3.91 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents against 3.82 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents in Papua New Guinea, a difference of 91,070 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 175 shared years of data; in 1850 it was Guyana ahead.
Guyana ranks 136th and Papua New Guinea ranks 137th of 199 countries.
Across the 18 decades both report, Guyana averaged higher in 14 and Papua New Guinea in 4.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Guyana | Papua New Guinea | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1850s | 1.19 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 480,252 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 712,667 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Guyana |
| 1860s | 1.34 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 564,511 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 779,924 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Guyana |
| 1870s | 1.54 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 652,363 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 886,197 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Guyana |
| 1880s | 1.76 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 766,849 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 993,067 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Guyana |
| 1890s | 2.01 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 882,142 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 1.13 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Guyana |
| 1900s | 2.28 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 945,296 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 1.34 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Guyana |
| 1910s | 2.69 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 1.00 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 1.69 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Guyana |
| 1920s | 3.33 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 980,742 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 2.35 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Guyana |
| 1930s | 4.29 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 937,126 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 3.36 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Guyana |
| 1940s | 3.80 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 837,306 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 2.97 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Guyana |
| 1950s | 1.61 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 710,530 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 899,930 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Guyana |
| 1960s | 1.67 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 776,572 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 892,967 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Guyana |
| 1970s | 1.64 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 1.05 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 591,897 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Guyana |
| 1980s | 1.38 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 1.26 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 122,937 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Guyana |
| 1990s | 1.56 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 2.51 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 949,486 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Papua New Guinea |
| 2000s | 1.53 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 3.33 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 1.80 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Papua New Guinea |
| 2010s | 1.89 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 3.23 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 1.34 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Papua New Guinea |
| 2020s | 3.20 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 3.81 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 614,658 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Papua New Guinea |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher methane emissions, Guyana or Papua New Guinea?
- Guyana, at 3.91 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents against 3.82 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents in Papua New Guinea as of 2024.
- What is the difference in methane emissions between Guyana and Papua New Guinea?
- 91,070 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents, with Guyana ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Guyana and Papua New Guinea?
- 175 years are reported by both, from 1850 to 2024.
- How do Guyana and Papua New Guinea rank globally for methane emissions?
- Guyana ranks 136th and Papua New Guinea ranks 137th 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.