Equatorial Guinea vs Guyana: Per capita CO₂ emissions from flaring
Equatorial Guinea
0.2085 tonnes per person
in 2024
Guyana
0.2109 tonnes per person
in 2024
Equatorial Guinea rank
20th
Guyana rank
19th
Per capita CO₂ emissions from flaring over time
- Equatorial Guinea
- Guyana
How they compare
Guyana currently reports 0.2109 tonnes per person against 0.2085 tonnes per person in Equatorial Guinea, a difference of 0.0024 tonnes per person.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 31 shared years of data; in 1994 it was Equatorial Guinea ahead.
Equatorial Guinea ranks 20th and Guyana ranks 19th of 213 countries.
Across the 4 decades both report, Equatorial Guinea averaged higher in 3 and Guyana in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Equatorial Guinea | Guyana | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 2.53 tonnes per person | 0 tonnes per person | 2.53 tonnes per person | Equatorial Guinea |
| 2000s | 2.61 tonnes per person | 0 tonnes per person | 2.61 tonnes per person | Equatorial Guinea |
| 2010s | 0.8333 tonnes per person | 0 tonnes per person | 0.8333 tonnes per person | Equatorial Guinea |
| 2020s | 0.2788 tonnes per person | 0.3593 tonnes per person | 0.0806 tonnes per person | Guyana |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher per capita co₂ emissions from flaring, Equatorial Guinea or Guyana?
- Guyana, at 0.2109 tonnes per person against 0.2085 tonnes per person in Equatorial Guinea as of 2024.
- What is the difference in per capita co₂ emissions from flaring between Equatorial Guinea and Guyana?
- 0.0024 tonnes per person, with Guyana ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Equatorial Guinea and Guyana?
- 31 years are reported by both, from 1994 to 2024.
- How do Equatorial Guinea and Guyana rank globally for per capita co₂ emissions from flaring?
- Equatorial Guinea ranks 20th and Guyana ranks 19th of 213 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Global Carbon Budget (2025); Population based on various sources (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Per capita CO₂ emissions from flaring. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Annual emissions of carbon dioxide (CO₂) from flaring, measured in tonnes per person.