China vs Guyana: Per capita GHG emissions vs. per capita CO₂ emissions
China
9.65 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person
in 2024
Guyana
8.75 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person
in 2024
China rank
24th
Guyana rank
27th
Per capita GHG emissions vs. per capita CO₂ emissions over time
- China
- Guyana
How they compare
China currently reports 9.65 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person against 8.75 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person in Guyana, a difference of 0.9 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person.
That makes China's figure about 1.1 times Guyana's.
The two have swapped places 7 times across 175 shared years of data; in 1850 it was Guyana ahead.
China ranks 24th and Guyana ranks 27th of 197 countries.
Across the 18 decades both report, China averaged higher in 4 and Guyana in 14.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | China | Guyana | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1850s | 0.2489 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.16 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.9148 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Guyana |
| 1860s | 0.2508 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.08 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.829 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Guyana |
| 1870s | 0.2528 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.9586 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.7058 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Guyana |
| 1880s | 0.2547 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.9147 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.66 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Guyana |
| 1890s | 0.2558 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.9374 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.6815 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Guyana |
| 1900s | 0.2768 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.9898 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.713 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Guyana |
| 1910s | 0.328 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.09 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.764 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Guyana |
| 1920s | 0.3637 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.23 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.8666 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Guyana |
| 1930s | 0.4023 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.34 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.9419 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Guyana |
| 1940s | 0.4335 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.951 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.5175 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Guyana |
| 1950s | 0.7292 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.37 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.6368 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Guyana |
| 1960s | 1.12 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 2.05 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.9238 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Guyana |
| 1970s | 1.67 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 2.94 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.27 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Guyana |
| 1980s | 2.29 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 2.65 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.3609 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Guyana |
| 1990s | 3.06 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 2.68 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.3744 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | China |
| 2000s | 4.91 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 3.03 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.88 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | China |
| 2010s | 7.87 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 3.48 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 4.39 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | China |
| 2020s | 9.12 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 7.03 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 2.08 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | China |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher per capita ghg emissions vs. per capita co₂ emissions, China or Guyana?
- China, at 9.65 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person against 8.75 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person in Guyana as of 2024.
- What is the difference in per capita ghg emissions vs. per capita co₂ emissions between China and Guyana?
- 0.9 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person, with China ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for China and Guyana?
- 175 years are reported by both, from 1850 to 2024.
- How do China and Guyana rank globally for per capita ghg emissions vs. per capita co₂ emissions?
- China ranks 24th and Guyana ranks 27th of 197 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Jones et al. (2025); Population based on various sources (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Per capita GHG emissions vs. per capita CO₂ emissions. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Greenhouse gas emissions are measured in tonnes per person of carbon dioxide-equivalents over a 100-year timescale.