Guyana vs Turks and Caicos Islands: Per capita GHG emissions vs. per capita CO₂ emissions
Guyana
8.75 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person
in 2024
Turks and Caicos Islands
8.28 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person
in 2024
Guyana rank
27th
Turks and Caicos Islands rank
30th
Per capita GHG emissions vs. per capita CO₂ emissions over time
- Guyana
- Turks and Caicos Islands
How they compare
Guyana currently reports 8.75 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person against 8.28 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person in Turks and Caicos Islands, a difference of 0.47 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person.
That makes Guyana's figure about 1.1 times Turks and Caicos Islands's.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 85 shared years of data; in 1850 it was Turks and Caicos Islands ahead.
Guyana ranks 27th and Turks and Caicos Islands ranks 30th of 197 countries.
Across the 18 decades both report, Guyana averaged higher in 4 and Turks and Caicos Islands in 14.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Guyana | Turks and Caicos Islands | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1850s | 1.19 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.46 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.2718 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Turks and Caicos Islands |
| 1860s | 1.13 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.48 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.3462 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Turks and Caicos Islands |
| 1870s | 1.01 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.49 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.477 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Turks and Caicos Islands |
| 1880s | 0.9057 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.52 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.6122 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Turks and Caicos Islands |
| 1890s | 0.9266 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.53 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.604 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Turks and Caicos Islands |
| 1900s | 0.9528 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.55 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.5959 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Turks and Caicos Islands |
| 1910s | 1.02 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.92 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.8992 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Turks and Caicos Islands |
| 1920s | 1.16 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 2.1 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.9382 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Turks and Caicos Islands |
| 1930s | 1.3 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 2.26 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.9576 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Turks and Caicos Islands |
| 1940s | 1.39 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 2.35 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.9527 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Turks and Caicos Islands |
| 1950s | 1.37 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.3076 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.06 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Guyana |
| 1960s | 2.05 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.2496 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.8 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Guyana |
| 1970s | 2.94 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.2826 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 2.66 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Guyana |
| 1980s | 2.65 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.3232 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 2.33 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Guyana |
| 1990s | 2.68 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 5.39 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 2.7 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Turks and Caicos Islands |
| 2000s | 3.03 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 8.21 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 5.18 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Turks and Caicos Islands |
| 2010s | 3.48 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 9.08 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 5.59 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Turks and Caicos Islands |
| 2020s | 7.03 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 8.21 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.17 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Turks and Caicos Islands |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher per capita ghg emissions vs. per capita co₂ emissions, Guyana or Turks and Caicos Islands?
- Guyana, at 8.75 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person against 8.28 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person in Turks and Caicos Islands as of 2024.
- What is the difference in per capita ghg emissions vs. per capita co₂ emissions between Guyana and Turks and Caicos Islands?
- 0.47 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person, with Guyana ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Guyana and Turks and Caicos Islands?
- 85 years are reported by both, from 1850 to 2024.
- How do Guyana and Turks and Caicos Islands rank globally for per capita ghg emissions vs. per capita co₂ emissions?
- Guyana ranks 27th and Turks and Caicos Islands ranks 30th 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.