Finland vs Guyana: Per capita GHG emissions vs. per capita CO₂ emissions

Finland
15.66 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person
in 2024
Guyana
16.11 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person
in 2024
Finland rank
20th
Guyana rank
17th

Per capita GHG emissions vs. per capita CO₂ emissions over time

  • Finland
  • Guyana
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How they compare

Guyana currently reports 16.11 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person against 15.66 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person in Finland, a difference of 0.45 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person.

The two have swapped places 10 times across 175 shared years of data; in 1850 it was Guyana ahead.

Finland ranks 20th and Guyana ranks 17th of 198 countries.

Across the 18 decades both report, Finland averaged higher in 6 and Guyana in 12.

Head to head by decade

Decade Finland Guyana Difference Ahead
1850s 12.58 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person 24.71 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person 12.13 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person Guyana
1860s 12.64 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person 24.02 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person 11.38 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person Guyana
1870s 12.31 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person 20.76 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person 8.45 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person Guyana
1880s 12.13 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person 19.26 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person 7.13 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person Guyana
1890s 12.48 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person 19.34 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person 6.85 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person Guyana
1900s 13.53 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person 20.91 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person 7.37 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person Guyana
1910s 14.27 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person 22.86 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person 8.59 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person Guyana
1920s 13.19 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person 26.15 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person 12.96 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person Guyana
1930s 8.83 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person 29.59 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person 20.76 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person Guyana
1940s 7.57 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person 26.08 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person 18.51 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person Guyana
1950s 9.69 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person 39.39 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person 29.7 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person Guyana
1960s 12.86 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person 16.86 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person 4 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person Guyana
1970s 15.81 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person 11.17 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person 4.64 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person Finland
1980s 15.42 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person 8.08 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person 7.33 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person Finland
1990s 16.99 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person 14.42 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person 2.57 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person Finland
2000s 19.02 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person 15.36 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person 3.66 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person Finland
2010s 16.52 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person 11.06 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person 5.45 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person Finland
2020s 15.84 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person 14.8 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person 1.04 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person Finland

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher per capita ghg emissions vs. per capita co₂ emissions, Finland or Guyana?
Guyana, at 16.11 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person against 15.66 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person in Finland as of 2024.
What is the difference in per capita ghg emissions vs. per capita co₂ emissions between Finland and Guyana?
0.45 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person, with Guyana ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Finland and Guyana?
175 years are reported by both, from 1850 to 2024.
How do Finland and Guyana rank globally for per capita ghg emissions vs. per capita co₂ emissions?
Finland ranks 20th and Guyana ranks 17th of 198 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

Indicator
Per capita GHG emissions vs. per capita CO₂ emissions
Unit
tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person
Source
Jones et al. (2025); Population based on various sources (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
198 places, 33,904 data points, 1850–2024
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Greenhouse gas emissions are measured in tonnes per person of carbon dioxide-equivalents over a 100-year timescale.