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
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
Greenhouse gas emissions are measured in tonnes per person of carbon dioxide-equivalents over a 100-year timescale.