Guyana vs Kazakhstan: Per capita GHG emissions vs. per capita CO₂ emissions
Guyana
16.11 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person
in 2024
Kazakhstan
18.08 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person
in 2024
Guyana rank
17th
Kazakhstan rank
14th
Per capita GHG emissions vs. per capita CO₂ emissions over time
- Guyana
- Kazakhstan
How they compare
Kazakhstan currently reports 18.08 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person against 16.11 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person in Guyana, a difference of 1.97 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person.
That makes Kazakhstan's figure about 1.1 times Guyana's.
The two have swapped places 5 times across 175 shared years of data; in 1850 it was Guyana ahead.
Guyana ranks 17th and Kazakhstan ranks 14th of 198 countries.
Across the 18 decades both report, Guyana averaged higher in 12 and Kazakhstan in 6.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Guyana | Kazakhstan | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1850s | 24.71 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 13.39 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 11.33 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Guyana |
| 1860s | 24.02 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 12.81 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 11.21 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Guyana |
| 1870s | 20.76 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 12.53 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 8.23 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Guyana |
| 1880s | 19.26 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 12.46 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 6.79 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Guyana |
| 1890s | 19.34 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 12.58 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 6.75 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Guyana |
| 1900s | 20.91 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 13.21 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 7.69 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Guyana |
| 1910s | 22.86 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 12.95 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 9.91 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Guyana |
| 1920s | 26.15 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 12.38 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 13.77 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Guyana |
| 1930s | 29.59 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10.85 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 18.74 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Guyana |
| 1940s | 26.08 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 19.7 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 6.37 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Guyana |
| 1950s | 39.39 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 38.03 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.36 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Guyana |
| 1960s | 16.86 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 32.38 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 15.53 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Kazakhstan |
| 1970s | 11.17 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 25.97 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 14.79 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Kazakhstan |
| 1980s | 8.08 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 24.11 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 16.03 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Kazakhstan |
| 1990s | 14.42 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 15.74 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.32 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Kazakhstan |
| 2000s | 15.36 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 13.62 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.74 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Guyana |
| 2010s | 11.06 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 20.8 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 9.74 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Kazakhstan |
| 2020s | 14.8 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 18.07 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 3.27 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Kazakhstan |
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 Kazakhstan?
- Kazakhstan, at 18.08 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person against 16.11 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 Guyana and Kazakhstan?
- 1.97 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person, with Kazakhstan ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Guyana and Kazakhstan?
- 175 years are reported by both, from 1850 to 2024.
- How do Guyana and Kazakhstan rank globally for per capita ghg emissions vs. per capita co₂ emissions?
- Guyana ranks 17th and Kazakhstan ranks 14th 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.