Guyana vs United States: Per capita GHG emissions vs. per capita CO₂ emissions
Guyana
16.11 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person
in 2024
United States
17.53 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person
in 2024
Guyana rank
17th
United States rank
15th
Per capita GHG emissions vs. per capita CO₂ emissions over time
- Guyana
- United States
How they compare
United States currently reports 17.53 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person against 16.11 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person in Guyana, a difference of 1.42 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person.
That makes United States's figure about 1.1 times Guyana's.
The two have swapped places 8 times across 175 shared years of data; in 1850 it was United States ahead.
Guyana ranks 17th and United States ranks 15th of 198 countries.
Across the 18 decades both report, Guyana averaged higher in 3 and United States in 15.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Guyana | United States | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1850s | 24.71 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 34.27 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 9.56 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | United States |
| 1860s | 24.02 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 25.91 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.89 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | United States |
| 1870s | 20.76 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 33.03 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 12.27 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | United States |
| 1880s | 19.26 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 30.94 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 11.68 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | United States |
| 1890s | 19.34 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 30.34 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 11.01 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | United States |
| 1900s | 20.91 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 31 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10.09 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | United States |
| 1910s | 22.86 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 30.72 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 7.86 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | United States |
| 1920s | 26.15 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 28.83 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 2.68 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | United States |
| 1930s | 29.59 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 21.62 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 7.98 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Guyana |
| 1940s | 26.08 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 25.32 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.7529 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Guyana |
| 1950s | 39.39 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 23.14 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 16.25 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Guyana |
| 1960s | 16.86 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 23.98 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 7.12 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | United States |
| 1970s | 11.17 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 27.79 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 16.61 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | United States |
| 1980s | 8.08 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 24.91 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 16.82 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | United States |
| 1990s | 14.42 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 25.09 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10.67 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | United States |
| 2000s | 15.36 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 24.19 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 8.82 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | United States |
| 2010s | 11.06 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 19.95 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 8.89 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | United States |
| 2020s | 14.8 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 17.67 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 2.87 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | United States |
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 United States?
- United States, at 17.53 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 United States?
- 1.42 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person, with United States ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Guyana and United States?
- 175 years are reported by both, from 1850 to 2024.
- How do Guyana and United States rank globally for per capita ghg emissions vs. per capita co₂ emissions?
- Guyana ranks 17th and United States ranks 15th 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.