Guyana vs New Zealand: Per capita greenhouse gas emissions
Guyana
16.11 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person
in 2024
New Zealand
15.71 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person
in 2024
Guyana rank
17th
New Zealand rank
19th
Per capita greenhouse gas emissions over time
- Guyana
- New Zealand
How they compare
Guyana currently reports 16.11 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person against 15.71 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person in New Zealand, a difference of 0.4 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person.
The two have swapped places 7 times across 175 shared years of data; in 1850 it was New Zealand ahead.
Guyana ranks 17th and New Zealand ranks 19th of 199 countries.
New Zealand has averaged higher in every one of the 18 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Guyana | New Zealand | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1850s | 24.71 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 179.44 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 154.73 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | New Zealand |
| 1860s | 24.02 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 96.59 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 72.56 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | New Zealand |
| 1870s | 20.76 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 56.59 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 35.83 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | New Zealand |
| 1880s | 19.26 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 55.53 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 36.28 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | New Zealand |
| 1890s | 19.34 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 57.47 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 38.13 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | New Zealand |
| 1900s | 20.91 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 46.29 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 25.38 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | New Zealand |
| 1910s | 22.86 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 43.02 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 20.16 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | New Zealand |
| 1920s | 26.15 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 37.59 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 11.44 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | New Zealand |
| 1930s | 29.59 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 32.99 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 3.4 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | New Zealand |
| 1940s | 26.08 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 32.63 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 6.55 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | New Zealand |
| 1950s | 39.39 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 40.91 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.52 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | New Zealand |
| 1960s | 16.86 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 30.02 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 13.16 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | New Zealand |
| 1970s | 11.17 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 33.55 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 22.38 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | New Zealand |
| 1980s | 8.08 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 29.3 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 21.22 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | New Zealand |
| 1990s | 14.42 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 23.41 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 8.99 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | New Zealand |
| 2000s | 15.36 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 23.71 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 8.35 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | New Zealand |
| 2010s | 11.06 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 19.53 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 8.46 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | New Zealand |
| 2020s | 14.8 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 16.7 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.89 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | New Zealand |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher per capita greenhouse gas emissions, Guyana or New Zealand?
- Guyana, at 16.11 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person against 15.71 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person in New Zealand as of 2024.
- What is the difference in per capita greenhouse gas emissions between Guyana and New Zealand?
- 0.4 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person, with Guyana ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Guyana and New Zealand?
- 175 years are reported by both, from 1850 to 2024.
- How do Guyana and New Zealand rank globally for per capita greenhouse gas emissions?
- Guyana ranks 17th and New Zealand ranks 19th of 199 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 greenhouse gas 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.