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
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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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Indicator
Per capita greenhouse gas 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
199 places, 34,079 data points, 1850–2024
Last refreshed

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