Aruba vs Guyana: Per capita greenhouse gas emissions, excluding land use and forestry
Aruba
8.8 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person
in 2024
Guyana
8.75 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person
in 2024
Aruba rank
26th
Guyana rank
27th
Per capita greenhouse gas emissions, excluding land use and forestry over time
- Aruba
- Guyana
How they compare
Aruba currently reports 8.8 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person against 8.75 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person in Guyana, a difference of 0.05 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 85 shared years of data; in 1850 it was Guyana ahead.
Aruba ranks 26th and Guyana ranks 27th of 198 countries.
Across the 18 decades both report, Aruba averaged higher in 8 and Guyana in 10.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Aruba | Guyana | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1850s | 0.257 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.19 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.9287 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Guyana |
| 1860s | 0.275 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.13 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.8567 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Guyana |
| 1870s | 0.3544 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.01 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.654 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Guyana |
| 1880s | 0.2559 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.9057 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.6498 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Guyana |
| 1890s | 0.2651 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.9266 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.6615 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Guyana |
| 1900s | 0.1976 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.9528 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.7552 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Guyana |
| 1910s | 0.1997 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.02 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.8227 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Guyana |
| 1920s | 0.3511 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.16 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.8134 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Guyana |
| 1930s | 0.5195 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.3 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.7794 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Guyana |
| 1940s | 0.3059 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.39 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.09 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Guyana |
| 1950s | 13.24 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.37 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 11.87 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Aruba |
| 1960s | 11.69 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 2.05 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 9.65 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Aruba |
| 1970s | 13.04 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 2.94 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10.1 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Aruba |
| 1980s | 9.29 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 2.65 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 6.64 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Aruba |
| 1990s | 9.13 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 2.68 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 6.44 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Aruba |
| 2000s | 28.39 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 3.03 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 25.36 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Aruba |
| 2010s | 12.43 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 3.48 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 8.94 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Aruba |
| 2020s | 8.4 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 7.03 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.36 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Aruba |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher per capita greenhouse gas emissions, excluding land use and forestry, Aruba or Guyana?
- Aruba, at 8.8 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person against 8.75 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person in Guyana as of 2024.
- What is the difference in per capita greenhouse gas emissions, excluding land use and forestry between Aruba and Guyana?
- 0.05 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person, with Aruba ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Aruba and Guyana?
- 85 years are reported by both, from 1850 to 2024.
- How do Aruba and Guyana rank globally for per capita greenhouse gas emissions, excluding land use and forestry?
- Aruba ranks 26th and Guyana ranks 27th 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 greenhouse gas emissions, excluding land use and forestry. 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.