Chad vs Guyana: Per capita methane emissions
Chad
3.63 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person
in 2024
Guyana
4.71 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person
in 2024
Chad rank
13th
Guyana rank
10th
Per capita methane emissions over time
- Chad
- Guyana
How they compare
Guyana currently reports 4.71 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person against 3.63 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person in Chad, a difference of 1.08 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person.
That makes Guyana's figure about 1.3 times Chad's.
The two have swapped places 12 times across 175 shared years of data; in 1850 it was Guyana ahead.
Chad ranks 13th and Guyana ranks 10th of 199 countries.
Across the 18 decades both report, Chad averaged higher in 3 and Guyana in 15.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Chad | Guyana | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1850s | 1.06 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 8.75 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 7.69 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Guyana |
| 1860s | 1.06 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 8.1 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 7.04 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Guyana |
| 1870s | 1.06 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 7.14 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 6.08 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Guyana |
| 1880s | 1.06 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 6.79 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 5.73 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Guyana |
| 1890s | 1.1 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 7.05 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 5.95 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Guyana |
| 1900s | 1.18 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 7.67 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 6.49 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Guyana |
| 1910s | 1.32 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 9.11 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 7.79 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Guyana |
| 1920s | 1.52 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 11.16 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 9.64 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Guyana |
| 1930s | 1.65 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 13.48 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 11.83 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Guyana |
| 1940s | 2.02 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10.47 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 8.45 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Guyana |
| 1950s | 2.34 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 3.33 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.9929 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Guyana |
| 1960s | 2.28 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 2.66 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.3767 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Guyana |
| 1970s | 1.94 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 2.22 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.2804 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Guyana |
| 1980s | 1.69 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.79 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.1087 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Guyana |
| 1990s | 2.45 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 2.06 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.3899 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Chad |
| 2000s | 2.84 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 2.01 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.8275 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Chad |
| 2010s | 3.2 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 2.48 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.7203 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Chad |
| 2020s | 3.62 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 3.89 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.2767 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Guyana |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher per capita methane emissions, Chad or Guyana?
- Guyana, at 4.71 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person against 3.63 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person in Chad as of 2024.
- What is the difference in per capita methane emissions between Chad and Guyana?
- 1.08 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person, with Guyana ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Chad and Guyana?
- 175 years are reported by both, from 1850 to 2024.
- How do Chad and Guyana rank globally for per capita methane emissions?
- Chad ranks 13th and Guyana ranks 10th 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 methane emissions. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Measured in tonnes per person of carbon dioxide-equivalents over a 100-year timescale.