Gabon vs Guyana: Per capita methane emissions
Gabon
5.64 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person
in 2024
Guyana
4.71 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person
in 2024
Gabon rank
8th
Guyana rank
10th
Per capita methane emissions over time
- Gabon
- Guyana
How they compare
Gabon currently reports 5.64 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person against 4.71 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person in Guyana, a difference of 0.93 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person.
That makes Gabon's figure about 1.2 times Guyana's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 175 shared years of data; in 1850 it was Guyana ahead.
Gabon ranks 8th and Guyana ranks 10th of 199 countries.
Across the 18 decades both report, Gabon averaged higher in 6 and Guyana in 12.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Gabon | Guyana | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1850s | 0.113 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 8.75 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 8.64 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Guyana |
| 1860s | 0.11 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 8.1 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 7.99 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Guyana |
| 1870s | 0.1087 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 7.14 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 7.03 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Guyana |
| 1880s | 0.107 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 6.79 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 6.68 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Guyana |
| 1890s | 0.1114 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 7.05 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 6.94 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Guyana |
| 1900s | 0.1267 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 7.67 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 7.54 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Guyana |
| 1910s | 0.1565 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 9.11 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 8.96 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Guyana |
| 1920s | 0.1889 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 11.16 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10.97 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Guyana |
| 1930s | 0.2083 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 13.48 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 13.27 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Guyana |
| 1940s | 0.2664 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10.47 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10.2 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Guyana |
| 1950s | 0.4807 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 3.33 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 2.85 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Guyana |
| 1960s | 2.58 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 2.66 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0857 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Guyana |
| 1970s | 13.92 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 2.22 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 11.71 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Gabon |
| 1980s | 10.24 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.79 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 8.45 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Gabon |
| 1990s | 15.43 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 2.06 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 13.37 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Gabon |
| 2000s | 12.79 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 2.01 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10.78 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Gabon |
| 2010s | 6.84 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 2.48 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 4.36 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Gabon |
| 2020s | 5.59 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 3.89 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.69 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Gabon |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher per capita methane emissions, Gabon or Guyana?
- Gabon, at 5.64 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person against 4.71 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person in Guyana as of 2024.
- What is the difference in per capita methane emissions between Gabon and Guyana?
- 0.93 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person, with Gabon ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Gabon and Guyana?
- 175 years are reported by both, from 1850 to 2024.
- How do Gabon and Guyana rank globally for per capita methane emissions?
- Gabon ranks 8th 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.
Individual pages
About this data
Measured in tonnes per person of carbon dioxide-equivalents over a 100-year timescale.