Guyana vs Nicaragua: Total greenhouse gas emissions, excluding land use and forestry
Guyana
7.27 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents
in 2024
Nicaragua
7.85 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents
in 2024
Guyana rank
140th
Nicaragua rank
137th
Total greenhouse gas emissions, excluding land use and forestry over time
- Guyana
- Nicaragua
How they compare
Nicaragua currently reports 7.85 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents against 7.27 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents in Guyana, a difference of 575,370 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents.
That makes Nicaragua's figure about 1.1 times Guyana's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 175 shared years of data; in 1850 it was Guyana ahead.
Guyana ranks 140th and Nicaragua ranks 137th of 198 countries.
Across the 18 decades both report, Guyana averaged higher in 9 and Nicaragua in 9.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Guyana | Nicaragua | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1850s | 158,698 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 95,514 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 63,184 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Guyana |
| 1860s | 179,289 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 101,891 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 77,398 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Guyana |
| 1870s | 206,528 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 112,034 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 94,494 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Guyana |
| 1880s | 237,163 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 128,026 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 109,137 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Guyana |
| 1890s | 266,919 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 155,396 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 111,523 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Guyana |
| 1900s | 294,566 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 171,910 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 122,655 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Guyana |
| 1910s | 322,730 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 199,992 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 122,737 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Guyana |
| 1920s | 367,077 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 234,560 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 132,517 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Guyana |
| 1930s | 427,281 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 268,983 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 158,298 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Guyana |
| 1940s | 347,317 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 352,039 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 4,722 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Nicaragua |
| 1950s | 661,453 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 835,406 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 173,953 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Nicaragua |
| 1960s | 1.30 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 1.54 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 236,945 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Nicaragua |
| 1970s | 2.18 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 2.83 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 649,785 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Nicaragua |
| 1980s | 2.04 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 3.18 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 1.13 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Nicaragua |
| 1990s | 2.03 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 4.06 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 2.03 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Nicaragua |
| 2000s | 2.30 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 5.83 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 3.53 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Nicaragua |
| 2010s | 2.66 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 6.89 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 4.23 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Nicaragua |
| 2020s | 5.78 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 7.34 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 1.56 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Nicaragua |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher total greenhouse gas emissions, excluding land use and forestry, Guyana or Nicaragua?
- Nicaragua, at 7.85 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents against 7.27 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents in Guyana as of 2024.
- What is the difference in total greenhouse gas emissions, excluding land use and forestry between Guyana and Nicaragua?
- 575,370 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents, with Nicaragua ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Guyana and Nicaragua?
- 175 years are reported by both, from 1850 to 2024.
- How do Guyana and Nicaragua rank globally for total greenhouse gas emissions, excluding land use and forestry?
- Guyana ranks 140th and Nicaragua ranks 137th of 198 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Jones et al. (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Total 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 of carbon dioxide-equivalents over a 100-year timescale.