Estonia vs Guyana: Greenhouse gas emissions
Estonia
12.12 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents
in 2024
Guyana
13.39 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents
in 2024
Estonia rank
141st
Guyana rank
138th
Greenhouse gas emissions over time
- Estonia
- Guyana
How they compare
Guyana currently reports 13.39 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents against 12.12 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents in Estonia, a difference of 1.27 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents.
That makes Guyana's figure about 1.1 times Estonia's.
The two have swapped places 7 times across 175 shared years of data; in 1850 it was Estonia ahead.
Estonia ranks 141st and Guyana ranks 138th of 199 countries.
Across the 18 decades both report, Estonia averaged higher in 11 and Guyana in 7.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Estonia | Guyana | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1850s | 9.89 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 3.37 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 6.53 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Estonia |
| 1860s | 7.53 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 3.99 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 3.54 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Estonia |
| 1870s | 6.08 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 4.47 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 1.62 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Estonia |
| 1880s | 5.45 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 4.99 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 455,383 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Estonia |
| 1890s | 5.07 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 5.50 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 429,584 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Guyana |
| 1900s | 5.06 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 6.22 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 1.16 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Guyana |
| 1910s | 4.83 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 6.76 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 1.92 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Guyana |
| 1920s | 4.41 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 7.80 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 3.39 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Guyana |
| 1930s | 6.43 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 9.41 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 2.98 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Guyana |
| 1940s | 7.06 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 9.59 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 2.53 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Guyana |
| 1950s | 12.55 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 19.12 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 6.57 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Guyana |
| 1960s | 19.53 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 10.43 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 9.10 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Estonia |
| 1970s | 32.62 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 8.26 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 24.36 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Estonia |
| 1980s | 41.70 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 6.22 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 35.47 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Estonia |
| 1990s | 25.05 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 10.92 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 14.12 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Estonia |
| 2000s | 18.65 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 11.69 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 6.96 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Estonia |
| 2010s | 22.11 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 8.44 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 13.67 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Estonia |
| 2020s | 13.75 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 12.15 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 1.59 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Estonia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher greenhouse gas emissions, Estonia or Guyana?
- Guyana, at 13.39 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents against 12.12 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents in Estonia as of 2024.
- What is the difference in greenhouse gas emissions between Estonia and Guyana?
- 1.27 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents, with Guyana ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Estonia and Guyana?
- 175 years are reported by both, from 1850 to 2024.
- How do Estonia and Guyana rank globally for greenhouse gas emissions?
- Estonia ranks 141st and Guyana ranks 138th of 199 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Jones et al. (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Greenhouse gas emissions. 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.