Life expectancy at birth vs. CO₂ emissions per capita in Guernsey
Guernsey: Life expectancy at birth vs. CO₂ emissions per capita was 83.27 years in 2023. ▲ Rising
Latest (2023)
83.27 years
Change on year
up 0.2%
World rank
20th
of 236 countries
All-time high
83.35 years
in 2020
All-time low
71.23 years
in 1950
Years of data
74
1950–2023
Life expectancy at birth vs. CO₂ emissions per capita in Guernsey, 1950–2023
Source: UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in years.
Analysis
In 2023, life expectancy at birth vs. co₂ emissions per capita in Guernsey stood at 83.27 years.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.2% on the previous year and up 0.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, life expectancy at birth vs. co₂ emissions per capita in Guernsey peaked at 83.35 years in 2020 and was at its lowest, 71.23 years, in 1950.
Guernsey ranks 20th of 236 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 74 years of available data.
Life expectancy at birth vs. CO₂ emissions per capita in Guernsey, year by year
| Year | years | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1950 | 71.23 years | — |
| 1951 | 71.72 years | +0.7% |
| 1952 | 72.68 years | +1.3% |
| 1953 | 71.47 years | -1.7% |
| 1954 | 73.07 years | +2.2% |
| 1955 | 71.58 years | -2.0% |
| 1956 | 75.86 years | +6.0% |
| 1957 | 72.61 years | -4.3% |
| 1958 | 73.58 years | +1.3% |
| 1959 | 73.93 years | +0.5% |
| 1960 | 75.19 years | +1.7% |
| 1961 | 72.88 years | -3.1% |
| 1962 | 73.58 years | +0.9% |
| 1963 | 73.83 years | +0.4% |
| 1964 | 73.12 years | -1.0% |
| 1965 | 72.16 years | -1.3% |
| 1966 | 73.72 years | +2.2% |
| 1967 | 73.43 years | -0.4% |
| 1968 | 72.39 years | -1.4% |
| 1969 | 72.38 years | -0.0% |
| 1970 | 72.58 years | +0.3% |
| 1971 | 73.01 years | +0.6% |
| 1972 | 72.89 years | -0.2% |
| 1973 | 74.22 years | +1.8% |
| 1974 | 73.56 years | -0.9% |
| 1975 | 73.58 years | +0.0% |
| 1976 | 73.64 years | +0.1% |
| 1977 | 74.12 years | +0.6% |
| 1978 | 74.44 years | +0.4% |
| 1979 | 74.31 years | -0.2% |
| 1980 | 75.49 years | +1.6% |
| 1981 | 74.68 years | -1.1% |
| 1982 | 72.36 years | -3.1% |
| 1983 | 76.21 years | +5.3% |
| 1984 | 76.23 years | +0.0% |
| 1985 | 76.03 years | -0.3% |
| 1986 | 76.03 years | -0.0% |
| 1987 | 76.43 years | +0.5% |
| 1988 | 76.7 years | +0.4% |
| 1989 | 77.6 years | +1.2% |
| 1990 | 76.64 years | -1.2% |
| 1991 | 76.79 years | +0.2% |
| 1992 | 77.82 years | +1.3% |
| 1993 | 76.8 years | -1.3% |
| 1994 | 77.02 years | +0.3% |
| 1995 | 78.12 years | +1.4% |
| 1996 | 78.09 years | -0.0% |
| 1997 | 78.7 years | +0.8% |
| 1998 | 79.16 years | +0.6% |
| 1999 | 80.25 years | +1.4% |
| 2000 | 79.39 years | -1.1% |
| 2001 | 79.49 years | +0.1% |
| 2002 | 79.61 years | +0.2% |
| 2003 | 79.68 years | +0.1% |
| 2004 | 80.43 years | +0.9% |
| 2005 | 80.73 years | +0.4% |
| 2006 | 81.16 years | +0.5% |
| 2007 | 81.31 years | +0.2% |
| 2008 | 81.56 years | +0.3% |
| 2009 | 81.9 years | +0.4% |
| 2010 | 82.31 years | +0.5% |
| 2011 | 82.64 years | +0.4% |
| 2012 | 82.35 years | -0.3% |
| 2013 | 82.83 years | +0.6% |
| 2014 | 83.01 years | +0.2% |
| 2015 | 82.75 years | -0.3% |
| 2016 | 82.56 years | -0.2% |
| 2017 | 82.32 years | -0.3% |
| 2018 | 82.75 years | +0.5% |
| 2019 | 83.28 years | +0.6% |
| 2020 | 83.35 years | +0.1% |
| 2021 | 81.97 years | -1.7% |
| 2022 | 83.11 years | +1.4% |
| 2023 | 83.27 years | +0.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 72.77 years | 71.23 years | 75.86 years | 10 |
| 1960s | 73.27 years | 72.16 years | 75.19 years | 10 |
| 1970s | 73.64 years | 72.58 years | 74.44 years | 10 |
| 1980s | 75.78 years | 72.36 years | 77.6 years | 10 |
| 1990s | 77.94 years | 76.64 years | 80.25 years | 10 |
| 2000s | 80.53 years | 79.39 years | 81.9 years | 10 |
| 2010s | 82.68 years | 82.31 years | 83.28 years | 10 |
| 2020s | 82.92 years | 81.97 years | 83.35 years | 4 |
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More climate change data for Guernsey
- Share of global CO₂ emissions and population 0.0% (2100)
- Annual PM2.5 emissions from wildfires 0 tonnes (2026)
- Annual CO₂ emissions from wildfires 0 tonnes (2026)
- Maritime transport CO2 emissions 2.47 Tonnes (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is life expectancy at birth vs. co₂ emissions per capita in Guernsey?
- Life expectancy at birth vs. co₂ emissions per capita in Guernsey was 83.27 years in 2023, according to UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest life expectancy at birth vs. co₂ emissions per capita recorded in Guernsey?
- The highest recorded value was 83.35 years in 2020.
- What is the lowest life expectancy at birth vs. co₂ emissions per capita recorded in Guernsey?
- The lowest recorded value was 71.23 years in 1950.
- How does Guernsey rank for life expectancy at birth vs. co₂ emissions per capita?
- Guernsey ranks 20th out of 236 countries with data for 2023.
- Is life expectancy at birth vs. co₂ emissions per capita rising or falling in Guernsey?
- Over the last ten years it is up 0.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Guernsey data come from?
- The figures come from UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Life expectancy at birth vs. CO₂ emissions per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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