Guyana vs Poland: Per capita nitrous oxide emissions
Guyana
0.6455 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person
in 2024
Poland
0.6987 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person
in 2024
Guyana rank
32nd
Poland rank
29th
Per capita nitrous oxide emissions over time
- Guyana
- Poland
How they compare
Poland currently reports 0.6987 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person against 0.6455 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person in Guyana, a difference of 0.0532 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person.
That makes Poland's figure about 1.1 times Guyana's.
The two have swapped places 8 times across 175 shared years of data; in 1850 it was Poland ahead.
Guyana ranks 32nd and Poland ranks 29th of 201 countries.
Across the 18 decades both report, Guyana averaged higher in 2 and Poland in 16.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Guyana | Poland | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1850s | 0.1009 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.1174 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0165 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Poland |
| 1860s | 0.0902 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.1119 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0217 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Poland |
| 1870s | 0.0788 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.1141 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0354 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Poland |
| 1880s | 0.0759 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.1193 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0435 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Poland |
| 1890s | 0.0894 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.1042 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0147 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Poland |
| 1900s | 0.1299 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0933 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0366 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Guyana |
| 1910s | 0.1735 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.1311 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0424 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Guyana |
| 1920s | 0.1783 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.2469 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0686 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Poland |
| 1930s | 0.1803 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.2452 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0649 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Poland |
| 1940s | 0.2553 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.3859 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.1305 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Poland |
| 1950s | 0.3636 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.6975 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.3339 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Poland |
| 1960s | 0.4131 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.9397 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.5266 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Poland |
| 1970s | 0.4251 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.13 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.7004 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Poland |
| 1980s | 0.4488 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.9677 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.5189 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Poland |
| 1990s | 0.6133 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.6837 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0704 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Poland |
| 2000s | 0.6387 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.7284 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0897 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Poland |
| 2010s | 0.7318 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.7375 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0057 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Poland |
| 2020s | 0.6897 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.7162 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0266 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Poland |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher per capita nitrous oxide emissions, Guyana or Poland?
- Poland, at 0.6987 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person against 0.6455 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person in Guyana as of 2024.
- What is the difference in per capita nitrous oxide emissions between Guyana and Poland?
- 0.0532 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person, with Poland ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Guyana and Poland?
- 175 years are reported by both, from 1850 to 2024.
- How do Guyana and Poland rank globally for per capita nitrous oxide emissions?
- Guyana ranks 32nd and Poland ranks 29th of 201 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 nitrous oxide 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.