Guyana vs United States: Per capita nitrous oxide emissions
Guyana
0.6455 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person
in 2024
United States
0.6936 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person
in 2024
Guyana rank
32nd
United States rank
30th
Per capita nitrous oxide emissions over time
- Guyana
- United States
How they compare
United States currently reports 0.6936 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person against 0.6455 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person in Guyana, a difference of 0.0481 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person.
That makes United States's figure about 1.1 times Guyana's.
The two have swapped places 6 times across 175 shared years of data; in 1850 it was United States ahead.
Guyana ranks 32nd and United States ranks 30th of 201 countries.
United States has averaged higher in every one of the 18 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Guyana | United States | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1850s | 0.1009 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.26 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.16 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | United States |
| 1860s | 0.0902 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.04 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.9493 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | United States |
| 1870s | 0.0788 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.9836 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.9048 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | United States |
| 1880s | 0.0759 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.9806 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.9047 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | United States |
| 1890s | 0.0894 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.8944 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.805 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | United States |
| 1900s | 0.1299 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.8271 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.6972 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | United States |
| 1910s | 0.1735 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.787 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.6135 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | United States |
| 1920s | 0.1783 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.7156 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.5373 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | United States |
| 1930s | 0.1803 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.6512 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.4709 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | United States |
| 1940s | 0.2553 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.8137 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.5583 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | United States |
| 1950s | 0.3636 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.9932 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.6296 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | United States |
| 1960s | 0.4131 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.24 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.8225 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | United States |
| 1970s | 0.4251 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.34 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.918 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | United States |
| 1980s | 0.4488 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.12 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.673 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | United States |
| 1990s | 0.6133 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.9866 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.3734 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | United States |
| 2000s | 0.6387 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.8885 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.2498 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | United States |
| 2010s | 0.7318 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.7743 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0425 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | United States |
| 2020s | 0.6897 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.7059 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0163 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | United States |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher per capita nitrous oxide emissions, Guyana or United States?
- United States, at 0.6936 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 United States?
- 0.0481 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person, with United States ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Guyana and United States?
- 175 years are reported by both, from 1850 to 2024.
- How do Guyana and United States rank globally for per capita nitrous oxide emissions?
- Guyana ranks 32nd and United States ranks 30th 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.