Guyana vs Zambia: Per capita nitrous oxide emissions
Guyana
0.6455 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person
in 2024
Zambia
0.6678 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person
in 2024
Guyana rank
32nd
Zambia rank
31st
Per capita nitrous oxide emissions over time
- Guyana
- Zambia
How they compare
Zambia currently reports 0.6678 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person against 0.6455 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person in Guyana, a difference of 0.0223 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person.
The two have swapped places 6 times across 175 shared years of data; in 1850 it was Zambia ahead.
Guyana ranks 32nd and Zambia ranks 31st of 201 countries.
Across the 18 decades both report, Guyana averaged higher in 1 and Zambia in 17.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Guyana | Zambia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1850s | 0.1009 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.2941 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.1932 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Zambia |
| 1860s | 0.0902 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.313 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.2228 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Zambia |
| 1870s | 0.0788 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.3896 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.3108 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Zambia |
| 1880s | 0.0759 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.502 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.4262 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Zambia |
| 1890s | 0.0894 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.5663 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.4769 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Zambia |
| 1900s | 0.1299 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.661 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.5311 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Zambia |
| 1910s | 0.1735 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.9268 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.7533 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Zambia |
| 1920s | 0.1783 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.34 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.16 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Zambia |
| 1930s | 0.1803 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.3 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.12 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Zambia |
| 1940s | 0.2553 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 2.64 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 2.38 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Zambia |
| 1950s | 0.3636 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 3.17 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 2.81 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Zambia |
| 1960s | 0.4131 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.97 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.56 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Zambia |
| 1970s | 0.4251 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.61 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.19 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Zambia |
| 1980s | 0.4488 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.19 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.746 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Zambia |
| 1990s | 0.6133 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.21 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.6009 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Zambia |
| 2000s | 0.6387 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.9631 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.3245 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Zambia |
| 2010s | 0.7318 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.7841 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0524 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Zambia |
| 2020s | 0.6897 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.671 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0187 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Guyana |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher per capita nitrous oxide emissions, Guyana or Zambia?
- Zambia, at 0.6678 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 Zambia?
- 0.0223 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person, with Zambia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Guyana and Zambia?
- 175 years are reported by both, from 1850 to 2024.
- How do Guyana and Zambia rank globally for per capita nitrous oxide emissions?
- Guyana ranks 32nd and Zambia ranks 31st 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.