All sectors with LULUCF — Emissions per capita in Guyana
Guyana: All sectors with LULUCF — Emissions per capita was 22.1 t CO2eq/cap in 2023. ▲ Rising
All sectors with LULUCF — Emissions per capita in Guyana, 1990–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in t CO2eq/cap.
Analysis
Guyana recorded 22.1 t CO2eq/cap for all sectors with lulucf — emissions per capita in 2023.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.1% on the previous year and down 16.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, all sectors with lulucf — emissions per capita in Guyana peaked at 26.73 t CO2eq/cap in 2015 and was at its lowest, 10.81 t CO2eq/cap, in 1990.
Guyana ranks 15th of 223 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 34 years of available data.
All sectors with LULUCF — Emissions per capita in Guyana, year by year
| Year | t CO2eq/cap | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 10.81 t CO2eq/cap | — |
| 1991 | 11.11 t CO2eq/cap | +2.8% |
| 1992 | 11.12 t CO2eq/cap | +0.1% |
| 1993 | 12.18 t CO2eq/cap | +9.5% |
| 1994 | 12.6 t CO2eq/cap | +3.4% |
| 1995 | 13.51 t CO2eq/cap | +7.2% |
| 1996 | 13.85 t CO2eq/cap | +2.5% |
| 1997 | 14.24 t CO2eq/cap | +2.8% |
| 1998 | 14.42 t CO2eq/cap | +1.3% |
| 1999 | 14.37 t CO2eq/cap | -0.3% |
| 2000 | 13.95 t CO2eq/cap | -2.9% |
| 2001 | 14.85 t CO2eq/cap | +6.5% |
| 2002 | 14.67 t CO2eq/cap | -1.2% |
| 2003 | 15.33 t CO2eq/cap | +4.5% |
| 2004 | 15.63 t CO2eq/cap | +2.0% |
| 2005 | 15.05 t CO2eq/cap | -3.7% |
| 2006 | 14.84 t CO2eq/cap | -1.4% |
| 2007 | 15.3 t CO2eq/cap | +3.1% |
| 2008 | 15.44 t CO2eq/cap | +0.9% |
| 2009 | 15.78 t CO2eq/cap | +2.2% |
| 2010 | 16.05 t CO2eq/cap | +1.7% |
| 2011 | 26.4 t CO2eq/cap | +64.5% |
| 2012 | 26.5 t CO2eq/cap | +0.4% |
| 2013 | 26.55 t CO2eq/cap | +0.2% |
| 2014 | 26.7 t CO2eq/cap | +0.6% |
| 2015 | 26.73 t CO2eq/cap | +0.1% |
| 2016 | 22.95 t CO2eq/cap | -14.1% |
| 2017 | 22.86 t CO2eq/cap | -0.4% |
| 2018 | 22.42 t CO2eq/cap | -1.9% |
| 2019 | 22.48 t CO2eq/cap | +0.3% |
| 2020 | 23.67 t CO2eq/cap | +5.3% |
| 2021 | 21.02 t CO2eq/cap | -11.2% |
| 2022 | 22.13 t CO2eq/cap | +5.3% |
| 2023 | 22.1 t CO2eq/cap | -0.1% |
Guyana compared with similar countries
- Guyana's 22.1 t CO2eq/cap is above the median for high income countries, which is 8.36 t CO2eq/cap, 2.6× the median. (61 countries reporting)
- Guyana's 22.1 t CO2eq/cap is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 5.37 t CO2eq/cap, 4.1× the median. (34 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where All sectors with LULUCF — Emissions per capita in Guyana changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2011 | +64.5% | 16.05 t CO2eq/cap | 26.4 t CO2eq/cap |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 12.82 t CO2eq/cap | 10.81 t CO2eq/cap | 14.42 t CO2eq/cap | 10 |
| 2000s | 15.08 t CO2eq/cap | 13.95 t CO2eq/cap | 15.78 t CO2eq/cap | 10 |
| 2010s | 23.96 t CO2eq/cap | 16.05 t CO2eq/cap | 26.73 t CO2eq/cap | 10 |
| 2020s | 22.23 t CO2eq/cap | 21.02 t CO2eq/cap | 23.67 t CO2eq/cap | 4 |
Countries ranked near Guyana
- 12 Oman 23.95 t CO2eq/cap compare
- 13 Canada 23.7 t CO2eq/cap compare
- 14 Australia and New Zealand 23.38 t CO2eq/cap compare
- 16 Estonia 19.48 t CO2eq/cap compare
- 17 Netherlands Antilles (former) 18.48 t CO2eq/cap compare
- 18 Iceland 16.52 t CO2eq/cap compare
- 18 United States 16.52 t CO2eq/cap compare
More climate change data for Guyana
- Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Synthetic fertilizers (Agricultural) 13.90 million kg (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) 466.11 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 157.3 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 308.81 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 0.5936 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 11.03 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) 1,013 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 121.56 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 891.52 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions 0.4587 kt (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is all sectors with lulucf — emissions per capita in Guyana?
- All sectors with lulucf — emissions per capita in Guyana was 22.1 t CO2eq/cap in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest all sectors with lulucf — emissions per capita recorded in Guyana?
- The highest recorded value was 26.73 t CO2eq/cap in 2015.
- What is the lowest all sectors with lulucf — emissions per capita recorded in Guyana?
- The lowest recorded value was 10.81 t CO2eq/cap in 1990.
- How does Guyana rank for all sectors with lulucf — emissions per capita?
- Guyana ranks 15th out of 223 countries with data for 2023.
- Is all sectors with lulucf — emissions per capita rising or falling in Guyana?
- Over the last ten years it is down 16.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Guyana data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of All sectors with LULUCF — Emissions per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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The FAOSTAT domain on Emissions indicators disseminates indicators on sectoral shares of total national greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions as well as three indicators of emissions intensity: per capita emissions; emissions per value of agricultural production; and emissions per area of agricultural land.