Carbon dioxide emissions by income level, per square kilometre in Guyana
Guyana: Carbon dioxide emissions by income level, per square kilometre was 21.36 tonnes per square kilometre in 2024. ▲ Rising
Carbon dioxide emissions by income level, per square kilometre in Guyana, 1961–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in tonnes per square kilometre.
Analysis
Guyana recorded 21.36 tonnes per square kilometre for carbon dioxide emissions by income level, per square kilometre in 2024. That is the highest value across all 64 years on record.
That represents a change of up 3.0% on the previous year and up 112.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, carbon dioxide emissions by income level, per square kilometre in Guyana peaked at 21.36 tonnes per square kilometre in 2024 and was at its lowest, 3.13 tonnes per square kilometre, in 1963.
That places Guyana 172nd out of 204 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 64 years of available data.
Carbon dioxide emissions by income level, per square kilometre in Guyana, year by year
| Year | tonnes per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 3.74 tonnes per square kilometre | — |
| 1962 | 3.45 tonnes per square kilometre | -8.0% |
| 1963 | 3.13 tonnes per square kilometre | -9.2% |
| 1964 | 3.3 tonnes per square kilometre | +5.4% |
| 1965 | 5.48 tonnes per square kilometre | +66.1% |
| 1966 | 6 tonnes per square kilometre | +9.5% |
| 1967 | 6.72 tonnes per square kilometre | +12.1% |
| 1968 | 6.76 tonnes per square kilometre | +0.6% |
| 1969 | 6.95 tonnes per square kilometre | +2.8% |
| 1970 | 8.03 tonnes per square kilometre | +15.5% |
| 1971 | 7.62 tonnes per square kilometre | -5.1% |
| 1972 | 7.93 tonnes per square kilometre | +4.2% |
| 1973 | 9.16 tonnes per square kilometre | +15.5% |
| 1974 | 7.9 tonnes per square kilometre | -13.8% |
| 1975 | 9.27 tonnes per square kilometre | +17.4% |
| 1976 | 8.9 tonnes per square kilometre | -4.0% |
| 1977 | 9.64 tonnes per square kilometre | +8.4% |
| 1978 | 10.44 tonnes per square kilometre | +8.3% |
| 1979 | 7.72 tonnes per square kilometre | -26.0% |
| 1980 | 9.08 tonnes per square kilometre | +17.6% |
| 1981 | 9.14 tonnes per square kilometre | +0.6% |
| 1982 | 7.13 tonnes per square kilometre | -22.0% |
| 1983 | 6.33 tonnes per square kilometre | -11.2% |
| 1984 | 7.13 tonnes per square kilometre | +12.6% |
| 1985 | 7.2 tonnes per square kilometre | +1.0% |
| 1986 | 5.3 tonnes per square kilometre | -26.4% |
| 1987 | 6.64 tonnes per square kilometre | +25.3% |
| 1988 | 7.13 tonnes per square kilometre | +7.3% |
| 1989 | 6.01 tonnes per square kilometre | -15.7% |
| 1990 | 5.73 tonnes per square kilometre | -4.6% |
| 1991 | 5.62 tonnes per square kilometre | -1.9% |
| 1992 | 5.29 tonnes per square kilometre | -6.0% |
| 1993 | 5.3 tonnes per square kilometre | +0.4% |
| 1994 | 7.41 tonnes per square kilometre | +39.6% |
| 1995 | 7.95 tonnes per square kilometre | +7.3% |
| 1996 | 8.41 tonnes per square kilometre | +5.9% |
| 1997 | 9.18 tonnes per square kilometre | +9.1% |
| 1998 | 9.29 tonnes per square kilometre | +1.2% |
| 1999 | 9.33 tonnes per square kilometre | +0.4% |
| 2000 | 8.88 tonnes per square kilometre | -4.8% |
| 2001 | 8.84 tonnes per square kilometre | -0.4% |
| 2002 | 8.69 tonnes per square kilometre | -1.7% |
| 2003 | 9.49 tonnes per square kilometre | +9.2% |
| 2004 | 9.79 tonnes per square kilometre | +3.1% |
| 2005 | 8.21 tonnes per square kilometre | -16.2% |
| 2006 | 7.67 tonnes per square kilometre | -6.6% |
| 2007 | 9.05 tonnes per square kilometre | +18.0% |
| 2008 | 8.66 tonnes per square kilometre | -4.3% |
| 2009 | 9.68 tonnes per square kilometre | +11.8% |
| 2010 | 9.57 tonnes per square kilometre | -1.2% |
| 2011 | 9.94 tonnes per square kilometre | +3.9% |
| 2012 | 9.94 tonnes per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 9.66 tonnes per square kilometre | -2.8% |
| 2014 | 10.03 tonnes per square kilometre | +3.9% |
| 2015 | 9.98 tonnes per square kilometre | -0.6% |
| 2016 | 11.22 tonnes per square kilometre | +12.5% |
| 2017 | 10.96 tonnes per square kilometre | -2.3% |
| 2018 | 11.78 tonnes per square kilometre | +7.5% |
| 2019 | 13.44 tonnes per square kilometre | +14.1% |
| 2020 | 14.68 tonnes per square kilometre | +9.3% |
| 2021 | 13.89 tonnes per square kilometre | -5.4% |
| 2022 | 20.82 tonnes per square kilometre | +49.9% |
| 2023 | 20.74 tonnes per square kilometre | -0.4% |
| 2024 | 21.36 tonnes per square kilometre | +3.0% |
Guyana compared with similar countries
- Guyana's 21.36 tonnes per square kilometre is below the median for high income countries, which is 658.19 tonnes per square kilometre, 3% of the median. (74 countries reporting)
- Guyana's 21.36 tonnes per square kilometre is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 206.51 tonnes per square kilometre, 10% of the median. (38 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Carbon dioxide emissions by income level, per square kilometre 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1965 | +66.1% | 3.3 tonnes per square kilometre | 5.48 tonnes per square kilometre |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 5.06 tonnes per square kilometre | 3.13 tonnes per square kilometre | 6.95 tonnes per square kilometre | 9 |
| 1970s | 8.66 tonnes per square kilometre | 7.62 tonnes per square kilometre | 10.44 tonnes per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1980s | 7.11 tonnes per square kilometre | 5.3 tonnes per square kilometre | 9.14 tonnes per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1990s | 7.35 tonnes per square kilometre | 5.29 tonnes per square kilometre | 9.33 tonnes per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 8.9 tonnes per square kilometre | 7.67 tonnes per square kilometre | 9.79 tonnes per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 10.65 tonnes per square kilometre | 9.57 tonnes per square kilometre | 13.44 tonnes per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 18.3 tonnes per square kilometre | 13.89 tonnes per square kilometre | 21.36 tonnes per square kilometre | 5 |
Countries ranked near Guyana
- 169 Djibouti 24.33 tonnes per square kilometre compare
- 170 Burkina Faso 23.79 tonnes per square kilometre compare
- 171 Tanzania 22.65 tonnes per square kilometre compare
- 173 Gabon 20.95 tonnes per square kilometre compare
- 174 Cameroon 20.38 tonnes per square kilometre compare
- 175 Paraguay 20.04 tonnes per square kilometre 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 carbon dioxide emissions by income level, per square kilometre in Guyana?
- Carbon dioxide emissions by income level, per square kilometre in Guyana was 21.36 tonnes per square kilometre in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest carbon dioxide emissions by income level, per square kilometre recorded in Guyana?
- The highest recorded value was 21.36 tonnes per square kilometre in 2024.
- What is the lowest carbon dioxide emissions by income level, per square kilometre recorded in Guyana?
- The lowest recorded value was 3.13 tonnes per square kilometre in 1963.
- How does Guyana rank for carbon dioxide emissions by income level, per square kilometre?
- Guyana ranks 172nd out of 204 countries with data for 2024.
- Is carbon dioxide emissions by income level, per square kilometre rising or falling in Guyana?
- Over the last ten years it is up 112.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Guyana data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Carbon dioxide emissions by income level, per square kilometre. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
Download this data
CSV · JSON — 64 observations, free to reuse under Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page.
How this figure is calculated
Carbon dioxide emissions by income level divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Carbon dioxide emissions by income level ÷ Land area (sq. km)
Computed from
- Carbon dioxide emissions by income level Global Carbon Budget (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data
- Land area FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
Carbon dioxide emissions by income level divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.