Carbon emission intensity vs gdp per capita in Guyana
Guyana: Carbon emission intensity vs gdp per capita was 0.0646 in 2024. ▼ Falling
Carbon emission intensity vs gdp per capita in Guyana, 1990–2024
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
Guyana recorded 0.0646 for carbon emission intensity vs gdp per capita in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 35 years on record.
That represents a change of down 29.6% on the previous year and down 71.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, carbon emission intensity vs gdp per capita in Guyana peaked at 0.3084 in 1990 and was at its lowest, 0.0646, in 2024.
That places Guyana 166th out of 191 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 35 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.2758 | 0.2314 | 0.3084 | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.2413 | 0.2021 | 0.2708 | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.2379 | 0.2216 | 0.259 | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.134 | 0.0646 | 0.2144 | 5 |
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More climate change data for Guyana
- Share co2 vs population 0.0087 (2100)
- Population growth 0.6% (2025)
- Population, total 835,986 (2025)
- Urban population growth 0.6% (2025)
- Urban population 221,464 (2025)
- Urban population 26.5% (2025)
- Co2 emissions vs gdp 5.43 (2024)
- Cumulative co emissions 117.34 million (2024)
- Co emissions per capita 5.43 (2024)
- Co2 per capita vs renewable electricity 5.43 (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is carbon emission intensity vs gdp per capita in Guyana?
- Carbon emission intensity vs gdp per capita in Guyana was 0.0646 in 2024, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest carbon emission intensity vs gdp per capita recorded in Guyana?
- The highest recorded value was 0.3084 in 1990.
- What is the lowest carbon emission intensity vs gdp per capita recorded in Guyana?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0646 in 2024.
- How does Guyana rank for carbon emission intensity vs gdp per capita?
- Guyana ranks 166th out of 191 countries with data for 2024.
- Is carbon emission intensity vs gdp per capita rising or falling in Guyana?
- Over the last ten years it is down 71.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Guyana data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Carbon emission intensity vs gdp per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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