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: Joint Research Centre (European Commission) and International Energy Agency (IEA), via World Bank (2026) – processed by 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.
Carbon emission intensity vs. GDP per capita in Guyana, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 0.3084 | — |
| 1991 | 0.2839 | -7.9% |
| 1992 | 0.2489 | -12.3% |
| 1993 | 0.2314 | -7.0% |
| 1994 | 0.2771 | +19.7% |
| 1995 | 0.2858 | +3.1% |
| 1996 | 0.2732 | -4.4% |
| 1997 | 0.2805 | +2.6% |
| 1998 | 0.2894 | +3.2% |
| 1999 | 0.2792 | -3.5% |
| 2000 | 0.2708 | -3.0% |
| 2001 | 0.2621 | -3.2% |
| 2002 | 0.2557 | -2.4% |
| 2003 | 0.2567 | +0.4% |
| 2004 | 0.2612 | +1.7% |
| 2005 | 0.2361 | -9.6% |
| 2006 | 0.2021 | -14.4% |
| 2007 | 0.227 | +12.3% |
| 2008 | 0.2229 | -1.8% |
| 2009 | 0.2182 | -2.1% |
| 2010 | 0.2266 | +3.8% |
| 2011 | 0.2242 | -1.0% |
| 2012 | 0.2326 | +3.8% |
| 2013 | 0.2216 | -4.7% |
| 2014 | 0.2276 | +2.7% |
| 2015 | 0.2271 | -0.2% |
| 2016 | 0.259 | +14.1% |
| 2017 | 0.251 | -3.1% |
| 2018 | 0.2512 | +0.1% |
| 2019 | 0.2581 | +2.7% |
| 2020 | 0.2144 | -16.9% |
| 2021 | 0.1781 | -16.9% |
| 2022 | 0.121 | -32.1% |
| 2023 | 0.0918 | -24.1% |
| 2024 | 0.0646 | -29.6% |
Guyana compared with similar countries
- Guyana's 0.0646 is below the median for high income countries, which is 0.1118, 58% of the median. (70 countries reporting)
- Guyana's 0.0646 is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 0.1086, 60% of the median. (36 countries reporting)
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 |
Countries ranked near Guyana
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 emission intensity vs. gdp per capita in Guyana?
- Carbon emission intensity vs. gdp per capita in Guyana was 0.0646 in 2024, according to Joint Research Centre (European Commission) and International Energy Agency (IEA), via World Bank (2026) – processed by 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 Joint Research Centre (European Commission) and International Energy Agency (IEA), via World Bank (2026) – processed by 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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About this data
Carbon emission intensity is measured in kilograms of CO₂ per dollar of GDP. Emissions from fossil fuels and industry are included, but land-use change emissions are not. GDP per capita is adjusted for inflation and differences in living costs between countries.