Annual CO₂ emissions from land-use change in Guyana
Guyana: Annual CO₂ emissions from land-use change was 3.48 million tonnes in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Latest (2024)
3.48 million tonnes
Change on year
up 0.0%
World rank
80th
of 197 countries
All-time high
21.34 million tonnes
in 1958
All-time low
-151,433 tonnes
in 1982
Years of data
175
1850–2024
Annual CO₂ emissions from land-use change in Guyana, 1850–2024
Source: Global Carbon Budget (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in tonnes.
Analysis
In 2024, annual co₂ emissions from land-use change in Guyana stood at 3.48 million tonnes.
That represents a change of down 29.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, annual co₂ emissions from land-use change in Guyana peaked at 21.34 million tonnes in 1958 and was at its lowest, -151,433 tonnes, in 1982.
That places Guyana 80th out of 197 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Annual CO₂ emissions from land-use change in Guyana, year by year
| Year | tonnes | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1850 | 2.51 million tonnes | — |
| 1851 | 2.16 million tonnes | -13.7% |
| 1852 | 2.08 million tonnes | -3.7% |
| 1853 | 2.07 million tonnes | -0.9% |
| 1854 | 2.03 million tonnes | -1.8% |
| 1855 | 2.03 million tonnes | +0.2% |
| 1856 | 2.30 million tonnes | +12.9% |
| 1857 | 2.13 million tonnes | -7.3% |
| 1858 | 2.02 million tonnes | -4.9% |
| 1859 | 2.03 million tonnes | +0.6% |
| 1860 | 2.39 million tonnes | +17.5% |
| 1861 | 2.56 million tonnes | +7.2% |
| 1862 | 2.65 million tonnes | +3.6% |
| 1863 | 2.73 million tonnes | +2.8% |
| 1864 | 2.75 million tonnes | +0.8% |
| 1865 | 2.54 million tonnes | -7.5% |
| 1866 | 2.73 million tonnes | +7.4% |
| 1867 | 2.73 million tonnes | -0.1% |
| 1868 | 2.88 million tonnes | +5.7% |
| 1869 | 3.20 million tonnes | +11.1% |
| 1870 | 3.08 million tonnes | -3.8% |
| 1871 | 2.99 million tonnes | -2.8% |
| 1872 | 2.96 million tonnes | -1.1% |
| 1873 | 2.83 million tonnes | -4.6% |
| 1874 | 2.80 million tonnes | -0.9% |
| 1875 | 3.13 million tonnes | +11.6% |
| 1876 | 3.11 million tonnes | -0.5% |
| 1877 | 3.00 million tonnes | -3.5% |
| 1878 | 2.78 million tonnes | -7.4% |
| 1879 | 3.24 million tonnes | +16.5% |
| 1880 | 3.36 million tonnes | +3.6% |
| 1881 | 3.17 million tonnes | -5.5% |
| 1882 | 3.46 million tonnes | +9.1% |
| 1883 | 3.34 million tonnes | -3.6% |
| 1884 | 3.14 million tonnes | -5.8% |
| 1885 | 3.36 million tonnes | +6.9% |
| 1886 | 3.07 million tonnes | -8.6% |
| 1887 | 3.44 million tonnes | +11.9% |
| 1888 | 3.46 million tonnes | +0.7% |
| 1889 | 3.39 million tonnes | -2.2% |
| 1890 | 3.48 million tonnes | +2.8% |
| 1891 | 3.48 million tonnes | -0.1% |
| 1892 | 3.64 million tonnes | +4.7% |
| 1893 | 3.59 million tonnes | -1.4% |
| 1894 | 3.51 million tonnes | -2.2% |
| 1895 | 3.50 million tonnes | -0.3% |
| 1896 | 3.40 million tonnes | -2.8% |
| 1897 | 3.58 million tonnes | +5.2% |
| 1898 | 3.56 million tonnes | -0.4% |
| 1899 | 3.72 million tonnes | +4.4% |
| 1900 | 3.67 million tonnes | -1.2% |
| 1901 | 3.63 million tonnes | -1.1% |
| 1902 | 3.71 million tonnes | +2.0% |
| 1903 | 3.92 million tonnes | +5.8% |
| 1904 | 3.85 million tonnes | -1.7% |
| 1905 | 4.17 million tonnes | +8.3% |
| 1906 | 4.18 million tonnes | +0.3% |
| 1907 | 3.74 million tonnes | -10.5% |
| 1908 | 3.91 million tonnes | +4.5% |
| 1909 | 4.27 million tonnes | +9.2% |
| 1910 | 3.65 million tonnes | -14.4% |
| 1911 | 3.69 million tonnes | +1.1% |
| 1912 | 3.66 million tonnes | -1.0% |
| 1913 | 3.70 million tonnes | +1.0% |
| 1914 | 3.84 million tonnes | +4.0% |
| 1915 | 3.74 million tonnes | -2.7% |
| 1916 | 3.83 million tonnes | +2.4% |
| 1917 | 3.80 million tonnes | -0.7% |
| 1918 | 3.79 million tonnes | -0.4% |
| 1919 | 3.89 million tonnes | +2.6% |
| 1920 | 3.95 million tonnes | +1.7% |
| 1921 | 3.93 million tonnes | -0.6% |
| 1922 | 4.15 million tonnes | +5.7% |
| 1923 | 3.98 million tonnes | -4.1% |
| 1924 | 3.85 million tonnes | -3.4% |
| 1925 | 3.86 million tonnes | +0.2% |
| 1926 | 3.91 million tonnes | +1.3% |
| 1927 | 4.33 million tonnes | +10.7% |
| 1928 | 4.22 million tonnes | -2.4% |
| 1929 | 4.05 million tonnes | -4.2% |
| 1930 | 4.34 million tonnes | +7.4% |
| 1931 | 3.97 million tonnes | -8.7% |
| 1932 | 4.82 million tonnes | +21.5% |
| 1933 | 4.36 million tonnes | -9.6% |
| 1934 | 4.37 million tonnes | +0.4% |
| 1935 | 4.63 million tonnes | +5.9% |
| 1936 | 4.72 million tonnes | +1.9% |
| 1937 | 4.43 million tonnes | -6.1% |
| 1938 | 5.11 million tonnes | +15.3% |
| 1939 | 4.62 million tonnes | -9.6% |
| 1940 | 5.28 million tonnes | +14.3% |
| 1941 | 5.18 million tonnes | -1.8% |
| 1942 | 4.92 million tonnes | -5.1% |
| 1943 | 4.77 million tonnes | -2.9% |
| 1944 | 5.19 million tonnes | +8.8% |
| 1945 | 5.10 million tonnes | -1.8% |
| 1946 | 4.94 million tonnes | -3.1% |
| 1947 | 5.56 million tonnes | +12.6% |
| 1948 | 5.04 million tonnes | -9.3% |
| 1949 | 5.70 million tonnes | +13.2% |
| 1950 | 8.92 million tonnes | +56.4% |
| 1951 | 12.72 million tonnes | +42.5% |
| 1952 | 15.00 million tonnes | +17.9% |
| 1953 | 16.02 million tonnes | +6.8% |
| 1954 | 18.56 million tonnes | +15.8% |
| 1955 | 19.60 million tonnes | +5.6% |
| 1956 | 20.44 million tonnes | +4.3% |
| 1957 | 20.85 million tonnes | +2.0% |
| 1958 | 21.34 million tonnes | +2.4% |
| 1959 | 21.31 million tonnes | -0.1% |
| 1960 | 14.29 million tonnes | -32.9% |
| 1961 | 9.65 million tonnes | -32.5% |
| 1962 | 7.42 million tonnes | -23.1% |
| 1963 | 5.64 million tonnes | -24.0% |
| 1964 | 5.42 million tonnes | -3.9% |
| 1965 | 6.29 million tonnes | +16.1% |
| 1966 | 5.91 million tonnes | -6.1% |
| 1967 | 3.79 million tonnes | -35.8% |
| 1968 | 3.15 million tonnes | -16.9% |
| 1969 | 5.50 million tonnes | +74.6% |
| 1970 | 5.32 million tonnes | -3.3% |
| 1971 | 1.95 million tonnes | -63.4% |
| 1972 | 3.93 million tonnes | +101.5% |
| 1973 | 3.37 million tonnes | -14.1% |
| 1974 | 4.74 million tonnes | +40.6% |
| 1975 | 2.80 million tonnes | -40.8% |
| 1976 | 2.98 million tonnes | +6.3% |
| 1977 | 1.25 million tonnes | -58.1% |
| 1978 | 2.15 million tonnes | +71.8% |
| 1979 | 1.51 million tonnes | -29.6% |
| 1980 | 738,113 tonnes | -51.1% |
| 1981 | 184,812 tonnes | -75.0% |
| 1982 | -151,433 tonnes | -181.9% |
| 1983 | 564,622 tonnes | -472.9% |
| 1984 | 1.69 million tonnes | +199.6% |
| 1985 | 2.27 million tonnes | +33.9% |
| 1986 | 1.66 million tonnes | -26.7% |
| 1987 | 1.31 million tonnes | -21.4% |
| 1988 | 1.96 million tonnes | +50.3% |
| 1989 | 2.62 million tonnes | +33.5% |
| 1990 | 2.16 million tonnes | -17.6% |
| 1991 | 2.04 million tonnes | -5.2% |
| 1992 | 15.38 million tonnes | +652.5% |
| 1993 | 7.25 million tonnes | -52.9% |
| 1994 | 12.49 million tonnes | +72.4% |
| 1995 | 10.60 million tonnes | -15.1% |
| 1996 | 8.95 million tonnes | -15.6% |
| 1997 | 6.86 million tonnes | -23.3% |
| 1998 | 12.51 million tonnes | +82.3% |
| 1999 | 10.92 million tonnes | -12.7% |
| 2000 | 9.16 million tonnes | -16.1% |
| 2001 | 5.89 million tonnes | -35.7% |
| 2002 | 5.76 million tonnes | -2.2% |
| 2003 | 19.86 million tonnes | +244.5% |
| 2004 | 12.35 million tonnes | -37.8% |
| 2005 | 7.17 million tonnes | -41.9% |
| 2006 | 7.38 million tonnes | +2.9% |
| 2007 | 5.76 million tonnes | -22.0% |
| 2008 | 4.74 million tonnes | -17.7% |
| 2009 | 4.67 million tonnes | -1.4% |
| 2010 | 3.05 million tonnes | -34.6% |
| 2011 | 2.90 million tonnes | -5.1% |
| 2012 | 4.22 million tonnes | +45.6% |
| 2013 | 3.04 million tonnes | -28.0% |
| 2014 | 4.96 million tonnes | +63.2% |
| 2015 | 6.09 million tonnes | +22.7% |
| 2016 | 946,961 tonnes | -84.4% |
| 2017 | 2.35 million tonnes | +148.3% |
| 2018 | 1.04 million tonnes | -55.8% |
| 2019 | 3.43 million tonnes | +230.6% |
| 2020 | 4.70 million tonnes | +36.9% |
| 2021 | 3.26 million tonnes | -30.6% |
| 2022 | 3.49 million tonnes | +6.9% |
| 2023 | 3.48 million tonnes | -0.4% |
| 2024 | 3.48 million tonnes | +0.0% |
Guyana compared with similar countries
- Guyana's 3.48 million tonnes is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 174,516 tonnes, 19.9× the median. (33 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Annual CO₂ emissions from land-use change 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1992 | +652.5% | 2.04 million tonnes | 15.38 million tonnes |
| 1983 | +472.9% | -151,433 tonnes | 564,622 tonnes |
| 2003 | +244.5% | 5.76 million tonnes | 19.86 million tonnes |
| 2019 | +230.6% | 1.04 million tonnes | 3.43 million tonnes |
| 1984 | +199.6% | 564,622 tonnes | 1.69 million tonnes |
| 1982 | -181.9% | 184,812 tonnes | -151,433 tonnes |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1850s | 2.14 million tonnes | 2.02 million tonnes | 2.51 million tonnes | 10 |
| 1860s | 2.72 million tonnes | 2.39 million tonnes | 3.20 million tonnes | 10 |
| 1870s | 2.99 million tonnes | 2.78 million tonnes | 3.24 million tonnes | 10 |
| 1880s | 3.32 million tonnes | 3.07 million tonnes | 3.46 million tonnes | 10 |
| 1890s | 3.55 million tonnes | 3.40 million tonnes | 3.72 million tonnes | 10 |
| 1900s | 3.91 million tonnes | 3.63 million tonnes | 4.27 million tonnes | 10 |
| 1910s | 3.76 million tonnes | 3.65 million tonnes | 3.89 million tonnes | 10 |
| 1920s | 4.02 million tonnes | 3.85 million tonnes | 4.33 million tonnes | 10 |
| 1930s | 4.54 million tonnes | 3.97 million tonnes | 5.11 million tonnes | 10 |
| 1940s | 5.17 million tonnes | 4.77 million tonnes | 5.70 million tonnes | 10 |
| 1950s | 17.47 million tonnes | 8.92 million tonnes | 21.34 million tonnes | 10 |
| 1960s | 6.71 million tonnes | 3.15 million tonnes | 14.29 million tonnes | 10 |
| 1970s | 3.00 million tonnes | 1.25 million tonnes | 5.32 million tonnes | 10 |
| 1980s | 1.28 million tonnes | -151,433 tonnes | 2.62 million tonnes | 10 |
| 1990s | 8.92 million tonnes | 2.04 million tonnes | 15.38 million tonnes | 10 |
| 2000s | 8.27 million tonnes | 4.67 million tonnes | 19.86 million tonnes | 10 |
| 2010s | 3.20 million tonnes | 946,961 tonnes | 6.09 million tonnes | 10 |
| 2020s | 3.68 million tonnes | 3.26 million tonnes | 4.70 million tonnes | 5 |
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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 annual co₂ emissions from land-use change in Guyana?
- Annual co₂ emissions from land-use change in Guyana was 3.48 million tonnes in 2024, according to Global Carbon Budget (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest annual co₂ emissions from land-use change recorded in Guyana?
- The highest recorded value was 21.34 million tonnes in 1958.
- What is the lowest annual co₂ emissions from land-use change recorded in Guyana?
- The lowest recorded value was -151,433 tonnes in 1982.
- How does Guyana rank for annual co₂ emissions from land-use change?
- Guyana ranks 80th out of 197 countries with data for 2024.
- Is annual co₂ emissions from land-use change rising or falling in Guyana?
- Over the last ten years it is down 29.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Guyana data come from?
- The figures come from Global Carbon Budget (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Annual CO₂ emissions from land-use change. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Annual emissions of carbon dioxide (CO₂) from land-use change, measured in tonnes.