Drained organic soils — Emissions (CO2) in Guyana
Guyana: Drained organic soils — Emissions (CO2) was 3,283 kt in 2024. ▲ Rising
Drained organic soils — Emissions in Guyana, 1990–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in kt.
Analysis
The most recent figure for drained organic soils — emissions in Guyana is 3,283 kt, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 35 years on record.
The figure is up 4.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, drained organic soils — emissions in Guyana peaked at 3,283 kt in 2022 and was at its lowest, 1,436 kt, in 1990.
Guyana ranks 38th of 221 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 35 years of available data.
Drained organic soils — Emissions (CO2) in Guyana, year by year
| Year | kt | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 1,436 kt | — |
| 1991 | 1,436 kt | +0.0% |
| 1992 | 1,436 kt | +0.0% |
| 1993 | 2,076 kt | +44.6% |
| 1994 | 2,075 kt | -0.1% |
| 1995 | 2,407 kt | +16.0% |
| 1996 | 2,613 kt | +8.5% |
| 1997 | 2,670 kt | +2.2% |
| 1998 | 2,681 kt | +0.4% |
| 1999 | 2,805 kt | +4.6% |
| 2000 | 2,817 kt | +0.4% |
| 2001 | 2,838 kt | +0.8% |
| 2002 | 2,846 kt | +0.3% |
| 2003 | 2,842 kt | -0.1% |
| 2004 | 3,204 kt | +12.7% |
| 2005 | 3,200 kt | -0.1% |
| 2006 | 3,194 kt | -0.2% |
| 2007 | 3,189 kt | -0.1% |
| 2008 | 3,187 kt | -0.1% |
| 2009 | 3,186 kt | -0.0% |
| 2010 | 3,178 kt | -0.3% |
| 2011 | 3,172 kt | -0.2% |
| 2012 | 3,157 kt | -0.5% |
| 2013 | 3,156 kt | -0.0% |
| 2014 | 3,151 kt | -0.2% |
| 2015 | 3,141 kt | -0.3% |
| 2016 | 3,142 kt | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 3,141 kt | -0.0% |
| 2018 | 3,142 kt | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 3,116 kt | -0.9% |
| 2020 | 3,116 kt | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 3,176 kt | +1.9% |
| 2022 | 3,283 kt | +3.4% |
| 2023 | 3,283 kt | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 3,283 kt | +0.0% |
Guyana compared with similar countries
- Guyana's 3,283 kt is above the median for high income countries, which is 14.9 kt, 220.3× the median. (74 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Drained organic soils — Emissions (CO2) 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1993 | +44.6% | 1,436 kt | 2,076 kt |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 2,164 kt | 1,436 kt | 2,805 kt | 10 |
| 2000s | 3,050 kt | 2,817 kt | 3,204 kt | 10 |
| 2010s | 3,150 kt | 3,116 kt | 3,178 kt | 10 |
| 2020s | 3,228 kt | 3,116 kt | 3,283 kt | 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 drained organic soils — emissions in Guyana?
- Drained organic soils — emissions in Guyana was 3,283 kt in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest drained organic soils — emissions recorded in Guyana?
- The highest recorded value was 3,283 kt in 2022.
- What is the lowest drained organic soils — emissions recorded in Guyana?
- The lowest recorded value was 1,436 kt in 1990.
- How does Guyana rank for drained organic soils — emissions?
- Guyana ranks 38th out of 221 countries with data for 2024.
- Is drained organic soils — emissions rising or falling in Guyana?
- Over the last ten years it is up 4.2%. 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 Drained organic soils — Emissions (CO2). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The FAOSTAT domain on Emissions from drained organic soils consists of nitrous oxide (N2O) and carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions generated from the mineralization and oxidation of organic matter in organic soils that are drained for agricultural activities.