Drained organic soils — Emissions in Guyana

Guyana: Drained organic soils — Emissions was 0.5373 kt in 2024. ▲ Rising

Latest (2024)
0.5373 kt
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
47th
of 216 countries
All-time high
0.5373 kt
in 2022
All-time low
0.2398 kt
in 1990
Years of data
35
1990–2024

Drained organic soils — Emissions in Guyana, 1990–2024

00.20.40.61990200720241990: 0.24 kt1991: 0.24 kt1992: 0.24 kt1993: 0.345 kt1994: 0.344 kt1995: 0.398 kt1996: 0.43 kt1997: 0.439 kt1998: 0.441 kt1999: 0.461 kt2000: 0.463 kt2001: 0.466 kt2002: 0.468 kt2003: 0.467 kt2004: 0.526 kt2005: 0.525 kt2006: 0.524 kt2007: 0.523 kt2008: 0.523 kt2009: 0.523 kt2010: 0.521 kt2011: 0.52 kt2012: 0.518 kt2013: 0.518 kt2014: 0.517 kt2015: 0.516 kt2016: 0.516 kt2017: 0.516 kt2018: 0.516 kt2019: 0.511 kt2020: 0.511 kt2021: 0.52 kt2022: 0.537 kt2023: 0.537 kt2024: 0.537 kt

Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in kt.

Analysis

In 2024, drained organic soils — emissions in Guyana stood at 0.5373 kt. That is the highest value across all 35 years on record.

The figure is up 3.9% over ten years.

Over the whole period, drained organic soils — emissions in Guyana peaked at 0.5373 kt in 2022 and was at its lowest, 0.2398 kt, in 1990.

That places Guyana 47th out of 216 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 35 years of available data.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 0.3578 kt 0.2398 kt 0.4611 kt 10
2000s 0.5007 kt 0.463 kt 0.5257 kt 10
2010s 0.517 kt 0.5112 kt 0.5215 kt 10
2020s 0.5287 kt 0.5113 kt 0.5373 kt 5

Countries ranked near Guyana

  1. 44 Madagascar, Republic of 0.7313 kt compare
  2. 45 Burundi 0.5721 kt compare
  3. 46 Switzerland 0.5656 kt compare
  4. 48 Iceland 0.525 kt compare
  5. 49 Congo, Republic of 0.4853 kt compare
  6. 50 Italy 0.4814 kt compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is drained organic soils — emissions in Guyana?
Drained organic soils — emissions in Guyana was 0.5373 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 0.5373 kt in 2022.
What is the lowest drained organic soils — emissions recorded in Guyana?
The lowest recorded value was 0.2398 kt in 1990.
How does Guyana rank for drained organic soils — emissions?
Guyana ranks 47th out of 216 countries with data for 2024.
Is drained organic soils — emissions rising or falling in Guyana?
Over the last ten years it is up 3.9%. 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 (N2O). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Drained organic soils — Emissions (N2O)
Unit
kt
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage
274 places, 9,364 data points, 1990–2024
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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.