emissions of air pollutants, per square kilometre in Guyana
Guyana: emissions of air pollutants, per square kilometre was 0.2118 tonnes per square kilometre in 2022. ▲ Rising
Latest (2022)
0.2118 tonnes per square kilometre
Change on year
up 1.5%
World rank
196th
of 207 countries
All-time high
0.2621 tonnes per square kilometre
in 1999
All-time low
0.1239 tonnes per square kilometre
in 1963
Years of data
62
1961–2022
emissions of air pollutants, per square kilometre in Guyana, 1961–2022
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in tonnes per square kilometre.
Analysis
In 2022, emissions of air pollutants, per square kilometre in Guyana stood at 0.2118 tonnes per square kilometre.
The figure is up 1.5% on the previous year and up 1.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, emissions of air pollutants, per square kilometre in Guyana peaked at 0.2621 tonnes per square kilometre in 1999 and was at its lowest, 0.1239 tonnes per square kilometre, in 1963.
That places Guyana 196th out of 207 countries with data for 2022, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 62 years of available data.
emissions of air pollutants, per square kilometre in Guyana, year by year
| Year | tonnes per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.1306 tonnes per square kilometre | — |
| 1962 | 0.127 tonnes per square kilometre | -2.7% |
| 1963 | 0.1239 tonnes per square kilometre | -2.4% |
| 1964 | 0.1243 tonnes per square kilometre | +0.3% |
| 1965 | 0.1378 tonnes per square kilometre | +10.8% |
| 1966 | 0.1487 tonnes per square kilometre | +7.9% |
| 1967 | 0.1597 tonnes per square kilometre | +7.4% |
| 1968 | 0.1647 tonnes per square kilometre | +3.1% |
| 1969 | 0.1681 tonnes per square kilometre | +2.1% |
| 1970 | 0.1746 tonnes per square kilometre | +3.8% |
| 1971 | 0.1666 tonnes per square kilometre | -4.6% |
| 1972 | 0.1684 tonnes per square kilometre | +1.1% |
| 1973 | 0.1856 tonnes per square kilometre | +10.2% |
| 1974 | 0.176 tonnes per square kilometre | -5.2% |
| 1975 | 0.1811 tonnes per square kilometre | +2.9% |
| 1976 | 0.1883 tonnes per square kilometre | +4.0% |
| 1977 | 0.1836 tonnes per square kilometre | -2.5% |
| 1978 | 0.1953 tonnes per square kilometre | +6.4% |
| 1979 | 0.1952 tonnes per square kilometre | -0.0% |
| 1980 | 0.1956 tonnes per square kilometre | +0.2% |
| 1981 | 0.2091 tonnes per square kilometre | +6.9% |
| 1982 | 0.2078 tonnes per square kilometre | -0.6% |
| 1983 | 0.2034 tonnes per square kilometre | -2.1% |
| 1984 | 0.2025 tonnes per square kilometre | -0.5% |
| 1985 | 0.203 tonnes per square kilometre | +0.2% |
| 1986 | 0.2036 tonnes per square kilometre | +0.3% |
| 1987 | 0.1929 tonnes per square kilometre | -5.2% |
| 1988 | 0.1865 tonnes per square kilometre | -3.3% |
| 1989 | 0.177 tonnes per square kilometre | -5.1% |
| 1990 | 0.1722 tonnes per square kilometre | -2.7% |
| 1991 | 0.1614 tonnes per square kilometre | -6.2% |
| 1992 | 0.1654 tonnes per square kilometre | +2.5% |
| 1993 | 0.1925 tonnes per square kilometre | +16.4% |
| 1994 | 0.1911 tonnes per square kilometre | -0.7% |
| 1995 | 0.1829 tonnes per square kilometre | -4.3% |
| 1996 | 0.19 tonnes per square kilometre | +3.9% |
| 1997 | 0.1955 tonnes per square kilometre | +2.9% |
| 1998 | 0.2323 tonnes per square kilometre | +18.8% |
| 1999 | 0.2621 tonnes per square kilometre | +12.9% |
| 2000 | 0.2253 tonnes per square kilometre | -14.0% |
| 2001 | 0.2237 tonnes per square kilometre | -0.7% |
| 2002 | 0.2099 tonnes per square kilometre | -6.2% |
| 2003 | 0.2153 tonnes per square kilometre | +2.6% |
| 2004 | 0.2094 tonnes per square kilometre | -2.7% |
| 2005 | 0.1942 tonnes per square kilometre | -7.3% |
| 2006 | 0.1719 tonnes per square kilometre | -11.5% |
| 2007 | 0.1797 tonnes per square kilometre | +4.5% |
| 2008 | 0.1696 tonnes per square kilometre | -5.6% |
| 2009 | 0.1853 tonnes per square kilometre | +9.3% |
| 2010 | 0.1886 tonnes per square kilometre | +1.8% |
| 2011 | 0.2044 tonnes per square kilometre | +8.3% |
| 2012 | 0.2085 tonnes per square kilometre | +2.0% |
| 2013 | 0.213 tonnes per square kilometre | +2.2% |
| 2014 | 0.2128 tonnes per square kilometre | -0.1% |
| 2015 | 0.2113 tonnes per square kilometre | -0.7% |
| 2016 | 0.2147 tonnes per square kilometre | +1.6% |
| 2017 | 0.2139 tonnes per square kilometre | -0.4% |
| 2018 | 0.2125 tonnes per square kilometre | -0.7% |
| 2019 | 0.216 tonnes per square kilometre | +1.7% |
| 2020 | 0.1989 tonnes per square kilometre | -7.9% |
| 2021 | 0.2086 tonnes per square kilometre | +4.9% |
| 2022 | 0.2118 tonnes per square kilometre | +1.5% |
Guyana compared with similar countries
- Guyana's 0.2118 tonnes per square kilometre is below the median for high income countries, which is 3.78 tonnes per square kilometre, 6% of the median. (78 countries reporting)
- Guyana's 0.2118 tonnes per square kilometre is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 2.54 tonnes per square kilometre, 8% of the median. (41 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.1428 tonnes per square kilometre | 0.1239 tonnes per square kilometre | 0.1681 tonnes per square kilometre | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.1815 tonnes per square kilometre | 0.1666 tonnes per square kilometre | 0.1953 tonnes per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.1982 tonnes per square kilometre | 0.177 tonnes per square kilometre | 0.2091 tonnes per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.1945 tonnes per square kilometre | 0.1614 tonnes per square kilometre | 0.2621 tonnes per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.1984 tonnes per square kilometre | 0.1696 tonnes per square kilometre | 0.2253 tonnes per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.2096 tonnes per square kilometre | 0.1886 tonnes per square kilometre | 0.216 tonnes per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.2064 tonnes per square kilometre | 0.1989 tonnes per square kilometre | 0.2118 tonnes per square kilometre | 3 |
Countries ranked near Guyana
- 193 Central African Republic 0.2823 tonnes per square kilometre compare
- 194 Botswana 0.2623 tonnes per square kilometre compare
- 195 Bolivia 0.2403 tonnes per square kilometre compare
- 197 Mauritania 0.2108 tonnes per square kilometre compare
- 198 Australia 0.2028 tonnes per square kilometre compare
- 199 Solomon Islands 0.2016 tonnes per square kilometre compare
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 emissions of air pollutants, per square kilometre in Guyana?
- Emissions of air pollutants, per square kilometre in Guyana was 0.2118 tonnes per square kilometre in 2022, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest emissions of air pollutants, per square kilometre recorded in Guyana?
- The highest recorded value was 0.2621 tonnes per square kilometre in 1999.
- What is the lowest emissions of air pollutants, per square kilometre recorded in Guyana?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.1239 tonnes per square kilometre in 1963.
- How does Guyana rank for emissions of air pollutants, per square kilometre?
- Guyana ranks 196th out of 207 countries with data for 2022.
- Is emissions of air pollutants, per square kilometre rising or falling in Guyana?
- Over the last ten years it is up 1.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Guyana data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of emissions of air pollutants, per square kilometre. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
emissions of air pollutants divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
emissions of air pollutants ÷ Land area (sq. km)
Computed from
- emissions of air pollutants Hoesly et al. (2024) – Community Emissions Data System (CEDS) – with major processing by Our World in Data
- Land area FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
emissions of air pollutants divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.