Energy — Emissions (CO2), per square kilometre in Guyana
Guyana: Energy — Emissions (CO2), per square kilometre was 0.0135 kt per square kilometre in 2023. ▲ Rising
Energy — Emissions (CO2), per square kilometre in Guyana, 1961–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in kt per square kilometre.
Analysis
The most recent figure for energy — emissions (co2), per square kilometre in Guyana is 0.0135 kt per square kilometre, measured in 2023.
That represents a change of down 0.7% on the previous year and up 39.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, energy — emissions (co2), per square kilometre in Guyana peaked at 0.0145 kt per square kilometre in 2020 and was at its lowest, 0.0031 kt per square kilometre, in 1963.
That places Guyana 169th out of 186 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 63 years of available data.
Energy — Emissions (CO2), per square kilometre in Guyana, year by year
| Year | kt per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.0037 kt per square kilometre | — |
| 1962 | 0.0034 kt per square kilometre | -8.0% |
| 1963 | 0.0031 kt per square kilometre | -9.1% |
| 1964 | 0.0033 kt per square kilometre | +5.4% |
| 1965 | 0.0055 kt per square kilometre | +66.4% |
| 1966 | 0.006 kt per square kilometre | +9.3% |
| 1967 | 0.0067 kt per square kilometre | +11.9% |
| 1968 | 0.0068 kt per square kilometre | +0.8% |
| 1969 | 0.007 kt per square kilometre | +3.0% |
| 1970 | 0.008 kt per square kilometre | +15.3% |
| 1971 | 0.0076 kt per square kilometre | -5.1% |
| 1972 | 0.0079 kt per square kilometre | +4.0% |
| 1973 | 0.0092 kt per square kilometre | +15.4% |
| 1974 | 0.0079 kt per square kilometre | -13.9% |
| 1975 | 0.0093 kt per square kilometre | +18.0% |
| 1976 | 0.0089 kt per square kilometre | -4.4% |
| 1977 | 0.0097 kt per square kilometre | +8.6% |
| 1978 | 0.0105 kt per square kilometre | +8.4% |
| 1979 | 0.0077 kt per square kilometre | -26.2% |
| 1980 | 0.0091 kt per square kilometre | +17.8% |
| 1981 | 0.0091 kt per square kilometre | +0.6% |
| 1982 | 0.0071 kt per square kilometre | -22.2% |
| 1983 | 0.0064 kt per square kilometre | -10.7% |
| 1984 | 0.0071 kt per square kilometre | +12.0% |
| 1985 | 0.0072 kt per square kilometre | +1.4% |
| 1986 | 0.0053 kt per square kilometre | -26.1% |
| 1987 | 0.0067 kt per square kilometre | +24.8% |
| 1988 | 0.0071 kt per square kilometre | +6.9% |
| 1989 | 0.006 kt per square kilometre | -15.7% |
| 1990 | 0.0057 kt per square kilometre | -4.2% |
| 1991 | 0.0056 kt per square kilometre | -1.8% |
| 1992 | 0.0053 kt per square kilometre | -6.3% |
| 1993 | 0.0053 kt per square kilometre | +1.0% |
| 1994 | 0.0074 kt per square kilometre | +39.0% |
| 1995 | 0.008 kt per square kilometre | +7.5% |
| 1996 | 0.0084 kt per square kilometre | +5.1% |
| 1997 | 0.0092 kt per square kilometre | +9.7% |
| 1998 | 0.0093 kt per square kilometre | +1.1% |
| 1999 | 0.0093 kt per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2000 | 0.0089 kt per square kilometre | -4.4% |
| 2001 | 0.0089 kt per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 0.0087 kt per square kilometre | -1.7% |
| 2003 | 0.0094 kt per square kilometre | +8.1% |
| 2004 | 0.0098 kt per square kilometre | +3.8% |
| 2005 | 0.0082 kt per square kilometre | -16.1% |
| 2006 | 0.0077 kt per square kilometre | -6.8% |
| 2007 | 0.009 kt per square kilometre | +17.9% |
| 2008 | 0.0087 kt per square kilometre | -3.9% |
| 2009 | 0.0097 kt per square kilometre | +11.7% |
| 2010 | 0.0096 kt per square kilometre | -1.0% |
| 2011 | 0.01 kt per square kilometre | +3.7% |
| 2012 | 0.01 kt per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 0.0097 kt per square kilometre | -2.6% |
| 2014 | 0.01 kt per square kilometre | +3.1% |
| 2015 | 0.01 kt per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 0.0113 kt per square kilometre | +12.7% |
| 2017 | 0.011 kt per square kilometre | -2.3% |
| 2018 | 0.0119 kt per square kilometre | +7.8% |
| 2019 | 0.0132 kt per square kilometre | +11.1% |
| 2020 | 0.0145 kt per square kilometre | +10.1% |
| 2021 | 0.0129 kt per square kilometre | -11.1% |
| 2022 | 0.0136 kt per square kilometre | +5.5% |
| 2023 | 0.0135 kt per square kilometre | -0.7% |
Guyana compared with similar countries
- Guyana's 0.0135 kt per square kilometre is below the median for high income countries, which is 0.565 kt per square kilometre, 2% of the median. (65 countries reporting)
- Guyana's 0.0135 kt per square kilometre is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 0.1948 kt per square kilometre, 7% of the median. (34 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Energy — Emissions (CO2), per square kilometre 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1965 | +66.4% | 0.0033 kt per square kilometre | 0.0055 kt per square kilometre |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.0051 kt per square kilometre | 0.0031 kt per square kilometre | 0.007 kt per square kilometre | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.0087 kt per square kilometre | 0.0076 kt per square kilometre | 0.0105 kt per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.0071 kt per square kilometre | 0.0053 kt per square kilometre | 0.0091 kt per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.0074 kt per square kilometre | 0.0053 kt per square kilometre | 0.0093 kt per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0089 kt per square kilometre | 0.0077 kt per square kilometre | 0.0098 kt per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0107 kt per square kilometre | 0.0096 kt per square kilometre | 0.0132 kt per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0137 kt per square kilometre | 0.0129 kt per square kilometre | 0.0145 kt per square kilometre | 4 |
Countries ranked near Guyana
- 166 Guinea 0.0154 kt per square kilometre compare
- 167 Ethiopia 0.015 kt per square kilometre compare
- 168 Djibouti 0.015 kt per square kilometre compare
- 170 Guinea-Bissau 0.0129 kt per square kilometre compare
- 171 Sudan 0.012 kt per square kilometre compare
- 172 Zambia 0.0114 kt 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 energy — emissions (co2), per square kilometre in Guyana?
- Energy — emissions (co2), per square kilometre in Guyana was 0.0135 kt per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest energy — emissions (co2), per square kilometre recorded in Guyana?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0145 kt per square kilometre in 2020.
- What is the lowest energy — emissions (co2), per square kilometre recorded in Guyana?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0031 kt per square kilometre in 1963.
- How does Guyana rank for energy — emissions (co2), per square kilometre?
- Guyana ranks 169th out of 186 countries with data for 2023.
- Is energy — emissions (co2), per square kilometre rising or falling in Guyana?
- Over the last ten years it is up 39.6%. 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 Energy — Emissions (CO2), per square kilometre. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Energy — Emissions (CO2) 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.
Energy — Emissions (CO2) ÷ Land area (sq. km)
Computed from
- Energy — Emissions Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
- 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
Energy — Emissions (CO2) 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.