Forest fires — Emissions in Guyana

Guyana: Forest fires — Emissions was 2.93 kt in 2024. ◆ Volatile

Latest (2024)
2.93 kt
Change on year
up 500.5%
World rank
41st
of 219 countries
All-time high
7.96 kt
in 1998
All-time low
0.0234 kt
in 2022
Years of data
35
1990–2024

Forest fires — Emissions in Guyana, 1990–2024

024681990200720241990: 0.833 kt1991: 0.833 kt1992: 0.833 kt1993: 0.833 kt1994: 0.833 kt1995: 0.833 kt1996: 1.4 kt1997: 1.9 kt1998: 8 kt1999: 0.683 kt2000: 0.615 kt2001: 0.232 kt2002: 0.286 kt2003: 1.9 kt2004: 0.173 kt2005: 0.269 kt2006: 0.089 kt2007: 0.106 kt2008: 0.075 kt2009: 0.178 kt2010: 1.1 kt2011: 0.065 kt2012: 0.142 kt2013: 0.188 kt2014: 0.195 kt2015: 0.603 kt2016: 0.873 kt2017: 0.05 kt2018: 0.161 kt2019: 0.905 kt2020: 0.563 kt2021: 0.049 kt2022: 0.023 kt2023: 0.488 kt2024: 2.9 kt

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

Analysis

Guyana recorded 2.93 kt for forest fires — emissions in 2024.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 500.5% on the previous year and up 1,402.0% over ten years.

Over the whole period, forest fires — emissions in Guyana peaked at 7.96 kt in 1998 and was at its lowest, 0.0234 kt, in 2022.

Guyana ranks 41st of 219 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.

The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.

Forest fires — Emissions in Guyana, year by year

Annual values for Forest fires — Emissions (CH4) in Guyana, 1990 to 2024.
Year kt Change
1990 0.8328 kt —
1991 0.8328 kt +0.0%
1992 0.8328 kt +0.0%
1993 0.8328 kt +0.0%
1994 0.8328 kt +0.0%
1995 0.8328 kt +0.0%
1996 1.38 kt +66.2%
1997 1.88 kt +36.0%
1998 7.96 kt +322.7%
1999 0.6834 kt -91.4%
2000 0.6153 kt -10.0%
2001 0.2324 kt -62.2%
2002 0.2856 kt +22.9%
2003 1.87 kt +554.3%
2004 0.1729 kt -90.7%
2005 0.2688 kt +55.5%
2006 0.0895 kt -66.7%
2007 0.1058 kt +18.2%
2008 0.0749 kt -29.2%
2009 0.178 kt +137.7%
2010 1.11 kt +526.4%
2011 0.0648 kt -94.2%
2012 0.1418 kt +118.8%
2013 0.1879 kt +32.5%
2014 0.1953 kt +3.9%
2015 0.6027 kt +208.6%
2016 0.8729 kt +44.8%
2017 0.0496 kt -94.3%
2018 0.1608 kt +224.2%
2019 0.9049 kt +462.7%
2020 0.5634 kt -37.7%
2021 0.0485 kt -91.4%
2022 0.0234 kt -51.8%
2023 0.4885 kt +1987.6%
2024 2.93 kt +500.5%

Guyana compared with similar countries

  • Guyana's 2.93 kt is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 0.0599 kt, 49.0× the median. (37 countries reporting)

Biggest year-on-year movements

Years where Forest fires — Emissions 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.

YearChange FromTo
2023 +1987.6% 0.0234 kt 0.4885 kt

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 1.69 kt 0.6834 kt 7.96 kt 10
2000s 0.3892 kt 0.0749 kt 1.87 kt 10
2010s 0.4296 kt 0.0496 kt 1.11 kt 10
2020s 0.8115 kt 0.0234 kt 2.93 kt 5

Countries ranked near Guyana

  1. 38 Indonesia 3.42 kt compare
  2. 39 Colombia 3.42 kt compare
  3. 40 Gabon 3.11 kt compare
  4. 42 Liberia 2.65 kt compare
  5. 43 Argentina 2.62 kt compare
  6. 44 Guinea-Bissau 2.31 kt compare

See the full ranking of 272 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is forest fires — emissions in Guyana?
Forest fires — emissions in Guyana was 2.93 kt in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
What is the highest forest fires — emissions recorded in Guyana?
The highest recorded value was 7.96 kt in 1998.
What is the lowest forest fires — emissions recorded in Guyana?
The lowest recorded value was 0.0234 kt in 2022.
How does Guyana rank for forest fires — emissions?
Guyana ranks 41st out of 219 countries with data for 2024.
Is forest fires — emissions rising or falling in Guyana?
Over the last ten years it is up 1,402.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
Where does this Guyana data come from?
The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Forest fires — Emissions (CH4). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Forest fires — Emissions (CH4)
Unit
kt
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage
272 places, 9,294 data points, 1990–2024
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The FAOSTAT domain on Emissions from Fires consists of estimates of methane (CH4), nitrous oxide (N2O) and carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions generated from biomass burning in a range of vegetation types and from fires in organic soils.