Forest fires — Emissions in Guyana

Guyana: Forest fires — Emissions was 0.2678 kt in 2024. ◆ Volatile

Latest (2024)
0.2678 kt
Change on year
up 500.4%
World rank
41st
of 219 countries
All-time high
0.2678 kt
in 2024
All-time low
0.0021 kt
in 2022
Years of data
35
1990–2024

Forest fires — Emissions in Guyana, 1990–2024

00.10.20.31990200720241990: 0.049 kt1991: 0.049 kt1992: 0.049 kt1993: 0.049 kt1994: 0.049 kt1995: 0.049 kt1996: 0.041 kt1997: 0.055 kt1998: 0.234 kt1999: 0.02 kt2000: 0.018 kt2001: 0.021 kt2002: 0.026 kt2003: 0.171 kt2004: 0.016 kt2005: 0.025 kt2006: 0.008 kt2007: 0.01 kt2008: 0.007 kt2009: 0.016 kt2010: 0.102 kt2011: 0.006 kt2012: 0.013 kt2013: 0.017 kt2014: 0.018 kt2015: 0.055 kt2016: 0.08 kt2017: 0.004 kt2018: 0.015 kt2019: 0.083 kt2020: 0.051 kt2021: 0.004 kt2022: 0.002 kt2023: 0.045 kt2024: 0.268 kt

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

Analysis

In 2024, forest fires — emissions in Guyana stood at 0.2678 kt. That is the highest value across all 35 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 500.4% on the previous year and up 1,404.5% over ten years.

Over the whole period, forest fires — emissions in Guyana peaked at 0.2678 kt in 2024 and was at its lowest, 0.0021 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 (N2O) in Guyana, 1990 to 2024.
Year kt Change
1990 0.0493 kt —
1991 0.0493 kt +0.0%
1992 0.0493 kt +0.0%
1993 0.0493 kt +0.0%
1994 0.0493 kt +0.0%
1995 0.0493 kt +0.0%
1996 0.0407 kt -17.4%
1997 0.0554 kt +36.1%
1998 0.234 kt +322.4%
1999 0.0201 kt -91.4%
2000 0.0181 kt -10.0%
2001 0.0212 kt +17.1%
2002 0.0261 kt +23.1%
2003 0.1706 kt +553.6%
2004 0.0158 kt -90.7%
2005 0.0245 kt +55.1%
2006 0.0082 kt -66.5%
2007 0.0097 kt +18.3%
2008 0.0068 kt -29.9%
2009 0.0163 kt +139.7%
2010 0.1018 kt +524.5%
2011 0.0059 kt -94.2%
2012 0.0129 kt +118.6%
2013 0.0172 kt +33.3%
2014 0.0178 kt +3.5%
2015 0.055 kt +209.0%
2016 0.0797 kt +44.9%
2017 0.0045 kt -94.4%
2018 0.0147 kt +226.7%
2019 0.0826 kt +461.9%
2020 0.0514 kt -37.8%
2021 0.0044 kt -91.4%
2022 0.0021 kt -52.3%
2023 0.0446 kt +2023.8%
2024 0.2678 kt +500.4%

Guyana compared with similar countries

  • Guyana's 0.2678 kt is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 0.0055 kt, 48.7× 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 +2023.8% 0.0021 kt 0.0446 kt
2003 +553.6% 0.0261 kt 0.1706 kt
2010 +524.5% 0.0163 kt 0.1018 kt

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 0.0646 kt 0.0201 kt 0.234 kt 10
2000s 0.0317 kt 0.0068 kt 0.1706 kt 10
2010s 0.0392 kt 0.0045 kt 0.1018 kt 10
2020s 0.0741 kt 0.0021 kt 0.2678 kt 5

Countries ranked near Guyana

  1. 38 Indonesia 0.3127 kt compare
  2. 39 Colombia 0.3124 kt compare
  3. 40 Gabon 0.2836 kt compare
  4. 42 Liberia 0.2424 kt compare
  5. 43 Argentina 0.2396 kt compare
  6. 44 Guinea-Bissau 0.2111 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 0.2678 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 0.2678 kt in 2024.
What is the lowest forest fires — emissions recorded in Guyana?
The lowest recorded value was 0.0021 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 1,404.5%. 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 (N2O). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Forest fires — Emissions (N2O)
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.