Grassland organic soils — Emissions (CO2) in Guyana
Guyana: Grassland organic soils — Emissions (CO2) was 496.35 kt in 2024. ▲ Rising
Grassland organic soils — Emissions in Guyana, 1990–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in kt.
Analysis
In 2024, grassland organic soils — emissions in Guyana stood at 496.35 kt.
That represents a change of down 0.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, grassland organic soils — emissions in Guyana peaked at 502.06 kt in 2004 and was at its lowest, 286.27 kt, in 1990.
That places Guyana 38th out of 221 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.
Grassland organic soils — Emissions (CO2) in Guyana, year by year
| Year | kt | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 286.27 kt | — |
| 1991 | 286.27 kt | +0.0% |
| 1992 | 286.27 kt | +0.0% |
| 1993 | 381.57 kt | +33.3% |
| 1994 | 381.39 kt | -0.0% |
| 1995 | 421.48 kt | +10.5% |
| 1996 | 429.67 kt | +1.9% |
| 1997 | 435.77 kt | +1.4% |
| 1998 | 438.37 kt | +0.6% |
| 1999 | 452.02 kt | +3.1% |
| 2000 | 453.43 kt | +0.3% |
| 2001 | 454.54 kt | +0.2% |
| 2002 | 455.23 kt | +0.2% |
| 2003 | 455.2 kt | -0.0% |
| 2004 | 502.06 kt | +10.3% |
| 2005 | 501.94 kt | -0.0% |
| 2006 | 501.55 kt | -0.1% |
| 2007 | 500.57 kt | -0.2% |
| 2008 | 500.12 kt | -0.1% |
| 2009 | 499.52 kt | -0.1% |
| 2010 | 500.03 kt | +0.1% |
| 2011 | 499.4 kt | -0.1% |
| 2012 | 499.4 kt | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 498.33 kt | -0.2% |
| 2014 | 498.12 kt | -0.0% |
| 2015 | 496.56 kt | -0.3% |
| 2016 | 496.56 kt | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 496.56 kt | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 496.92 kt | +0.1% |
| 2019 | 489.41 kt | -1.5% |
| 2020 | 489.56 kt | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 489.68 kt | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 496.35 kt | +1.4% |
| 2023 | 496.35 kt | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 496.35 kt | +0.0% |
Guyana compared with similar countries
- Guyana's 496.35 kt is above the median for high income countries, which is 4.09 kt, 121.3× the median. (74 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Grassland organic soils — Emissions (CO2) 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1993 | +33.3% | 286.27 kt | 381.57 kt |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 379.91 kt | 286.27 kt | 452.02 kt | 10 |
| 2000s | 482.41 kt | 453.43 kt | 502.06 kt | 10 |
| 2010s | 497.13 kt | 489.41 kt | 500.03 kt | 10 |
| 2020s | 493.66 kt | 489.56 kt | 496.35 kt | 5 |
Countries ranked near Guyana
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 grassland organic soils — emissions in Guyana?
- Grassland organic soils — emissions in Guyana was 496.35 kt in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest grassland organic soils — emissions recorded in Guyana?
- The highest recorded value was 502.06 kt in 2004.
- What is the lowest grassland organic soils — emissions recorded in Guyana?
- The lowest recorded value was 286.27 kt in 1990.
- How does Guyana rank for grassland organic soils — emissions?
- Guyana ranks 38th out of 221 countries with data for 2024.
- Is grassland organic soils — emissions rising or falling in Guyana?
- Over the last ten years it is down 0.4%. 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 Grassland organic soils — Emissions (CO2). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
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.