Kaya identity: drivers of CO₂ emissions in Guyana
Guyana: Kaya identity: drivers of CO₂ emissions was 4.51 million tonnes in 2024. ▲ Rising
Kaya identity: drivers of CO₂ emissions in Guyana, 1965–2024
Source: Global Carbon Budget (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in tonnes.
Analysis
In 2024, kaya identity: drivers of co₂ emissions in Guyana stood at 4.51 million tonnes. That is the highest value across all 60 years on record.
The figure is up 3.0% on the previous year and up 128.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, kaya identity: drivers of co₂ emissions in Guyana peaked at 4.51 million tonnes in 2024 and was at its lowest, 1.04 million tonnes, in 1992.
Guyana ranks 141st of 215 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 60 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 1.26 million tonnes | 1.08 million tonnes | 1.37 million tonnes | 5 |
| 1970s | 1.70 million tonnes | 1.50 million tonnes | 2.06 million tonnes | 10 |
| 1980s | 1.40 million tonnes | 1.04 million tonnes | 1.80 million tonnes | 10 |
| 1990s | 1.45 million tonnes | 1.04 million tonnes | 1.84 million tonnes | 10 |
| 2000s | 1.75 million tonnes | 1.51 million tonnes | 1.93 million tonnes | 10 |
| 2010s | 2.10 million tonnes | 1.88 million tonnes | 2.65 million tonnes | 10 |
| 2020s | 3.86 million tonnes | 2.93 million tonnes | 4.51 million tonnes | 5 |
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More climate change data for Guyana
- Share of global CO₂ emissions and population 0.0% (2100)
- Population growth 0.6% (2025)
- Population, total 835,986 (2025)
- Urban population growth 0.6% (2025)
- Urban population 221,464 (2025)
- Urban population 26.5% (2025)
- CO₂ emissions per capita vs. GDP per capita 5.43 tonnes per person (2024)
- Cumulative CO₂ emissions 117.34 million tonnes (2024)
- CO₂ emissions per capita 5.43 tonnes per person (2024)
- CO₂ emissions per capita vs. share of electricity generation from renewables 5.43 tonnes per person (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is kaya identity: drivers of co₂ emissions in Guyana?
- Kaya identity: drivers of co₂ emissions in Guyana was 4.51 million tonnes in 2024, according to Global Carbon Budget (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest kaya identity: drivers of co₂ emissions recorded in Guyana?
- The highest recorded value was 4.51 million tonnes in 2024.
- What is the lowest kaya identity: drivers of co₂ emissions recorded in Guyana?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.04 million tonnes in 1992.
- How does Guyana rank for kaya identity: drivers of co₂ emissions?
- Guyana ranks 141st out of 215 countries with data for 2024.
- Is kaya identity: drivers of co₂ emissions rising or falling in Guyana?
- Over the last ten years it is up 128.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Guyana data come from?
- The figures come from Global Carbon Budget (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Kaya identity: drivers of CO₂ emissions. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Annual total emissions of carbon dioxide (CO₂), excluding land-use change, measured in tonnes.