Land-use change — Emissions per capita in Guyana
Guyana: Land-use change — Emissions per capita was 9.8 t CO2eq/cap in 2023. ▲ Rising
Land-use change — Emissions per capita in Guyana, 1990–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in t CO2eq/cap.
Analysis
The most recent figure for land-use change — emissions per capita in Guyana is 9.8 t CO2eq/cap, measured in 2023.
The figure is down 0.3% on the previous year and down 40.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, land-use change — emissions per capita in Guyana peaked at 16.59 t CO2eq/cap in 2011 and was at its lowest, 5.28 t CO2eq/cap, in 1999.
Guyana ranks 3rd of 223 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 34 years of available data.
Land-use change — Emissions per capita in Guyana, year by year
| Year | t CO2eq/cap | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 5.4 t CO2eq/cap | — |
| 1991 | 5.42 t CO2eq/cap | +0.4% |
| 1992 | 5.4 t CO2eq/cap | -0.4% |
| 1993 | 5.38 t CO2eq/cap | -0.4% |
| 1994 | 5.36 t CO2eq/cap | -0.4% |
| 1995 | 5.34 t CO2eq/cap | -0.4% |
| 1996 | 5.34 t CO2eq/cap | +0.0% |
| 1997 | 5.36 t CO2eq/cap | +0.4% |
| 1998 | 5.63 t CO2eq/cap | +5.0% |
| 1999 | 5.28 t CO2eq/cap | -6.2% |
| 2000 | 5.28 t CO2eq/cap | +0.0% |
| 2001 | 6.16 t CO2eq/cap | +16.7% |
| 2002 | 6.17 t CO2eq/cap | +0.2% |
| 2003 | 6.29 t CO2eq/cap | +1.9% |
| 2004 | 6.18 t CO2eq/cap | -1.7% |
| 2005 | 6.19 t CO2eq/cap | +0.2% |
| 2006 | 6.2 t CO2eq/cap | +0.2% |
| 2007 | 6.22 t CO2eq/cap | +0.3% |
| 2008 | 6.23 t CO2eq/cap | +0.2% |
| 2009 | 6.26 t CO2eq/cap | +0.5% |
| 2010 | 6.35 t CO2eq/cap | +1.4% |
| 2011 | 16.59 t CO2eq/cap | +161.3% |
| 2012 | 16.59 t CO2eq/cap | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 16.51 t CO2eq/cap | -0.5% |
| 2014 | 16.42 t CO2eq/cap | -0.5% |
| 2015 | 16.35 t CO2eq/cap | -0.4% |
| 2016 | 12.82 t CO2eq/cap | -21.6% |
| 2017 | 12.68 t CO2eq/cap | -1.1% |
| 2018 | 12.32 t CO2eq/cap | -2.8% |
| 2019 | 12.12 t CO2eq/cap | -1.6% |
| 2020 | 12.1 t CO2eq/cap | -0.2% |
| 2021 | 9.91 t CO2eq/cap | -18.1% |
| 2022 | 9.83 t CO2eq/cap | -0.8% |
| 2023 | 9.8 t CO2eq/cap | -0.3% |
Guyana compared with similar countries
- Guyana's 9.8 t CO2eq/cap is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 0.12 t CO2eq/cap, 81.7× the median. (34 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Land-use change — Emissions per capita 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2011 | +161.3% | 6.35 t CO2eq/cap | 16.59 t CO2eq/cap |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 5.39 t CO2eq/cap | 5.28 t CO2eq/cap | 5.63 t CO2eq/cap | 10 |
| 2000s | 6.12 t CO2eq/cap | 5.28 t CO2eq/cap | 6.29 t CO2eq/cap | 10 |
| 2010s | 13.88 t CO2eq/cap | 6.35 t CO2eq/cap | 16.59 t CO2eq/cap | 10 |
| 2020s | 10.41 t CO2eq/cap | 9.8 t CO2eq/cap | 12.1 t CO2eq/cap | 4 |
Countries ranked near Guyana
- 1 Suriname 18.72 t CO2eq/cap compare
- 2 Belize 10.94 t CO2eq/cap compare
- 4 Central African Republic 7.76 t CO2eq/cap compare
- 5 Brazil 5.93 t CO2eq/cap compare
- 6 Bolivia (Plurinational State of) 5.84 t CO2eq/cap 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 land-use change — emissions per capita in Guyana?
- Land-use change — emissions per capita in Guyana was 9.8 t CO2eq/cap in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest land-use change — emissions per capita recorded in Guyana?
- The highest recorded value was 16.59 t CO2eq/cap in 2011.
- What is the lowest land-use change — emissions per capita recorded in Guyana?
- The lowest recorded value was 5.28 t CO2eq/cap in 1999.
- How does Guyana rank for land-use change — emissions per capita?
- Guyana ranks 3rd out of 223 countries with data for 2023.
- Is land-use change — emissions per capita rising or falling in Guyana?
- Over the last ten years it is down 40.6%. 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 Land-use change — Emissions per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The FAOSTAT domain on Emissions indicators disseminates indicators on sectoral shares of total national greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions as well as three indicators of emissions intensity: per capita emissions; emissions per value of agricultural production; and emissions per area of agricultural land.