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 187 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 34 years of available data.
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
More climate change data for Guyana
- 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)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions 31.84 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 187 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.