Methane emissions in Guyana
Guyana: Methane emissions was 3.91 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
3.91 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents
Change on year
up 15.9%
World rank
136th
of 199 countries
All-time high
5.47 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents
in 1940
All-time low
1.14 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents
in 1850
Years of data
175
1850–2024
Methane emissions in Guyana, 1850–2024
Source: Jones et al. (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in tonnes of CO₂ equivalents.
Analysis
Guyana recorded 3.91 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents for methane emissions in 2024.
That represents a change of up 15.9% on the previous year and up 89.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, methane emissions in Guyana peaked at 5.47 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents in 1940 and was at its lowest, 1.14 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents, in 1850.
That places Guyana 136th out of 199 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 175 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1850s | 1.19 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 1.14 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 1.25 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 10 |
| 1860s | 1.34 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 1.26 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 1.43 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 10 |
| 1870s | 1.54 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 1.44 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 1.63 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 10 |
| 1880s | 1.76 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 1.65 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 1.87 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 10 |
| 1890s | 2.01 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 1.89 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 2.13 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 10 |
| 1900s | 2.28 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 2.15 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 2.41 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 10 |
| 1910s | 2.69 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 2.43 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 2.95 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 10 |
| 1920s | 3.33 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 3.01 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 3.65 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 10 |
| 1930s | 4.29 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 3.72 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 5.20 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 10 |
| 1940s | 3.80 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 1.79 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 5.47 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 10 |
| 1950s | 1.61 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 1.23 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 2.02 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 10 |
| 1960s | 1.67 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 1.26 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 2.13 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 10 |
| 1970s | 1.64 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 1.40 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 1.88 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 10 |
| 1980s | 1.38 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 1.26 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 1.57 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 10 |
| 1990s | 1.56 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 1.14 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 1.79 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 10 |
| 2000s | 1.53 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 1.42 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 1.66 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.89 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 1.64 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 2.13 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 10 |
| 2020s | 3.20 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 2.58 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 3.91 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 5 |
Countries ranked near Guyana
- 133 Burundi 4.70 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents compare
- 134 Panama 4.23 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents compare
- 135 Lebanon 3.98 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents compare
- 137 Papua New Guinea 3.82 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents compare
- 138 Georgia 3.26 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents compare
- 139 El Salvador 3.21 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents compare
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 methane emissions in Guyana?
- Methane emissions in Guyana was 3.91 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents in 2024, according to Jones et al. (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest methane emissions recorded in Guyana?
- The highest recorded value was 5.47 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents in 1940.
- What is the lowest methane emissions recorded in Guyana?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.14 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents in 1850.
- How does Guyana rank for methane emissions?
- Guyana ranks 136th out of 199 countries with data for 2024.
- Is methane emissions rising or falling in Guyana?
- Over the last ten years it is up 89.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Guyana data come from?
- The figures come from Jones et al. (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Methane emissions. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Measured in tonnes of carbon dioxide-equivalents over a 100-year timescale.