Net Forest conversion — Net emissions/removals (CO2) (Forest land) in Guyana
Guyana: Net Forest conversion — Net emissions/removals (CO2) (Forest land) was 5,992 kt in 2022. ▼ Falling
Net Forest conversion — Net emissions/removals (CO2) (Forest land) in Guyana, 2004–2022
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in kt.
Analysis
The most recent figure for net forest conversion — net emissions/removals (co2) (forest land) in Guyana is 5,992 kt, measured in 2022. That is the lowest value across all 19 years on record.
That represents a change of down 21.7% on the previous year and down 59.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, net forest conversion — net emissions/removals (co2) (forest land) in Guyana peaked at 14,751 kt in 2012 and was at its lowest, 5,992 kt, in 2022.
Guyana ranks 15th of 57 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 19 years of available data.
Net Forest conversion — Net emissions/removals (CO2) (Forest land) in Guyana, year by year
| Year | kt | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2004 | 8,037 kt | — |
| 2005 | 8,037 kt | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 8,037 kt | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 8,037 kt | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 8,037 kt | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 8,037 kt | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 8,037 kt | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 8,037 kt | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 14,751 kt | +83.5% |
| 2013 | 12,840 kt | -13.0% |
| 2014 | 11,407 kt | -11.2% |
| 2015 | 7,696 kt | -32.5% |
| 2016 | 7,696 kt | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 8,275 kt | +7.5% |
| 2018 | 8,467 kt | +2.3% |
| 2019 | 6,435 kt | -24.0% |
| 2020 | 7,160 kt | +11.3% |
| 2021 | 7,648 kt | +6.8% |
| 2022 | 5,992 kt | -21.7% |
Guyana compared with similar countries
- Guyana's 5,992 kt is above the median for high income countries, which is 619.57 kt, 9.7× the median. (37 countries reporting)
- Guyana's 5,992 kt is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 8,613 kt, 70% of the median. (8 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Net Forest conversion — Net emissions/removals (CO2) (Forest land) 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2012 | +83.5% | 8,037 kt | 14,751 kt |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 8,037 kt | 8,037 kt | 8,037 kt | 6 |
| 2010s | 9,364 kt | 6,435 kt | 14,751 kt | 10 |
| 2020s | 6,933 kt | 5,992 kt | 7,648 kt | 3 |
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 net forest conversion — net emissions/removals (co2) (forest land) in Guyana?
- Net forest conversion — net emissions/removals (co2) (forest land) in Guyana was 5,992 kt in 2022, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest net forest conversion — net emissions/removals (co2) (forest land) recorded in Guyana?
- The highest recorded value was 14,751 kt in 2012.
- What is the lowest net forest conversion — net emissions/removals (co2) (forest land) recorded in Guyana?
- The lowest recorded value was 5,992 kt in 2022.
- How does Guyana rank for net forest conversion — net emissions/removals (co2) (forest land)?
- Guyana ranks 15th out of 57 countries with data for 2022.
- Is net forest conversion — net emissions/removals (co2) (forest land) rising or falling in Guyana?
- Over the last ten years it is down 59.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Guyana data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Net Forest conversion — Net emissions/removals (CO2) (Forest land) — UNFCCC. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The FAOSTAT domain on Emissions from Forests consists of CO2 emissions and removals corresponding to forest carbon stock changes (aboveground and belowground living biomass). Estimates are computed following the 2006 IPCC Guidelines for National Greenhouse Gas Inventories (IPCC, 2006).