Per capita co2 oil in Guyana
Guyana: Per capita co2 oil was 5.19 in 2024. ▲ Rising
Per capita co2 oil in Guyana, 1950–2024
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
In 2024, per capita co2 oil in Guyana stood at 5.19. That is the highest value across all 75 years on record.
That represents a change of up 3.4% on the previous year and up 98.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, per capita co2 oil in Guyana peaked at 5.19 in 2024 and was at its lowest, 0.6223, in 1950.
That places Guyana 28th out of 213 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 75 years of available data.
Per capita co2 oil in Guyana, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1950 | 0.6223 | — |
| 1951 | 0.6489 | +4.3% |
| 1952 | 0.7555 | +16.4% |
| 1953 | 0.9833 | +30.1% |
| 1954 | 0.9921 | +0.9% |
| 1955 | 1.06 | +6.8% |
| 1956 | 1.1 | +3.7% |
| 1957 | 1.03 | -6.5% |
| 1958 | 0.8491 | -17.3% |
| 1959 | 1 | +17.8% |
| 1960 | 1.16 | +15.8% |
| 1961 | 1.26 | +9.1% |
| 1962 | 1.14 | -10.0% |
| 1963 | 1.01 | -11.1% |
| 1964 | 1.04 | +3.1% |
| 1965 | 1.7 | +62.6% |
| 1966 | 1.82 | +7.2% |
| 1967 | 2 | +9.8% |
| 1968 | 1.97 | -1.5% |
| 1969 | 1.98 | +0.7% |
| 1970 | 2.25 | +13.5% |
| 1971 | 2.1 | -6.4% |
| 1972 | 2.16 | +2.9% |
| 1973 | 2.47 | +14.1% |
| 1974 | 2.1 | -14.7% |
| 1975 | 2.45 | +16.3% |
| 1976 | 2.33 | -4.9% |
| 1977 | 2.5 | +7.5% |
| 1978 | 2.69 | +7.5% |
| 1979 | 1.97 | -26.6% |
| 1980 | 2.31 | +16.9% |
| 1981 | 2.32 | +0.3% |
| 1982 | 1.81 | -22.0% |
| 1983 | 1.61 | -11.1% |
| 1984 | 1.81 | +12.9% |
| 1985 | 1.84 | +1.4% |
| 1986 | 1.36 | -26.0% |
| 1987 | 1.71 | +25.9% |
| 1988 | 1.85 | +7.9% |
| 1989 | 1.57 | -15.1% |
| 1990 | 1.5 | -4.0% |
| 1991 | 1.48 | -1.7% |
| 1992 | 1.39 | -6.2% |
| 1993 | 1.39 | -0.1% |
| 1994 | 1.93 | +39.1% |
| 1995 | 2.06 | +6.9% |
| 1996 | 2.18 | +5.6% |
| 1997 | 2.37 | +8.8% |
| 1998 | 2.39 | +1.0% |
| 1999 | 2.4 | +0.3% |
| 2000 | 2.29 | -4.8% |
| 2001 | 2.28 | -0.4% |
| 2002 | 2.24 | -1.6% |
| 2003 | 2.45 | +9.3% |
| 2004 | 2.53 | +3.2% |
| 2005 | 2.12 | -16.0% |
| 2006 | 1.99 | -6.3% |
| 2007 | 2.35 | +18.3% |
| 2008 | 2.26 | -4.0% |
| 2009 | 2.53 | +12.2% |
| 2010 | 2.51 | -0.8% |
| 2011 | 2.62 | +4.3% |
| 2012 | 2.62 | -0.0% |
| 2013 | 2.54 | -3.3% |
| 2014 | 2.62 | +3.3% |
| 2015 | 2.59 | -1.2% |
| 2016 | 2.87 | +11.0% |
| 2017 | 2.81 | -2.3% |
| 2018 | 2.93 | +4.3% |
| 2019 | 3.28 | +11.8% |
| 2020 | 3.18 | -2.9% |
| 2021 | 3.29 | +3.4% |
| 2022 | 4.97 | +51.2% |
| 2023 | 5.02 | +1.0% |
| 2024 | 5.19 | +3.4% |
Guyana compared with similar countries
- Guyana's 5.19 is above the median for high income countries, which is 3.3, 1.6× the median. (74 countries reporting)
- Guyana's 5.19 is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 2.18, 2.4× the median. (38 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Per capita co2 oil 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1965 | +62.6% | 1.04 | 1.7 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 0.9035 | 0.6223 | 1.1 | 10 |
| 1960s | 1.51 | 1.01 | 2 | 10 |
| 1970s | 2.3 | 1.97 | 2.69 | 10 |
| 1980s | 1.82 | 1.36 | 2.32 | 10 |
| 1990s | 1.91 | 1.39 | 2.4 | 10 |
| 2000s | 2.3 | 1.99 | 2.53 | 10 |
| 2010s | 2.74 | 2.51 | 3.28 | 10 |
| 2020s | 4.33 | 3.18 | 5.19 | 5 |
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 per capita co2 oil in Guyana?
- Per capita co2 oil in Guyana was 5.19 in 2024, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest per capita co2 oil recorded in Guyana?
- The highest recorded value was 5.19 in 2024.
- What is the lowest per capita co2 oil recorded in Guyana?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.6223 in 1950.
- How does Guyana rank for per capita co2 oil?
- Guyana ranks 28th out of 213 countries with data for 2024.
- Is per capita co2 oil rising or falling in Guyana?
- Over the last ten years it is up 98.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Guyana data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Per capita co2 oil. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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