Per capita CO₂ emissions from transport in Guyana
Guyana: Per capita CO₂ emissions from transport was 1,815 kilograms per person in 2023. ▲ Rising
Per capita CO₂ emissions from transport in Guyana, 1990–2023
Source: Climate Watch (2026); Population based on various sources (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in kilograms per person.
Analysis
The most recent figure for per capita co₂ emissions from transport in Guyana is 1,815 kilograms per person, measured in 2023. That is the highest value across all 34 years on record.
The figure is up 36.8% on the previous year and up 116.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, per capita co₂ emissions from transport in Guyana peaked at 1,815 kilograms per person in 2023 and was at its lowest, 305.46 kilograms per person, in 1993.
Guyana ranks 35th of 191 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 34 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 512.91 kilograms per person | 305.46 kilograms per person | 758.68 kilograms per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 723.55 kilograms per person | 658.78 kilograms per person | 784.47 kilograms per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 929.29 kilograms per person | 814.14 kilograms per person | 1,090 kilograms per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 1,377 kilograms per person | 1,102 kilograms per person | 1,815 kilograms per person | 4 |
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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 per capita co₂ emissions from transport in Guyana?
- Per capita co₂ emissions from transport in Guyana was 1,815 kilograms per person in 2023, according to Climate Watch (2026); Population based on various sources (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest per capita co₂ emissions from transport recorded in Guyana?
- The highest recorded value was 1,815 kilograms per person in 2023.
- What is the lowest per capita co₂ emissions from transport recorded in Guyana?
- The lowest recorded value was 305.46 kilograms per person in 1993.
- How does Guyana rank for per capita co₂ emissions from transport?
- Guyana ranks 35th out of 191 countries with data for 2023.
- Is per capita co₂ emissions from transport rising or falling in Guyana?
- Over the last ten years it is up 116.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Guyana data come from?
- The figures come from Climate Watch (2026); Population based on various sources (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Per capita CO₂ emissions from transport. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Emissions are measured in kilograms per person.