Per capita CO₂ emissions relative to the global average in Guyana
Guyana: Per capita CO₂ emissions relative to the global average was 5.43 tonnes per person in 2024. ▲ Rising
Per capita CO₂ emissions relative to the global average in Guyana, 1950–2024
Source: Global Carbon Budget (2025); Population based on various sources (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in tonnes per person.
Analysis
In 2024, per capita co₂ emissions relative to the global average in Guyana stood at 5.43 tonnes per person. That is the highest value across all 75 years on record.
That represents a change of up 2.4% on the previous year and up 107.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, per capita co₂ emissions relative to the global average in Guyana peaked at 5.43 tonnes per person in 2024 and was at its lowest, 0.6223 tonnes per person, in 1950.
Guyana ranks 59th of 213 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 75 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 0.9106 tonnes per person | 0.6223 tonnes per person | 1.1 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 1960s | 1.51 tonnes per person | 1.01 tonnes per person | 2 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 1970s | 2.3 tonnes per person | 1.97 tonnes per person | 2.69 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 1.82 tonnes per person | 1.36 tonnes per person | 2.32 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 1.91 tonnes per person | 1.39 tonnes per person | 2.4 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 2.3 tonnes per person | 1.99 tonnes per person | 2.53 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 2.74 tonnes per person | 2.51 tonnes per person | 3.28 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 4.7 tonnes per person | 3.6 tonnes per person | 5.43 tonnes per person | 5 |
Countries ranked near Guyana
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 relative to the global average in Guyana?
- Per capita co₂ emissions relative to the global average in Guyana was 5.43 tonnes per person in 2024, according to Global Carbon Budget (2025); Population based on various sources (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest per capita co₂ emissions relative to the global average recorded in Guyana?
- The highest recorded value was 5.43 tonnes per person in 2024.
- What is the lowest per capita co₂ emissions relative to the global average recorded in Guyana?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.6223 tonnes per person in 1950.
- How does Guyana rank for per capita co₂ emissions relative to the global average?
- Guyana ranks 59th out of 213 countries with data for 2024.
- Is per capita co₂ emissions relative to the global average rising or falling in Guyana?
- Over the last ten years it is up 107.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Guyana data come from?
- The figures come from Global Carbon Budget (2025); Population based on various sources (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Per capita CO₂ emissions relative to the global average. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Carbon dioxide (CO₂) emissions from burning fossil fuels and industrial processes. This includes emissions from transport, electricity generation, and heating, but not land-use change.