Per capita ghg emissions in Guyana
Guyana: Per capita ghg emissions was 16.11 in 2024. ▼ Falling
Latest (2024)
16.11
Change on year
up 4.1%
World rank
17th
of 199 countries
All-time high
44.44
in 1956
All-time low
7.11
in 1987
Years of data
175
1850–2024
Per capita ghg emissions in Guyana, 1850–2024
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
The most recent figure for per capita ghg emissions in Guyana is 16.11, measured in 2024.
That represents a change of up 4.1% on the previous year and up 16.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, per capita ghg emissions in Guyana peaked at 44.44 in 1956 and was at its lowest, 7.11, in 1987.
That places Guyana 17th out of 199 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 175 years of available data.
Per capita ghg emissions in Guyana, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1850 | 27.57 | — |
| 1851 | 25.78 | -6.5% |
| 1852 | 25.02 | -3.0% |
| 1853 | 24.58 | -1.7% |
| 1854 | 24.34 | -1.0% |
| 1855 | 23.97 | -1.5% |
| 1856 | 25.53 | +6.5% |
| 1857 | 24.07 | -5.7% |
| 1858 | 23.39 | -2.8% |
| 1859 | 22.87 | -2.2% |
| 1860 | 25.09 | +9.7% |
| 1861 | 25.32 | +0.9% |
| 1862 | 24.76 | -2.2% |
| 1863 | 24.78 | +0.1% |
| 1864 | 24.73 | -0.2% |
| 1865 | 23.24 | -6.0% |
| 1866 | 23.64 | +1.7% |
| 1867 | 22.83 | -3.4% |
| 1868 | 22.9 | +0.3% |
| 1869 | 22.93 | +0.1% |
| 1870 | 22.83 | -0.4% |
| 1871 | 22.36 | -2.1% |
| 1872 | 21.86 | -2.2% |
| 1873 | 20.87 | -4.5% |
| 1874 | 20.31 | -2.7% |
| 1875 | 21.12 | +4.0% |
| 1876 | 20.33 | -3.7% |
| 1877 | 19.98 | -1.8% |
| 1878 | 18.52 | -7.3% |
| 1879 | 19.45 | +5.0% |
| 1880 | 19.73 | +1.4% |
| 1881 | 19.01 | -3.6% |
| 1882 | 19.85 | +4.4% |
| 1883 | 19.52 | -1.7% |
| 1884 | 18.81 | -3.6% |
| 1885 | 19.48 | +3.6% |
| 1886 | 18.28 | -6.2% |
| 1887 | 19.31 | +5.6% |
| 1888 | 19.38 | +0.4% |
| 1889 | 19.23 | -0.8% |
| 1890 | 19.45 | +1.1% |
| 1891 | 19.16 | -1.5% |
| 1892 | 19.78 | +3.2% |
| 1893 | 19.28 | -2.6% |
| 1894 | 19.37 | +0.5% |
| 1895 | 19.28 | -0.5% |
| 1896 | 19.07 | -1.1% |
| 1897 | 19.13 | +0.3% |
| 1898 | 19.13 | -0.0% |
| 1899 | 19.68 | +2.9% |
| 1900 | 19.7 | +0.1% |
| 1901 | 19.55 | -0.8% |
| 1902 | 19.99 | +2.2% |
| 1903 | 20.56 | +2.8% |
| 1904 | 20.83 | +1.4% |
| 1905 | 21.67 | +4.0% |
| 1906 | 21.52 | -0.7% |
| 1907 | 20.98 | -2.5% |
| 1908 | 21.41 | +2.1% |
| 1909 | 22.86 | +6.8% |
| 1910 | 21.33 | -6.7% |
| 1911 | 21.82 | +2.3% |
| 1912 | 22.07 | +1.1% |
| 1913 | 22.28 | +1.0% |
| 1914 | 23.24 | +4.3% |
| 1915 | 22.83 | -1.8% |
| 1916 | 23.4 | +2.5% |
| 1917 | 23.83 | +1.8% |
| 1918 | 23.88 | +0.2% |
| 1919 | 23.92 | +0.2% |
| 1920 | 24.58 | +2.8% |
| 1921 | 24.95 | +1.5% |
| 1922 | 26.03 | +4.3% |
| 1923 | 25.92 | -0.4% |
| 1924 | 25.68 | -0.9% |
| 1925 | 25.89 | +0.8% |
| 1926 | 26.09 | +0.8% |
| 1927 | 27.47 | +5.3% |
| 1928 | 27.49 | +0.1% |
| 1929 | 27.35 | -0.5% |
| 1930 | 28.24 | +3.3% |
| 1931 | 27.37 | -3.1% |
| 1932 | 30.19 | +10.3% |
| 1933 | 28.91 | -4.2% |
| 1934 | 27.83 | -3.7% |
| 1935 | 29.36 | +5.5% |
| 1936 | 30.41 | +3.6% |
| 1937 | 29.83 | -1.9% |
| 1938 | 32.38 | +8.5% |
| 1939 | 31.4 | -3.0% |
| 1940 | 33.09 | +5.4% |
| 1941 | 31.62 | -4.4% |
| 1942 | 29.31 | -7.3% |
| 1943 | 27.66 | -5.6% |
| 1944 | 27.18 | -1.7% |
| 1945 | 25.38 | -6.7% |
| 1946 | 23.36 | -7.9% |
| 1947 | 23.21 | -0.7% |
| 1948 | 20.48 | -11.8% |
| 1949 | 19.48 | -4.9% |
| 1950 | 25.2 | +29.4% |
| 1951 | 32.95 | +30.8% |
| 1952 | 37.34 | +13.3% |
| 1953 | 38.84 | +4.0% |
| 1954 | 42.55 | +9.6% |
| 1955 | 43.26 | +1.7% |
| 1956 | 44.44 | +2.7% |
| 1957 | 43.71 | -1.6% |
| 1958 | 42.78 | -2.1% |
| 1959 | 42.83 | +0.1% |
| 1960 | 31.28 | -27.0% |
| 1961 | 21.62 | -30.9% |
| 1962 | 17.91 | -17.2% |
| 1963 | 14.65 | -18.2% |
| 1964 | 15 | +2.4% |
| 1965 | 16.11 | +7.4% |
| 1966 | 15.86 | -1.5% |
| 1967 | 12.03 | -24.2% |
| 1968 | 10.76 | -10.6% |
| 1969 | 13.36 | +24.2% |
| 1970 | 13.41 | +0.4% |
| 1971 | 8.46 | -36.9% |
| 1972 | 11.27 | +33.2% |
| 1973 | 11.18 | -0.7% |
| 1974 | 13.1 | +17.1% |
| 1975 | 11.51 | -12.1% |
| 1976 | 11.63 | +1.1% |
| 1977 | 9.91 | -14.8% |
| 1978 | 11.56 | +16.7% |
| 1979 | 9.67 | -16.4% |
| 1980 | 9.15 | -5.4% |
| 1981 | 8.45 | -7.7% |
| 1982 | 7.51 | -11.1% |
| 1983 | 7.22 | -3.9% |
| 1984 | 8.82 | +22.2% |
| 1985 | 8.87 | +0.5% |
| 1986 | 7.47 | -15.8% |
| 1987 | 7.11 | -4.9% |
| 1988 | 7.83 | +10.2% |
| 1989 | 8.38 | +7.0% |
| 1990 | 7.48 | -10.8% |
| 1991 | 7.73 | +3.4% |
| 1992 | 18.89 | +144.3% |
| 1993 | 12 | -36.5% |
| 1994 | 17.35 | +44.5% |
| 1995 | 16.18 | -6.7% |
| 1996 | 14.66 | -9.4% |
| 1997 | 12.81 | -12.6% |
| 1998 | 18.57 | +45.0% |
| 1999 | 18.5 | -0.4% |
| 2000 | 16.49 | -10.8% |
| 2001 | 12.96 | -21.4% |
| 2002 | 12.68 | -2.2% |
| 2003 | 26.63 | +110.0% |
| 2004 | 20 | -24.9% |
| 2005 | 13.89 | -30.5% |
| 2006 | 14.17 | +2.0% |
| 2007 | 13.04 | -7.9% |
| 2008 | 11.79 | -9.6% |
| 2009 | 11.99 | +1.7% |
| 2010 | 10.04 | -16.3% |
| 2011 | 10.26 | +2.2% |
| 2012 | 12.24 | +19.3% |
| 2013 | 10.74 | -12.2% |
| 2014 | 13.78 | +28.3% |
| 2015 | 15.23 | +10.5% |
| 2016 | 8.18 | -46.3% |
| 2017 | 10.03 | +22.6% |
| 2018 | 8.4 | -16.3% |
| 2019 | 11.73 | +39.7% |
| 2020 | 14.4 | +22.7% |
| 2021 | 12.47 | -13.4% |
| 2022 | 15.58 | +25.0% |
| 2023 | 15.47 | -0.7% |
| 2024 | 16.11 | +4.1% |
Guyana compared with similar countries
- Guyana's 16.11 is above the median for high income countries, which is 7.8, 2.1× the median. (67 countries reporting)
- Guyana's 16.11 is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 5.28, 3.0× the median. (36 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Per capita ghg emissions 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1992 | +144.3% | 7.73 | 18.89 |
| 2003 | +110.0% | 12.68 | 26.63 |
| 2016 | -46.3% | 15.23 | 8.18 |
| 1994 | +44.5% | 12 | 17.35 |
| 1998 | +45.0% | 12.81 | 18.57 |
| 2019 | +39.7% | 8.4 | 11.73 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1850s | 24.71 | 22.87 | 27.57 | 10 |
| 1860s | 24.02 | 22.83 | 25.32 | 10 |
| 1870s | 20.76 | 18.52 | 22.83 | 10 |
| 1880s | 19.26 | 18.28 | 19.85 | 10 |
| 1890s | 19.34 | 19.07 | 19.78 | 10 |
| 1900s | 20.91 | 19.55 | 22.86 | 10 |
| 1910s | 22.86 | 21.33 | 23.92 | 10 |
| 1920s | 26.15 | 24.58 | 27.49 | 10 |
| 1930s | 29.59 | 27.37 | 32.38 | 10 |
| 1940s | 26.08 | 19.48 | 33.09 | 10 |
| 1950s | 39.39 | 25.2 | 44.44 | 10 |
| 1960s | 16.86 | 10.76 | 31.28 | 10 |
| 1970s | 11.17 | 8.46 | 13.41 | 10 |
| 1980s | 8.08 | 7.11 | 9.15 | 10 |
| 1990s | 14.42 | 7.48 | 18.89 | 10 |
| 2000s | 15.36 | 11.79 | 26.63 | 10 |
| 2010s | 11.06 | 8.18 | 15.23 | 10 |
| 2020s | 14.8 | 12.47 | 16.11 | 5 |
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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 ghg emissions in Guyana?
- Per capita ghg emissions in Guyana was 16.11 in 2024, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest per capita ghg emissions recorded in Guyana?
- The highest recorded value was 44.44 in 1956.
- What is the lowest per capita ghg emissions recorded in Guyana?
- The lowest recorded value was 7.11 in 1987.
- How does Guyana rank for per capita ghg emissions?
- Guyana ranks 17th out of 199 countries with data for 2024.
- Is per capita ghg emissions rising or falling in Guyana?
- Over the last ten years it is up 16.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Guyana data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Per capita ghg emissions. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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