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Per capita greenhouse gas emissions in Guyana

Guyana: Per capita greenhouse gas emissions was 16.11 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person in 2024. ▼ Falling

Latest (2024)
16.11 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person
Change on year
up 4.1%
World rank
17th
of 199 countries
All-time high
44.44 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person
in 1956
All-time low
7.11 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person
in 1987
Years of data
175
1850–2024

Per capita greenhouse gas emissions in Guyana, 1850–2024

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Source: Jones et al. (2025); Population based on various sources (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person.

Analysis

The most recent figure for per capita greenhouse gas emissions in Guyana is 16.11 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person, 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 greenhouse gas emissions in Guyana peaked at 44.44 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person in 1956 and was at its lowest, 7.11 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person, 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.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1850s 24.71 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person 22.87 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person 27.57 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person 10
1860s 24.02 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person 22.83 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person 25.32 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person 10
1870s 20.76 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person 18.52 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person 22.83 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person 10
1880s 19.26 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person 18.28 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person 19.85 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person 10
1890s 19.34 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person 19.07 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person 19.78 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person 10
1900s 20.91 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person 19.55 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person 22.86 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person 10
1910s 22.86 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person 21.33 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person 23.92 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person 10
1920s 26.15 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person 24.58 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person 27.49 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person 10
1930s 29.59 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person 27.37 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person 32.38 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person 10
1940s 26.08 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person 19.48 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person 33.09 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person 10
1950s 39.39 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person 25.2 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person 44.44 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person 10
1960s 16.86 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person 10.76 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person 31.28 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person 10
1970s 11.17 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person 8.46 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person 13.41 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person 10
1980s 8.08 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person 7.11 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person 9.15 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person 10
1990s 14.42 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person 7.48 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person 18.89 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person 10
2000s 15.36 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person 11.79 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person 26.63 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person 10
2010s 11.06 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person 8.18 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person 15.23 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person 10
2020s 14.8 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person 12.47 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person 16.11 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person 5

Countries ranked near Guyana

  1. 14 Kazakhstan 18.08 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person compare
  2. 15 United States 17.53 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person compare
  3. 16 Palau 16.58 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person compare
  4. 18 Turkmenistan 15.79 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person compare
  5. 19 New Zealand 15.71 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person compare
  6. 20 Finland 15.66 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person compare

See the full ranking of 199 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is per capita greenhouse gas emissions in Guyana?
Per capita greenhouse gas emissions in Guyana was 16.11 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person in 2024, according to Jones et al. (2025); Population based on various sources (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
What is the highest per capita greenhouse gas emissions recorded in Guyana?
The highest recorded value was 44.44 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person in 1956.
What is the lowest per capita greenhouse gas emissions recorded in Guyana?
The lowest recorded value was 7.11 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person in 1987.
How does Guyana rank for per capita greenhouse gas emissions?
Guyana ranks 17th out of 199 countries with data for 2024.
Is per capita greenhouse gas 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 Jones et al. (2025); Population based on various sources (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Per capita greenhouse gas emissions. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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About this data

Indicator
Per capita greenhouse gas emissions
Unit
tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person
Source
Jones et al. (2025); Population based on various sources (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
199 places, 34,079 data points, 1850–2024
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Greenhouse gas emissions are measured in tonnes per person of carbon dioxide-equivalents over a 100-year timescale.