Per capita greenhouse gas emissions, excluding land use and forestry in Guyana
Guyana: Per capita greenhouse gas emissions, excluding land use and forestry was 8.75 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Latest (2024)
8.75 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person
Change on year
up 10.7%
World rank
27th
of 198 countries
All-time high
8.75 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person
in 2024
All-time low
0.5333 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person
in 1949
Years of data
175
1850–2024
Per capita greenhouse gas emissions, excluding land use and forestry in Guyana, 1850–2024
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
Guyana recorded 8.75 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person for per capita greenhouse gas emissions, excluding land use and forestry in 2024. That is the highest value across all 175 years on record.
That represents a change of up 10.7% on the previous year and up 160.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, per capita greenhouse gas emissions, excluding land use and forestry in Guyana peaked at 8.75 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person in 2024 and was at its lowest, 0.5333 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person, in 1949.
Guyana ranks 27th of 198 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Per capita greenhouse gas emissions, excluding land use and forestry in Guyana, year by year
| Year | tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1850 | 1.19 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | — |
| 1851 | 1.18 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -0.7% |
| 1852 | 1.17 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -0.5% |
| 1853 | 1.17 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -0.2% |
| 1854 | 1.17 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -0.3% |
| 1855 | 1.16 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -0.3% |
| 1856 | 1.16 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -0.4% |
| 1857 | 1.15 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -0.4% |
| 1858 | 1.15 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -0.4% |
| 1859 | 1.14 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -0.7% |
| 1860 | 1.13 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -0.9% |
| 1861 | 1.12 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -0.7% |
| 1862 | 1.11 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -0.9% |
| 1863 | 1.1 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -1.1% |
| 1864 | 1.09 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -1.2% |
| 1865 | 1.07 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -1.2% |
| 1866 | 1.06 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -1.2% |
| 1867 | 1.05 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -1.3% |
| 1868 | 1.03 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -1.3% |
| 1869 | 1.02 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -1.3% |
| 1870 | 1.01 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -1.3% |
| 1871 | 0.9974 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -1.1% |
| 1872 | 0.9862 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -1.1% |
| 1873 | 0.9752 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -1.1% |
| 1874 | 0.9641 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -1.1% |
| 1875 | 0.9531 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -1.1% |
| 1876 | 0.9416 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -1.2% |
| 1877 | 0.9303 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -1.2% |
| 1878 | 0.919 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -1.2% |
| 1879 | 0.9109 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -0.9% |
| 1880 | 0.9057 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -0.6% |
| 1881 | 0.9053 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -0.0% |
| 1882 | 0.9065 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +0.1% |
| 1883 | 0.9104 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +0.4% |
| 1884 | 0.914 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +0.4% |
| 1885 | 0.9173 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +0.4% |
| 1886 | 0.9194 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +0.2% |
| 1887 | 0.9212 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +0.2% |
| 1888 | 0.9229 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +0.2% |
| 1889 | 0.9245 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +0.2% |
| 1890 | 0.9266 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +0.2% |
| 1891 | 0.9296 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +0.3% |
| 1892 | 0.9319 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +0.3% |
| 1893 | 0.9342 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +0.2% |
| 1894 | 0.9363 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +0.2% |
| 1895 | 0.939 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +0.3% |
| 1896 | 0.9413 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +0.2% |
| 1897 | 0.9429 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +0.2% |
| 1898 | 0.9443 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +0.2% |
| 1899 | 0.9476 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +0.4% |
| 1900 | 0.9528 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +0.5% |
| 1901 | 0.959 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +0.6% |
| 1902 | 0.9656 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +0.7% |
| 1903 | 0.9726 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +0.7% |
| 1904 | 0.9799 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +0.7% |
| 1905 | 0.9876 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +0.8% |
| 1906 | 0.9958 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +0.8% |
| 1907 | 1.03 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +3.6% |
| 1908 | 1.04 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +0.6% |
| 1909 | 1.02 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -2.2% |
| 1910 | 1.02 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +0.7% |
| 1911 | 1.04 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +1.5% |
| 1912 | 1.05 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +1.6% |
| 1913 | 1.07 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +1.5% |
| 1914 | 1.09 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +1.5% |
| 1915 | 1.1 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +1.6% |
| 1916 | 1.12 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +1.3% |
| 1917 | 1.13 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +1.3% |
| 1918 | 1.14 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +1.1% |
| 1919 | 1.16 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +1.0% |
| 1920 | 1.16 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +0.8% |
| 1921 | 1.18 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +1.3% |
| 1922 | 1.19 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +1.3% |
| 1923 | 1.21 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +1.2% |
| 1924 | 1.22 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +1.2% |
| 1925 | 1.24 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +1.2% |
| 1926 | 1.25 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +1.2% |
| 1927 | 1.27 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +1.1% |
| 1928 | 1.28 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +1.0% |
| 1929 | 1.29 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +0.8% |
| 1930 | 1.3 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +0.6% |
| 1931 | 1.31 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +0.9% |
| 1932 | 1.32 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +0.8% |
| 1933 | 1.33 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +0.5% |
| 1934 | 1.33 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +0.5% |
| 1935 | 1.35 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +1.1% |
| 1936 | 1.36 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +0.9% |
| 1937 | 1.37 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +0.8% |
| 1938 | 1.38 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +0.7% |
| 1939 | 1.39 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +0.5% |
| 1940 | 1.39 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +0.3% |
| 1941 | 1.29 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -7.7% |
| 1942 | 1.18 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -8.4% |
| 1943 | 1.08 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -8.5% |
| 1944 | 0.963 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -10.6% |
| 1945 | 0.8934 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -7.2% |
| 1946 | 0.8176 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -8.5% |
| 1947 | 0.7322 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -10.5% |
| 1948 | 0.6378 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -12.9% |
| 1949 | 0.5333 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -16.4% |
| 1950 | 1.04 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +95.8% |
| 1951 | 1.1 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +4.9% |
| 1952 | 1.2 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +9.7% |
| 1953 | 1.44 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +19.6% |
| 1954 | 1.46 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +1.7% |
| 1955 | 1.53 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +4.5% |
| 1956 | 1.57 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +2.5% |
| 1957 | 1.51 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -3.7% |
| 1958 | 1.33 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -11.4% |
| 1959 | 1.49 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +11.3% |
| 1960 | 1.65 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +11.2% |
| 1961 | 1.77 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +7.0% |
| 1962 | 1.65 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -6.5% |
| 1963 | 1.54 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -7.0% |
| 1964 | 1.58 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +2.7% |
| 1965 | 2.24 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +41.9% |
| 1966 | 2.37 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +5.8% |
| 1967 | 2.56 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +7.8% |
| 1968 | 2.53 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -1.0% |
| 1969 | 2.55 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +0.7% |
| 1970 | 2.82 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +10.4% |
| 1971 | 2.72 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -3.5% |
| 1972 | 2.78 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +2.2% |
| 1973 | 3.1 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +11.6% |
| 1974 | 2.75 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -11.5% |
| 1975 | 3.09 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +12.7% |
| 1976 | 2.98 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -3.6% |
| 1977 | 3.15 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +5.6% |
| 1978 | 3.37 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +7.0% |
| 1979 | 2.67 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -20.8% |
| 1980 | 3.03 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +13.7% |
| 1981 | 3.08 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +1.7% |
| 1982 | 2.67 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -13.3% |
| 1983 | 2.49 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -7.0% |
| 1984 | 2.72 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +9.6% |
| 1985 | 2.68 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -1.6% |
| 1986 | 2.18 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -18.5% |
| 1987 | 2.59 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +18.4% |
| 1988 | 2.7 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +4.5% |
| 1989 | 2.36 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -12.8% |
| 1990 | 2.29 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -3.0% |
| 1991 | 2.19 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -4.2% |
| 1992 | 2.15 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -1.7% |
| 1993 | 2.18 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +1.3% |
| 1994 | 2.68 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +22.9% |
| 1995 | 2.82 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +5.4% |
| 1996 | 2.95 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +4.4% |
| 1997 | 3.17 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +7.5% |
| 1998 | 3.21 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +1.2% |
| 1999 | 3.2 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -0.3% |
| 2000 | 3.14 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -1.9% |
| 2001 | 3.02 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -4.0% |
| 2002 | 2.96 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -2.0% |
| 2003 | 3.22 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +9.0% |
| 2004 | 3.24 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +0.4% |
| 2005 | 2.83 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -12.4% |
| 2006 | 2.67 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -5.9% |
| 2007 | 3.04 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +14.2% |
| 2008 | 2.94 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -3.3% |
| 2009 | 3.23 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +9.7% |
| 2010 | 3.27 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +1.3% |
| 2011 | 3.34 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +2.0% |
| 2012 | 3.36 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +0.6% |
| 2013 | 3.26 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -3.0% |
| 2014 | 3.36 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +3.1% |
| 2015 | 3.36 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +0.1% |
| 2016 | 3.66 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +9.0% |
| 2017 | 3.54 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -3.4% |
| 2018 | 3.65 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +3.1% |
| 2019 | 4.02 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +10.3% |
| 2020 | 5.18 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +28.7% |
| 2021 | 5.26 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +1.6% |
| 2022 | 8.08 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +53.5% |
| 2023 | 7.9 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -2.1% |
| 2024 | 8.75 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +10.7% |
Guyana compared with similar countries
- Guyana's 8.75 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person is above the median for high income countries, which is 6.74 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person, 1.3× the median. (67 countries reporting)
- Guyana's 8.75 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 3.28 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person, 2.7× the median. (36 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Per capita greenhouse gas emissions, excluding land use and forestry 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1950 | +95.8% | 0.5333 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.04 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person |
| 2022 | +53.5% | 5.26 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 8.08 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person |
| 1965 | +41.9% | 1.58 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 2.24 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person |
| 2020 | +28.7% | 4.02 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 5.18 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1850s | 1.16 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.14 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.19 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 1860s | 1.08 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.02 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.13 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 1870s | 0.9586 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.9109 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.01 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 1880s | 0.9147 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.9053 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.9245 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 1890s | 0.9374 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.9266 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.9476 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 1900s | 0.9898 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.9528 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.04 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 1910s | 1.09 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.02 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.16 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 1920s | 1.23 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.16 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.29 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 1930s | 1.34 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.3 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.39 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 1940s | 0.951 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.5333 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.39 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 1950s | 1.37 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.04 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.57 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 1960s | 2.05 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.54 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 2.56 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 1970s | 2.94 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 2.67 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 3.37 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 2.65 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 2.18 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 3.08 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 2.68 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 2.15 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 3.21 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 3.03 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 2.67 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 3.24 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 3.48 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 3.26 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 4.02 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 7.03 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 5.18 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 8.75 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 5 |
Countries ranked near Guyana
- 24 China 9.65 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person compare
- 25 Malaysia 8.92 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person compare
- 26 Aruba 8.8 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person compare
- 28 Bahamas 8.58 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person compare
- 29 Iraq 8.46 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person compare
- 30 Turks and Caicos Islands 8.28 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person compare
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 greenhouse gas emissions, excluding land use and forestry in Guyana?
- Per capita greenhouse gas emissions, excluding land use and forestry in Guyana was 8.75 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, excluding land use and forestry recorded in Guyana?
- The highest recorded value was 8.75 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person in 2024.
- What is the lowest per capita greenhouse gas emissions, excluding land use and forestry recorded in Guyana?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.5333 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person in 1949.
- How does Guyana rank for per capita greenhouse gas emissions, excluding land use and forestry?
- Guyana ranks 27th out of 198 countries with data for 2024.
- Is per capita greenhouse gas emissions, excluding land use and forestry rising or falling in Guyana?
- Over the last ten years it is up 160.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- 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, excluding land use and forestry. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Greenhouse gas emissions are measured in tonnes per person of carbon dioxide-equivalents over a 100-year timescale.