Savanna fires — Emissions (N2O) in Guyana
Guyana: Savanna fires — Emissions (N2O) was 0.2268 kt in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Savanna fires — Emissions in Guyana, 1990–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in kt.
Analysis
Guyana recorded 0.2268 kt for savanna fires — emissions in 2024. That is the highest value across all 35 years on record.
The figure is up 50.2% on the previous year and up 239.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, savanna fires — emissions in Guyana peaked at 0.2268 kt in 2024 and was at its lowest, 0.0036 kt, in 2000.
Guyana ranks 51st of 221 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Savanna fires — Emissions (N2O) in Guyana, year by year
| Year | kt | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 0.0633 kt | — |
| 1991 | 0.0633 kt | +0.0% |
| 1992 | 0.0633 kt | +0.0% |
| 1993 | 0.0633 kt | +0.0% |
| 1994 | 0.0633 kt | +0.0% |
| 1995 | 0.0633 kt | +0.0% |
| 1996 | 0.0074 kt | -88.3% |
| 1997 | 0.0107 kt | +44.6% |
| 1998 | 0.0205 kt | +91.6% |
| 1999 | 0.0059 kt | -71.2% |
| 2000 | 0.0036 kt | -39.0% |
| 2001 | 0.0195 kt | +441.7% |
| 2002 | 0.0473 kt | +142.6% |
| 2003 | 0.1534 kt | +224.3% |
| 2004 | 0.0793 kt | -48.3% |
| 2005 | 0.0586 kt | -26.1% |
| 2006 | 0.0439 kt | -25.1% |
| 2007 | 0.0559 kt | +27.3% |
| 2008 | 0.03 kt | -46.3% |
| 2009 | 0.0622 kt | +107.3% |
| 2010 | 0.0682 kt | +9.6% |
| 2011 | 0.0443 kt | -35.0% |
| 2012 | 0.0641 kt | +44.7% |
| 2013 | 0.0583 kt | -9.0% |
| 2014 | 0.0668 kt | +14.6% |
| 2015 | 0.128 kt | +91.6% |
| 2016 | 0.0689 kt | -46.2% |
| 2017 | 0.0793 kt | +15.1% |
| 2018 | 0.0475 kt | -40.1% |
| 2019 | 0.0818 kt | +72.2% |
| 2020 | 0.1102 kt | +34.7% |
| 2021 | 0.023 kt | -79.1% |
| 2022 | 0.0182 kt | -20.9% |
| 2023 | 0.151 kt | +729.7% |
| 2024 | 0.2268 kt | +50.2% |
Guyana compared with similar countries
- Guyana's 0.2268 kt is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 0.0057 kt, 39.8× the median. (37 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Savanna fires — Emissions (N2O) 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | +729.7% | 0.0182 kt | 0.151 kt |
| 2001 | +441.7% | 0.0036 kt | 0.0195 kt |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.0424 kt | 0.0059 kt | 0.0633 kt | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0554 kt | 0.0036 kt | 0.1534 kt | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0707 kt | 0.0443 kt | 0.128 kt | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.1058 kt | 0.0182 kt | 0.2268 kt | 5 |
Countries ranked near Guyana
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 savanna fires — emissions in Guyana?
- Savanna fires — emissions in Guyana was 0.2268 kt in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest savanna fires — emissions recorded in Guyana?
- The highest recorded value was 0.2268 kt in 2024.
- What is the lowest savanna fires — emissions recorded in Guyana?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0036 kt in 2000.
- How does Guyana rank for savanna fires — emissions?
- Guyana ranks 51st out of 221 countries with data for 2024.
- Is savanna fires — emissions rising or falling in Guyana?
- Over the last ten years it is up 239.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Guyana data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Savanna fires — Emissions (N2O). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The FAOSTAT domain on Emissions from Fires consists of estimates of methane (CH4), nitrous oxide (N2O) and carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions generated from biomass burning in a range of vegetation types and from fires in organic soils.