Share of global CO₂ emissions from oil in Guyana
Guyana: Share of global CO₂ emissions from oil was 0.0% in 2024. ▬ Flat
Share of global CO₂ emissions from oil in Guyana, 1950–2024
Source: Global Carbon Budget (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2024, share of global co₂ emissions from oil in Guyana stood at 0.0%. That is the highest value across all 75 years on record.
The figure is up 2.4% on the previous year and up 102.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of global co₂ emissions from oil in Guyana peaked at 0.0% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 0.0%, in 1992.
That places Guyana 123rd out of 215 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
Share of global CO₂ emissions from oil in Guyana, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1950 | 0.0% | — |
| 1951 | 0.0% | -3.4% |
| 1952 | 0.0% | +13.2% |
| 1953 | 0.0% | +25.8% |
| 1954 | 0.0% | -1.8% |
| 1955 | 0.0% | -1.5% |
| 1956 | 0.0% | -1.4% |
| 1957 | 0.0% | -7.5% |
| 1958 | 0.0% | -17.9% |
| 1959 | 0.0% | +14.3% |
| 1960 | 0.0% | +10.7% |
| 1961 | 0.0% | +5.3% |
| 1962 | 0.0% | -14.4% |
| 1963 | 0.0% | -15.0% |
| 1964 | 0.0% | -2.4% |
| 1965 | 0.0% | +54.6% |
| 1966 | 0.0% | +1.5% |
| 1967 | 0.0% | +5.1% |
| 1968 | 0.0% | -7.7% |
| 1969 | 0.0% | -5.0% |
| 1970 | 0.0% | +1.6% |
| 1971 | 0.0% | -10.4% |
| 1972 | 0.0% | -3.4% |
| 1973 | 0.0% | +9.1% |
| 1974 | 0.0% | -12.5% |
| 1975 | 0.0% | +18.8% |
| 1976 | 0.0% | -9.3% |
| 1977 | 0.0% | +4.8% |
| 1978 | 0.0% | +4.0% |
| 1979 | 0.0% | -26.8% |
| 1980 | 0.0% | +21.7% |
| 1981 | 0.0% | +5.7% |
| 1982 | 0.0% | -20.0% |
| 1983 | 0.0% | -10.6% |
| 1984 | 0.0% | +12.3% |
| 1985 | 0.0% | +0.9% |
| 1986 | 0.0% | -28.5% |
| 1987 | 0.0% | +24.0% |
| 1988 | 0.0% | +3.5% |
| 1989 | 0.0% | -17.0% |
| 1990 | 0.0% | -6.3% |
| 1991 | 0.0% | -6.6% |
| 1992 | 0.0% | -0.8% |
| 1993 | 0.0% | +0.2% |
| 1994 | 0.0% | +39.3% |
| 1995 | 0.0% | +6.3% |
| 1996 | 0.0% | +2.8% |
| 1997 | 0.0% | +7.5% |
| 1998 | 0.0% | -0.0% |
| 1999 | 0.0% | -2.0% |
| 2000 | 0.0% | -6.2% |
| 2001 | 0.0% | -1.1% |
| 2002 | 0.0% | -1.5% |
| 2003 | 0.0% | +6.4% |
| 2004 | 0.0% | -0.5% |
| 2005 | 0.0% | -17.0% |
| 2006 | 0.0% | -7.5% |
| 2007 | 0.0% | +17.5% |
| 2008 | 0.0% | -4.0% |
| 2009 | 0.0% | +14.3% |
| 2010 | 0.0% | -4.3% |
| 2011 | 0.0% | +3.4% |
| 2012 | 0.0% | -1.1% |
| 2013 | 0.0% | -3.5% |
| 2014 | 0.0% | +3.4% |
| 2015 | 0.0% | -2.3% |
| 2016 | 0.0% | +10.5% |
| 2017 | 0.0% | -3.2% |
| 2018 | 0.0% | +7.0% |
| 2019 | 0.0% | +12.4% |
| 2020 | 0.0% | +9.5% |
| 2021 | 0.0% | -0.8% |
| 2022 | 0.0% | +47.2% |
| 2023 | 0.0% | -1.4% |
| 2024 | 0.0% | +2.4% |
Guyana compared with similar countries
- Guyana's 0.0% is below the median for high income countries, which is 0.1%, 40% of the median. (74 countries reporting)
- Guyana's 0.0% is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 0.0%, 73% of the median. (38 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Share of global CO₂ emissions from oil 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1965 | +54.6% | 0.0% | 0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 10 |
| 1960s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 10 |
| 1970s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Guyana
- 120 Bahrain 0.0% compare
- 121 Bosnia and Herzegovina 0.0% compare
- 122 Trinidad and Tobago 0.0% compare
- 124 Latvia 0.0% compare
- 125 Kyrgyzstan 0.0% compare
- 126 Guinea 0.0% 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 share of global co₂ emissions from oil in Guyana?
- Share of global co₂ emissions from oil in Guyana was 0.0% in 2024, according to Global Carbon Budget (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share of global co₂ emissions from oil recorded in Guyana?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0% in 2024.
- What is the lowest share of global co₂ emissions from oil recorded in Guyana?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0% in 1992.
- How does Guyana rank for share of global co₂ emissions from oil?
- Guyana ranks 123rd out of 215 countries with data for 2024.
- Is share of global co₂ emissions from oil rising or falling in Guyana?
- Over the last ten years it is up 102.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Guyana data come from?
- The figures come from Global Carbon Budget (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Share of global CO₂ emissions from oil. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Annual emissions of carbon dioxide (CO₂) from oil, measured as a percentage of global emissions of CO₂ from oil in the same year.