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Share global ghg emissions in Guyana

Guyana: Share global ghg emissions was 0.0246 in 2024. ▼ Falling

Latest (2024)
0.0246
Change on year
up 4.1%
World rank
138th
of 199 countries
All-time high
0.1049
in 1956
All-time low
0.0122
in 2016
Years of data
175
1850–2024

Share global ghg emissions in Guyana, 1850–2024

0.020.040.060.080.1185019372024

Source: Our World in Data.

Analysis

Guyana recorded 0.0246 for share global ghg emissions in 2024.

That represents a change of up 4.1% on the previous year and up 23.2% over ten years.

Over the whole period, share global ghg emissions in Guyana peaked at 0.1049 in 1956 and was at its lowest, 0.0122, in 2016.

That places Guyana 138th out of 199 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 175 years of available data.

Share global ghg emissions in Guyana, year by year

Year Value Change
1850 0.0816 —
1851 0.0758 -7.2%
1852 0.0728 -3.9%
1853 0.072 -1.2%
1854 0.0708 -1.6%
1855 0.0698 -1.5%
1856 0.0746 +7.0%
1857 0.0705 -5.5%
1858 0.069 -2.1%
1859 0.0676 -2.0%
1860 0.0791 +17.0%
1861 0.0834 +5.4%
1862 0.0847 +1.5%
1863 0.0869 +2.6%
1864 0.0877 +1.0%
1865 0.0855 -2.6%
1866 0.0885 +3.5%
1867 0.0878 -0.7%
1868 0.0902 +2.7%
1869 0.0921 +2.0%
1870 0.0871 -5.4%
1871 0.0852 -2.1%
1872 0.0817 -4.2%
1873 0.0784 -4.0%
1874 0.0773 -1.4%
1875 0.081 +4.8%
1876 0.0789 -2.6%
1877 0.0779 -1.3%
1878 0.0731 -6.1%
1879 0.0769 +5.2%
1880 0.0775 +0.8%
1881 0.0755 -2.6%
1882 0.078 +3.3%
1883 0.0758 -2.9%
1884 0.0734 -3.2%
1885 0.0764 +4.1%
1886 0.0721 -5.7%
1887 0.0754 +4.6%
1888 0.0749 -0.7%
1889 0.0745 -0.5%
1890 0.0717 -3.7%
1891 0.0697 -2.8%
1892 0.0725 +4.1%
1893 0.071 -2.1%
1894 0.0706 -0.6%
1895 0.07 -0.8%
1896 0.0692 -1.2%
1897 0.0686 -0.9%
1898 0.0681 -0.7%
1899 0.0687 +0.8%
1900 0.0678 -1.3%
1901 0.0659 -2.8%
1902 0.0665 +1.0%
1903 0.0664 -0.2%
1904 0.0661 -0.4%
1905 0.0672 +1.6%
1906 0.0652 -2.9%
1907 0.061 -6.6%
1908 0.0625 +2.6%
1909 0.0652 +4.3%
1910 0.061 -6.5%
1911 0.0621 +1.8%
1912 0.0622 +0.2%
1913 0.0612 -1.6%
1914 0.0659 +7.6%
1915 0.0653 -0.8%
1916 0.0651 -0.3%
1917 0.0656 +0.7%
1918 0.0663 +1.1%
1919 0.0699 +5.4%
1920 0.0656 -6.1%
1921 0.0682 +4.1%
1922 0.0696 +1.9%
1923 0.0657 -5.6%
1924 0.0652 -0.7%
1925 0.0649 -0.5%
1926 0.0657 +1.3%
1927 0.067 +1.9%
1928 0.0668 -0.2%
1929 0.0646 -3.3%
1930 0.0686 +6.1%
1931 0.0689 +0.4%
1932 0.0786 +14.2%
1933 0.075 -4.6%
1934 0.0706 -5.9%
1935 0.0743 +5.2%
1936 0.0743 +0.1%
1937 0.0719 -3.3%
1938 0.0802 +11.5%
1939 0.0772 -3.7%
1940 0.0791 +2.5%
1941 0.0751 -5.0%
1942 0.0707 -6.0%
1943 0.0672 -4.9%
1944 0.0668 -0.5%
1945 0.0674 +0.8%
1946 0.0614 -8.9%
1947 0.0595 -3.1%
1948 0.0524 -11.9%
1949 0.0517 -1.4%
1950 0.0618 +19.6%
1951 0.0779 +26.1%
1952 0.0896 +15.1%
1953 0.0939 +4.8%
1954 0.1024 +9.1%
1955 0.1022 -0.3%
1956 0.1049 +2.7%
1957 0.1037 -1.1%
1958 0.1036 -0.2%
1959 0.1019 -1.6%
1960 0.078 -23.5%
1961 0.0548 -29.7%
1962 0.0465 -15.2%
1963 0.0381 -18.1%
1964 0.0392 +2.9%
1965 0.0423 +7.9%
1966 0.042 -0.8%
1967 0.0315 -25.0%
1968 0.0278 -11.7%
1969 0.0331 +19.1%
1970 0.0326 -1.5%
1971 0.0208 -36.1%
1972 0.027 +29.6%
1973 0.0264 -2.3%
1974 0.0312 +18.2%
1975 0.0277 -11.2%
1976 0.0274 -1.1%
1977 0.0227 -17.1%
1978 0.0262 +15.2%
1979 0.022 -15.8%
1980 0.0209 -4.9%
1981 0.0199 -5.0%
1982 0.0179 -10.3%
1983 0.0169 -5.5%
1984 0.0198 +17.6%
1985 0.0192 -3.0%
1986 0.0159 -17.3%
1987 0.015 -5.9%
1988 0.0161 +7.9%
1989 0.017 +5.6%
1990 0.0149 -12.4%
1991 0.0153 +2.3%
1992 0.0378 +147.8%
1993 0.0241 -36.1%
1994 0.0339 +40.4%
1995 0.0315 -7.1%
1996 0.0279 -11.6%
1997 0.0235 -15.6%
1998 0.0353 +50.3%
1999 0.035 -1.1%
2000 0.0309 -11.5%
2001 0.0246 -20.4%
2002 0.0234 -5.0%
2003 0.046 +96.6%
2004 0.0343 -25.3%
2005 0.0235 -31.6%
2006 0.0233 -0.9%
2007 0.0211 -9.2%
2008 0.0187 -11.6%
2009 0.0189 +1.3%
2010 0.0152 -19.8%
2011 0.015 -0.9%
2012 0.0176 +17.4%
2013 0.0156 -11.6%
2014 0.02 +28.0%
2015 0.0222 +11.1%
2016 0.0122 -44.8%
2017 0.0149 +21.7%
2018 0.0127 -14.5%
2019 0.018 +41.4%
2020 0.023 +27.5%
2021 0.0193 -15.9%
2022 0.0239 +23.8%
2023 0.0236 -1.2%
2024 0.0246 +4.1%

Guyana compared with similar countries

  • Guyana's 0.0246 is below the median for high income countries, which is 0.0873, 28% of the median. (67 countries reporting)
  • Guyana's 0.0246 is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 0.0332, 74% of the median. (36 countries reporting)

Biggest year-on-year movements

Years where Share global 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.

YearChange FromTo
1992 +147.8% 0.0153 0.0378
2003 +96.6% 0.0234 0.046
1998 +50.3% 0.0235 0.0353
2016 -44.8% 0.0222 0.0122
2019 +41.4% 0.0127 0.018
1994 +40.4% 0.0241 0.0339

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1850s 0.0725 0.0676 0.0816 10
1860s 0.0866 0.0791 0.0921 10
1870s 0.0798 0.0731 0.0871 10
1880s 0.0753 0.0721 0.078 10
1890s 0.07 0.0681 0.0725 10
1900s 0.0654 0.061 0.0678 10
1910s 0.0645 0.061 0.0699 10
1920s 0.0663 0.0646 0.0696 10
1930s 0.074 0.0686 0.0802 10
1940s 0.0651 0.0517 0.0791 10
1950s 0.0942 0.0618 0.1049 10
1960s 0.0433 0.0278 0.078 10
1970s 0.0264 0.0208 0.0326 10
1980s 0.0179 0.015 0.0209 10
1990s 0.0279 0.0149 0.0378 10
2000s 0.0265 0.0187 0.046 10
2010s 0.0163 0.0122 0.0222 10
2020s 0.0229 0.0193 0.0246 5

Countries ranked near Guyana

  1. 135 Costa Rica 0.0275 compare
  2. 136 Brunei 0.0275 compare
  3. 137 Latvia 0.0255 compare
  4. 139 Togo 0.0234 compare
  5. 140 Georgia 0.0228 compare
  6. 141 Estonia 0.0223 compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is share global ghg emissions in Guyana?
Share global ghg emissions in Guyana was 0.0246 in 2024, according to Our World in Data.
What is the highest share global ghg emissions recorded in Guyana?
The highest recorded value was 0.1049 in 1956.
What is the lowest share global ghg emissions recorded in Guyana?
The lowest recorded value was 0.0122 in 2016.
How does Guyana rank for share global ghg emissions?
Guyana ranks 138th out of 199 countries with data for 2024.
Is share global ghg emissions rising or falling in Guyana?
Over the last ten years it is up 23.2%. 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 Share global ghg emissions. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Share global ghg emissions
Source
Our World in Data
Licence
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Coverage
199 places, 34,825 data points, 1850–2024
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