Share of global methane emissions in Guyana
Guyana: Share of global methane emissions was 0.0% in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Latest (2024)
0.0%
Change on year
up 14.1%
World rank
135th
of 201 countries
All-time high
0.2%
in 1940
All-time low
0.0%
in 1990
Years of data
175
1850–2024
Share of global methane emissions in Guyana, 1850–2024
Source: Jones et al. (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
Guyana recorded 0.0% for share of global methane emissions in 2024.
The figure is up 14.1% on the previous year and up 64.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of global methane emissions in Guyana peaked at 0.2% in 1940 and was at its lowest, 0.0%, in 1990.
Guyana ranks 135th of 201 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Share of global methane emissions in Guyana, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1850 | 0.1% | — |
| 1851 | 0.1% | +0.7% |
| 1852 | 0.1% | +0.6% |
| 1853 | 0.1% | +0.5% |
| 1854 | 0.1% | +0.1% |
| 1855 | 0.1% | +0.6% |
| 1856 | 0.1% | +0.4% |
| 1857 | 0.1% | +0.6% |
| 1858 | 0.1% | +0.6% |
| 1859 | 0.1% | +0.3% |
| 1860 | 0.1% | +0.2% |
| 1861 | 0.1% | +0.8% |
| 1862 | 0.1% | +0.9% |
| 1863 | 0.1% | +0.6% |
| 1864 | 0.1% | +0.6% |
| 1865 | 0.1% | +0.6% |
| 1866 | 0.1% | +0.6% |
| 1867 | 0.1% | +0.7% |
| 1868 | 0.1% | +0.8% |
| 1869 | 0.1% | +0.6% |
| 1870 | 0.1% | +0.8% |
| 1871 | 0.1% | +0.5% |
| 1872 | 0.1% | +0.1% |
| 1873 | 0.1% | +0.4% |
| 1874 | 0.1% | +1.0% |
| 1875 | 0.1% | +0.3% |
| 1876 | 0.1% | +0.6% |
| 1877 | 0.1% | +0.5% |
| 1878 | 0.1% | +0.6% |
| 1879 | 0.1% | +0.3% |
| 1880 | 0.1% | -0.1% |
| 1881 | 0.1% | +0.3% |
| 1882 | 0.1% | +0.3% |
| 1883 | 0.1% | +0.2% |
| 1884 | 0.1% | +0.6% |
| 1885 | 0.1% | +0.6% |
| 1886 | 0.1% | +0.5% |
| 1887 | 0.1% | +0.2% |
| 1888 | 0.1% | -0.2% |
| 1889 | 0.1% | +0.5% |
| 1890 | 0.1% | -0.3% |
| 1891 | 0.1% | +0.3% |
| 1892 | 0.1% | +0.6% |
| 1893 | 0.1% | +0.9% |
| 1894 | 0.1% | +0.2% |
| 1895 | 0.1% | +0.1% |
| 1896 | 0.1% | +0.4% |
| 1897 | 0.1% | +0.1% |
| 1898 | 0.1% | +0.1% |
| 1899 | 0.1% | -0.4% |
| 1900 | 0.1% | -0.1% |
| 1901 | 0.1% | +0.3% |
| 1902 | 0.1% | +0.4% |
| 1903 | 0.1% | -0.5% |
| 1904 | 0.1% | +0.5% |
| 1905 | 0.1% | -0.0% |
| 1906 | 0.1% | -0.3% |
| 1907 | 0.1% | -0.8% |
| 1908 | 0.1% | +1.1% |
| 1909 | 0.1% | -0.5% |
| 1910 | 0.1% | -0.1% |
| 1911 | 0.1% | +1.3% |
| 1912 | 0.1% | +1.2% |
| 1913 | 0.1% | +0.4% |
| 1914 | 0.1% | +3.3% |
| 1915 | 0.1% | +1.7% |
| 1916 | 0.1% | +0.2% |
| 1917 | 0.1% | +0.7% |
| 1918 | 0.1% | +2.3% |
| 1919 | 0.1% | +3.2% |
| 1920 | 0.1% | -0.8% |
| 1921 | 0.1% | +4.1% |
| 1922 | 0.1% | +0.2% |
| 1923 | 0.1% | -0.9% |
| 1924 | 0.1% | +1.1% |
| 1925 | 0.1% | +1.2% |
| 1926 | 0.1% | +1.8% |
| 1927 | 0.1% | -0.7% |
| 1928 | 0.1% | +1.4% |
| 1929 | 0.1% | -0.2% |
| 1930 | 0.1% | +1.8% |
| 1931 | 0.1% | +2.9% |
| 1932 | 0.2% | +2.5% |
| 1933 | 0.2% | +0.7% |
| 1934 | 0.2% | -0.1% |
| 1935 | 0.2% | +0.5% |
| 1936 | 0.2% | +3.1% |
| 1937 | 0.2% | +3.5% |
| 1938 | 0.2% | +5.2% |
| 1939 | 0.2% | +3.4% |
| 1940 | 0.2% | +3.1% |
| 1941 | 0.2% | -7.0% |
| 1942 | 0.2% | -7.4% |
| 1943 | 0.1% | -9.0% |
| 1944 | 0.1% | -9.9% |
| 1945 | 0.1% | -8.8% |
| 1946 | 0.1% | -14.1% |
| 1947 | 0.1% | -16.8% |
| 1948 | 0.1% | -18.8% |
| 1949 | 0.1% | -23.7% |
| 1950 | 0.0% | -33.0% |
| 1951 | 0.0% | +2.6% |
| 1952 | 0.0% | +4.0% |
| 1953 | 0.0% | +3.7% |
| 1954 | 0.0% | +3.4% |
| 1955 | 0.0% | +1.0% |
| 1956 | 0.0% | +2.4% |
| 1957 | 0.0% | +2.3% |
| 1958 | 0.0% | +3.0% |
| 1959 | 0.0% | +0.8% |
| 1960 | 0.0% | +2.2% |
| 1961 | 0.0% | -37.5% |
| 1962 | 0.0% | +0.3% |
| 1963 | 0.0% | -10.6% |
| 1964 | 0.0% | +44.0% |
| 1965 | 0.0% | -8.0% |
| 1966 | 0.0% | +5.9% |
| 1967 | 0.0% | -11.2% |
| 1968 | 0.0% | -2.4% |
| 1969 | 0.0% | -5.5% |
| 1970 | 0.0% | -4.7% |
| 1971 | 0.0% | -3.1% |
| 1972 | 0.0% | -10.9% |
| 1973 | 0.0% | +4.1% |
| 1974 | 0.0% | +11.7% |
| 1975 | 0.0% | +7.4% |
| 1976 | 0.0% | -16.1% |
| 1977 | 0.0% | +14.3% |
| 1978 | 0.0% | -7.9% |
| 1979 | 0.0% | -21.0% |
| 1980 | 0.0% | +8.5% |
| 1981 | 0.0% | -0.5% |
| 1982 | 0.0% | +6.2% |
| 1983 | 0.0% | -13.0% |
| 1984 | 0.0% | +4.5% |
| 1985 | 0.0% | -12.2% |
| 1986 | 0.0% | +1.9% |
| 1987 | 0.0% | -4.4% |
| 1988 | 0.0% | -2.0% |
| 1989 | 0.0% | -3.7% |
| 1990 | 0.0% | -10.3% |
| 1991 | 0.0% | +16.7% |
| 1992 | 0.0% | +5.8% |
| 1993 | 0.0% | +10.4% |
| 1994 | 0.0% | -1.6% |
| 1995 | 0.0% | +13.4% |
| 1996 | 0.0% | -1.0% |
| 1997 | 0.0% | +3.0% |
| 1998 | 0.0% | -5.3% |
| 1999 | 0.0% | +6.6% |
| 2000 | 0.0% | -15.5% |
| 2001 | 0.0% | +4.2% |
| 2002 | 0.0% | -7.6% |
| 2003 | 0.0% | +10.4% |
| 2004 | 0.0% | -8.9% |
| 2005 | 0.0% | -7.0% |
| 2006 | 0.0% | -4.2% |
| 2007 | 0.0% | +2.1% |
| 2008 | 0.0% | +5.2% |
| 2009 | 0.0% | +4.2% |
| 2010 | 0.0% | +1.7% |
| 2011 | 0.0% | +1.6% |
| 2012 | 0.0% | +1.1% |
| 2013 | 0.0% | +9.7% |
| 2014 | 0.0% | +7.5% |
| 2015 | 0.0% | +3.0% |
| 2016 | 0.0% | -15.7% |
| 2017 | 0.0% | +7.7% |
| 2018 | 0.0% | -4.4% |
| 2019 | 0.0% | +4.2% |
| 2020 | 0.0% | +27.6% |
| 2021 | 0.0% | -0.8% |
| 2022 | 0.0% | +28.8% |
| 2023 | 0.0% | -4.8% |
| 2024 | 0.0% | +14.1% |
Guyana compared with similar countries
- Guyana's 0.0% is below the median for high income countries, which is 0.1%, 47% of the median. (67 countries reporting)
- Guyana's 0.0% is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 0.1%, 73% of the median. (36 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Share of global methane 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.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1964 | +44.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| 1961 | -37.5% | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| 1950 | -33.0% | 0.1% | 0.0% |
| 2022 | +28.8% | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| 2020 | +27.6% | 0.0% | 0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1850s | 0.1% | 0.1% | 0.1% | 10 |
| 1860s | 0.1% | 0.1% | 0.1% | 10 |
| 1870s | 0.1% | 0.1% | 0.1% | 10 |
| 1880s | 0.1% | 0.1% | 0.1% | 10 |
| 1890s | 0.1% | 0.1% | 0.1% | 10 |
| 1900s | 0.1% | 0.1% | 0.1% | 10 |
| 1910s | 0.1% | 0.1% | 0.1% | 10 |
| 1920s | 0.1% | 0.1% | 0.1% | 10 |
| 1930s | 0.2% | 0.1% | 0.2% | 10 |
| 1940s | 0.1% | 0.1% | 0.2% | 10 |
| 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
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 methane emissions in Guyana?
- Share of global methane emissions in Guyana was 0.0% in 2024, according to Jones et al. (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share of global methane emissions recorded in Guyana?
- The highest recorded value was 0.2% in 1940.
- What is the lowest share of global methane emissions recorded in Guyana?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0% in 1990.
- How does Guyana rank for share of global methane emissions?
- Guyana ranks 135th out of 201 countries with data for 2024.
- Is share of global methane emissions rising or falling in Guyana?
- Over the last ten years it is up 64.8%. 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) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Share of global methane emissions. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Measured as a percentage of the world's methane emissions.