Waste — Emissions Share (CO2eq) in Guyana
Guyana: Waste — Emissions Share (CO2eq) was 2.45 % in 2023. ▼ Falling
Waste — Emissions Share (CO2eq) in Guyana, 1990–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in %.
Analysis
Guyana recorded 2.45 % for waste — emissions share (co2eq) in 2023.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.8% on the previous year and up 20.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, waste — emissions share (co2eq) in Guyana peaked at 4.43 % in 1992 and was at its lowest, 2.01 %, in 2011.
That places Guyana 169th out of 222 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 34 years of available data.
Waste — Emissions Share (CO2eq) in Guyana, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 4.31 % | — |
| 1991 | 4.28 % | -0.7% |
| 1992 | 4.43 % | +3.5% |
| 1993 | 4.09 % | -7.7% |
| 1994 | 4.06 % | -0.7% |
| 1995 | 3.81 % | -6.2% |
| 1996 | 3.78 % | -0.8% |
| 1997 | 3.7 % | -2.1% |
| 1998 | 3.63 % | -1.9% |
| 1999 | 3.66 % | +0.8% |
| 2000 | 3.71 % | +1.4% |
| 2001 | 3.49 % | -5.9% |
| 2002 | 3.56 % | +2.0% |
| 2003 | 3.39 % | -4.8% |
| 2004 | 3.33 % | -1.8% |
| 2005 | 3.39 % | +1.8% |
| 2006 | 3.47 % | +2.4% |
| 2007 | 3.39 % | -2.3% |
| 2008 | 3.33 % | -1.8% |
| 2009 | 3.29 % | -1.2% |
| 2010 | 3.25 % | -1.2% |
| 2011 | 2.01 % | -38.2% |
| 2012 | 2.02 % | +0.5% |
| 2013 | 2.04 % | +1.0% |
| 2014 | 2.04 % | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 2.06 % | +1.0% |
| 2016 | 2.4 % | +16.5% |
| 2017 | 2.39 % | -0.4% |
| 2018 | 2.4 % | +0.4% |
| 2019 | 2.36 % | -1.7% |
| 2020 | 2.28 % | -3.4% |
| 2021 | 2.56 % | +12.3% |
| 2022 | 2.43 % | -5.1% |
| 2023 | 2.45 % | +0.8% |
Guyana compared with similar countries
- Guyana's 2.45 % is below the median for high income countries, which is 4.1 %, 60% of the median. (61 countries reporting)
- Guyana's 2.45 % is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 7.03 %, 35% of the median. (34 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Waste — Emissions Share (CO2eq) 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2011 | -38.2% | 3.25 % | 2.01 % |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 3.98 % | 3.63 % | 4.43 % | 10 |
| 2000s | 3.44 % | 3.29 % | 3.71 % | 10 |
| 2010s | 2.3 % | 2.01 % | 3.25 % | 10 |
| 2020s | 2.43 % | 2.28 % | 2.56 % | 4 |
Countries ranked near Guyana
- 166 Madagascar 2.6 % compare
- 167 Namibia 2.51 % compare
- 168 Papua New Guinea 2.48 % compare
- 169 Micronesia (Federated States of) 2.45 % compare
- 171 Canada 2.41 % compare
- 172 Equatorial Guinea 2.38 % 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 waste — emissions share (co2eq) in Guyana?
- Waste — emissions share (co2eq) in Guyana was 2.45 % in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest waste — emissions share (co2eq) recorded in Guyana?
- The highest recorded value was 4.43 % in 1992.
- What is the lowest waste — emissions share (co2eq) recorded in Guyana?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.01 % in 2011.
- How does Guyana rank for waste — emissions share (co2eq)?
- Guyana ranks 169th out of 222 countries with data for 2023.
- Is waste — emissions share (co2eq) rising or falling in Guyana?
- Over the last ten years it is up 20.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Guyana data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Waste — Emissions Share (CO2eq) (AR5). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The FAOSTAT domain on Emissions indicators disseminates indicators on sectoral shares of total national greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions as well as three indicators of emissions intensity: per capita emissions; emissions per value of agricultural production; and emissions per area of agricultural land.