Waste — Emissions Share in Guyana

Guyana: Waste — Emissions Share was 2.16 % in 2023. ▲ Rising

Latest (2023)
2.16 %
Change on year
down 14.6%
World rank
177th
of 208 countries
All-time high
2.53 %
in 2022
All-time low
1.7 %
in 2010
Years of data
34
1990–2023

Waste — Emissions Share in Guyana, 1990–2023

01231990200620231990: 2 %1991: 1.9 %1992: 1.9 %1993: 1.8 %1994: 2 %1995: 1.8 %1996: 2 %1997: 1.9 %1998: 1.7 %1999: 1.9 %2000: 1.8 %2001: 2.1 %2002: 2.1 %2003: 1.7 %2004: 1.9 %2005: 2.1 %2006: 2.2 %2007: 2.1 %2008: 1.9 %2009: 2 %2010: 1.7 %2011: 2.2 %2012: 1.9 %2013: 1.9 %2014: 2 %2015: 1.8 %2016: 2.1 %2017: 2.3 %2018: 2 %2019: 1.8 %2020: 2.1 %2021: 2.3 %2022: 2.5 %2023: 2.2 %

Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in %.

Analysis

The most recent figure for waste — emissions share in Guyana is 2.16 %, measured in 2023.

Compared with earlier readings it is down 14.6% on the previous year and up 12.5% over ten years.

Over the whole period, waste — emissions share in Guyana peaked at 2.53 % in 2022 and was at its lowest, 1.7 %, in 2010.

That places Guyana 177th out of 208 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the bottom quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 34 years of available data.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 1.89 % 1.72 % 2.01 % 10
2000s 1.99 % 1.72 % 2.17 % 10
2010s 1.98 % 1.7 % 2.28 % 10
2020s 2.27 % 2.06 % 2.53 % 4

Countries ranked near Guyana

  1. 175 Mauritania 2.25 % compare
  2. 176 Guinea 2.18 % compare
  3. 178 Bhutan 2.11 % compare
  4. 179 Argentina 2.08 % compare
  5. 179 Canada 2.08 % compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is waste — emissions share in Guyana?
Waste — emissions share in Guyana was 2.16 % in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
What is the highest waste — emissions share recorded in Guyana?
The highest recorded value was 2.53 % in 2022.
What is the lowest waste — emissions share recorded in Guyana?
The lowest recorded value was 1.7 % in 2010.
How does Guyana rank for waste — emissions share?
Guyana ranks 177th out of 208 countries with data for 2023.
Is waste — emissions share rising or falling in Guyana?
Over the last ten years it is up 12.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
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 (N2O). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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About this data

Indicator
Waste — Emissions Share (N2O)
Unit
%
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage
242 places, 8,008 data points, 1990–2023
Last refreshed

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.