Climate Change in Guyana

1,185 indicators covering climate change for Guyana.

IndicatorLatest Year10-yr change Rank
Cumulative CO₂ emissions from cement 28,174 tonnes 2024 151st
Cumulative CO₂ emissions from flaring 1.47 million tonnes 2024 94th
Annual percentage change in CO₂ emissions 3.0% 2024 down 22.1% 90th
CO₂ emissions from fossil fuels and land-use change 7.99 million tonnes 2024 up 15.2% 140th
Annual CO₂ emissions from land-use change 3.48 million tonnes 2024 down 29.9% 80th
Annual CO₂ emissions from land-use change per capita 4.18 tonnes per person 2024 down 36.4% 11th
Annual CO₂ emissions including land-use change 7.99 million tonnes 2024 up 15.2% 140th
Per capita CO₂ emissions including land-use change 9.61 tonnes per person 2024 up 4.5% 26th
Share of global greenhouse gas emissions 0.0% 2024 up 23.2% 138th
Greenhouse gas emissions by gas 536,507 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 2024 down 3.6% 147th
Share of global methane emissions 0.0% 2024 up 64.8% 135th
Share of global nitrous oxide emissions 0.0% 2024 down 10.2% 147th
Global warming contributions from fossil fuels and land use 0.0001 °C 2024 up 47.3% 155th
Contribution to global mean surface temperature rise from fossil sources 0.0001 °C 2024 up 47.3% 155th
Contribution to global mean surface temperature rise from agriculture and land use 0.0005 °C 2024 up 5.9% 105th
Global warming contributions by gas and source 0 °C 2024 up 14.1% 147th
Annual greenhouse gas emissions by world region 13.39 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 2024 up 28.8% 138th
Per capita CO₂ emissions from coal 0 tonnes per person 2024 141st
Annual CO₂ emissions from coal 0 tonnes 2024 141st
Cumulative CO₂ emissions from coal 47,731 tonnes 2024 up 44.4% 159th
Per capita CO₂ emissions by source 0 tonnes per person 2024 141st
Incineration — Emissions 0.0529 kt 2023 up 6.4% 117th
Incineration — Emissions (CO2eq) 0.0529 kt 2023 up 6.4% 117th
Agrifood Systems Waste Disposal — Emissions 0.0529 kt 2023 up 6.4% 117th
Share of CO₂ emissions covered by a carbon price 0.0% 2025 50th
Life expectancy at birth vs. CO₂ emissions per capita 70.18 years 2023 up 5.2% 168th
Rice — Area harvested, per capita 0.197 ha per person 2023 down 10.3% 2nd
Rice — Area harvested, per square kilometre 0.7711 ha per square kilometre 2023 down 7.9% 35th
Rice — Burning crop residues (Emissions CH4), per capita 0 kt per person 2023 down 10.3% 2nd
Rice — Burning crop residues (Emissions CH4), per square kilometre 0 kt per square kilometre 2023 down 7.9% 35th
Rice — Burning crop residues (Emissions N2O), per capita 0 kt per person 2023 down 9.2% 2nd
Rice — Burning crop residues (Emissions N2O), per square kilometre 0 kt per square kilometre 2023 down 6.8% 35th
Rice — Burning crop residues (Biomass burned, dry matter), per capita 0.1084 t per person 2023 down 10.3% 2nd
Rice — Burning crop residues (Biomass burned, dry matter), per square 0.4241 t per square kilometre 2023 down 7.9% 35th
Food Packaging — Energy Use 0.0024 TJ 2023 down 94.5% 110th
IPPU — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 (AR5), per capita 0 kt per person 2023 93rd
IPPU — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 (AR5), per unit of GDP 0 kt per US$ of GDP 2023 93rd
IPPU — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 (AR5), per square kilometre 0 kt per square kilometre 2023 93rd
IPPU — Emissions (CH4), per capita 0 kt per person 2023 91st
IPPU — Emissions (CH4), per unit of GDP 0 kt per US$ of GDP 2023 91st
IPPU — Emissions (CH4), per square kilometre 0 kt per square kilometre 2023 91st
Access to electricity, rural, Percent of rural population 91.6 2022 up 11.6% 150th
Rice Cultivation — Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5), per capita 0.0015 kt per person 2023 down 10.3% 1st
Rice Cultivation — Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5), per square kilometre 0.0057 kt per square kilometre 2023 down 7.9% 29th
Rice Cultivation — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 (AR5), per capita 0.0015 kt per person 2023 down 10.3% 1st
Rice Cultivation — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 (AR5), per square 0.0057 kt per square kilometre 2023 down 7.9% 29th
Rice Cultivation — Emissions (CH4), per capita 0.0001 kt per person 2023 down 10.3% 1st
Rice Cultivation — Emissions (CH4), per square kilometre 0.0002 kt per square kilometre 2023 down 7.9% 29th
Calcium ammonium nitrate (CAN) and other mixtures with calcium 12.03 t 2024 down 92.7% 106th
Calcium ammonium nitrate (CAN) and other mixtures with calcium 8.76 1000 USD 2024 down 69.0% 109th
Agricultural water withdrawal, Percent of total water withdrawal 94.34 2021 unchanged 10th
Pre- and post-production — Energy Use 0.675 TJ 2023 up 1,468.1% 105th
Energy Use (Pre- and Post-Production) — Energy Use 0.675 TJ 2023 up 1,468.1% 105th
Rice Cultivation — Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5), per unit of GDP 0 kt per US$ of GDP 2023 down 75.7% 19th
Rice Cultivation — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 (AR5), per unit of GDP 0 kt per US$ of GDP 2023 down 75.7% 19th
Rice Cultivation — Emissions (CH4), per unit of GDP 0 kt per US$ of GDP 2023 down 75.7% 19th
Per capita methane emissions by sector 2,202 kilograms per person 2023 14th
Nitrous oxide emissions by sector 480,000 tonnes 2023 up 9.1% 138th
Greenhouse gas emissions by sector 1.98 million tonnes 2023 up 1.5% 132nd
Methane emissions by sector 10,000 tonnes 2023 unchanged 58th