Climate Change in Guyana

1,185 indicators covering climate change for Guyana.

IndicatorLatest Year10-yr change Rank
Methane emissions from agriculture 1.50 million tonnes 2023 unchanged 122nd
Per capita CO₂ emissions from transport 1,815 kilograms per person 2023 up 116.1% 35th
CO₂ emissions from transport 1.50 million tonnes 2023 up 138.1% 135th
Per capita greenhouse gas emissions by sector 133.11 kilograms per person 2023 up 232.8% 77th
Climate-driven Hazard & Exposure 3.3 2025 unchanged 102nd
Climate-driven INFORM Risk Indicator 3.9 2025 down 4.9% 87th
Lack of coping capacity 4.8 2025 down 12.7% 77th
Vulnerability 3.8 2025 down 2.6% 96th
CO₂ emissions by sector 120,000 tonnes 2023 up 50.0% 139th
Per capita CO₂ emissions by sector 145.22 kilograms per person 2023 up 36.1% 91st
Terrestrial protected areas 8.4% 2025 down 3.4% 164th
Terrestrial and marine protected areas 5.1% 2025 down 3.8% 144th
Marine protected areas 0.0% 2025 150th
Rice — Rice cultivation (Emissions CH4), per capita 0.0001 kt per person 2023 down 10.3% 1st
Rice — Rice cultivation (Emissions CH4), per square kilometre 0.0002 kt per square kilometre 2023 down 7.9% 26th
Rice — Crop residues (Indirect emissions N2O), per capita 0 kt per person 2023 up 2.9% 1st
Rice — Crop residues (Indirect emissions N2O), per square kilometre 0 kt per square kilometre 2023 up 5.7% 33rd
Rice — Crop residues (Direct emissions N2O), per capita 0 kt per person 2023 up 3.1% 1st
Rice — Crop residues (Direct emissions N2O), per square kilometre 0 kt per square kilometre 2023 up 5.9% 33rd
Rice — Crop residues (Emissions N2O), per capita 0 kt per person 2023 up 3.0% 1st
Rice — Crop residues (Emissions N2O), per square kilometre 0 kt per square kilometre 2023 up 5.8% 33rd
Rice — Crop residues (N content), per capita 13.09 kg per person 2023 up 3.0% 1st
Rice — Crop residues (N content), per square kilometre 51.22 kg per square kilometre 2023 up 5.8% 33rd
Rice — Rice cultivation (Emissions CH4), per unit of GDP 0 kt per US$ of GDP 2023 down 75.7% 16th
Rice — Crop residues (Indirect emissions N2O), per unit of GDP 0 kt per US$ of GDP 2023 down 72.1% 17th
Rice — Crop residues (Direct emissions N2O), per unit of GDP 0 kt per US$ of GDP 2023 down 72.0% 17th
Rice — Crop residues (Emissions N2O), per unit of GDP 0 kt per US$ of GDP 2023 down 72.0% 17th
Rice — Crop residues (N content), per unit of GDP 0.0006 kg per US$ of GDP 2023 down 72.0% 17th
Irrigated agriculture water use efficiency, Ratio 0.0129 2021 down 96.2% 169th
Greenhouse gas emissions by sector 100,000 tonnes 2023 down 63.0% 111th
Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 25 - GHG Emissions by 21.1 Kilotonnes of CO2-equivalent 2020 up 80.3% 113th
Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 25 - GHG Emissions by 502.6 Kilotonnes of CO2-equivalent 2020 up 251.5% 115th
Annual CO₂ emissions from gas 5,628 tonnes 2024 123rd
Per capita CO₂ emissions from gas 0.0068 tonnes per person 2024 117th
Cumulative CO₂ emissions from gas 20,683 tonnes 2024 128th
Lifecycle carbon intensity of electricity 644.93 grams of CO₂ equivalents per kilowatt-hour 2024 up 0.8% 33rd
Humid tropical forest — Emissions 2,033 kt 2024 up 1,551.5% 31st
Per capita CO₂ emissions from international aviation 87.62 kilograms 2018 up 27.9% 85th
CO₂ emissions from international aviation 69,357 tonnes 2018 up 35.0% 152nd
Annual CO₂ emissions from wildfires 1.21 million tonnes 2026 down 56.2% 91st
Urban population 26.5% 2025 up 0.2% 203rd
Climate related disasters frequency, Number of Disasters: Flood 1 2022 unchanged 45th
Climate related disasters frequency, Number of People Affected: Flood 500 2022 down 99.7% 110th
Share of national greenhouse gas emissions that come from food 99.1% 2015 down 6.5% 19th
Share of global greenhouse gas emissions from food 0.3% 2015 up 70.6% 61st
Other — Emissions 0 kt 2023 10th
Other — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 0 kt 2023 10th
Other — Emissions 0 kt 2023 10th
Carbon dioxide emissions from fuel combustion 3.69 2023 up 86.4% 141st
Carbon dioxide emissions per unit of GDP PPP 0.0906 2023 down 59.2% 111th
Carbon dioxide emissions from manufacturing industries per unit of 0.53 2023 up 80.3% 49th
CPIA public sector management and institutions cluster average 3.2 1=low to 6=high 2025 up 3.2% 31st
Maritime transport CO2 emissions 120,338 Tonnes 2025 up 110.7% 64th
Air emissions - Greenhouse gas emissions Inventories — Total 283.81 Index 2022 up 148.7% 2nd
Food Packaging — Energy Use 0.0024 TJ 2023 down 94.5% 65th
Other — Emissions Share 0 % 2023 9th
Other — Emissions Share 0 % 2023 10th
Forestland — Area — UNFCCC 17,840 1000 ha 2022 down 3.5% 18th
Forestland — Net emissions/removals (CO2) (Forest land) — UNFCCC -148,876 kt 2022 up 3.7% 68th
Greenhouse gas emissions from food systems 46.00 million tonnes CO₂e 2015 up 74.3% 61st