Guyana Greenhouse Gas Emissions
Total GHG Emissions (2024)
8,730,862
tons CO₂eq
Year-over-Year
+1.69%
increase
Global Share
0.02%
Per Capita
10.83
tons per person
Greenhouse Gas Emissions by Gas
Greenhouse Gas Emissions by Sector
- GHG emissions in Guyana were 8,730,862 tons CO₂eq in 2024.
- Emissions increased by 1.7% over the previous year, representing an increase by 144,827 tons over 2023, when GHG emissions were 8,586,035 tons.
- Per capita: 10.83 tons CO₂eq (vs global avg 6.56 t).
- Guyana accounts for 0.02% of global GHG emissions.
Greenhouse Gas Emissions by Year
| Year | GHG Total (tons) | CO₂ | CH₄ | N₂O | F-gases | Per Capita | Change | Global Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 8,730,862 | 3,788,603 | 4,459,887 | 482,371 | – | 10.83 | 1.69% | 0.02% |
| 2023 | 8,586,035 | 3,740,479 | 4,417,033 | 428,523 | – | 10.69 | 10.21% | 0.02% |
| 2022 | 7,790,828 | 3,684,023 | 3,733,141 | 373,664 | – | 9.75 | 23.48% | 0.02% |
| 2021 | 6,309,353 | 3,321,121 | 2,614,008 | 374,223 | – | 7.94 | 0.86% | 0.01% |
| 2020 | 6,255,590 | 3,329,848 | 2,534,128 | 391,614 | – | 7.91 | 20.47% | 0.01% |
| 2019 | 5,192,599 | 2,793,429 | 1,984,940 | 414,229 | – | 6.6 | 6.88% | 0.01% |
| 2018 | 4,858,442 | 2,580,789 | 1,889,512 | 388,141 | – | 6.21 | 1.48% | 0.01% |
| 2017 | 4,787,582 | 2,468,843 | 1,932,157 | 386,583 | – | 6.15 | 3.34% | 0.01% |
| 2016 | 4,633,060 | 2,456,416 | 1,767,641 | 409,004 | – | 5.99 | 1.61% | 0.01% |
| 2015 | 4,559,557 | 2,074,603 | 2,071,244 | 413,710 | – | 5.93 | 2.2% | 0.01% |
| 2014 | 4,461,554 | 2,065,134 | 2,007,297 | 389,123 | – | 5.84 | 6.53% | 0.01% |
| 2013 | 4,187,999 | 1,977,400 | 1,834,331 | 376,268 | – | 5.52 | 3.59% | 0.01% |
| 2012 | 4,042,896 | 2,002,622 | 1,657,518 | 382,756 | – | 5.37 | 5.75% | 0.01% |
| 2011 | 3,822,918 | 1,833,377 | 1,627,409 | 362,133 | – | 5.1 | 3.41% | 0.01% |
| 2010 | 3,696,877 | 1,761,157 | 1,540,753 | 394,967 | – | 4.95 | 5.96% | 0.01% |
| 2009 | 3,488,942 | 1,629,003 | 1,505,313 | 354,626 | – | 4.68 | 2.58% | 0.01% |
| 2008 | 3,401,233 | 1,605,521 | 1,452,419 | 343,292 | – | 4.56 | 2.24% | 0.01% |
| 2007 | 3,326,649 | 1,607,035 | 1,373,013 | 346,601 | – | 4.45 | 10.27% | 0.01% |
| 2006 | 3,016,826 | 1,334,585 | 1,351,218 | 331,023 | – | 4.02 | −5.52% | 0.01% |
| 2005 | 3,193,018 | 1,483,398 | 1,348,063 | 361,558 | – | 4.25 | −8.08% | 0.01% |
| 2004 | 3,473,772 | 1,673,480 | 1,443,982 | 356,310 | – | 4.62 | −1.62% | 0.01% |
| 2003 | 3,531,068 | 1,619,653 | 1,521,539 | 389,877 | – | 4.7 | 6.19% | 0.01% |
| 2002 | 3,325,354 | 1,623,736 | 1,374,001 | 327,617 | – | 4.42 | −4.21% | 0.01% |
| 2001 | 3,471,621 | 1,645,589 | 1,480,032 | 346,000 | – | 4.61 | −1.18% | 0.01% |
| 2000 | 3,513,125 | 1,662,066 | 1,419,169 | 431,889 | – | 4.66 | −6.91% | 0.01% |
| 1999 | 3,773,989 | 1,737,600 | 1,644,381 | 392,007 | – | 5 | 1.89% | 0.01% |
| 1998 | 3,704,131 | 1,749,371 | 1,554,970 | 399,789 | – | 4.89 | −1.61% | 0.01% |
| 1997 | 3,764,894 | 1,723,966 | 1,652,548 | 388,380 | – | 4.95 | 5.59% | 0.01% |
| 1996 | 3,565,440 | 1,581,830 | 1,618,055 | 365,556 | – | 4.68 | 2.24% | 0.01% |
| 1995 | 3,487,360 | 1,532,383 | 1,599,375 | 355,602 | – | 4.58 | 11.38% | 0.01% |
| 1994 | 3,131,037 | 1,414,864 | 1,387,902 | 328,271 | – | 4.13 | 10.73% | 0.01% |
| 1993 | 2,827,694 | 1,088,757 | 1,366,989 | 371,948 | – | 3.75 | 6.22% | 0.01% |
| 1992 | 2,662,070 | 1,082,457 | 1,255,386 | 324,228 | – | 3.56 | 2% | 0.01% |
| 1991 | 2,609,759 | 1,145,932 | 1,176,447 | 287,380 | – | 3.51 | 5.59% | 0.01% |
| 1990 | 2,471,663 | 1,173,657 | 1,019,125 | 278,882 | – | 3.33 | −6.74% | 0.01% |
| 1989 | 2,650,316 | 1,234,044 | 1,128,755 | 287,517 | – | 3.55 | −7.61% | 0.01% |
| 1988 | 2,868,553 | 1,395,388 | 1,133,435 | 339,730 | – | 3.82 | 1.43% | 0.01% |
| 1987 | 2,828,009 | 1,345,424 | 1,142,849 | 339,736 | – | 3.73 | −0.84% | 0.01% |
| 1986 | 2,851,987 | 1,364,462 | 1,192,071 | 295,453 | – | 3.73 | −1.75% | 0.01% |
| 1985 | 2,902,780 | 1,440,680 | 1,162,494 | 299,606 | – | 3.77 | −4.65% | 0.01% |
| 1984 | 3,044,442 | 1,402,611 | 1,280,558 | 361,273 | – | 3.93 | 6.69% | 0.01% |
| 1983 | 2,853,595 | 1,294,101 | 1,219,685 | 339,809 | – | 3.66 | −8.8% | 0.01% |
| 1982 | 3,129,085 | 1,442,558 | 1,383,472 | 303,055 | – | 4.01 | −5.94% | 0.01% |
| 1981 | 3,326,667 | 1,772,773 | 1,295,252 | 258,643 | – | 4.26 | −0.11% | 0.01% |
| 1980 | 3,330,386 | 1,773,095 | 1,306,744 | 250,547 | – | 4.27 | 6.66% | 0.01% |
| 1979 | 3,122,574 | 1,681,169 | 1,199,908 | 241,497 | – | 4.02 | −10.67% | 0.01% |
| 1978 | 3,495,494 | 1,760,623 | 1,460,826 | 274,046 | – | 4.54 | −5.88% | 0.01% |
| 1977 | 3,713,952 | 1,868,521 | 1,570,697 | 274,734 | – | 4.87 | 7.87% | 0.01% |
| 1976 | 3,443,073 | 1,865,528 | 1,300,033 | 277,512 | – | 4.57 | −6.19% | 0.01% |
| 1975 | 3,670,378 | 1,840,307 | 1,554,410 | 275,661 | – | 4.92 | 11.47% | 0.01% |
| 1974 | 3,292,713 | 1,558,105 | 1,467,752 | 266,856 | – | 4.46 | 0.36% | 0.01% |
| 1973 | 3,280,802 | 1,766,123 | 1,253,508 | 261,170 | – | 4.49 | 10.83% | 0.01% |
| 1972 | 2,960,216 | 1,524,580 | 1,190,815 | 244,821 | – | 4.1 | −1.79% | 0.01% |
| 1971 | 3,014,057 | 1,502,528 | 1,268,131 | 243,398 | – | 4.22 | −0.14% | 0.01% |
| 1970 | 3,018,331 | 1,502,505 | 1,273,719 | 242,107 | – | 4.28 | – | 0.01% |
See also
- Guyana CO2 Emissions
- Global GHG Emissions - GHG Emissions by Year, by Country, by Sector
- Population of Guyana
Sources
- Crippa M., Guizzardi D., Pagani F., Banja M., Muntean M., et al., GHG emissions of all world countries – JRC/IEA 2025 Report, European Commission, 2025. DOI. Data: EDGAR_2025_GHG.
- CO2 emissions from fuel combustion based on IEA (2024) Greenhouse Gas Emissions from Energy, as modified by the Joint Research Centre (IEA-EDGAR CO2, v4).