CO2 emissions by sector (Mt CO2 eq) - Electricity/Heat in Guyana

Guyana: CO2 emissions by sector (Mt CO2 eq) - Electricity/Heat was 0.93 in 2018. ▲ Rising

Latest (2018)
0.93
Change on year
up 8.1%
World rank
124th
of 187 countries
All-time high
0.93
in 2018
All-time low
0.34
in 1992
Years of data
29
1990–2018

CO2 emissions by sector (Mt CO2 eq) - Electricity/Heat in Guyana, 1990–2018

00.20.40.60.811990200420181990: 0.351991: 0.351992: 0.341993: 0.341994: 0.381995: 0.411996: 0.411997: 0.441998: 0.471999: 0.42000: 0.392001: 0.382002: 0.382003: 0.682004: 0.692005: 0.52006: 0.512007: 0.62008: 0.582009: 0.752010: 0.762011: 0.752012: 0.752013: 0.82014: 0.782015: 0.792016: 0.842017: 0.862018: 0.93

Source: World Bank.

Analysis

Guyana recorded 0.93 for co2 emissions by sector (mt co2 eq) - electricity/heat in 2018. That is the highest value across all 29 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 8.1% on the previous year and up 60.3% over ten years.

Over the whole period, co2 emissions by sector (mt co2 eq) - electricity/heat in Guyana peaked at 0.93 in 2018 and was at its lowest, 0.34, in 1992.

That places Guyana 124th out of 187 countries with data for 2018, putting it in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 29 years of available data.

CO2 emissions by sector (Mt CO2 eq) - Electricity/Heat in Guyana, year by year

Annual values for CO2 emissions by sector (Mt CO2 eq) - Electricity/Heat in Guyana, 1990 to 2018.
Year Value Change
1990 0.35 —
1991 0.35 +0.0%
1992 0.34 -2.9%
1993 0.34 +0.0%
1994 0.38 +11.8%
1995 0.41 +7.9%
1996 0.41 +0.0%
1997 0.44 +7.3%
1998 0.47 +6.8%
1999 0.4 -14.9%
2000 0.39 -2.5%
2001 0.38 -2.6%
2002 0.38 +0.0%
2003 0.68 +78.9%
2004 0.69 +1.5%
2005 0.5 -27.5%
2006 0.51 +2.0%
2007 0.6 +17.6%
2008 0.58 -3.3%
2009 0.75 +29.3%
2010 0.76 +1.3%
2011 0.75 -1.3%
2012 0.75 +0.0%
2013 0.8 +6.7%
2014 0.78 -2.5%
2015 0.79 +1.3%
2016 0.84 +6.3%
2017 0.86 +2.4%
2018 0.93 +8.1%

Guyana compared with similar countries

  • Guyana's 0.93 is below the median for high income countries, which is 16.37, 6% of the median. (60 countries reporting)
  • Guyana's 0.93 is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 1.44, 65% of the median. (33 countries reporting)

Biggest year-on-year movements

Years where CO2 emissions by sector (Mt CO2 eq) - Electricity/Heat 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.

YearChange FromTo
2003 +78.9% 0.38 0.68

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 0.389 0.34 0.47 10
2000s 0.546 0.38 0.75 10
2010s 0.8067 0.75 0.93 9

Countries ranked near Guyana

  1. 121 Guinea 1.05 compare
  2. 122 Georgia 1.01 compare
  3. 123 Suriname 0.95 compare
  4. 125 El Salvador 0.89 compare
  5. 126 Haiti 0.86 compare
  6. 127 Equatorial Guinea 0.85 compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is co2 emissions by sector (mt co2 eq) - electricity/heat in Guyana?
Co2 emissions by sector (mt co2 eq) - electricity/heat in Guyana was 0.93 in 2018, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest co2 emissions by sector (mt co2 eq) - electricity/heat recorded in Guyana?
The highest recorded value was 0.93 in 2018.
What is the lowest co2 emissions by sector (mt co2 eq) - electricity/heat recorded in Guyana?
The lowest recorded value was 0.34 in 1992.
How does Guyana rank for co2 emissions by sector (mt co2 eq) - electricity/heat?
Guyana ranks 124th out of 187 countries with data for 2018.
Is co2 emissions by sector (mt co2 eq) - electricity/heat rising or falling in Guyana?
Over the last ten years it is up 60.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Guyana data come from?
The figures come from the World Bank, published as part of CO2 emissions by sector (Mt CO2 eq) - Electricity/Heat. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
CO2 emissions by sector (Mt CO2 eq) - Electricity/Heat
Source
World Bank
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
187 places, 5,338 data points, 1990–2018
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