How have things changed?, per capita in Guyana
Guyana: How have things changed?, per capita was 0.0466 metric tons per person in 2024. ◆ Volatile
How have things changed?, per capita in Guyana, 1965–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in metric tons per person.
Analysis
Guyana recorded 0.0466 metric tons per person for how have things changed?, per capita in 2024.
The figure is down 3.5% on the previous year and down 51.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, how have things changed?, per capita in Guyana peaked at 0.2538 metric tons per person in 1985 and was at its lowest, 0.0189 metric tons per person, in 1965.
Guyana ranks 37th of 215 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
How have things changed?, per capita in Guyana, year by year
| Year | metric tons per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1965 | 0.0189 metric tons per person | — |
| 1966 | 0.019 metric tons per person | +0.4% |
| 1967 | 0.021 metric tons per person | +10.7% |
| 1968 | 0.0237 metric tons per person | +12.8% |
| 1969 | 0.0241 metric tons per person | +1.6% |
| 1970 | 0.0248 metric tons per person | +3.0% |
| 1971 | 0.0217 metric tons per person | -12.2% |
| 1972 | 0.0244 metric tons per person | +12.1% |
| 1973 | 0.026 metric tons per person | +6.7% |
| 1974 | 0.032 metric tons per person | +23.0% |
| 1975 | 0.027 metric tons per person | -15.6% |
| 1976 | 0.0279 metric tons per person | +3.2% |
| 1977 | 0.0421 metric tons per person | +51.0% |
| 1978 | 0.0471 metric tons per person | +11.9% |
| 1979 | 0.0458 metric tons per person | -2.6% |
| 1980 | 0.0407 metric tons per person | -11.1% |
| 1981 | 0.0422 metric tons per person | +3.7% |
| 1982 | 0.0422 metric tons per person | -0.0% |
| 1983 | 0.0573 metric tons per person | +35.8% |
| 1984 | 0.1519 metric tons per person | +165.0% |
| 1985 | 0.2538 metric tons per person | +67.0% |
| 1986 | 0.123 metric tons per person | -51.5% |
| 1987 | 0.1079 metric tons per person | -12.2% |
| 1988 | 0.11 metric tons per person | +1.9% |
| 1989 | 0.0561 metric tons per person | -49.0% |
| 1990 | 0.0661 metric tons per person | +17.8% |
| 1991 | 0.0667 metric tons per person | +1.0% |
| 1992 | 0.0597 metric tons per person | -10.5% |
| 1993 | 0.0609 metric tons per person | +1.9% |
| 1994 | 0.0625 metric tons per person | +2.8% |
| 1995 | 0.0655 metric tons per person | +4.8% |
| 1996 | 0.0677 metric tons per person | +3.3% |
| 1997 | 0.0724 metric tons per person | +6.9% |
| 1998 | 0.0696 metric tons per person | -3.9% |
| 1999 | 0.085 metric tons per person | +22.2% |
| 2000 | 0.0785 metric tons per person | -7.7% |
| 2001 | 0.0796 metric tons per person | +1.3% |
| 2002 | 0.0757 metric tons per person | -4.8% |
| 2003 | 0.084 metric tons per person | +10.9% |
| 2004 | 0.0804 metric tons per person | -4.3% |
| 2005 | 0.075 metric tons per person | -6.7% |
| 2006 | 0.0777 metric tons per person | +3.6% |
| 2007 | 0.0869 metric tons per person | +11.9% |
| 2008 | 0.0887 metric tons per person | +2.1% |
| 2009 | 0.0969 metric tons per person | +9.2% |
| 2010 | 0.0886 metric tons per person | -8.6% |
| 2011 | 0.0968 metric tons per person | +9.3% |
| 2012 | 0.0989 metric tons per person | +2.2% |
| 2013 | 0.106 metric tons per person | +7.1% |
| 2014 | 0.0969 metric tons per person | -8.5% |
| 2015 | 0.0769 metric tons per person | -20.7% |
| 2016 | 0.0577 metric tons per person | -24.9% |
| 2017 | 0.0789 metric tons per person | +36.8% |
| 2018 | 0.067 metric tons per person | -15.1% |
| 2019 | 0.0505 metric tons per person | -24.5% |
| 2020 | 0.0513 metric tons per person | +1.6% |
| 2021 | 0.0434 metric tons per person | -15.5% |
| 2022 | 0.0469 metric tons per person | +8.1% |
| 2023 | 0.0483 metric tons per person | +2.9% |
| 2024 | 0.0466 metric tons per person | -3.5% |
Guyana compared with similar countries
- Guyana's 0.0466 metric tons per person is above the median for high income countries, which is 0.0138 metric tons per person, 3.4× the median. (85 countries reporting)
- Guyana's 0.0466 metric tons per person is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 0.0109 metric tons per person, 4.3× the median. (42 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where How have things changed?, per capita 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.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1984 | +165.0% | 0.0573 metric tons per person | 0.1519 metric tons per person |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.0213 metric tons per person | 0.0189 metric tons per person | 0.0241 metric tons per person | 5 |
| 1970s | 0.0319 metric tons per person | 0.0217 metric tons per person | 0.0471 metric tons per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.0985 metric tons per person | 0.0407 metric tons per person | 0.2538 metric tons per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.0676 metric tons per person | 0.0597 metric tons per person | 0.085 metric tons per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0823 metric tons per person | 0.075 metric tons per person | 0.0969 metric tons per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0818 metric tons per person | 0.0505 metric tons per person | 0.106 metric tons per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0473 metric tons per person | 0.0434 metric tons per person | 0.0513 metric tons per person | 5 |
Countries ranked near Guyana
- 34 Suriname 0.0507 metric tons per person compare
- 35 Turks and Caicos Islands 0.0496 metric tons per person compare
- 36 Estonia 0.0483 metric tons per person compare
- 38 Palau 0.046 metric tons per person compare
- 39 Isle of Man 0.0418 metric tons per person compare
- 40 Fiji 0.0383 metric tons per person compare
More reference data data for Guyana
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.0396 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 0.0791 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 0.2193 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.0297 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 0.2193 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.1326 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 0.0457 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 0.4179 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 1.05 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.1619 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is how have things changed?, per capita in Guyana?
- How have things changed?, per capita in Guyana was 0.0466 metric tons per person in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest how have things changed?, per capita recorded in Guyana?
- The highest recorded value was 0.2538 metric tons per person in 1985.
- What is the lowest how have things changed?, per capita recorded in Guyana?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0189 metric tons per person in 1965.
- How does Guyana rank for how have things changed?, per capita?
- Guyana ranks 37th out of 215 countries with data for 2024.
- Is how have things changed?, per capita rising or falling in Guyana?
- Over the last ten years it is down 51.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Guyana data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of How have things changed?, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
How have things changed? divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
How have things changed? ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- How have things changed? Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
How have things changed? divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.