Methane emissions — all countries

Methane emissions — Guyana

Methane emissions in Guyana in 2024 — 3.91 Mt. Ranked 64 in the world out of 199. Since 1850, the indicator has risen by 244.4%.

2024 3.91 Mt +15.95% vs 2023
World rank 64of 199
Period maximum 5.47 Mt1940
Period minimum 1.14 Mt1850

Trend over time

1850–2024 · million tonnes CO₂e

Methane emissions — Guyana, 1850–20240246185018681886190419221940195819761994201220241850: 1.14 Mt1853: 1.17 Mt1856: 1.21 Mt1859: 1.25 Mt1862: 1.3 Mt1865: 1.35 Mt1868: 1.41 Mt1871: 1.47 Mt1874: 1.53 Mt1877: 1.59 Mt1880: 1.65 Mt1883: 1.73 Mt1886: 1.8 Mt1889: 1.87 Mt1892: 1.94 Mt1895: 2.02 Mt1898: 2.1 Mt1901: 2.18 Mt1904: 2.27 Mt1907: 2.36 Mt1910: 2.43 Mt1913: 2.61 Mt1916: 2.78 Mt1919: 2.95 Mt1922: 3.15 Mt1925: 3.37 Mt1928: 3.58 Mt1931: 3.81 Mt1934: 4.08 Mt1937: 4.68 Mt1940: 5.47 Mt1943: 4.5 Mt1946: 3.28 Mt1949: 1.79 Mt1952: 1.38 Mt1955: 1.65 Mt1958: 1.92 Mt1961: 1.35 Mt1964: 1.84 Mt1967: 1.72 Mt1970: 1.63 Mt1973: 1.54 Mt1976: 1.61 Mt1979: 1.4 Mt1982: 1.58 Mt1985: 1.29 Mt1988: 1.28 Mt1991: 1.31 Mt1994: 1.52 Mt1997: 1.78 Mt2000: 1.54 Mt2003: 1.66 Mt2006: 1.42 Mt2009: 1.59 Mt2012: 1.75 Mt2015: 2.13 Mt2018: 1.92 Mt2021: 2.63 Mt2024: 3.91 Mt
Change over the period: +2.78 (+244.37%) Average annual rate: 0.71 %

Comparison, 2024

How the value compares with the world and the groups this territory belongs to: Guyana

Guyana 3.91 Mt
World computed 9,498.91 Mt
Latin America & Caribbean computed 1,231.12 Mt
South America computed 987.27 Mt
High-income countries computed 2,488.92 Mt
Methane emissions — Guyana, by year Guyana All countries CSV XLSX
Year Mt Change Change, %
2024 3.91 +0.54 +15.95%
2023 3.37 −0.13 −3.6%
2022 3.5 +0.87 +32.98%
2021 2.63 +0.06 +2.13%
2020 2.58 +0.56 +27.83%
2019 2.02 +0.1 +4.95%
2018 1.92 −0.06 −2.93%
2017 1.98 +0.17 +9.28%
2016 1.81 −0.32 −14.98%
2015 2.13 +0.07 +3.15%
2014 2.07 +0.16 +8.4%
2013 1.91 +0.16 +8.86%
2012 1.75 +0.03 +1.92%
2011 1.72 +0.07 +4.38%
2010 1.65 +0.05 +3.2%
2009 1.59 +0.05 +3.44%
2008 1.54 +0.09 +5.91%
2007 1.46 +0.04 +2.68%
2006 1.42 −0.04 −2.61%
2005 1.46 −0.09 −5.52%
2004 1.54 −0.12 −7.12%
2003 1.66 +0.19 +12.71%
2002 1.47 −0.13 −7.83%
2001 1.6 +0.06 +3.84%
2000 1.54 −0.25 −14.04%
1999 1.79 +0.11 +6.75%
1998 1.68 −0.11 −6%
1997 1.78 +0.04 +2.59%
1996 1.74 +0 +0.17%
1995 1.73 +0.22 +14.46%
1994 1.52 −0.01 −0.59%
1993 1.52 +0.14 +10.12%
1992 1.38 +0.08 +5.73%
1991 1.31 +0.17 +14.93%
1990 1.14 −0.12 −9.39%
1989 1.26 −0.02 −1.57%
1988 1.28 −0.01 −0.55%
1987 1.28 −0.05 −3.53%
1986 1.33 +0.04 +2.94%
1985 1.29 −0.16 −10.7%
1984 1.45 +0.08 +5.46%
1983 1.37 −0.2 −12.83%
1982 1.58 +0.11 +7.36%
1981 1.47 −0.04 −2.78%
1980 1.51 +0.11 +7.86%
1979 1.4 −0.32 −18.57%
1978 1.72 −0.14 −7.29%
1977 1.85 +0.25 +15.45%
1976 1.61 −0.27 −14.49%
1975 1.88 +0.15 +8.69%
1974 1.73 +0.18 +11.85%
1973 1.54 +0.1 +6.63%
1972 1.45 −0.14 −8.82%
1971 1.59 −0.04 −2.52%
1970 1.63 −0.04 −2.16%
1969 1.67 −0.04 −2.57%
1968 1.71 −0.01 −0.64%
1967 1.72 −0.19 −9.95%
1966 1.91 +0.17 +9.71%
1965 1.74 −0.1 −5.43%
1964 1.84 +0.58 +46%
1963 1.26 −0.11 −8.29%
1962 1.38 +0.03 +2%
1961 1.35 −0.78 −36.56%
1960 2.13 +0.1 +5.15%
1959 2.02 +0.1 +5.1%
1958 1.92 +0.09 +5.14%
1957 1.83 +0.09 +5.3%
1956 1.74 +0.09 +5.46%
1955 1.65 +0.09 +5.78%
1954 1.56 +0.09 +5.99%
1953 1.47 +0.09 +6.14%
1952 1.38 +0.08 +6.05%
1951 1.31 +0.07 +5.84%
1950 1.23 −0.56 −31.27%
1949 1.79 −0.53 −22.81%
1948 2.32 −0.5 −17.59%
1947 2.82 −0.46 −14.1%
1946 3.28 −0.43 −11.6%
1945 3.71 −0.4 −9.7%
1944 4.11 −0.39 −8.58%
1943 4.5 −0.35 −7.24%
1942 4.85 −0.33 −6.3%
1941 5.18 −0.3 −5.43%
1940 5.47 +0.27 +5.25%
1939 5.2 +0.27 +5.39%
1938 4.93 +0.26 +5.54%
1937 4.68 +0.25 +5.7%
1936 4.42 +0.25 +5.89%
1935 4.18 +0.09 +2.28%
1934 4.08 +0.09 +2.25%
1933 3.99 +0.09 +2.31%
1932 3.9 +0.09 +2.36%
1931 3.81 +0.09 +2.42%
1930 3.72 +0.07 +1.97%
1929 3.65 +0.07 +1.98%
1928 3.58 +0.07 +2.02%
1927 3.51 +0.07 +2.09%
1926 3.44 +0.07 +2.14%
1925 3.37 +0.07 +2.19%
1924 3.29 +0.07 +2.23%
1923 3.22 +0.07 +2.25%
1922 3.15 +0.07 +2.34%
1921 3.08 +0.07 +2.39%
1920 3.01 +0.06 +1.9%
1919 2.95 +0.06 +1.97%
1918 2.89 +0.06 +1.97%
1917 2.84 +0.06 +2.09%
1916 2.78 +0.06 +2.09%
1915 2.72 +0.06 +2.18%
1914 2.67 +0.06 +2.22%
1913 2.61 +0.06 +2.28%
1912 2.55 +0.06 +2.29%
1911 2.49 +0.06 +2.38%
1910 2.43 +0.03 +1.16%
1909 2.41 +0.02 +0.8%
1908 2.39 +0.03 +1.19%
1907 2.36 +0.04 +1.55%
1906 2.32 +0.03 +1.22%
1905 2.3 +0.03 +1.28%
1904 2.27 +0.03 +1.25%
1903 2.24 +0.03 +1.27%
1902 2.21 +0.03 +1.28%
1901 2.18 +0.03 +1.35%
1900 2.15 +0.03 +1.22%
1899 2.13 +0.03 +1.29%
1898 2.1 +0.03 +1.25%
1897 2.07 +0.03 +1.27%
1896 2.05 +0.03 +1.34%
1895 2.02 +0.03 +1.3%
1894 2 +0.03 +1.37%
1893 1.97 +0.03 +1.34%
1892 1.94 +0.03 +1.41%
1891 1.92 +0.03 +1.38%
1890 1.89 +0.02 +1.29%
1889 1.87 +0.02 +1.25%
1888 1.84 +0.02 +1.26%
1887 1.82 +0.02 +1.34%
1886 1.8 +0.02 +1.3%
1885 1.77 +0.02 +1.32%
1884 1.75 +0.02 +1.39%
1883 1.73 +0.02 +1.41%
1882 1.7 +0.02 +1.43%
1881 1.68 +0.02 +1.45%
1880 1.65 +0.02 +1.22%
1879 1.63 +0.02 +1.3%
1878 1.61 +0.02 +1.32%
1877 1.59 +0.02 +1.34%
1876 1.57 +0.02 +1.36%
1875 1.55 +0.02 +1.37%
1874 1.53 +0.02 +1.39%
1873 1.51 +0.02 +1.41%
1872 1.49 +0.02 +1.36%
1871 1.47 +0.02 +1.45%
1870 1.45 +0.02 +1.33%
1869 1.43 +0.02 +1.28%
1868 1.41 +0.02 +1.29%
1867 1.39 +0.02 +1.31%
1866 1.37 +0.02 +1.33%
1865 1.35 +0.02 +1.42%
1864 1.34 +0.02 +1.37%
1863 1.32 +0.02 +1.39%
1862 1.3 +0.02 +1.41%
1861 1.28 +0.02 +1.43%
1860 1.26 +0.01 +1.04%
1859 1.25 +0.01 +1.05%
1858 1.24 +0.01 +0.98%
1857 1.23 +0.01 +1.07%
1856 1.21 +0.01 +1.08%
1855 1.2 +0.01 +1.01%
1854 1.19 +0.01 +1.11%
1853 1.17 +0.01 +1.12%
1852 1.16 +0.01 +1.13%
1851 1.15 +0.01 +1.06%
1850 1.14

About the indicator

Methane emissions converted into carbon dioxide equivalent using the 100-year global warming potential. Methane accounts for about a fifth of the warming observed, and its sources are entirely different from those of CO2: livestock, rice paddies, landfills, and leaks in gas and oil production. The key difference is the timescale — methane stays in the atmosphere for about twelve years, against centuries for CO2, so cutting its emissions gives a visible effect within a decade.

Important: The conversion into CO2 equivalent depends on the horizon chosen: over twenty years methane weighs about three times more than over a hundred. The standard hundred-year horizon is used here, as in reporting under the Paris Agreement.

Source: CO₂ and GHG Emissions (Our World in Data), license CC BY 4.0.