🇬🇾 Guyana's Greenhouse Gas Emissions

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• Emissions: Guyana emitted around 13.2 megatonnes CO₂e in 2024, about 0.02% of the global total.
• Per person: Emissions were around 15.9 tonnes per person per year, rated extremely high on a scale where any level above zero adds warming.
• Trend: Guyana's emissions rose by around 5.8% a year over the ten years to 2024, rather than the 4% yearly decline the world needs to achieve Net Zero in 2050 and limit warming to around 1.7 °C.
• What drives it: CO₂ makes up around 67% of emissions, methane 28%, nitrous oxide 4% and F-gases 0%.
• Historic responsibility: Since 1851, Guyana's emissions have produced around 1,340 megatonnes CO₂e of warming impact, 0.03% of the global total, or around 16.9 tonnes per person per year population-weighted across the period.
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