Adjusted savings: carbon dioxide damage in Guyana
Guyana: Adjusted savings: carbon dioxide damage was 229.98 million current US$ in 2021. ◆ Volatile
Adjusted savings: carbon dioxide damage in Guyana, 1990–2021
Source: Staff estimates, World Bank (WB). Measured in current US$.
Analysis
In 2021, adjusted savings: carbon dioxide damage in Guyana stood at 229.98 million current US$. That is the highest value across all 32 years on record.
The figure is up 30.7% on the previous year and up 321.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, adjusted savings: carbon dioxide damage in Guyana peaked at 229.98 million current US$ in 2021 and was at its lowest, 14.18 million current US$, in 1990.
Guyana ranks 134th of 210 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Adjusted savings: carbon dioxide damage in Guyana, year by year
| Year | current US$ | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 14.18 million current US$ | — |
| 1991 | 14.60 million current US$ | +3.0% |
| 1992 | 14.47 million current US$ | -0.9% |
| 1993 | 15.28 million current US$ | +5.6% |
| 1994 | 20.65 million current US$ | +35.1% |
| 1995 | 23.39 million current US$ | +13.3% |
| 1996 | 25.15 million current US$ | +7.5% |
| 1997 | 28.48 million current US$ | +13.2% |
| 1998 | 29.96 million current US$ | +5.2% |
| 1999 | 30.89 million current US$ | +3.1% |
| 2000 | 30.81 million current US$ | -0.2% |
| 2001 | 31.83 million current US$ | +3.3% |
| 2002 | 32.65 million current US$ | +2.6% |
| 2003 | 34.04 million current US$ | +4.3% |
| 2004 | 36.84 million current US$ | +8.2% |
| 2005 | 34.43 million current US$ | -6.5% |
| 2006 | 32.62 million current US$ | -5.3% |
| 2007 | 41.46 million current US$ | +27.1% |
| 2008 | 42.94 million current US$ | +3.6% |
| 2009 | 45.02 million current US$ | +4.8% |
| 2010 | 50.30 million current US$ | +11.7% |
| 2011 | 54.59 million current US$ | +8.5% |
| 2012 | 62.14 million current US$ | +13.8% |
| 2013 | 64.00 million current US$ | +3.0% |
| 2014 | 69.36 million current US$ | +8.4% |
| 2015 | 72.33 million current US$ | +4.3% |
| 2016 | 89.06 million current US$ | +23.1% |
| 2017 | 92.42 million current US$ | +3.8% |
| 2018 | 101.47 million current US$ | +9.8% |
| 2019 | 116.22 million current US$ | +14.5% |
| 2020 | 175.98 million current US$ | +51.4% |
| 2021 | 229.98 million current US$ | +30.7% |
Guyana compared with similar countries
- Guyana's 229.98 million current US$ is below the median for high income countries, which is 970.21 million current US$, 24% of the median. (78 countries reporting)
- Guyana's 229.98 million current US$ is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 265.41 million current US$, 87% of the median. (39 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Adjusted savings: carbon dioxide damage in Guyana changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | +51.4% | 116.22 million current US$ | 175.98 million current US$ |
| 1994 | +35.1% | 15.28 million current US$ | 20.65 million current US$ |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 21.70 million current US$ | 14.18 million current US$ | 30.89 million current US$ | 10 |
| 2000s | 36.26 million current US$ | 30.81 million current US$ | 45.02 million current US$ | 10 |
| 2010s | 77.19 million current US$ | 50.30 million current US$ | 116.22 million current US$ | 10 |
| 2020s | 202.98 million current US$ | 175.98 million current US$ | 229.98 million current US$ | 2 |
Countries ranked near Guyana
- 131 Burkina Faso 261.65 million current US$ compare
- 132 New Caledonia 257.21 million current US$ compare
- 133 Nicaragua 247.97 million current US$ compare
- 135 Albania 222.56 million current US$ compare
- 136 Gabon 216.21 million current US$ compare
- 137 Equatorial Guinea 212.59 million current US$ compare
More economy & growth data for Guyana
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 04 - Annual real GDP 11.36 Percent per annum (2029)
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 02 - Annual real GDP 11.93 Percent per annum (2029)
- Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), gaps 5.70 million BoP, current US$ (2024)
- Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), per unit 0.0002 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), per capita 6.86 BoP, current US$ per person (2024)
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), gaps filled 8.63 billion BoP, current US$ (2024)
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), annual 860.28 % change on previous year (2024)
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), per unit 0.3499 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), per capita 10,383 BoP, current US$ per person (2024)
- Total reserves (includes gold, current US$), annual growth rate 34.31 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is adjusted savings: carbon dioxide damage in Guyana?
- Adjusted savings: carbon dioxide damage in Guyana was 229.98 million current US$ in 2021, according to Staff estimates, World Bank (WB).
- What is the highest adjusted savings: carbon dioxide damage recorded in Guyana?
- The highest recorded value was 229.98 million current US$ in 2021.
- What is the lowest adjusted savings: carbon dioxide damage recorded in Guyana?
- The lowest recorded value was 14.18 million current US$ in 1990.
- How does Guyana rank for adjusted savings: carbon dioxide damage?
- Guyana ranks 134th out of 210 countries with data for 2021.
- Is adjusted savings: carbon dioxide damage rising or falling in Guyana?
- Over the last ten years it is up 321.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Guyana data come from?
- The figures come from Staff estimates, World Bank (WB), published as part of Adjusted savings: carbon dioxide damage (current US$). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Cost of damage due to carbon dioxide emissions from fossil fuel use and the manufacture of cement, estimated to be US$40 per ton of CO2 (the unit damage in 2017 US dollars for CO2 emitted in 2020) times the number of tons of CO2 emitted. This indicator is expressed in current prices, meaning no adjustment has been made to account for price changes over time. This indicator is expressed in United States dollars.