Australia vs Guatemala: Annual percentage change in CO₂ emissions
Australia
0.6%
in 2024
Guatemala
0.7%
in 2024
Australia rank
147th
Guatemala rank
146th
Annual percentage change in CO₂ emissions over time
- Australia
- Guatemala
How they compare
Guatemala currently reports 0.7% against 0.6% in Australia, a difference of 0.1%.
That makes Guatemala's figure about 1.2 times Australia's.
The two have swapped places 75 times across 146 shared years of data; in 1875 it was Australia ahead.
Australia ranks 147th and Guatemala ranks 146th of 215 countries.
Across the 16 decades both report, Australia averaged higher in 1 and Guatemala in 15.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Australia | Guatemala | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1870s | 3.1% | 108.4% | 105.3% | Guatemala |
| 1880s | 9.6% | 100.1% | 90.6% | Guatemala |
| 1890s | 4.0% | 79.4% | 75.4% | Guatemala |
| 1900s | 5.7% | 30.3% | 24.6% | Guatemala |
| 1910s | 4.8% | 122.0% | 117.3% | Guatemala |
| 1920s | 2.2% | 20.8% | 18.6% | Guatemala |
| 1930s | 3.8% | 29.4% | 25.6% | Guatemala |
| 1940s | 2.5% | 148.0% | 145.5% | Guatemala |
| 1950s | 5.7% | 307.1% | 301.4% | Guatemala |
| 1960s | 5.1% | 6.6% | 1.5% | Guatemala |
| 1970s | 3.6% | 7.7% | 4.1% | Guatemala |
| 1980s | 3.0% | -0.8% | 3.8% | Australia |
| 1990s | 3.0% | 8.2% | 5.2% | Guatemala |
| 2000s | 1.7% | 3.0% | 1.3% | Guatemala |
| 2010s | 0.2% | 5.2% | 5.0% | Guatemala |
| 2020s | -1.4% | 1.1% | 2.4% | Guatemala |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher annual percentage change in co₂ emissions, Australia or Guatemala?
- Guatemala, at 0.7% against 0.6% in Australia as of 2024.
- What is the difference in annual percentage change in co₂ emissions between Australia and Guatemala?
- 0.1%, with Guatemala ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Australia and Guatemala?
- 146 years are reported by both, from 1875 to 2024.
- How do Australia and Guatemala rank globally for annual percentage change in co₂ emissions?
- Australia ranks 147th and Guatemala ranks 146th of 215 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Global Carbon Budget (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Annual percentage change in CO₂ emissions. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Annual percentage growth in total emissions of carbon dioxide (CO₂), excluding land-use change.