Guatemala vs North Korea: Annual percentage change in CO₂ emissions
Guatemala
0.7%
in 2024
North Korea
0.8%
in 2024
Guatemala rank
146th
North Korea rank
143rd
Annual percentage change in CO₂ emissions over time
- Guatemala
- North Korea
How they compare
North Korea currently reports 0.8% against 0.7% in Guatemala, a difference of 0.1%.
That makes North Korea's figure about 1.2 times Guatemala's.
The two have swapped places 54 times across 111 shared years of data; in 1910 it was North Korea ahead.
Guatemala ranks 146th and North Korea ranks 143rd of 215 countries.
Across the 12 decades both report, Guatemala averaged higher in 9 and North Korea in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Guatemala | North Korea | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1910s | 172.9% | 19.3% | 153.6% | Guatemala |
| 1920s | 20.8% | 19.2% | 1.5% | Guatemala |
| 1930s | 29.4% | 17.5% | 11.8% | Guatemala |
| 1940s | 148.0% | 182.2% | 34.2% | North Korea |
| 1950s | 307.1% | 39.9% | 267.2% | Guatemala |
| 1960s | 6.6% | 12.6% | 6.0% | North Korea |
| 1970s | 7.7% | 6.6% | 1.1% | Guatemala |
| 1980s | -0.8% | 6.7% | 7.5% | North Korea |
| 1990s | 8.2% | -10.1% | 18.3% | Guatemala |
| 2000s | 3.0% | 0.8% | 2.2% | Guatemala |
| 2010s | 5.2% | 4.7% | 0.5% | Guatemala |
| 2020s | 1.1% | -1.6% | 2.7% | Guatemala |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher annual percentage change in co₂ emissions, Guatemala or North Korea?
- North Korea, at 0.8% against 0.7% in Guatemala as of 2024.
- What is the difference in annual percentage change in co₂ emissions between Guatemala and North Korea?
- 0.1%, with North Korea ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Guatemala and North Korea?
- 111 years are reported by both, from 1910 to 2024.
- How do Guatemala and North Korea rank globally for annual percentage change in co₂ emissions?
- Guatemala ranks 146th and North Korea ranks 143rd 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.