Guatemala vs Mexico: Annual percentage change in CO₂ emissions
Guatemala
0.7%
in 2024
Mexico
0.6%
in 2024
Guatemala rank
146th
Mexico rank
149th
Annual percentage change in CO₂ emissions over time
- Guatemala
- Mexico
How they compare
Guatemala currently reports 0.7% against 0.6% in Mexico, a difference of 0.1%.
That makes Guatemala's figure about 1.2 times Mexico's.
The two have swapped places 73 times across 146 shared years of data; in 1875 it was Mexico ahead.
Guatemala ranks 146th and Mexico ranks 149th of 215 countries.
Across the 16 decades both report, Guatemala averaged higher in 14 and Mexico in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Guatemala | Mexico | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1870s | 108.4% | 23.4% | 85.0% | Guatemala |
| 1880s | 100.1% | 18.9% | 81.2% | Guatemala |
| 1890s | 79.4% | 32.4% | 47.0% | Guatemala |
| 1900s | 30.3% | 8.4% | 21.9% | Guatemala |
| 1910s | 122.0% | 21.1% | 100.9% | Guatemala |
| 1920s | 20.8% | 3.0% | 17.8% | Guatemala |
| 1930s | 29.4% | 0.6% | 28.7% | Guatemala |
| 1940s | 148.0% | 2.8% | 145.2% | Guatemala |
| 1950s | 307.1% | 7.4% | 299.7% | Guatemala |
| 1960s | 6.6% | 5.9% | 0.7% | Guatemala |
| 1970s | 7.7% | 9.0% | 1.3% | Mexico |
| 1980s | -0.8% | 3.1% | 4.0% | Mexico |
| 1990s | 8.2% | 1.9% | 6.4% | Guatemala |
| 2000s | 3.0% | 1.8% | 1.2% | Guatemala |
| 2010s | 5.2% | 0.2% | 5.0% | Guatemala |
| 2020s | 1.1% | -0.2% | 1.3% | Guatemala |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher annual percentage change in co₂ emissions, Guatemala or Mexico?
- Guatemala, at 0.7% against 0.6% in Mexico as of 2024.
- What is the difference in annual percentage change in co₂ emissions between Guatemala and Mexico?
- 0.1%, with Guatemala ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Guatemala and Mexico?
- 146 years are reported by both, from 1875 to 2024.
- How do Guatemala and Mexico rank globally for annual percentage change in co₂ emissions?
- Guatemala ranks 146th and Mexico ranks 149th 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.