Guatemala vs India: Per capita consumption-based CO₂ emissions
Guatemala
1.4 tonnes per person
in 2023
India
1.77 tonnes per person
in 2023
Guatemala rank
96th
India rank
94th
Per capita consumption-based CO₂ emissions over time
- Guatemala
- India
How they compare
India currently reports 1.77 tonnes per person against 1.4 tonnes per person in Guatemala, a difference of 0.37 tonnes per person.
That makes India's figure about 1.3 times Guatemala's.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 34 shared years of data; in 1990 it was India ahead.
Guatemala ranks 96th and India ranks 94th of 120 countries.
India has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Guatemala | India | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.565 tonnes per person | 0.7576 tonnes per person | 0.1926 tonnes per person | India |
| 2000s | 0.8934 tonnes per person | 0.9792 tonnes per person | 0.0858 tonnes per person | India |
| 2010s | 0.8814 tonnes per person | 1.44 tonnes per person | 0.5556 tonnes per person | India |
| 2020s | 1.37 tonnes per person | 1.62 tonnes per person | 0.2498 tonnes per person | India |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher per capita consumption-based co₂ emissions, Guatemala or India?
- India, at 1.77 tonnes per person against 1.4 tonnes per person in Guatemala as of 2023.
- What is the difference in per capita consumption-based co₂ emissions between Guatemala and India?
- 0.37 tonnes per person, with India ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Guatemala and India?
- 34 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2023.
- How do Guatemala and India rank globally for per capita consumption-based co₂ emissions?
- Guatemala ranks 96th and India ranks 94th of 120 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Global Carbon Budget (2025); Population based on various sources (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Per capita consumption-based 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 consumption-based emissions of carbon dioxide (CO₂), measured in tonnes per person.