Chile vs Guatemala: Cumulative CO₂ emissions from land-use change
Chile
4.49 billion tonnes
in 2024
Guatemala
4.16 billion tonnes
in 2024
Chile rank
36th
Guatemala rank
39th
Cumulative CO₂ emissions from land-use change over time
- Chile
- Guatemala
How they compare
Chile currently reports 4.49 billion tonnes against 4.16 billion tonnes in Guatemala, a difference of 330.55 million tonnes.
That makes Chile's figure about 1.1 times Guatemala's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 175 shared years of data; in 1850 it was Guatemala ahead.
Chile ranks 36th and Guatemala ranks 39th of 197 countries.
Chile has averaged higher in every one of the 18 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Chile | Guatemala | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1850s | 49.73 million tonnes | 49.24 million tonnes | 492,537 tonnes | Chile |
| 1860s | 161.11 million tonnes | 128.97 million tonnes | 32.14 million tonnes | Chile |
| 1870s | 296.28 million tonnes | 191.82 million tonnes | 104.46 million tonnes | Chile |
| 1880s | 457.15 million tonnes | 232.12 million tonnes | 225.03 million tonnes | Chile |
| 1890s | 656.48 million tonnes | 257.35 million tonnes | 399.13 million tonnes | Chile |
| 1900s | 894.84 million tonnes | 293.98 million tonnes | 600.87 million tonnes | Chile |
| 1910s | 1.20 billion tonnes | 359.09 million tonnes | 844.66 million tonnes | Chile |
| 1920s | 1.55 billion tonnes | 440.66 million tonnes | 1.11 billion tonnes | Chile |
| 1930s | 1.93 billion tonnes | 592.93 million tonnes | 1.34 billion tonnes | Chile |
| 1940s | 2.33 billion tonnes | 944.85 million tonnes | 1.39 billion tonnes | Chile |
| 1950s | 2.72 billion tonnes | 1.50 billion tonnes | 1.22 billion tonnes | Chile |
| 1960s | 3.10 billion tonnes | 1.90 billion tonnes | 1.20 billion tonnes | Chile |
| 1970s | 3.47 billion tonnes | 2.13 billion tonnes | 1.34 billion tonnes | Chile |
| 1980s | 3.68 billion tonnes | 2.51 billion tonnes | 1.17 billion tonnes | Chile |
| 1990s | 3.73 billion tonnes | 3.02 billion tonnes | 705.51 million tonnes | Chile |
| 2000s | 3.91 billion tonnes | 3.56 billion tonnes | 346.31 million tonnes | Chile |
| 2010s | 4.25 billion tonnes | 3.87 billion tonnes | 376.99 million tonnes | Chile |
| 2020s | 4.47 billion tonnes | 4.10 billion tonnes | 361.96 million tonnes | Chile |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher cumulative co₂ emissions from land-use change, Chile or Guatemala?
- Chile, at 4.49 billion tonnes against 4.16 billion tonnes in Guatemala as of 2024.
- What is the difference in cumulative co₂ emissions from land-use change between Chile and Guatemala?
- 330.55 million tonnes, with Chile ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Chile and Guatemala?
- 175 years are reported by both, from 1850 to 2024.
- How do Chile and Guatemala rank globally for cumulative co₂ emissions from land-use change?
- Chile ranks 36th and Guatemala ranks 39th of 197 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Global Carbon Budget (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Cumulative CO₂ emissions from land-use change. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Cumulative emissions of carbon dioxide (CO₂) from land-use change since the first year of available data, measured in tonnes.