Guatemala vs Mozambique: Cumulative CO₂ emissions from land-use change
Guatemala
4.16 billion tonnes
in 2024
Mozambique
4.41 billion tonnes
in 2024
Guatemala rank
39th
Mozambique rank
37th
Cumulative CO₂ emissions from land-use change over time
- Guatemala
- Mozambique
How they compare
Mozambique currently reports 4.41 billion tonnes against 4.16 billion tonnes in Guatemala, a difference of 247.77 million tonnes.
That makes Mozambique's figure about 1.1 times Guatemala's.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 175 shared years of data; in 1850 it was Mozambique ahead.
Guatemala ranks 39th and Mozambique ranks 37th of 197 countries.
Across the 18 decades both report, Guatemala averaged higher in 15 and Mozambique in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Guatemala | Mozambique | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1850s | 49.24 million tonnes | 36.61 million tonnes | 12.63 million tonnes | Guatemala |
| 1860s | 128.97 million tonnes | 58.70 million tonnes | 70.27 million tonnes | Guatemala |
| 1870s | 191.82 million tonnes | 55.07 million tonnes | 136.75 million tonnes | Guatemala |
| 1880s | 232.12 million tonnes | 45.34 million tonnes | 186.78 million tonnes | Guatemala |
| 1890s | 257.35 million tonnes | 37.94 million tonnes | 219.41 million tonnes | Guatemala |
| 1900s | 293.98 million tonnes | -5.57 million tonnes | 299.55 million tonnes | Guatemala |
| 1910s | 359.09 million tonnes | -80.98 million tonnes | 440.08 million tonnes | Guatemala |
| 1920s | 440.66 million tonnes | -53.34 million tonnes | 494.00 million tonnes | Guatemala |
| 1930s | 592.93 million tonnes | 187.76 million tonnes | 405.17 million tonnes | Guatemala |
| 1940s | 944.85 million tonnes | 554.76 million tonnes | 390.09 million tonnes | Guatemala |
| 1950s | 1.50 billion tonnes | 1.23 billion tonnes | 264.16 million tonnes | Guatemala |
| 1960s | 1.90 billion tonnes | 1.88 billion tonnes | 16.85 million tonnes | Guatemala |
| 1970s | 2.13 billion tonnes | 2.25 billion tonnes | 123.78 million tonnes | Mozambique |
| 1980s | 2.51 billion tonnes | 2.50 billion tonnes | 7.21 million tonnes | Guatemala |
| 1990s | 3.02 billion tonnes | 2.83 billion tonnes | 191.75 million tonnes | Guatemala |
| 2000s | 3.56 billion tonnes | 3.47 billion tonnes | 98.48 million tonnes | Guatemala |
| 2010s | 3.87 billion tonnes | 4.06 billion tonnes | 190.23 million tonnes | Mozambique |
| 2020s | 4.10 billion tonnes | 4.35 billion tonnes | 242.88 million tonnes | Mozambique |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher cumulative co₂ emissions from land-use change, Guatemala or Mozambique?
- Mozambique, at 4.41 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 Guatemala and Mozambique?
- 247.77 million tonnes, with Mozambique ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Guatemala and Mozambique?
- 175 years are reported by both, from 1850 to 2024.
- How do Guatemala and Mozambique rank globally for cumulative co₂ emissions from land-use change?
- Guatemala ranks 39th and Mozambique ranks 37th 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.