Guatemala vs Ireland: Methane emissions

Guatemala
18.39 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents
in 2024
Ireland
17.63 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents
in 2024
Guatemala rank
80th
Ireland rank
81st

Methane emissions over time

  • Guatemala
  • Ireland
010.0M20.0M30.0M40.0M185019372024

How they compare

Guatemala currently reports 18.39 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents against 17.63 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents in Ireland, a difference of 754,300 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 175 shared years of data; in 1850 it was Ireland ahead.

Guatemala ranks 80th and Ireland ranks 81st of 199 countries.

Across the 18 decades both report, Guatemala averaged higher in 1 and Ireland in 17.

Head to head by decade

Decade Guatemala Ireland Difference Ahead
1850s 698,055 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 36.22 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 35.52 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents Ireland
1860s 786,958 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 32.17 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 31.39 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents Ireland
1870s 867,331 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 30.44 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 29.58 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents Ireland
1880s 927,103 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 28.58 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 27.65 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents Ireland
1890s 977,516 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 26.47 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 25.49 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents Ireland
1900s 1.06 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 25.36 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 24.30 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents Ireland
1910s 1.19 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 24.48 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 23.30 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents Ireland
1920s 1.32 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 19.92 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 18.60 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents Ireland
1930s 1.56 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 15.61 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 14.05 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents Ireland
1940s 2.11 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 14.10 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 12.00 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents Ireland
1950s 3.09 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 12.81 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 9.73 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents Ireland
1960s 4.24 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 13.69 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 9.45 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents Ireland
1970s 5.48 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 16.72 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 11.24 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents Ireland
1980s 6.95 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 17.11 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 10.16 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents Ireland
1990s 8.49 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 18.57 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 10.08 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents Ireland
2000s 11.15 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 20.75 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 9.61 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents Ireland
2010s 14.97 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 18.18 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 3.21 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents Ireland
2020s 17.76 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 17.72 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 35,940 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents Guatemala

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher methane emissions, Guatemala or Ireland?
Guatemala, at 18.39 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents against 17.63 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents in Ireland as of 2024.
What is the difference in methane emissions between Guatemala and Ireland?
754,300 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents, with Guatemala ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Guatemala and Ireland?
175 years are reported by both, from 1850 to 2024.
How do Guatemala and Ireland rank globally for methane emissions?
Guatemala ranks 80th and Ireland ranks 81st of 199 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Jones et al. (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Methane emissions. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
Methane emissions
Unit
tonnes of CO₂ equivalents
Source
Jones et al. (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
199 places, 34,825 data points, 1850–2024
Last refreshed

Measured in tonnes of carbon dioxide-equivalents over a 100-year timescale.