Guatemala vs Peru: Per capita CO₂ emissions from coal
Guatemala
0.0647 tonnes per person
in 2024
Peru
0.0691 tonnes per person
in 2024
Guatemala rank
94th
Peru rank
93rd
Per capita CO₂ emissions from coal over time
- Guatemala
- Peru
How they compare
Peru currently reports 0.0691 tonnes per person against 0.0647 tonnes per person in Guatemala, a difference of 0.0044 tonnes per person.
That makes Peru's figure about 1.1 times Guatemala's.
The two have swapped places 6 times across 107 shared years of data; in 1870 it was Peru ahead.
Guatemala ranks 94th and Peru ranks 93rd of 179 countries.
Across the 13 decades both report, Guatemala averaged higher in 2 and Peru in 11.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Guatemala | Peru | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1870s | 0 tonnes per person | 0.1112 tonnes per person | 0.1112 tonnes per person | Peru |
| 1880s | 0.0001 tonnes per person | 0.0614 tonnes per person | 0.0613 tonnes per person | Peru |
| 1890s | 0.0034 tonnes per person | 0.0348 tonnes per person | 0.0314 tonnes per person | Peru |
| 1900s | 0.0164 tonnes per person | 0.1109 tonnes per person | 0.0945 tonnes per person | Peru |
| 1910s | 0.0191 tonnes per person | 0.2194 tonnes per person | 0.2003 tonnes per person | Peru |
| 1920s | 0.0012 tonnes per person | 0.1385 tonnes per person | 0.1373 tonnes per person | Peru |
| 1930s | 0.0006 tonnes per person | 0.0488 tonnes per person | 0.0482 tonnes per person | Peru |
| 1940s | 0.0003 tonnes per person | 0.0594 tonnes per person | 0.0591 tonnes per person | Peru |
| 1950s | 0.001 tonnes per person | 0.0429 tonnes per person | 0.0419 tonnes per person | Peru |
| 1990s | 0.0035 tonnes per person | 0.0539 tonnes per person | 0.0503 tonnes per person | Peru |
| 2000s | 0.0815 tonnes per person | 0.1043 tonnes per person | 0.0228 tonnes per person | Peru |
| 2010s | 0.1938 tonnes per person | 0.0985 tonnes per person | 0.0953 tonnes per person | Guatemala |
| 2020s | 0.1232 tonnes per person | 0.0735 tonnes per person | 0.0497 tonnes per person | Guatemala |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher per capita co₂ emissions from coal, Guatemala or Peru?
- Peru, at 0.0691 tonnes per person against 0.0647 tonnes per person in Guatemala as of 2024.
- What is the difference in per capita co₂ emissions from coal between Guatemala and Peru?
- 0.0044 tonnes per person, with Peru ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Guatemala and Peru?
- 107 years are reported by both, from 1870 to 2024.
- How do Guatemala and Peru rank globally for per capita co₂ emissions from coal?
- Guatemala ranks 94th and Peru ranks 93rd of 179 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 CO₂ emissions from coal. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Annual emissions of carbon dioxide (CO₂) from coal, measured in tonnes per person.