Guatemala vs South Africa: Per capita CO₂ emissions by fuel type
Guatemala
0.9431 tonnes per person
in 2024
South Africa
0.8606 tonnes per person
in 2024
Guatemala rank
141st
South Africa rank
143rd
Per capita CO₂ emissions by fuel type over time
- Guatemala
- South Africa
How they compare
Guatemala currently reports 0.9431 tonnes per person against 0.8606 tonnes per person in South Africa, a difference of 0.0825 tonnes per person.
That makes Guatemala's figure about 1.1 times South Africa's.
The two have swapped places 5 times across 75 shared years of data; in 1950 it was South Africa ahead.
Guatemala ranks 141st and South Africa ranks 143rd of 213 countries.
South Africa has averaged higher in every one of the 8 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Guatemala | South Africa | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 0.2311 tonnes per person | 0.491 tonnes per person | 0.26 tonnes per person | South Africa |
| 1960s | 0.3561 tonnes per person | 0.7621 tonnes per person | 0.406 tonnes per person | South Africa |
| 1970s | 0.5079 tonnes per person | 1.32 tonnes per person | 0.8125 tonnes per person | South Africa |
| 1980s | 0.4488 tonnes per person | 1.27 tonnes per person | 0.8244 tonnes per person | South Africa |
| 1990s | 0.5904 tonnes per person | 0.8108 tonnes per person | 0.2205 tonnes per person | South Africa |
| 2000s | 0.7086 tonnes per person | 0.9044 tonnes per person | 0.1958 tonnes per person | South Africa |
| 2010s | 0.657 tonnes per person | 0.9584 tonnes per person | 0.3014 tonnes per person | South Africa |
| 2020s | 0.8649 tonnes per person | 0.8992 tonnes per person | 0.0342 tonnes per person | South Africa |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher per capita co₂ emissions by fuel type, Guatemala or South Africa?
- Guatemala, at 0.9431 tonnes per person against 0.8606 tonnes per person in South Africa as of 2024.
- What is the difference in per capita co₂ emissions by fuel type between Guatemala and South Africa?
- 0.0825 tonnes per person, with Guatemala ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Guatemala and South Africa?
- 75 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2024.
- How do Guatemala and South Africa rank globally for per capita co₂ emissions by fuel type?
- Guatemala ranks 141st and South Africa ranks 143rd of 213 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 by fuel type. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
Individual pages
About this data
Annual emissions of carbon dioxide (CO₂) from oil, measured in tonnes per person.