Guatemala vs North Korea: Per capita CO₂ emissions including land-use change
Guatemala
2.69 tonnes per person
in 2024
North Korea
2.74 tonnes per person
in 2024
Guatemala rank
116th
North Korea rank
114th
Per capita CO₂ emissions including land-use change over time
- Guatemala
- North Korea
How they compare
North Korea currently reports 2.74 tonnes per person against 2.69 tonnes per person in Guatemala, a difference of 0.05 tonnes per person.
The two have swapped places 15 times across 116 shared years of data; in 1905 it was Guatemala ahead.
Guatemala ranks 116th and North Korea ranks 114th of 194 countries.
Across the 13 decades both report, Guatemala averaged higher in 11 and North Korea in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Guatemala | North Korea | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1900s | 4.58 tonnes per person | 0.4514 tonnes per person | 4.13 tonnes per person | Guatemala |
| 1910s | 4.62 tonnes per person | 1.94 tonnes per person | 2.67 tonnes per person | Guatemala |
| 1920s | 5.35 tonnes per person | 2.38 tonnes per person | 2.97 tonnes per person | Guatemala |
| 1930s | 10.53 tonnes per person | 2.6 tonnes per person | 7.93 tonnes per person | Guatemala |
| 1940s | 18.12 tonnes per person | 2.63 tonnes per person | 15.49 tonnes per person | Guatemala |
| 1950s | 16.48 tonnes per person | 1.66 tonnes per person | 14.82 tonnes per person | Guatemala |
| 1960s | 5.83 tonnes per person | 3.74 tonnes per person | 2.1 tonnes per person | Guatemala |
| 1970s | 4.96 tonnes per person | 6.79 tonnes per person | 1.83 tonnes per person | North Korea |
| 1980s | 6.84 tonnes per person | 8.21 tonnes per person | 1.36 tonnes per person | North Korea |
| 1990s | 5.86 tonnes per person | 4.35 tonnes per person | 1.51 tonnes per person | Guatemala |
| 2000s | 4.25 tonnes per person | 3.58 tonnes per person | 0.6664 tonnes per person | Guatemala |
| 2010s | 2.78 tonnes per person | 2.47 tonnes per person | 0.3114 tonnes per person | Guatemala |
| 2020s | 2.69 tonnes per person | 2.67 tonnes per person | 0.017 tonnes per person | Guatemala |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher per capita co₂ emissions including land-use change, Guatemala or North Korea?
- North Korea, at 2.74 tonnes per person against 2.69 tonnes per person in Guatemala as of 2024.
- What is the difference in per capita co₂ emissions including land-use change between Guatemala and North Korea?
- 0.05 tonnes per person, with North Korea ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Guatemala and North Korea?
- 116 years are reported by both, from 1905 to 2024.
- How do Guatemala and North Korea rank globally for per capita co₂ emissions including land-use change?
- Guatemala ranks 116th and North Korea ranks 114th of 194 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 including 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
Annual emissions of carbon dioxide (CO₂), including land-use change, measured in tonnes per person.