Guatemala vs Tonga: Per capita greenhouse gas emissions, excluding land use and forestry
Guatemala
1.75 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person
in 2024
Tonga
1.91 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person
in 2024
Guatemala rank
133rd
Tonga rank
131st
Per capita greenhouse gas emissions, excluding land use and forestry over time
- Guatemala
- Tonga
How they compare
Tonga currently reports 1.91 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person against 1.75 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person in Guatemala, a difference of 0.16 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person.
That makes Tonga's figure about 1.1 times Guatemala's.
The two have swapped places 14 times across 175 shared years of data; in 1850 it was Tonga ahead.
Guatemala ranks 133rd and Tonga ranks 131st of 198 countries.
Across the 18 decades both report, Guatemala averaged higher in 7 and Tonga in 11.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Guatemala | Tonga | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1850s | 0.3221 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.3969 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0747 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Tonga |
| 1860s | 0.3182 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.4044 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0862 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Tonga |
| 1870s | 0.3084 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.4084 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.1 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Tonga |
| 1880s | 0.2932 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.413 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.1198 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Tonga |
| 1890s | 0.3027 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.4168 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.114 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Tonga |
| 1900s | 0.3372 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.3975 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0602 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Tonga |
| 1910s | 0.3467 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.3626 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0159 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Tonga |
| 1920s | 0.3326 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.3312 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0014 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Guatemala |
| 1930s | 0.3304 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.2923 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.038 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Guatemala |
| 1940s | 0.3401 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.2492 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.091 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Guatemala |
| 1950s | 0.6345 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.3575 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.2771 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Guatemala |
| 1960s | 0.8201 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.3944 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.4257 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Guatemala |
| 1970s | 1.03 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.5728 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.4564 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Guatemala |
| 1980s | 0.969 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.8422 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.1268 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Guatemala |
| 1990s | 1.12 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.25 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.1221 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Tonga |
| 2000s | 1.4 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.41 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0136 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Tonga |
| 2010s | 1.52 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.54 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0206 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Tonga |
| 2020s | 1.74 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.81 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.07 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Tonga |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher per capita greenhouse gas emissions, excluding land use and forestry, Guatemala or Tonga?
- Tonga, at 1.91 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person against 1.75 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person in Guatemala as of 2024.
- What is the difference in per capita greenhouse gas emissions, excluding land use and forestry between Guatemala and Tonga?
- 0.16 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person, with Tonga ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Guatemala and Tonga?
- 175 years are reported by both, from 1850 to 2024.
- How do Guatemala and Tonga rank globally for per capita greenhouse gas emissions, excluding land use and forestry?
- Guatemala ranks 133rd and Tonga ranks 131st of 198 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Jones et al. (2025); Population based on various sources (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Per capita greenhouse gas emissions, excluding land use and forestry. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Greenhouse gas emissions are measured in tonnes per person of carbon dioxide-equivalents over a 100-year timescale.