Greece vs Guatemala: Per capita methane emissions
Greece
0.9865 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person
in 2024
Guatemala
0.999 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person
in 2024
Greece rank
95th
Guatemala rank
92nd
Per capita methane emissions over time
- Greece
- Guatemala
How they compare
Guatemala currently reports 0.999 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person against 0.9865 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person in Greece, a difference of 0.0125 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 175 shared years of data; in 1850 it was Greece ahead.
Greece ranks 95th and Guatemala ranks 92nd of 199 countries.
Greece has averaged higher in every one of the 18 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Greece | Guatemala | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1850s | 0.8638 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.7758 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0881 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Greece |
| 1860s | 0.8639 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.7708 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0931 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Greece |
| 1870s | 0.8644 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.7472 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.1172 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Greece |
| 1880s | 0.8622 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.7062 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.1559 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Greece |
| 1890s | 0.8649 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.7134 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.1515 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Greece |
| 1900s | 0.8643 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.7521 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.1122 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Greece |
| 1910s | 0.86 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.7558 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.1043 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Greece |
| 1920s | 0.8674 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.7587 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.1087 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Greece |
| 1930s | 0.8757 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.7621 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.1136 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Greece |
| 1940s | 0.9482 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.7978 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.1504 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Greece |
| 1950s | 1.1 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.8799 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.2248 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Greece |
| 1960s | 1.23 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.9134 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.321 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Greece |
| 1970s | 1.31 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.9074 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.4048 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Greece |
| 1980s | 1.24 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.8966 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.3476 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Greece |
| 1990s | 1.29 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.8332 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.4614 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Greece |
| 2000s | 1.33 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.8591 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.4745 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Greece |
| 2010s | 1.18 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.9453 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.2392 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Greece |
| 2020s | 1.01 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.9938 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0206 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Greece |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher per capita methane emissions, Greece or Guatemala?
- Guatemala, at 0.999 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person against 0.9865 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person in Greece as of 2024.
- What is the difference in per capita methane emissions between Greece and Guatemala?
- 0.0125 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person, with Guatemala ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Greece and Guatemala?
- 175 years are reported by both, from 1850 to 2024.
- How do Greece and Guatemala rank globally for per capita methane emissions?
- Greece ranks 95th and Guatemala ranks 92nd of 199 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 methane emissions. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Measured in tonnes per person of carbon dioxide-equivalents over a 100-year timescale.