Afghanistan vs Guatemala: Share of global methane emissions
Afghanistan
0.2%
in 2024
Guatemala
0.2%
in 2024
Afghanistan rank
82nd
Guatemala rank
81st
Share of global methane emissions over time
- Afghanistan
- Guatemala
How they compare
Guatemala currently reports 0.2% against 0.2% in Afghanistan, a difference of 0.0%.
That makes Guatemala's figure about 1.1 times Afghanistan's.
The two have swapped places 7 times across 175 shared years of data; in 1850 it was Afghanistan ahead.
Afghanistan ranks 82nd and Guatemala ranks 81st of 201 countries.
Across the 18 decades both report, Afghanistan averaged higher in 17 and Guatemala in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Afghanistan | Guatemala | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1850s | 0.3% | 0.1% | 0.2% | Afghanistan |
| 1860s | 0.3% | 0.1% | 0.2% | Afghanistan |
| 1870s | 0.3% | 0.1% | 0.2% | Afghanistan |
| 1880s | 0.3% | 0.1% | 0.2% | Afghanistan |
| 1890s | 0.3% | 0.1% | 0.2% | Afghanistan |
| 1900s | 0.3% | 0.1% | 0.2% | Afghanistan |
| 1910s | 0.2% | 0.1% | 0.2% | Afghanistan |
| 1920s | 0.2% | 0.1% | 0.2% | Afghanistan |
| 1930s | 0.2% | 0.1% | 0.2% | Afghanistan |
| 1940s | 0.2% | 0.1% | 0.2% | Afghanistan |
| 1950s | 0.2% | 0.1% | 0.1% | Afghanistan |
| 1960s | 0.2% | 0.1% | 0.1% | Afghanistan |
| 1970s | 0.2% | 0.1% | 0.1% | Afghanistan |
| 1980s | 0.1% | 0.1% | 0.0% | Afghanistan |
| 1990s | 0.1% | 0.1% | 0.0% | Afghanistan |
| 2000s | 0.1% | 0.1% | 0.0% | Afghanistan |
| 2010s | 0.2% | 0.2% | 0.0% | Afghanistan |
| 2020s | 0.2% | 0.2% | 0.0% | Guatemala |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher share of global methane emissions, Afghanistan or Guatemala?
- Guatemala, at 0.2% against 0.2% in Afghanistan as of 2024.
- What is the difference in share of global methane emissions between Afghanistan and Guatemala?
- 0.0%, with Guatemala ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Afghanistan and Guatemala?
- 175 years are reported by both, from 1850 to 2024.
- How do Afghanistan and Guatemala rank globally for share of global methane emissions?
- Afghanistan ranks 82nd and Guatemala ranks 81st of 201 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Jones et al. (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Share of global 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 as a percentage of the world's methane emissions.