Bolivia vs Guatemala: Total greenhouse gas emissions, excluding land use and forestry

Bolivia
33.26 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents
in 2024
Guatemala
32.28 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents
in 2024
Bolivia rank
87th
Guatemala rank
88th

Total greenhouse gas emissions, excluding land use and forestry over time

  • Bolivia
  • Guatemala
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How they compare

Bolivia currently reports 33.26 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents against 32.28 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents in Guatemala, a difference of 984,400 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents.

The two have swapped places 11 times across 175 shared years of data; in 1850 it was Guatemala ahead.

Bolivia ranks 87th and Guatemala ranks 88th of 198 countries.

Across the 18 decades both report, Bolivia averaged higher in 9 and Guatemala in 9.

Head to head by decade

Decade Bolivia Guatemala Difference Ahead
1850s 283,518 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 289,824 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 6,306 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents Guatemala
1860s 296,010 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 324,892 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 28,881 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents Guatemala
1870s 268,945 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 357,979 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 89,034 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents Guatemala
1880s 330,771 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 384,910 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 54,138 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents Guatemala
1890s 347,906 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 414,770 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 66,863 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents Guatemala
1900s 345,629 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 475,980 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 130,352 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents Guatemala
1910s 468,413 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 544,138 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 75,725 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents Guatemala
1920s 593,484 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 580,080 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 13,404 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents Bolivia
1930s 751,059 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 674,085 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 76,974 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents Bolivia
1940s 1.22 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 899,502 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 316,120 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents Bolivia
1950s 4.74 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 2.24 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 2.51 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents Bolivia
1960s 11.56 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 3.83 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 7.73 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents Bolivia
1970s 22.32 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 6.27 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 16.05 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents Bolivia
1980s 15.05 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 7.52 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 7.54 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents Bolivia
1990s 20.04 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 11.53 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 8.51 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents Bolivia
2000s 15.82 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 18.08 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 2.26 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents Guatemala
2010s 24.37 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 24.21 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 160,990 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents Bolivia
2020s 28.13 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 31.03 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 2.90 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents Guatemala

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher total greenhouse gas emissions, excluding land use and forestry, Bolivia or Guatemala?
Bolivia, at 33.26 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents against 32.28 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents in Guatemala as of 2024.
What is the difference in total greenhouse gas emissions, excluding land use and forestry between Bolivia and Guatemala?
984,400 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents, with Bolivia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Bolivia and Guatemala?
175 years are reported by both, from 1850 to 2024.
How do Bolivia and Guatemala rank globally for total greenhouse gas emissions, excluding land use and forestry?
Bolivia ranks 87th and Guatemala ranks 88th of 198 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Jones et al. (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Total 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

Indicator
Total greenhouse gas emissions, excluding land use and forestry
Unit
tonnes of CO₂ equivalents
Source
Jones et al. (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
198 places, 34,488 data points, 1850–2024
Last refreshed

Greenhouse gas emissions are measured in tonnes of carbon dioxide-equivalents over a 100-year timescale.