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

Guatemala
32.28 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents
in 2024
Jordan
29.43 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents
in 2024
Guatemala rank
88th
Jordan rank
90th

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

  • Guatemala
  • Jordan
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How they compare

Guatemala currently reports 32.28 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents against 29.43 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents in Jordan, a difference of 2.85 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents.

That makes Guatemala's figure about 1.1 times Jordan's.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 175 shared years of data; in 1850 it was Guatemala ahead.

Guatemala ranks 88th and Jordan ranks 90th of 198 countries.

Across the 18 decades both report, Guatemala averaged higher in 14 and Jordan in 4.

Head to head by decade

Decade Guatemala Jordan Difference Ahead
1850s 289,824 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 77,248 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 212,576 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents Guatemala
1860s 324,892 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 77,500 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 247,392 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents Guatemala
1870s 357,979 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 84,185 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 273,794 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents Guatemala
1880s 384,910 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 93,138 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 291,771 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents Guatemala
1890s 414,770 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 93,806 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 320,964 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents Guatemala
1900s 475,980 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 90,088 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 385,892 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents Guatemala
1910s 544,138 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 82,457 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 461,681 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents Guatemala
1920s 580,080 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 79,403 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 500,677 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents Guatemala
1930s 674,085 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 80,947 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 593,138 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents Guatemala
1940s 899,502 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 111,701 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 787,801 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents Guatemala
1950s 2.24 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 557,393 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 1.68 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents Guatemala
1960s 3.83 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 1.72 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 2.11 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents Guatemala
1970s 6.27 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 3.35 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 2.92 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents Guatemala
1980s 7.52 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 9.10 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 1.59 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents Jordan
1990s 11.53 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 15.01 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 3.47 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents Jordan
2000s 18.08 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 22.08 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 3.99 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents Jordan
2010s 24.21 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 29.24 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 5.03 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents Jordan
2020s 31.03 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 28.06 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 2.97 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, Guatemala or Jordan?
Guatemala, at 32.28 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents against 29.43 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents in Jordan as of 2024.
What is the difference in total greenhouse gas emissions, excluding land use and forestry between Guatemala and Jordan?
2.85 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents, with Guatemala ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Guatemala and Jordan?
175 years are reported by both, from 1850 to 2024.
How do Guatemala and Jordan rank globally for total greenhouse gas emissions, excluding land use and forestry?
Guatemala ranks 88th and Jordan ranks 90th 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.