Which has higher waste — emissions, Guatemala or Portugal?

Portugal, at 205 kt against 203 kt in Guatemala as of 2023.

How many years of comparable data are there for Guatemala and Portugal?

63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.

Where does this data come from?

Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as Waste — Emissions (CO2). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Guatemala vs Portugal: Waste — Emissions

Guatemala

203 kt

in 2023

Portugal

205 kt

in 2023

Guatemala rank

15th

Portugal rank

14th

Waste — Emissions over time

Guatemala
Portugal

How they compare

Portugal currently reports 205 kt against 203 kt in Guatemala, a difference of 2 kt.

Across all 63 years both countries report, Portugal has been ahead every year.

Guatemala ranks 15th and Portugal ranks 14th of 145 countries.

Portugal has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Guatemala	Portugal	Difference	Ahead
1960s	0 kt	0 kt	0 kt	—
1970s	0 kt	160.2 kt	160.2 kt	Portugal
1980s	0 kt	185.5 kt	185.5 kt	Portugal
1990s	58.6 kt	191.7 kt	133.1 kt	Portugal
2000s	77.36 kt	184.1 kt	106.74 kt	Portugal
2010s	144.4 kt	183 kt	38.6 kt	Portugal
2020s	193.25 kt	201 kt	7.75 kt	Portugal

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher waste — emissions, Guatemala or Portugal?: Portugal, at 205 kt against 203 kt in Guatemala as of 2023.
What is the difference in waste — emissions between Guatemala and Portugal?: 2 kt, with Portugal ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Guatemala and Portugal?: 63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
How do Guatemala and Portugal rank globally for waste — emissions?: Guatemala ranks 15th and Portugal ranks 14th of 145 countries.
Where does this data come from?: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as Waste — Emissions (CO2). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator: Waste — Emissions (CO2)
Unit: kt
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence: CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage: 192 places, 11,013 data points, 1961–2023
Last refreshed: 13 August 2026

The FAOSTAT domain on Emissions Totals summarizes the greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions disseminated in the FAOSTAT Climate Change domains of emissions from agrifood systems. Data are computed following the Tier 1 methods of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) Guidelines for National greenhouse gas (GHG) Inventories (IPCC, 1996; 1997; 2000; 2002; 2006; 2014). Emissions from other economic sectors as defined by the IPCC are also disseminated in the domain for completeness. Methodological details can be found at: https://files-faostat.fao.org/production/GT/GT_en.pdf