AFOLU — Emissions per capita in Guatemala
Guatemala: AFOLU — Emissions per capita was 0.92 t CO2eq/cap in 2023. ▼ Falling
AFOLU — Emissions per capita in Guatemala, 1990–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in t CO2eq/cap.
Analysis
In 2023, afolu — emissions per capita in Guatemala stood at 0.92 t CO2eq/cap.
That represents a change of up 1.1% on the previous year and down 15.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, afolu — emissions per capita in Guatemala peaked at 3.5 t CO2eq/cap in 1990 and was at its lowest, 0.91 t CO2eq/cap, in 2022.
Guatemala ranks 88th of 223 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 34 years of available data.
AFOLU — Emissions per capita in Guatemala, year by year
| Year | t CO2eq/cap | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 3.5 t CO2eq/cap | — |
| 1991 | 3.43 t CO2eq/cap | -2.0% |
| 1992 | 3.38 t CO2eq/cap | -1.5% |
| 1993 | 3.33 t CO2eq/cap | -1.5% |
| 1994 | 3.22 t CO2eq/cap | -3.3% |
| 1995 | 3.14 t CO2eq/cap | -2.5% |
| 1996 | 3.1 t CO2eq/cap | -1.3% |
| 1997 | 3.01 t CO2eq/cap | -2.9% |
| 1998 | 3.11 t CO2eq/cap | +3.3% |
| 1999 | 2.89 t CO2eq/cap | -7.1% |
| 2000 | 2.91 t CO2eq/cap | +0.7% |
| 2001 | 2.19 t CO2eq/cap | -24.7% |
| 2002 | 2.17 t CO2eq/cap | -0.9% |
| 2003 | 2.28 t CO2eq/cap | +5.1% |
| 2004 | 2.07 t CO2eq/cap | -9.2% |
| 2005 | 2.16 t CO2eq/cap | +4.3% |
| 2006 | 2.03 t CO2eq/cap | -6.0% |
| 2007 | 2.05 t CO2eq/cap | +1.0% |
| 2008 | 1.98 t CO2eq/cap | -3.4% |
| 2009 | 2.01 t CO2eq/cap | +1.5% |
| 2010 | 1.97 t CO2eq/cap | -2.0% |
| 2011 | 1.11 t CO2eq/cap | -43.7% |
| 2012 | 1.09 t CO2eq/cap | -1.8% |
| 2013 | 1.09 t CO2eq/cap | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 1.06 t CO2eq/cap | -2.8% |
| 2015 | 1.07 t CO2eq/cap | +0.9% |
| 2016 | 1 t CO2eq/cap | -6.5% |
| 2017 | 0.98 t CO2eq/cap | -2.0% |
| 2018 | 0.97 t CO2eq/cap | -1.0% |
| 2019 | 0.97 t CO2eq/cap | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 0.98 t CO2eq/cap | +1.0% |
| 2021 | 0.93 t CO2eq/cap | -5.1% |
| 2022 | 0.91 t CO2eq/cap | -2.2% |
| 2023 | 0.92 t CO2eq/cap | +1.1% |
Guatemala compared with similar countries
- Guatemala's 0.92 t CO2eq/cap is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.72 t CO2eq/cap, 1.3× the median. (55 countries reporting)
- Guatemala's 0.92 t CO2eq/cap is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 0.805 t CO2eq/cap, 1.1× the median. (34 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where AFOLU — Emissions per capita in Guatemala changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2011 | -43.7% | 1.97 t CO2eq/cap | 1.11 t CO2eq/cap |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 3.21 t CO2eq/cap | 2.89 t CO2eq/cap | 3.5 t CO2eq/cap | 10 |
| 2000s | 2.18 t CO2eq/cap | 1.98 t CO2eq/cap | 2.91 t CO2eq/cap | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.13 t CO2eq/cap | 0.97 t CO2eq/cap | 1.97 t CO2eq/cap | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.935 t CO2eq/cap | 0.91 t CO2eq/cap | 0.98 t CO2eq/cap | 4 |
Countries ranked near Guatemala
More climate change data for Guatemala
- Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Synthetic fertilizers (Agricultural) 248.53 million kg (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) 11,983 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 3,365 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 8,617 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 12.7 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 307.77 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) 1,636 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 1,566 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 69.61 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions 5.91 kt (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is afolu — emissions per capita in Guatemala?
- Afolu — emissions per capita in Guatemala was 0.92 t CO2eq/cap in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest afolu — emissions per capita recorded in Guatemala?
- The highest recorded value was 3.5 t CO2eq/cap in 1990.
- What is the lowest afolu — emissions per capita recorded in Guatemala?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.91 t CO2eq/cap in 2022.
- How does Guatemala rank for afolu — emissions per capita?
- Guatemala ranks 88th out of 223 countries with data for 2023.
- Is afolu — emissions per capita rising or falling in Guatemala?
- Over the last ten years it is down 15.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Guatemala data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of AFOLU — Emissions per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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The FAOSTAT domain on Emissions indicators disseminates indicators on sectoral shares of total national greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions as well as three indicators of emissions intensity: per capita emissions; emissions per value of agricultural production; and emissions per area of agricultural land.