Co emissions per capita in Guatemala
Guatemala: Co emissions per capita was 1.08 in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Latest (2024)
1.08
Change on year
down 0.8%
World rank
158th
of 213 countries
All-time high
1.14
in 2021
All-time low
0
in 1870
Years of data
155
1870–2024
Co emissions per capita in Guatemala, 1870–2024
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
The most recent figure for co emissions per capita in Guatemala is 1.08, measured in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.8% on the previous year and up 26.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, co emissions per capita in Guatemala peaked at 1.14 in 2021 and was at its lowest, 0, in 1870.
Guatemala ranks 158th of 213 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Co emissions per capita in Guatemala, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1870 | 0 | — |
| 1871 | 0 | — |
| 1872 | 0 | — |
| 1873 | 0 | — |
| 1874 | 0 | — |
| 1875 | 0 | -100.0% |
| 1876 | 0 | — |
| 1877 | 0 | — |
| 1878 | 0 | +354.0% |
| 1879 | 0 | +63.1% |
| 1880 | 0 | -40.2% |
| 1881 | 0 | -78.5% |
| 1882 | 0 | -40.7% |
| 1883 | 0 | +822.8% |
| 1884 | 0.0001 | +161.3% |
| 1885 | 0 | -34.5% |
| 1886 | 0.0001 | +107.8% |
| 1887 | 0.0001 | -6.9% |
| 1888 | 0.0001 | +28.4% |
| 1889 | 0.0001 | +59.8% |
| 1890 | 0.0003 | +77.4% |
| 1891 | 0.0002 | -11.5% |
| 1892 | 0.0004 | +83.1% |
| 1893 | 0.0008 | +93.5% |
| 1894 | 0.0014 | +64.9% |
| 1895 | 0.0089 | +560.2% |
| 1896 | 0.0074 | -17.6% |
| 1897 | 0.0101 | +37.6% |
| 1898 | 0.0024 | -76.2% |
| 1899 | 0.0021 | -13.0% |
| 1900 | 0.0035 | +66.7% |
| 1901 | 0.0055 | +56.0% |
| 1902 | 0.0096 | +75.1% |
| 1903 | 0.0125 | +31.2% |
| 1904 | 0.0175 | +39.9% |
| 1905 | 0.0243 | +38.5% |
| 1906 | 0.0273 | +12.6% |
| 1907 | 0.0245 | -10.3% |
| 1908 | 0.0193 | -21.2% |
| 1909 | 0.02 | +3.4% |
| 1910 | 0.0238 | +19.2% |
| 1911 | 0.027 | +13.5% |
| 1912 | 0.0293 | +8.3% |
| 1913 | 0.0285 | -2.7% |
| 1914 | 0.0263 | -7.8% |
| 1915 | 0.0298 | +13.4% |
| 1916 | 0.018 | -39.6% |
| 1917 | 0.0016 | -91.3% |
| 1918 | 0.0004 | -72.3% |
| 1919 | 0.0063 | +1356.4% |
| 1920 | 0.0031 | -50.6% |
| 1921 | 0.0043 | +38.9% |
| 1922 | 0.0012 | -71.8% |
| 1923 | 0.0005 | -59.2% |
| 1924 | 0.001 | +103.5% |
| 1925 | 0 | -100.0% |
| 1926 | 0 | — |
| 1927 | 0.0002 | — |
| 1928 | 0.0006 | +197.7% |
| 1929 | 0.0013 | +97.5% |
| 1930 | 0.0006 | -50.7% |
| 1931 | 0.0006 | -1.7% |
| 1932 | 0.0006 | -1.9% |
| 1933 | 0.0008 | +30.4% |
| 1934 | 0.001 | +22.3% |
| 1935 | 0.0002 | -80.5% |
| 1936 | 0.0007 | +292.2% |
| 1937 | 0.0009 | +22.3% |
| 1938 | 0.0003 | -60.8% |
| 1939 | 0.0007 | +95.0% |
| 1940 | 0.0003 | -51.1% |
| 1941 | 0.0051 | +1429.8% |
| 1942 | 0.0046 | -9.0% |
| 1943 | 0.0047 | +0.4% |
| 1944 | 0.0045 | -3.0% |
| 1945 | 0.0057 | +27.3% |
| 1946 | 0.0056 | -3.0% |
| 1947 | 0.0054 | -3.0% |
| 1948 | 0.0054 | -0.5% |
| 1949 | 0.0067 | +24.2% |
| 1950 | 0.2009 | +2905.6% |
| 1951 | 0.2006 | -0.1% |
| 1952 | 0.1976 | -1.5% |
| 1953 | 0.2034 | +2.9% |
| 1954 | 0.2162 | +6.3% |
| 1955 | 0.2592 | +19.9% |
| 1956 | 0.2693 | +3.9% |
| 1957 | 0.2639 | -2.0% |
| 1958 | 0.294 | +11.4% |
| 1959 | 0.3137 | +6.7% |
| 1960 | 0.3308 | +5.5% |
| 1961 | 0.336 | +1.6% |
| 1962 | 0.3202 | -4.7% |
| 1963 | 0.3423 | +6.9% |
| 1964 | 0.387 | +13.1% |
| 1965 | 0.4195 | +8.4% |
| 1966 | 0.3594 | -14.3% |
| 1967 | 0.3979 | +10.7% |
| 1968 | 0.4179 | +5.0% |
| 1969 | 0.4333 | +3.7% |
| 1970 | 0.4255 | -1.8% |
| 1971 | 0.4404 | +3.5% |
| 1972 | 0.4763 | +8.1% |
| 1973 | 0.5031 | +5.6% |
| 1974 | 0.5125 | +1.9% |
| 1975 | 0.5743 | +12.0% |
| 1976 | 0.5277 | -8.1% |
| 1977 | 0.5942 | +12.6% |
| 1978 | 0.6274 | +5.6% |
| 1979 | 0.6952 | +10.8% |
| 1980 | 0.6509 | -6.4% |
| 1981 | 0.558 | -14.3% |
| 1982 | 0.498 | -10.8% |
| 1983 | 0.4257 | -14.5% |
| 1984 | 0.4455 | +4.7% |
| 1985 | 0.4452 | -0.1% |
| 1986 | 0.4537 | +1.9% |
| 1987 | 0.4715 | +3.9% |
| 1988 | 0.4771 | +1.2% |
| 1989 | 0.4767 | -0.1% |
| 1990 | 0.5161 | +8.3% |
| 1991 | 0.513 | -0.6% |
| 1992 | 0.6082 | +18.6% |
| 1993 | 0.5697 | -6.3% |
| 1994 | 0.661 | +16.0% |
| 1995 | 0.687 | +3.9% |
| 1996 | 0.6179 | -10.1% |
| 1997 | 0.6871 | +11.2% |
| 1998 | 0.7739 | +12.6% |
| 1999 | 0.7768 | +0.4% |
| 2000 | 0.8328 | +7.2% |
| 2001 | 0.8478 | +1.8% |
| 2002 | 0.8732 | +3.0% |
| 2003 | 0.8312 | -4.8% |
| 2004 | 0.8632 | +3.9% |
| 2005 | 0.9198 | +6.6% |
| 2006 | 0.9109 | -1.0% |
| 2007 | 0.8876 | -2.6% |
| 2008 | 0.7703 | -13.2% |
| 2009 | 0.8248 | +7.1% |
| 2010 | 0.746 | -9.6% |
| 2011 | 0.7422 | -0.5% |
| 2012 | 0.752 | +1.3% |
| 2013 | 0.8119 | +8.0% |
| 2014 | 0.8561 | +5.4% |
| 2015 | 0.9673 | +13.0% |
| 2016 | 1.02 | +5.0% |
| 2017 | 1.03 | +1.0% |
| 2018 | 1.09 | +6.1% |
| 2019 | 1.13 | +3.4% |
| 2020 | 0.9885 | -12.2% |
| 2021 | 1.14 | +14.9% |
| 2022 | 1.06 | -6.7% |
| 2023 | 1.09 | +2.8% |
| 2024 | 1.08 | -0.8% |
Guatemala compared with similar countries
- Guatemala's 1.08 is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 3.04, 36% of the median. (58 countries reporting)
- Guatemala's 1.08 is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 2.93, 37% of the median. (38 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Co 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1950 | +2905.6% | 0.0067 | 0.2009 |
| 1941 | +1429.8% | 0.0003 | 0.0051 |
| 1919 | +1356.4% | 0.0004 | 0.0063 |
| 1883 | +822.8% | 0 | 0 |
| 1895 | +560.2% | 0.0014 | 0.0089 |
| 1878 | +354.0% | 0 | 0 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1870s | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 |
| 1880s | 0.0001 | 0 | 0.0001 | 10 |
| 1890s | 0.0034 | 0.0002 | 0.0101 | 10 |
| 1900s | 0.0164 | 0.0035 | 0.0273 | 10 |
| 1910s | 0.0191 | 0.0004 | 0.0298 | 10 |
| 1920s | 0.0012 | 0 | 0.0043 | 10 |
| 1930s | 0.0006 | 0.0002 | 0.001 | 10 |
| 1940s | 0.0048 | 0.0003 | 0.0067 | 10 |
| 1950s | 0.2419 | 0.1976 | 0.3137 | 10 |
| 1960s | 0.3744 | 0.3202 | 0.4333 | 10 |
| 1970s | 0.5377 | 0.4255 | 0.6952 | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.4902 | 0.4257 | 0.6509 | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.6411 | 0.513 | 0.7768 | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.8562 | 0.7703 | 0.9198 | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.9131 | 0.7422 | 1.13 | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.07 | 0.9885 | 1.14 | 5 |
Countries ranked near Guatemala
- 155 Cape Verde 1.13 compare
- 156 Samoa 1.13 compare
- 157 Lesotho 1.1 compare
- 159 Tajikistan 1.01 compare
- 160 Mauritania 1.01 compare
- 161 Sri Lanka 0.9014 compare
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 co emissions per capita in Guatemala?
- Co emissions per capita in Guatemala was 1.08 in 2024, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest co emissions per capita recorded in Guatemala?
- The highest recorded value was 1.14 in 2021.
- What is the lowest co emissions per capita recorded in Guatemala?
- The lowest recorded value was 0 in 1870.
- How does Guatemala rank for co emissions per capita?
- Guatemala ranks 158th out of 213 countries with data for 2024.
- Is co emissions per capita rising or falling in Guatemala?
- Over the last ten years it is up 26.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Guatemala data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Co emissions per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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