Carbon intensity: CO₂ emissions per dollar of GDP in Guatemala
Guatemala: Carbon intensity: CO₂ emissions per dollar of GDP was 0.1293 kilograms per international-$ in 2022. ◆ Volatile
Carbon intensity: CO₂ emissions per dollar of GDP in Guatemala, 1920–2022
Source: Global Carbon Budget (2025); Bolt and van Zanden – Maddison Project Database 2023 – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in kilograms per international-$.
Analysis
In 2022, carbon intensity: co₂ emissions per dollar of gdp in Guatemala stood at 0.1293 kilograms per international-$.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 9.0% on the previous year and up 18.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, carbon intensity: co₂ emissions per dollar of gdp in Guatemala peaked at 0.1488 kilograms per international-$ in 2005 and was at its lowest, 0 kilograms per international-$, in 1925.
Guatemala ranks 126th of 164 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1920s | 0.0006 kilograms per international-$ | 0 kilograms per international-$ | 0.0021 kilograms per international-$ | 10 |
| 1930s | 0.0002 kilograms per international-$ | 0.0001 kilograms per international-$ | 0.0004 kilograms per international-$ | 10 |
| 1940s | 0.0016 kilograms per international-$ | 0.0001 kilograms per international-$ | 0.0023 kilograms per international-$ | 10 |
| 1950s | 0.0738 kilograms per international-$ | 0.0631 kilograms per international-$ | 0.0885 kilograms per international-$ | 10 |
| 1960s | 0.0955 kilograms per international-$ | 0.0891 kilograms per international-$ | 0.1066 kilograms per international-$ | 10 |
| 1970s | 0.1009 kilograms per international-$ | 0.0938 kilograms per international-$ | 0.1143 kilograms per international-$ | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.0908 kilograms per international-$ | 0.0787 kilograms per international-$ | 0.1058 kilograms per international-$ | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.117 kilograms per international-$ | 0.0999 kilograms per international-$ | 0.1344 kilograms per international-$ | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.1377 kilograms per international-$ | 0.1149 kilograms per international-$ | 0.1488 kilograms per international-$ | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.1266 kilograms per international-$ | 0.1094 kilograms per international-$ | 0.1453 kilograms per international-$ | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.1344 kilograms per international-$ | 0.1293 kilograms per international-$ | 0.1421 kilograms per international-$ | 3 |
Countries ranked near Guatemala
- 123 Portugal 0.1377 kilograms per international-$ compare
- 124 El Salvador 0.1335 kilograms per international-$ compare
- 125 Angola 0.1332 kilograms per international-$ compare
- 127 Niger 0.1292 kilograms per international-$ compare
- 128 Latvia 0.1289 kilograms per international-$ compare
- 129 Albania 0.1244 kilograms per international-$ compare
More climate change data for Guatemala
- Share of global CO₂ emissions and population 0.3% (2100)
- Population growth 1.5% (2025)
- Population, total 18.69 million (2025)
- Urban population growth 2.1% (2025)
- Urban population 10.52 million (2025)
- Urban population 56.3% (2025)
- CO₂ emissions per capita vs. GDP per capita 1.08 tonnes per person (2024)
- Cumulative CO₂ emissions 515.77 million tonnes (2024)
- CO₂ emissions per capita 1.08 tonnes per person (2024)
- CO₂ emissions per capita vs. share of electricity generation from renewables 1.08 tonnes per person (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is carbon intensity: co₂ emissions per dollar of gdp in Guatemala?
- Carbon intensity: co₂ emissions per dollar of gdp in Guatemala was 0.1293 kilograms per international-$ in 2022, according to Global Carbon Budget (2025); Bolt and van Zanden – Maddison Project Database 2023 – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest carbon intensity: co₂ emissions per dollar of gdp recorded in Guatemala?
- The highest recorded value was 0.1488 kilograms per international-$ in 2005.
- What is the lowest carbon intensity: co₂ emissions per dollar of gdp recorded in Guatemala?
- The lowest recorded value was 0 kilograms per international-$ in 1925.
- How does Guatemala rank for carbon intensity: co₂ emissions per dollar of gdp?
- Guatemala ranks 126th out of 164 countries with data for 2022.
- Is carbon intensity: co₂ emissions per dollar of gdp rising or falling in Guatemala?
- Over the last ten years it is up 18.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Guatemala data come from?
- The figures come from Global Carbon Budget (2025); Bolt and van Zanden – Maddison Project Database 2023 – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Carbon intensity: CO₂ emissions per dollar of GDP. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Annual total emissions of carbon dioxide (CO₂), excluding land-use change, measured in kilograms per dollar of GDP (2011 international-$).