Share of global CO₂ emissions from land-use change in Guatemala
Guatemala: Share of global CO₂ emissions from land-use change was 0.6% in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Share of global CO₂ emissions from land-use change in Guatemala, 1850–2024
Source: Global Carbon Budget (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2024, share of global co₂ emissions from land-use change in Guatemala stood at 0.6%.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 3.0% on the previous year and down 9.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of global co₂ emissions from land-use change in Guatemala peaked at 1.9% in 1983 and was at its lowest, 0.1%, in 1897.
Guatemala ranks 29th of 197 countries on this measure, in the top 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1850s | 0.3% | 0.3% | 0.4% | 10 |
| 1860s | 0.3% | 0.2% | 0.4% | 10 |
| 1870s | 0.2% | 0.1% | 0.2% | 10 |
| 1880s | 0.1% | 0.1% | 0.1% | 10 |
| 1890s | 0.1% | 0.1% | 0.1% | 10 |
| 1900s | 0.1% | 0.1% | 0.1% | 10 |
| 1910s | 0.2% | 0.1% | 0.2% | 10 |
| 1920s | 0.2% | 0.2% | 0.2% | 10 |
| 1930s | 0.4% | 0.2% | 0.5% | 10 |
| 1940s | 0.8% | 0.6% | 1.1% | 10 |
| 1950s | 0.7% | 0.6% | 0.9% | 10 |
| 1960s | 0.4% | 0.2% | 0.6% | 10 |
| 1970s | 0.4% | 0.3% | 0.6% | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.8% | 0.4% | 1.9% | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.8% | 0.6% | 1.0% | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.7% | 0.4% | 1.1% | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.5% | 0.3% | 0.7% | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.6% | 0.6% | 0.6% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Guatemala
- 26 Mali 0.7% compare
- 27 Madagascar 0.7% compare
- 28 Mozambique 0.7% compare
- 30 Somalia 0.6% compare
- 31 Burkina Faso 0.6% compare
- 32 Papua New Guinea 0.6% 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 share of global co₂ emissions from land-use change in Guatemala?
- Share of global co₂ emissions from land-use change in Guatemala was 0.6% in 2024, according to Global Carbon Budget (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share of global co₂ emissions from land-use change recorded in Guatemala?
- The highest recorded value was 1.9% in 1983.
- What is the lowest share of global co₂ emissions from land-use change recorded in Guatemala?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.1% in 1897.
- How does Guatemala rank for share of global co₂ emissions from land-use change?
- Guatemala ranks 29th out of 197 countries with data for 2024.
- Is share of global co₂ emissions from land-use change rising or falling in Guatemala?
- Over the last ten years it is down 9.6%. 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) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Share of global CO₂ emissions from land-use change. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Annual emissions of carbon dioxide (CO₂) from land-use change, measured as a percentage of global emissions of CO₂ from land-use change in the same year.