Annual CO₂ emissions from land-use change per capita in Guatemala
Guatemala: Annual CO₂ emissions from land-use change per capita was 1.61 tonnes per person in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Latest (2024)
1.61 tonnes per person
Change on year
down 2.0%
World rank
33rd
of 194 countries
All-time high
20.89 tonnes per person
in 1949
All-time low
1.14 tonnes per person
in 2012
Years of data
175
1850–2024
Annual CO₂ emissions from land-use change per capita in Guatemala, 1850–2024
Source: Global Carbon Budget (2025); Population based on various sources (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in tonnes per person.
Analysis
In 2024, annual co₂ emissions from land-use change per capita in Guatemala stood at 1.61 tonnes per person.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 2.0% on the previous year and down 44.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, annual co₂ emissions from land-use change per capita in Guatemala peaked at 20.89 tonnes per person in 1949 and was at its lowest, 1.14 tonnes per person, in 2012.
That places Guatemala 33rd out of 194 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Annual CO₂ emissions from land-use change per capita in Guatemala, year by year
| Year | tonnes per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1850 | 10.72 tonnes per person | — |
| 1851 | 12.3 tonnes per person | +14.7% |
| 1852 | 9.51 tonnes per person | -22.7% |
| 1853 | 10.13 tonnes per person | +6.5% |
| 1854 | 9.25 tonnes per person | -8.7% |
| 1855 | 9.2 tonnes per person | -0.6% |
| 1856 | 9.4 tonnes per person | +2.1% |
| 1857 | 9.04 tonnes per person | -3.8% |
| 1858 | 9.69 tonnes per person | +7.2% |
| 1859 | 8.78 tonnes per person | -9.4% |
| 1860 | 8.03 tonnes per person | -8.5% |
| 1861 | 8.17 tonnes per person | +1.8% |
| 1862 | 6.97 tonnes per person | -14.6% |
| 1863 | 7.22 tonnes per person | +3.5% |
| 1864 | 6.9 tonnes per person | -4.4% |
| 1865 | 5.69 tonnes per person | -17.6% |
| 1866 | 8.16 tonnes per person | +43.5% |
| 1867 | 9.03 tonnes per person | +10.6% |
| 1868 | 6.31 tonnes per person | -30.1% |
| 1869 | 7.44 tonnes per person | +17.9% |
| 1870 | 5.62 tonnes per person | -24.4% |
| 1871 | 4.76 tonnes per person | -15.3% |
| 1872 | 3.84 tonnes per person | -19.4% |
| 1873 | 4.65 tonnes per person | +21.0% |
| 1874 | 5.38 tonnes per person | +15.9% |
| 1875 | 4.02 tonnes per person | -25.4% |
| 1876 | 3.59 tonnes per person | -10.7% |
| 1877 | 3.22 tonnes per person | -10.2% |
| 1878 | 4.05 tonnes per person | +25.9% |
| 1879 | 3.8 tonnes per person | -6.2% |
| 1880 | 4.12 tonnes per person | +8.2% |
| 1881 | 2.9 tonnes per person | -29.6% |
| 1882 | 2.64 tonnes per person | -8.8% |
| 1883 | 2.91 tonnes per person | +10.1% |
| 1884 | 2.05 tonnes per person | -29.4% |
| 1885 | 1.78 tonnes per person | -13.5% |
| 1886 | 1.86 tonnes per person | +4.9% |
| 1887 | 2.09 tonnes per person | +12.0% |
| 1888 | 1.7 tonnes per person | -18.8% |
| 1889 | 1.78 tonnes per person | +5.2% |
| 1890 | 1.65 tonnes per person | -7.5% |
| 1891 | 1.82 tonnes per person | +10.1% |
| 1892 | 1.62 tonnes per person | -10.8% |
| 1893 | 1.81 tonnes per person | +11.8% |
| 1894 | 1.82 tonnes per person | +0.6% |
| 1895 | 1.73 tonnes per person | -5.2% |
| 1896 | 1.76 tonnes per person | +2.0% |
| 1897 | 1.68 tonnes per person | -4.9% |
| 1898 | 2.16 tonnes per person | +28.7% |
| 1899 | 1.88 tonnes per person | -12.9% |
| 1900 | 2.3 tonnes per person | +22.3% |
| 1901 | 2.69 tonnes per person | +17.0% |
| 1902 | 3.63 tonnes per person | +34.8% |
| 1903 | 3.9 tonnes per person | +7.4% |
| 1904 | 3.21 tonnes per person | -17.5% |
| 1905 | 4.21 tonnes per person | +30.8% |
| 1906 | 3.87 tonnes per person | -8.0% |
| 1907 | 3.28 tonnes per person | -15.4% |
| 1908 | 3.87 tonnes per person | +18.3% |
| 1909 | 4.91 tonnes per person | +26.7% |
| 1910 | 5.32 tonnes per person | +8.4% |
| 1911 | 4.73 tonnes per person | -11.1% |
| 1912 | 4.75 tonnes per person | +0.3% |
| 1913 | 4.78 tonnes per person | +0.6% |
| 1914 | 5.04 tonnes per person | +5.4% |
| 1915 | 3.94 tonnes per person | -21.8% |
| 1916 | 4.16 tonnes per person | +5.6% |
| 1917 | 3.72 tonnes per person | -10.6% |
| 1918 | 3.7 tonnes per person | -0.5% |
| 1919 | 4.95 tonnes per person | +34.0% |
| 1920 | 5.59 tonnes per person | +12.8% |
| 1921 | 5.23 tonnes per person | -6.4% |
| 1922 | 4.73 tonnes per person | -9.6% |
| 1923 | 5.12 tonnes per person | +8.4% |
| 1924 | 4.88 tonnes per person | -4.7% |
| 1925 | 6.83 tonnes per person | +39.9% |
| 1926 | 5.76 tonnes per person | -15.7% |
| 1927 | 5.52 tonnes per person | -4.2% |
| 1928 | 5.01 tonnes per person | -9.3% |
| 1929 | 4.82 tonnes per person | -3.8% |
| 1930 | 7.26 tonnes per person | +50.6% |
| 1931 | 10.36 tonnes per person | +42.8% |
| 1932 | 9.7 tonnes per person | -6.4% |
| 1933 | 10.07 tonnes per person | +3.8% |
| 1934 | 11.37 tonnes per person | +12.9% |
| 1935 | 10.93 tonnes per person | -3.8% |
| 1936 | 11.62 tonnes per person | +6.3% |
| 1937 | 11.71 tonnes per person | +0.7% |
| 1938 | 10.76 tonnes per person | -8.1% |
| 1939 | 11.54 tonnes per person | +7.3% |
| 1940 | 14.51 tonnes per person | +25.8% |
| 1941 | 17.36 tonnes per person | +19.6% |
| 1942 | 18.08 tonnes per person | +4.1% |
| 1943 | 19.48 tonnes per person | +7.7% |
| 1944 | 18.96 tonnes per person | -2.6% |
| 1945 | 17.85 tonnes per person | -5.9% |
| 1946 | 18.81 tonnes per person | +5.4% |
| 1947 | 18.13 tonnes per person | -3.7% |
| 1948 | 17.14 tonnes per person | -5.5% |
| 1949 | 20.89 tonnes per person | +21.9% |
| 1950 | 20.22 tonnes per person | -3.2% |
| 1951 | 19.32 tonnes per person | -4.4% |
| 1952 | 17.9 tonnes per person | -7.4% |
| 1953 | 16.9 tonnes per person | -5.6% |
| 1954 | 15.4 tonnes per person | -8.9% |
| 1955 | 14.4 tonnes per person | -6.5% |
| 1956 | 15.49 tonnes per person | +7.6% |
| 1957 | 14.28 tonnes per person | -7.9% |
| 1958 | 13.98 tonnes per person | -2.1% |
| 1959 | 14.55 tonnes per person | +4.1% |
| 1960 | 11.28 tonnes per person | -22.4% |
| 1961 | 7.77 tonnes per person | -31.2% |
| 1962 | 6.26 tonnes per person | -19.3% |
| 1963 | 5.32 tonnes per person | -15.1% |
| 1964 | 4.61 tonnes per person | -13.3% |
| 1965 | 4.4 tonnes per person | -4.7% |
| 1966 | 4.31 tonnes per person | -2.0% |
| 1967 | 4.08 tonnes per person | -5.2% |
| 1968 | 3.32 tonnes per person | -18.6% |
| 1969 | 3.23 tonnes per person | -2.9% |
| 1970 | 3.29 tonnes per person | +2.0% |
| 1971 | 3.64 tonnes per person | +10.4% |
| 1972 | 4.4 tonnes per person | +21.1% |
| 1973 | 5.05 tonnes per person | +14.6% |
| 1974 | 4.13 tonnes per person | -18.1% |
| 1975 | 4.58 tonnes per person | +10.7% |
| 1976 | 5.49 tonnes per person | +20.0% |
| 1977 | 5.39 tonnes per person | -1.9% |
| 1978 | 4.22 tonnes per person | -21.6% |
| 1979 | 3.99 tonnes per person | -5.5% |
| 1980 | 3.4 tonnes per person | -14.9% |
| 1981 | 3.61 tonnes per person | +6.3% |
| 1982 | 3.73 tonnes per person | +3.3% |
| 1983 | 14.57 tonnes per person | +290.5% |
| 1984 | 6.89 tonnes per person | -52.7% |
| 1985 | 5.04 tonnes per person | -26.8% |
| 1986 | 3.93 tonnes per person | -22.0% |
| 1987 | 11.72 tonnes per person | +198.1% |
| 1988 | 6.12 tonnes per person | -47.8% |
| 1989 | 4.54 tonnes per person | -25.8% |
| 1990 | 3.77 tonnes per person | -17.0% |
| 1991 | 3.51 tonnes per person | -6.9% |
| 1992 | 6.54 tonnes per person | +86.4% |
| 1993 | 5.2 tonnes per person | -20.5% |
| 1994 | 5.34 tonnes per person | +2.7% |
| 1995 | 3.87 tonnes per person | -27.5% |
| 1996 | 5.01 tonnes per person | +29.5% |
| 1997 | 7.15 tonnes per person | +42.6% |
| 1998 | 5.89 tonnes per person | -17.7% |
| 1999 | 5.9 tonnes per person | +0.3% |
| 2000 | 5.69 tonnes per person | -3.5% |
| 2001 | 5.1 tonnes per person | -10.4% |
| 2002 | 5.55 tonnes per person | +8.7% |
| 2003 | 3.33 tonnes per person | -40.0% |
| 2004 | 2.06 tonnes per person | -38.2% |
| 2005 | 2.18 tonnes per person | +6.0% |
| 2006 | 3.45 tonnes per person | +57.9% |
| 2007 | 2.66 tonnes per person | -22.9% |
| 2008 | 2.07 tonnes per person | -22.2% |
| 2009 | 1.86 tonnes per person | -10.0% |
| 2010 | 1.54 tonnes per person | -17.4% |
| 2011 | 1.35 tonnes per person | -12.0% |
| 2012 | 1.14 tonnes per person | -15.5% |
| 2013 | 1.73 tonnes per person | +51.5% |
| 2014 | 2.92 tonnes per person | +68.4% |
| 2015 | 2.26 tonnes per person | -22.5% |
| 2016 | 1.98 tonnes per person | -12.1% |
| 2017 | 1.91 tonnes per person | -4.0% |
| 2018 | 1.89 tonnes per person | -0.7% |
| 2019 | 1.92 tonnes per person | +1.5% |
| 2020 | 1.67 tonnes per person | -12.8% |
| 2021 | 1.55 tonnes per person | -7.5% |
| 2022 | 1.61 tonnes per person | +4.0% |
| 2023 | 1.64 tonnes per person | +1.8% |
| 2024 | 1.61 tonnes per person | -2.0% |
Guatemala compared with similar countries
- Guatemala's 1.61 tonnes per person is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.0027 tonnes per person, 590.3× the median. (58 countries reporting)
- Guatemala's 1.61 tonnes per person is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 0.0312 tonnes per person, 51.5× the median. (33 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Annual CO₂ emissions from land-use change 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1983 | +290.5% | 3.73 tonnes per person | 14.57 tonnes per person |
| 1987 | +198.1% | 3.93 tonnes per person | 11.72 tonnes per person |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1850s | 9.8 tonnes per person | 8.78 tonnes per person | 12.3 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 1860s | 7.39 tonnes per person | 5.69 tonnes per person | 9.03 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 1870s | 4.29 tonnes per person | 3.22 tonnes per person | 5.62 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 1880s | 2.38 tonnes per person | 1.7 tonnes per person | 4.12 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 1890s | 1.79 tonnes per person | 1.62 tonnes per person | 2.16 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 1900s | 3.59 tonnes per person | 2.3 tonnes per person | 4.91 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 1910s | 4.51 tonnes per person | 3.7 tonnes per person | 5.32 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 1920s | 5.35 tonnes per person | 4.73 tonnes per person | 6.83 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 1930s | 10.53 tonnes per person | 7.26 tonnes per person | 11.71 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 1940s | 18.12 tonnes per person | 14.51 tonnes per person | 20.89 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 1950s | 16.24 tonnes per person | 13.98 tonnes per person | 20.22 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 1960s | 5.46 tonnes per person | 3.23 tonnes per person | 11.28 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 1970s | 4.42 tonnes per person | 3.29 tonnes per person | 5.49 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 6.35 tonnes per person | 3.4 tonnes per person | 14.57 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 5.22 tonnes per person | 3.51 tonnes per person | 7.15 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 3.39 tonnes per person | 1.86 tonnes per person | 5.69 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.86 tonnes per person | 1.14 tonnes per person | 2.92 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.62 tonnes per person | 1.55 tonnes per person | 1.67 tonnes per person | 5 |
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- 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)
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- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 1,566 kt (2050)
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Frequently asked questions
- What is annual co₂ emissions from land-use change per capita in Guatemala?
- Annual co₂ emissions from land-use change per capita in Guatemala was 1.61 tonnes per person in 2024, according to Global Carbon Budget (2025); Population based on various sources (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest annual co₂ emissions from land-use change per capita recorded in Guatemala?
- The highest recorded value was 20.89 tonnes per person in 1949.
- What is the lowest annual co₂ emissions from land-use change per capita recorded in Guatemala?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.14 tonnes per person in 2012.
- How does Guatemala rank for annual co₂ emissions from land-use change per capita?
- Guatemala ranks 33rd out of 194 countries with data for 2024.
- Is annual co₂ emissions from land-use change per capita rising or falling in Guatemala?
- Over the last ten years it is down 44.9%. 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); Population based on various sources (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Annual CO₂ emissions from land-use change per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Annual emissions of carbon dioxide (CO₂) from land-use change, measured in tonnes per person.