Co2 land use per capita in Guatemala
Guatemala: Co2 land use per capita was 1.61 in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Latest (2024)
1.61
Change on year
down 2.0%
World rank
33rd
of 194 countries
All-time high
20.89
in 1949
All-time low
1.14
in 2012
Years of data
175
1850–2024
Co2 land use per capita in Guatemala, 1850–2024
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
In 2024, co2 land use per capita in Guatemala stood at 1.61.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 2.0% on the previous year and down 44.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, co2 land use per capita in Guatemala peaked at 20.89 in 1949 and was at its lowest, 1.14, 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.
Co2 land use per capita in Guatemala, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1850 | 10.72 | — |
| 1851 | 12.3 | +14.7% |
| 1852 | 9.51 | -22.7% |
| 1853 | 10.13 | +6.5% |
| 1854 | 9.25 | -8.7% |
| 1855 | 9.2 | -0.6% |
| 1856 | 9.4 | +2.1% |
| 1857 | 9.04 | -3.8% |
| 1858 | 9.69 | +7.2% |
| 1859 | 8.78 | -9.4% |
| 1860 | 8.03 | -8.5% |
| 1861 | 8.17 | +1.8% |
| 1862 | 6.97 | -14.6% |
| 1863 | 7.22 | +3.5% |
| 1864 | 6.9 | -4.4% |
| 1865 | 5.69 | -17.6% |
| 1866 | 8.16 | +43.5% |
| 1867 | 9.03 | +10.6% |
| 1868 | 6.31 | -30.1% |
| 1869 | 7.44 | +17.9% |
| 1870 | 5.62 | -24.4% |
| 1871 | 4.76 | -15.3% |
| 1872 | 3.84 | -19.4% |
| 1873 | 4.65 | +21.0% |
| 1874 | 5.38 | +15.9% |
| 1875 | 4.02 | -25.4% |
| 1876 | 3.59 | -10.7% |
| 1877 | 3.22 | -10.2% |
| 1878 | 4.05 | +25.9% |
| 1879 | 3.8 | -6.2% |
| 1880 | 4.12 | +8.2% |
| 1881 | 2.9 | -29.6% |
| 1882 | 2.64 | -8.8% |
| 1883 | 2.91 | +10.1% |
| 1884 | 2.05 | -29.4% |
| 1885 | 1.78 | -13.5% |
| 1886 | 1.86 | +4.9% |
| 1887 | 2.09 | +12.0% |
| 1888 | 1.7 | -18.8% |
| 1889 | 1.78 | +5.2% |
| 1890 | 1.65 | -7.5% |
| 1891 | 1.82 | +10.1% |
| 1892 | 1.62 | -10.8% |
| 1893 | 1.81 | +11.8% |
| 1894 | 1.82 | +0.6% |
| 1895 | 1.73 | -5.2% |
| 1896 | 1.76 | +2.0% |
| 1897 | 1.68 | -4.9% |
| 1898 | 2.16 | +28.7% |
| 1899 | 1.88 | -12.9% |
| 1900 | 2.3 | +22.3% |
| 1901 | 2.69 | +17.0% |
| 1902 | 3.63 | +34.8% |
| 1903 | 3.9 | +7.4% |
| 1904 | 3.21 | -17.5% |
| 1905 | 4.21 | +30.8% |
| 1906 | 3.87 | -8.0% |
| 1907 | 3.28 | -15.4% |
| 1908 | 3.87 | +18.3% |
| 1909 | 4.91 | +26.7% |
| 1910 | 5.32 | +8.4% |
| 1911 | 4.73 | -11.1% |
| 1912 | 4.75 | +0.3% |
| 1913 | 4.78 | +0.6% |
| 1914 | 5.04 | +5.4% |
| 1915 | 3.94 | -21.8% |
| 1916 | 4.16 | +5.6% |
| 1917 | 3.72 | -10.6% |
| 1918 | 3.7 | -0.5% |
| 1919 | 4.95 | +34.0% |
| 1920 | 5.59 | +12.8% |
| 1921 | 5.23 | -6.4% |
| 1922 | 4.73 | -9.6% |
| 1923 | 5.12 | +8.4% |
| 1924 | 4.88 | -4.7% |
| 1925 | 6.83 | +39.9% |
| 1926 | 5.76 | -15.7% |
| 1927 | 5.52 | -4.2% |
| 1928 | 5.01 | -9.3% |
| 1929 | 4.82 | -3.8% |
| 1930 | 7.26 | +50.6% |
| 1931 | 10.36 | +42.8% |
| 1932 | 9.7 | -6.4% |
| 1933 | 10.07 | +3.8% |
| 1934 | 11.37 | +12.9% |
| 1935 | 10.93 | -3.8% |
| 1936 | 11.62 | +6.3% |
| 1937 | 11.71 | +0.7% |
| 1938 | 10.76 | -8.1% |
| 1939 | 11.54 | +7.3% |
| 1940 | 14.51 | +25.8% |
| 1941 | 17.36 | +19.6% |
| 1942 | 18.08 | +4.1% |
| 1943 | 19.48 | +7.7% |
| 1944 | 18.96 | -2.6% |
| 1945 | 17.85 | -5.9% |
| 1946 | 18.81 | +5.4% |
| 1947 | 18.13 | -3.7% |
| 1948 | 17.14 | -5.5% |
| 1949 | 20.89 | +21.9% |
| 1950 | 20.22 | -3.2% |
| 1951 | 19.32 | -4.4% |
| 1952 | 17.9 | -7.4% |
| 1953 | 16.9 | -5.6% |
| 1954 | 15.4 | -8.9% |
| 1955 | 14.4 | -6.5% |
| 1956 | 15.49 | +7.6% |
| 1957 | 14.28 | -7.9% |
| 1958 | 13.98 | -2.1% |
| 1959 | 14.55 | +4.1% |
| 1960 | 11.28 | -22.4% |
| 1961 | 7.77 | -31.2% |
| 1962 | 6.26 | -19.3% |
| 1963 | 5.32 | -15.1% |
| 1964 | 4.61 | -13.3% |
| 1965 | 4.4 | -4.7% |
| 1966 | 4.31 | -2.0% |
| 1967 | 4.08 | -5.2% |
| 1968 | 3.32 | -18.6% |
| 1969 | 3.23 | -2.9% |
| 1970 | 3.29 | +2.0% |
| 1971 | 3.64 | +10.4% |
| 1972 | 4.4 | +21.1% |
| 1973 | 5.05 | +14.6% |
| 1974 | 4.13 | -18.1% |
| 1975 | 4.58 | +10.7% |
| 1976 | 5.49 | +20.0% |
| 1977 | 5.39 | -1.9% |
| 1978 | 4.22 | -21.6% |
| 1979 | 3.99 | -5.5% |
| 1980 | 3.4 | -14.9% |
| 1981 | 3.61 | +6.3% |
| 1982 | 3.73 | +3.3% |
| 1983 | 14.57 | +290.5% |
| 1984 | 6.89 | -52.7% |
| 1985 | 5.04 | -26.8% |
| 1986 | 3.93 | -22.0% |
| 1987 | 11.72 | +198.1% |
| 1988 | 6.12 | -47.8% |
| 1989 | 4.54 | -25.8% |
| 1990 | 3.77 | -17.0% |
| 1991 | 3.51 | -6.9% |
| 1992 | 6.54 | +86.4% |
| 1993 | 5.2 | -20.5% |
| 1994 | 5.34 | +2.7% |
| 1995 | 3.87 | -27.5% |
| 1996 | 5.01 | +29.5% |
| 1997 | 7.15 | +42.6% |
| 1998 | 5.89 | -17.7% |
| 1999 | 5.9 | +0.3% |
| 2000 | 5.69 | -3.5% |
| 2001 | 5.1 | -10.4% |
| 2002 | 5.55 | +8.7% |
| 2003 | 3.33 | -40.0% |
| 2004 | 2.06 | -38.2% |
| 2005 | 2.18 | +6.0% |
| 2006 | 3.45 | +57.9% |
| 2007 | 2.66 | -22.9% |
| 2008 | 2.07 | -22.2% |
| 2009 | 1.86 | -10.0% |
| 2010 | 1.54 | -17.4% |
| 2011 | 1.35 | -12.0% |
| 2012 | 1.14 | -15.5% |
| 2013 | 1.73 | +51.5% |
| 2014 | 2.92 | +68.4% |
| 2015 | 2.26 | -22.5% |
| 2016 | 1.98 | -12.1% |
| 2017 | 1.91 | -4.0% |
| 2018 | 1.89 | -0.7% |
| 2019 | 1.92 | +1.5% |
| 2020 | 1.67 | -12.8% |
| 2021 | 1.55 | -7.5% |
| 2022 | 1.61 | +4.0% |
| 2023 | 1.64 | +1.8% |
| 2024 | 1.61 | -2.0% |
Guatemala compared with similar countries
- Guatemala's 1.61 is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.0027, 590.3× the median. (58 countries reporting)
- Guatemala's 1.61 is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 0.0312, 51.5× the median. (33 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Co2 land use 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 | 14.57 |
| 1987 | +198.1% | 3.93 | 11.72 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1850s | 9.8 | 8.78 | 12.3 | 10 |
| 1860s | 7.39 | 5.69 | 9.03 | 10 |
| 1870s | 4.29 | 3.22 | 5.62 | 10 |
| 1880s | 2.38 | 1.7 | 4.12 | 10 |
| 1890s | 1.79 | 1.62 | 2.16 | 10 |
| 1900s | 3.59 | 2.3 | 4.91 | 10 |
| 1910s | 4.51 | 3.7 | 5.32 | 10 |
| 1920s | 5.35 | 4.73 | 6.83 | 10 |
| 1930s | 10.53 | 7.26 | 11.71 | 10 |
| 1940s | 18.12 | 14.51 | 20.89 | 10 |
| 1950s | 16.24 | 13.98 | 20.22 | 10 |
| 1960s | 5.46 | 3.23 | 11.28 | 10 |
| 1970s | 4.42 | 3.29 | 5.49 | 10 |
| 1980s | 6.35 | 3.4 | 14.57 | 10 |
| 1990s | 5.22 | 3.51 | 7.15 | 10 |
| 2000s | 3.39 | 1.86 | 5.69 | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.86 | 1.14 | 2.92 | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.62 | 1.55 | 1.67 | 5 |
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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 co2 land use per capita in Guatemala?
- Co2 land use per capita in Guatemala was 1.61 in 2024, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest co2 land use per capita recorded in Guatemala?
- The highest recorded value was 20.89 in 1949.
- What is the lowest co2 land use per capita recorded in Guatemala?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.14 in 2012.
- How does Guatemala rank for co2 land use per capita?
- Guatemala ranks 33rd out of 194 countries with data for 2024.
- Is co2 land use 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 Our World in Data, published as part of Co2 land use per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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