Are consumption-based CO₂ per capita emissions above or below the global average? in Guatemala
Guatemala: Are consumption-based CO₂ per capita emissions above or below the global average? was 1.4 tonnes per person in 2023. ▲ Rising
Are consumption-based CO₂ per capita emissions above or below the global average? in Guatemala, 1990–2023
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
Guatemala recorded 1.4 tonnes per person for are consumption-based co₂ per capita emissions above or below the global average? in 2023.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 1.0% on the previous year and up 107.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, are consumption-based co₂ per capita emissions above or below the global average? in Guatemala peaked at 2.11 tonnes per person in 2000 and was at its lowest, 0.4594 tonnes per person, in 1991.
That places Guatemala 96th out of 120 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 34 years of available data.
Are consumption-based CO₂ per capita emissions above or below the global average? in Guatemala, year by year
| Year | tonnes per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 0.4628 tonnes per person | — |
| 1991 | 0.4594 tonnes per person | -0.7% |
| 1992 | 0.5979 tonnes per person | +30.1% |
| 1993 | 0.531 tonnes per person | -11.2% |
| 1994 | 0.5877 tonnes per person | +10.7% |
| 1995 | 0.5963 tonnes per person | +1.5% |
| 1996 | 0.5232 tonnes per person | -12.3% |
| 1997 | 0.5776 tonnes per person | +10.4% |
| 1998 | 0.6494 tonnes per person | +12.4% |
| 1999 | 0.665 tonnes per person | +2.4% |
| 2000 | 2.11 tonnes per person | +216.5% |
| 2001 | 0.7242 tonnes per person | -65.6% |
| 2002 | 0.7558 tonnes per person | +4.4% |
| 2003 | 0.7208 tonnes per person | -4.6% |
| 2004 | 0.7488 tonnes per person | +3.9% |
| 2005 | 0.7814 tonnes per person | +4.4% |
| 2006 | 0.8507 tonnes per person | +8.9% |
| 2007 | 0.8086 tonnes per person | -4.9% |
| 2008 | 0.7156 tonnes per person | -11.5% |
| 2009 | 0.7232 tonnes per person | +1.1% |
| 2010 | 0.722 tonnes per person | -0.2% |
| 2011 | 0.6368 tonnes per person | -11.8% |
| 2012 | 0.6578 tonnes per person | +3.3% |
| 2013 | 0.6756 tonnes per person | +2.7% |
| 2014 | 0.7011 tonnes per person | +3.8% |
| 2015 | 0.8122 tonnes per person | +15.9% |
| 2016 | 0.8313 tonnes per person | +2.4% |
| 2017 | 0.9126 tonnes per person | +9.8% |
| 2018 | 1.43 tonnes per person | +56.2% |
| 2019 | 1.44 tonnes per person | +0.9% |
| 2020 | 1.26 tonnes per person | -12.1% |
| 2021 | 1.43 tonnes per person | +13.2% |
| 2022 | 1.39 tonnes per person | -2.8% |
| 2023 | 1.4 tonnes per person | +1.0% |
Guatemala compared with similar countries
- Guatemala's 1.4 tonnes per person is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 3.76 tonnes per person, 37% of the median. (32 countries reporting)
- Guatemala's 1.4 tonnes per person is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 2.8 tonnes per person, 50% of the median. (20 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Are consumption-based CO₂ per capita emissions above or below the global average? 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2000 | +216.5% | 0.665 tonnes per person | 2.11 tonnes per person |
| 2001 | -65.6% | 2.11 tonnes per person | 0.7242 tonnes per person |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.565 tonnes per person | 0.4594 tonnes per person | 0.665 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.8934 tonnes per person | 0.7156 tonnes per person | 2.11 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.8814 tonnes per person | 0.6368 tonnes per person | 1.44 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.37 tonnes per person | 1.26 tonnes per person | 1.43 tonnes per person | 4 |
Countries ranked near Guatemala
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 are consumption-based co₂ per capita emissions above or below the global average? in Guatemala?
- Are consumption-based co₂ per capita emissions above or below the global average? in Guatemala was 1.4 tonnes per person in 2023, according to Global Carbon Budget (2025); Population based on various sources (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest are consumption-based co₂ per capita emissions above or below the global average? recorded in Guatemala?
- The highest recorded value was 2.11 tonnes per person in 2000.
- What is the lowest are consumption-based co₂ per capita emissions above or below the global average? recorded in Guatemala?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.4594 tonnes per person in 1991.
- How does Guatemala rank for are consumption-based co₂ per capita emissions above or below the global average??
- Guatemala ranks 96th out of 120 countries with data for 2023.
- Is are consumption-based co₂ per capita emissions above or below the global average? rising or falling in Guatemala?
- Over the last ten years it is up 107.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- 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 Are consumption-based CO₂ per capita emissions above or below the global average?. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Annual consumption-based emissions of carbon dioxide (CO₂), measured in tonnes per person.