Per capita consumption-based CO₂ emissions in Guatemala
Guatemala: Per capita consumption-based CO₂ emissions was 1.4 tonnes per person in 2023. ▲ Rising
Per capita consumption-based CO₂ emissions 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
In 2023, per capita consumption-based co₂ emissions in Guatemala stood at 1.4 tonnes per person.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 1.0% on the previous year and up 107.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, per capita consumption-based co₂ emissions in Guatemala peaked at 2.11 tonnes per person in 2000 and was at its lowest, 0.4594 tonnes per person, in 1991.
Guatemala ranks 96th of 120 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 34 years of available data.
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 |
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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 per capita consumption-based co₂ emissions in Guatemala?
- Per capita consumption-based co₂ emissions 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 per capita consumption-based co₂ emissions recorded in Guatemala?
- The highest recorded value was 2.11 tonnes per person in 2000.
- What is the lowest per capita consumption-based co₂ emissions recorded in Guatemala?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.4594 tonnes per person in 1991.
- How does Guatemala rank for per capita consumption-based co₂ emissions?
- Guatemala ranks 96th out of 120 countries with data for 2023.
- Is per capita consumption-based co₂ emissions 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 Per capita consumption-based CO₂ emissions. 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.