How does Guatemala rank for cumulative co₂ emissions including land-use change, per unit of gdp?

Guatemala ranks 75th out of 191 countries with data for 2024.

Is cumulative co₂ emissions including land-use change, per unit of gdp rising or falling in Guatemala?

Over the last ten years it is down 42.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.

Cumulative CO₂ emissions including land-use change, per unit of GDP in Guatemala

Name: Cumulative CO₂ emissions including land-use change, per unit of GDP in Guatemala
Creator: Statizoid (derived)
License: Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page

Guatemala: Cumulative CO₂ emissions including land-use change, per unit of GDP was 0.0399 tonnes per US$ of GDP in 2024. ◆ Volatile

Latest (2024)

0.0399 tonnes per US$ of GDP

Change on year

down 6.9%

World rank

75th

of 191 countries

All-time high

1.57 tonnes per US$ of GDP

in 1960

All-time low

0.0399 tonnes per US$ of GDP

in 2024

Years of data

1960–2024

Cumulative CO₂ emissions including land-use change, per unit of GDP in Guatemala, 1960–2024

Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in tonnes per US$ of GDP.

Analysis

The most recent figure for cumulative co₂ emissions including land-use change, per unit of gdp in Guatemala is 0.0399 tonnes per US$ of GDP, measured in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 65 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is down 6.9% on the previous year and down 42.7% over ten years.

Over the whole period, cumulative co₂ emissions including land-use change, per unit of gdp in Guatemala peaked at 1.57 tonnes per US$ of GDP in 1960 and was at its lowest, 0.0399 tonnes per US$ of GDP, in 2024.

Guatemala ranks 75th of 191 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.

Cumulative CO₂ emissions including land-use change, per unit of GDP in Guatemala, year by year

Annual values for Cumulative CO₂ emissions including land-use change, per unit of GDP in Guatemala, 1960 to 2024.
Year	tonnes per US$ of GDP	Change
1960	1.57 tonnes per US$ of GDP	—
1961	1.55 tonnes per US$ of GDP	-1.1%
1962	1.48 tonnes per US$ of GDP	-4.2%
1963	1.36 tonnes per US$ of GDP	-8.1%
1964	1.34 tonnes per US$ of GDP	-1.5%
1965	1.33 tonnes per US$ of GDP	-1.2%
1966	1.29 tonnes per US$ of GDP	-3.0%
1967	1.25 tonnes per US$ of GDP	-3.1%
1968	1.14 tonnes per US$ of GDP	-8.8%
1969	1.08 tonnes per US$ of GDP	-5.1%
1970	0.9832 tonnes per US$ of GDP	-8.9%
1971	0.9546 tonnes per US$ of GDP	-2.9%
1972	0.9148 tonnes per US$ of GDP	-4.2%
1973	0.7608 tonnes per US$ of GDP	-16.8%
1974	0.6271 tonnes per US$ of GDP	-17.6%
1975	0.5524 tonnes per US$ of GDP	-11.9%
1976	0.47 tonnes per US$ of GDP	-14.9%
1977	0.3814 tonnes per US$ of GDP	-18.9%
1978	0.3495 tonnes per US$ of GDP	-8.3%
1979	0.312 tonnes per US$ of GDP	-10.7%
1980	0.2769 tonnes per US$ of GDP	-11.3%
1981	0.2568 tonnes per US$ of GDP	-7.2%
1982	0.2571 tonnes per US$ of GDP	+0.1%
1983	0.26 tonnes per US$ of GDP	+1.1%
1984	0.2543 tonnes per US$ of GDP	-2.2%
1985	0.2522 tonnes per US$ of GDP	-0.8%
1986	0.3439 tonnes per US$ of GDP	+36.4%
1987	0.3653 tonnes per US$ of GDP	+6.2%
1988	0.3372 tonnes per US$ of GDP	-7.7%
1989	0.3197 tonnes per US$ of GDP	-5.2%
1990	0.3565 tonnes per US$ of GDP	+11.5%
1991	0.2939 tonnes per US$ of GDP	-17.6%
1992	0.2713 tonnes per US$ of GDP	-7.7%
1993	0.2534 tonnes per US$ of GDP	-6.6%
1994	0.2272 tonnes per US$ of GDP	-10.4%
1995	0.2044 tonnes per US$ of GDP	-10.0%
1996	0.195 tonnes per US$ of GDP	-4.6%
1997	0.1766 tonnes per US$ of GDP	-9.4%
1998	0.1658 tonnes per US$ of GDP	-6.1%
1999	0.1797 tonnes per US$ of GDP	+8.4%
2000	0.1746 tonnes per US$ of GDP	-2.8%
2001	0.1868 tonnes per US$ of GDP	+7.0%
2002	0.1721 tonnes per US$ of GDP	-7.9%
2003	0.1654 tonnes per US$ of GDP	-3.8%
2004	0.153 tonnes per US$ of GDP	-7.5%
2005	0.1362 tonnes per US$ of GDP	-11.0%
2006	0.1246 tonnes per US$ of GDP	-8.5%
2007	0.1118 tonnes per US$ of GDP	-10.2%
2008	0.0985 tonnes per US$ of GDP	-11.9%
2009	0.1032 tonnes per US$ of GDP	+4.8%
2010	0.095 tonnes per US$ of GDP	-7.9%
2011	0.0831 tonnes per US$ of GDP	-12.5%
2012	0.0791 tonnes per US$ of GDP	-4.8%
2013	0.0748 tonnes per US$ of GDP	-5.5%
2014	0.0695 tonnes per US$ of GDP	-7.0%
2015	0.0655 tonnes per US$ of GDP	-5.8%
2016	0.0624 tonnes per US$ of GDP	-4.7%
2017	0.0582 tonnes per US$ of GDP	-6.7%
2018	0.0576 tonnes per US$ of GDP	-1.1%
2019	0.0554 tonnes per US$ of GDP	-3.8%
2020	0.0556 tonnes per US$ of GDP	+0.4%
2021	0.0505 tonnes per US$ of GDP	-9.1%
2022	0.0462 tonnes per US$ of GDP	-8.6%
2023	0.0428 tonnes per US$ of GDP	-7.3%
2024	0.0399 tonnes per US$ of GDP	-6.9%

Guatemala compared with similar countries

Guatemala's 0.0399 tonnes per US$ of GDP is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.0287 tonnes per US$ of GDP, 1.4× the median. (58 countries reporting)
Guatemala's 0.0399 tonnes per US$ of GDP is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 0.0286 tonnes per US$ of GDP, 1.4× the median. (33 countries reporting)

Biggest year-on-year movements

Years where Cumulative CO₂ emissions including land-use change, per unit of GDP 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
1986	+36.4%	0.2522 tonnes per US$ of GDP	0.3439 tonnes per US$ of GDP

Averages by decade

Decade	Average	Lowest	Highest	Years
1960s	1.34 tonnes per US$ of GDP	1.08 tonnes per US$ of GDP	1.57 tonnes per US$ of GDP	10
1970s	0.6306 tonnes per US$ of GDP	0.312 tonnes per US$ of GDP	0.9832 tonnes per US$ of GDP	10
1980s	0.2923 tonnes per US$ of GDP	0.2522 tonnes per US$ of GDP	0.3653 tonnes per US$ of GDP	10
1990s	0.2324 tonnes per US$ of GDP	0.1658 tonnes per US$ of GDP	0.3565 tonnes per US$ of GDP	10
2000s	0.1426 tonnes per US$ of GDP	0.0985 tonnes per US$ of GDP	0.1868 tonnes per US$ of GDP	10
2010s	0.0701 tonnes per US$ of GDP	0.0554 tonnes per US$ of GDP	0.095 tonnes per US$ of GDP	10
2020s	0.047 tonnes per US$ of GDP	0.0399 tonnes per US$ of GDP	0.0556 tonnes per US$ of GDP	5

Countries ranked near Guatemala

72 Latvia 0.0418 tonnes per US$ of GDP compare
73 Estonia 0.0417 tonnes per US$ of GDP compare
74 Chad 0.0404 tonnes per US$ of GDP compare
76 Eswatini 0.0391 tonnes per US$ of GDP compare
77 Nepal 0.0375 tonnes per US$ of GDP compare
78 Serbia 0.0375 tonnes per US$ of GDP compare

See the full ranking of 191 places →

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)

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Frequently asked questions

What is cumulative co₂ emissions including land-use change, per unit of gdp in Guatemala?: Cumulative co₂ emissions including land-use change, per unit of gdp in Guatemala was 0.0399 tonnes per US$ of GDP in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
What is the highest cumulative co₂ emissions including land-use change, per unit of gdp recorded in Guatemala?: The highest recorded value was 1.57 tonnes per US$ of GDP in 1960.
What is the lowest cumulative co₂ emissions including land-use change, per unit of gdp recorded in Guatemala?: The lowest recorded value was 0.0399 tonnes per US$ of GDP in 2024.
How does Guatemala rank for cumulative co₂ emissions including land-use change, per unit of gdp?: Guatemala ranks 75th out of 191 countries with data for 2024.
Is cumulative co₂ emissions including land-use change, per unit of gdp rising or falling in Guatemala?: Over the last ten years it is down 42.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
Where does this Guatemala data come from?: The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Cumulative CO₂ emissions including land-use change, per unit of GDP. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Cumulative CO₂ emissions including land-use change divided by GDP (current US$), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.

Cumulative CO₂ emissions including land-use change ÷ GDP (current US$)

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Cumulative CO₂ emissions including land-use change Global Carbon Budget (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data
GDP Country official statistics, National Statistical Organizations and/or Central Banks

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Indicator: Cumulative CO₂ emissions including land-use change, per unit of GDP
Unit: tonnes per US$ of GDP
Source: Statizoid (derived)
Licence: Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage: 191 places, 10,578 data points, 1960–2024
Last refreshed: 16 September 2026

Cumulative CO₂ emissions including land-use change divided by GDP (current US$), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.