Forest fires — Emissions (CO2eq) in Guatemala

Guatemala: Forest fires — Emissions (CO2eq) was 103.47 kt in 2023. ◆ Volatile

Latest (2023)
103.47 kt
Change on year
up 59.7%
World rank
40th
of 214 countries
All-time high
2,724 kt
in 1998
All-time low
20.02 kt
in 2014
Years of data
34
1990–2023

Forest fires — Emissions (CO2eq) in Guatemala, 1990–2023

01.0k2.0k3.0k1990200620231990: 513 kt1991: 513 kt1992: 513 kt1993: 513 kt1994: 513 kt1995: 513 kt1996: 975.3 kt1997: 680.3 kt1998: 2.7k kt1999: 751.5 kt2000: 1.8k kt2001: 29.5 kt2002: 162.4 kt2003: 2.1k kt2004: 46.9 kt2005: 1.3k kt2006: 159.4 kt2007: 508.7 kt2008: 196.1 kt2009: 607.8 kt2010: 169.7 kt2011: 127.4 kt2012: 83.3 kt2013: 271 kt2014: 20 kt2015: 168.5 kt2016: 244 kt2017: 209.8 kt2018: 27.5 kt2019: 156.2 kt2020: 357 kt2021: 38.7 kt2022: 64.8 kt2023: 103.5 kt

Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in kt.

Analysis

Guatemala recorded 103.47 kt for forest fires — emissions (co2eq) in 2023.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 59.7% on the previous year and down 61.8% over ten years.

Over the whole period, forest fires — emissions (co2eq) in Guatemala peaked at 2,724 kt in 1998 and was at its lowest, 20.02 kt, in 2014.

Guatemala ranks 40th of 214 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.

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

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 820.9 kt 512.99 kt 2,724 kt 10
2000s 695.73 kt 29.51 kt 2,147 kt 10
2010s 147.75 kt 20.02 kt 270.98 kt 10
2020s 140.98 kt 38.65 kt 357 kt 4

Countries ranked near Guatemala

  1. 37 Cook Islands 0 kt compare
  2. 37 Montserrat 0 kt compare
  3. 37 Niue 0 kt compare
  4. 37 Spain 138.44 kt compare
  5. 37 Tokelau 0 kt compare
  6. 38 Peru 132.07 kt compare
  7. 39 Belize 113.38 kt compare
  8. 41 South Africa 97.82 kt compare
  9. 42 Papua New Guinea 96.83 kt compare
  10. 43 Algeria 77.17 kt compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is forest fires — emissions (co2eq) in Guatemala?
Forest fires — emissions (co2eq) in Guatemala was 103.47 kt in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
What is the highest forest fires — emissions (co2eq) recorded in Guatemala?
The highest recorded value was 2,724 kt in 1998.
What is the lowest forest fires — emissions (co2eq) recorded in Guatemala?
The lowest recorded value was 20.02 kt in 2014.
How does Guatemala rank for forest fires — emissions (co2eq)?
Guatemala ranks 40th out of 214 countries with data for 2023.
Is forest fires — emissions (co2eq) rising or falling in Guatemala?
Over the last ten years it is down 61.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
Where does this Guatemala data come from?
The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Forest fires — Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Forest fires — Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5)
Unit
kt
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage
273 places, 9,061 data points, 1990–2023
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The FAOSTAT domain on Emissions Totals summarizes the greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions disseminated in the FAOSTAT Climate Change domains of emissions from agrifood systems. Data are computed following the Tier 1 methods of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) Guidelines for National greenhouse gas (GHG) Inventories (IPCC, 1996; 1997; 2000; 2002; 2006; 2014). Emissions from other economic sectors as defined by the IPCC are also disseminated in the domain for completeness. Methodological details can be found at: https://files-faostat.fao.org/production/GT/GT_en.pdf