Grassland — Emissions (CH4) in Guatemala
Guatemala: Grassland — Emissions (CH4) was 0.3549 kt in 2024. ▲ Rising
Grassland — Emissions in Guatemala, 1990–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in kt.
Analysis
In 2024, grassland — emissions in Guatemala stood at 0.3549 kt.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 13.6% on the previous year and up 34.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, grassland — emissions in Guatemala peaked at 0.4001 kt in 2016 and was at its lowest, 0.0056 kt, in 1996.
Guatemala ranks 61st of 220 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 35 years of available data.
Grassland — Emissions (CH4) in Guatemala, year by year
| Year | kt | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 0.2081 kt | — |
| 1991 | 0.2081 kt | +0.0% |
| 1992 | 0.2081 kt | +0.0% |
| 1993 | 0.2081 kt | +0.0% |
| 1994 | 0.2081 kt | +0.0% |
| 1995 | 0.2081 kt | +0.0% |
| 1996 | 0.0056 kt | -97.3% |
| 1997 | 0.0101 kt | +80.4% |
| 1998 | 0.1759 kt | +1641.6% |
| 1999 | 0.0405 kt | -77.0% |
| 2000 | 0.0883 kt | +118.0% |
| 2001 | 0.0476 kt | -46.1% |
| 2002 | 0.1325 kt | +178.4% |
| 2003 | 0.2712 kt | +104.7% |
| 2004 | 0.0744 kt | -72.6% |
| 2005 | 0.1804 kt | +142.5% |
| 2006 | 0.1406 kt | -22.1% |
| 2007 | 0.2992 kt | +112.8% |
| 2008 | 0.1558 kt | -47.9% |
| 2009 | 0.2223 kt | +42.7% |
| 2010 | 0.1883 kt | -15.3% |
| 2011 | 0.2056 kt | +9.2% |
| 2012 | 0.2405 kt | +17.0% |
| 2013 | 0.2904 kt | +20.7% |
| 2014 | 0.2645 kt | -8.9% |
| 2015 | 0.3413 kt | +29.0% |
| 2016 | 0.4001 kt | +17.2% |
| 2017 | 0.269 kt | -32.8% |
| 2018 | 0.2199 kt | -18.3% |
| 2019 | 0.2732 kt | +24.2% |
| 2020 | 0.2866 kt | +4.9% |
| 2021 | 0.2507 kt | -12.5% |
| 2022 | 0.2922 kt | +16.6% |
| 2023 | 0.3124 kt | +6.9% |
| 2024 | 0.3549 kt | +13.6% |
Guatemala compared with similar countries
- Guatemala's 0.3549 kt is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.0489 kt, 7.3× the median. (52 countries reporting)
- Guatemala's 0.3549 kt is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 0.0203 kt, 17.5× the median. (37 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Grassland — Emissions (CH4) 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1998 | +1641.6% | 0.0101 kt | 0.1759 kt |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.1481 kt | 0.0056 kt | 0.2081 kt | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.1612 kt | 0.0476 kt | 0.2992 kt | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.2693 kt | 0.1883 kt | 0.4001 kt | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.2994 kt | 0.2507 kt | 0.3549 kt | 5 |
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 grassland — emissions in Guatemala?
- Grassland — emissions in Guatemala was 0.3549 kt in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest grassland — emissions recorded in Guatemala?
- The highest recorded value was 0.4001 kt in 2016.
- What is the lowest grassland — emissions recorded in Guatemala?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0056 kt in 1996.
- How does Guatemala rank for grassland — emissions?
- Guatemala ranks 61st out of 220 countries with data for 2024.
- Is grassland — emissions rising or falling in Guatemala?
- Over the last ten years it is up 34.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Guatemala data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Grassland — Emissions (CH4). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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The FAOSTAT domain on Emissions from Fires consists of estimates of methane (CH4), nitrous oxide (N2O) and carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions generated from biomass burning in a range of vegetation types and from fires in organic soils.