Land-use change — Emissions Share (N2O) in Guatemala
Guatemala: Land-use change — Emissions Share (N2O) was 0.89 % in 2023. ◆ Volatile
Land-use change — Emissions Share in Guatemala, 1990–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2023, land-use change — emissions share in Guatemala stood at 0.89 %.
The figure is up 53.4% on the previous year and down 68.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, land-use change — emissions share in Guatemala peaked at 22.81 % in 2003 and was at its lowest, 0.21 %, in 2014.
Guatemala ranks 38th of 223 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Land-use change — Emissions Share (N2O) in Guatemala, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 7.58 % | — |
| 1991 | 7.02 % | -7.4% |
| 1992 | 6.78 % | -3.4% |
| 1993 | 6.46 % | -4.7% |
| 1994 | 6.48 % | +0.3% |
| 1995 | 6.31 % | -2.6% |
| 1996 | 7.68 % | +21.7% |
| 1997 | 5.3 % | -31.0% |
| 1998 | 17.64 % | +232.8% |
| 1999 | 5.32 % | -69.8% |
| 2000 | 11.91 % | +123.9% |
| 2001 | 0.43 % | -96.4% |
| 2002 | 2.41 % | +460.5% |
| 2003 | 22.81 % | +846.5% |
| 2004 | 0.62 % | -97.3% |
| 2005 | 14.88 % | +2300.0% |
| 2006 | 2.04 % | -86.3% |
| 2007 | 6.13 % | +200.5% |
| 2008 | 2.63 % | -57.1% |
| 2009 | 7.01 % | +166.5% |
| 2010 | 1.99 % | -71.6% |
| 2011 | 1.4 % | -29.6% |
| 2012 | 0.89 % | -36.4% |
| 2013 | 2.8 % | +214.6% |
| 2014 | 0.21 % | -92.5% |
| 2015 | 1.5 % | +614.3% |
| 2016 | 2.24 % | +49.3% |
| 2017 | 1.73 % | -22.8% |
| 2018 | 0.23 % | -86.7% |
| 2019 | 1.35 % | +487.0% |
| 2020 | 2.99 % | +121.5% |
| 2021 | 0.29 % | -90.3% |
| 2022 | 0.58 % | +100.0% |
| 2023 | 0.89 % | +53.4% |
Guatemala compared with similar countries
- Guatemala's 0.89 % is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 0.015 %, 59.3× the median. (34 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Land-use change — Emissions Share (N2O) 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2005 | +2300.0% | 0.62 % | 14.88 % |
| 2003 | +846.5% | 2.41 % | 22.81 % |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 7.66 % | 5.3 % | 17.64 % | 10 |
| 2000s | 7.09 % | 0.43 % | 22.81 % | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.43 % | 0.21 % | 2.8 % | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.19 % | 0.29 % | 2.99 % | 4 |
Countries ranked near Guatemala
- 36 Chad 0.95 % compare
- 37 Sierra Leone 0.9 % compare
- 38 Fiji 0.89 % compare
- 40 Indonesia 0.78 % compare
- 41 Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of) 0.68 % compare
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 land-use change — emissions share in Guatemala?
- Land-use change — emissions share in Guatemala was 0.89 % in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest land-use change — emissions share recorded in Guatemala?
- The highest recorded value was 22.81 % in 2003.
- What is the lowest land-use change — emissions share recorded in Guatemala?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.21 % in 2014.
- How does Guatemala rank for land-use change — emissions share?
- Guatemala ranks 38th out of 223 countries with data for 2023.
- Is land-use change — emissions share rising or falling in Guatemala?
- Over the last ten years it is down 68.2%. 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 Land-use change — Emissions Share (N2O). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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The FAOSTAT domain on Emissions indicators disseminates indicators on sectoral shares of total national greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions as well as three indicators of emissions intensity: per capita emissions; emissions per value of agricultural production; and emissions per area of agricultural land.