Net Forest conversion — Net emissions/removals (CO2) in Guatemala
Guatemala: Net Forest conversion — Net emissions/removals (CO2) was 15,875 kt in 2025. ▼ Falling
Net Forest conversion — Net emissions/removals (CO2) in Guatemala, 1990–2025
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in kt.
Analysis
Guatemala recorded 15,875 kt for net forest conversion — net emissions/removals (co2) in 2025.
That represents a change of up 85.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, net forest conversion — net emissions/removals (co2) in Guatemala peaked at 26,121 kt in 1990 and was at its lowest, 8,567 kt, in 2011.
That places Guatemala 25th out of 223 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 36 years of available data.
Net Forest conversion — Net emissions/removals (CO2) in Guatemala, year by year
| Year | kt | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 26,121 kt | — |
| 1991 | 26,121 kt | +0.0% |
| 1992 | 26,121 kt | +0.0% |
| 1993 | 26,121 kt | +0.0% |
| 1994 | 26,121 kt | +0.0% |
| 1995 | 26,121 kt | +0.0% |
| 1996 | 26,121 kt | +0.0% |
| 1997 | 26,121 kt | +0.0% |
| 1998 | 26,121 kt | +0.0% |
| 1999 | 26,121 kt | +0.0% |
| 2000 | 26,121 kt | +0.0% |
| 2001 | 22,308 kt | -14.6% |
| 2002 | 22,308 kt | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 22,308 kt | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 22,308 kt | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 22,308 kt | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 22,308 kt | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 22,308 kt | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 22,308 kt | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 22,308 kt | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 22,308 kt | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 8,567 kt | -61.6% |
| 2012 | 8,567 kt | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 8,567 kt | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 8,567 kt | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 8,567 kt | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 9,644 kt | +12.6% |
| 2017 | 9,644 kt | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 9,644 kt | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 9,644 kt | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 9,644 kt | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 15,875 kt | +64.6% |
| 2022 | 15,875 kt | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 15,875 kt | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 15,875 kt | +0.0% |
| 2025 | 15,875 kt | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 26,121 kt | 26,121 kt | 26,121 kt | 10 |
| 2000s | 22,689 kt | 22,308 kt | 26,121 kt | 10 |
| 2010s | 10,372 kt | 8,567 kt | 22,308 kt | 10 |
| 2020s | 14,837 kt | 9,644 kt | 15,875 kt | 6 |
Countries ranked near Guatemala
More climate change data for Guatemala
- 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)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions 2.49 kt (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is net forest conversion — net emissions/removals (co2) in Guatemala?
- Net forest conversion — net emissions/removals (co2) in Guatemala was 15,875 kt in 2025, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest net forest conversion — net emissions/removals (co2) recorded in Guatemala?
- The highest recorded value was 26,121 kt in 1990.
- What is the lowest net forest conversion — net emissions/removals (co2) recorded in Guatemala?
- The lowest recorded value was 8,567 kt in 2011.
- How does Guatemala rank for net forest conversion — net emissions/removals (co2)?
- Guatemala ranks 25th out of 223 countries with data for 2025.
- Is net forest conversion — net emissions/removals (co2) rising or falling in Guatemala?
- Over the last ten years it is up 85.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Guatemala data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Net Forest conversion — Net emissions/removals (CO2) (Forest land). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The FAOSTAT domain on Emissions from Forests consists of CO2 emissions and removals corresponding to forest carbon stock changes (aboveground and belowground living biomass). Estimates are computed following the 2006 IPCC Guidelines for National Greenhouse Gas Inventories (IPCC, 2006).