Per capita CO₂ emissions by fuel type in Guatemala
Guatemala: Per capita CO₂ emissions by fuel type was 0.9431 tonnes per person in 2024. ▲ Rising
Per capita CO₂ emissions by fuel type in Guatemala, 1950–2024
Source: Global Carbon Budget (2025); Population based on various sources (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in tonnes per person.
Analysis
The most recent figure for per capita co₂ emissions by fuel type in Guatemala is 0.9431 tonnes per person, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 75 years on record.
The figure is up 2.3% on the previous year and up 53.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, per capita co₂ emissions by fuel type in Guatemala peaked at 0.9431 tonnes per person in 2024 and was at its lowest, 0.1887 tonnes per person, in 1952.
Guatemala ranks 141st of 213 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 75 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 0.2311 tonnes per person | 0.1887 tonnes per person | 0.299 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 1960s | 0.3561 tonnes per person | 0.3067 tonnes per person | 0.4126 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 1970s | 0.5079 tonnes per person | 0.4053 tonnes per person | 0.6546 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.4488 tonnes per person | 0.3897 tonnes per person | 0.6122 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.5904 tonnes per person | 0.4654 tonnes per person | 0.7181 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.7086 tonnes per person | 0.6256 tonnes per person | 0.7399 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.657 tonnes per person | 0.587 tonnes per person | 0.7928 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.8649 tonnes per person | 0.7424 tonnes per person | 0.9431 tonnes per person | 5 |
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More climate change data for Guatemala
- Share of global CO₂ emissions and population 0.3% (2100)
- Population growth 1.5% (2025)
- Population, total 18.69 million (2025)
- Urban population growth 2.1% (2025)
- Urban population 10.52 million (2025)
- Urban population 56.3% (2025)
- CO₂ emissions per capita vs. GDP per capita 1.08 tonnes per person (2024)
- Cumulative CO₂ emissions 515.77 million tonnes (2024)
- CO₂ emissions per capita 1.08 tonnes per person (2024)
- CO₂ emissions per capita vs. share of electricity generation from renewables 1.08 tonnes per person (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is per capita co₂ emissions by fuel type in Guatemala?
- Per capita co₂ emissions by fuel type in Guatemala was 0.9431 tonnes per person in 2024, according to Global Carbon Budget (2025); Population based on various sources (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest per capita co₂ emissions by fuel type recorded in Guatemala?
- The highest recorded value was 0.9431 tonnes per person in 2024.
- What is the lowest per capita co₂ emissions by fuel type recorded in Guatemala?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.1887 tonnes per person in 1952.
- How does Guatemala rank for per capita co₂ emissions by fuel type?
- Guatemala ranks 141st out of 213 countries with data for 2024.
- Is per capita co₂ emissions by fuel type rising or falling in Guatemala?
- Over the last ten years it is up 53.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Guatemala data come from?
- The figures come from Global Carbon Budget (2025); Population based on various sources (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Per capita CO₂ emissions by fuel type. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Annual emissions of carbon dioxide (CO₂) from oil, measured in tonnes per person.