Per capita CO₂ emissions relative to the global average in Guatemala
Guatemala: Per capita CO₂ emissions relative to the global average was 1.08 tonnes per person in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Latest (2024)
1.08 tonnes per person
Change on year
down 0.8%
World rank
158th
of 213 countries
All-time high
1.14 tonnes per person
in 2021
All-time low
0 tonnes per person
in 1870
Years of data
155
1870–2024
Per capita CO₂ emissions relative to the global average in Guatemala, 1870–2024
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
In 2024, per capita co₂ emissions relative to the global average in Guatemala stood at 1.08 tonnes per person.
That represents a change of down 0.8% on the previous year and up 26.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, per capita co₂ emissions relative to the global average in Guatemala peaked at 1.14 tonnes per person in 2021 and was at its lowest, 0 tonnes per person, in 1870.
Guatemala ranks 158th of 213 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Per capita CO₂ emissions relative to the global average in Guatemala, year by year
| Year | tonnes per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1870 | 0 tonnes per person | — |
| 1871 | 0 tonnes per person | — |
| 1872 | 0 tonnes per person | — |
| 1873 | 0 tonnes per person | — |
| 1874 | 0 tonnes per person | — |
| 1875 | 0 tonnes per person | -100.0% |
| 1876 | 0 tonnes per person | — |
| 1877 | 0 tonnes per person | — |
| 1878 | 0 tonnes per person | +354.0% |
| 1879 | 0 tonnes per person | +63.1% |
| 1880 | 0 tonnes per person | -40.2% |
| 1881 | 0 tonnes per person | -78.5% |
| 1882 | 0 tonnes per person | -40.7% |
| 1883 | 0 tonnes per person | +822.8% |
| 1884 | 0.0001 tonnes per person | +161.3% |
| 1885 | 0 tonnes per person | -34.5% |
| 1886 | 0.0001 tonnes per person | +107.8% |
| 1887 | 0.0001 tonnes per person | -6.9% |
| 1888 | 0.0001 tonnes per person | +28.4% |
| 1889 | 0.0001 tonnes per person | +59.8% |
| 1890 | 0.0003 tonnes per person | +77.4% |
| 1891 | 0.0002 tonnes per person | -11.5% |
| 1892 | 0.0004 tonnes per person | +83.1% |
| 1893 | 0.0008 tonnes per person | +93.5% |
| 1894 | 0.0014 tonnes per person | +64.9% |
| 1895 | 0.0089 tonnes per person | +560.2% |
| 1896 | 0.0074 tonnes per person | -17.6% |
| 1897 | 0.0101 tonnes per person | +37.6% |
| 1898 | 0.0024 tonnes per person | -76.2% |
| 1899 | 0.0021 tonnes per person | -13.0% |
| 1900 | 0.0035 tonnes per person | +66.7% |
| 1901 | 0.0055 tonnes per person | +56.0% |
| 1902 | 0.0096 tonnes per person | +75.1% |
| 1903 | 0.0125 tonnes per person | +31.2% |
| 1904 | 0.0175 tonnes per person | +39.9% |
| 1905 | 0.0243 tonnes per person | +38.5% |
| 1906 | 0.0273 tonnes per person | +12.6% |
| 1907 | 0.0245 tonnes per person | -10.3% |
| 1908 | 0.0193 tonnes per person | -21.2% |
| 1909 | 0.02 tonnes per person | +3.4% |
| 1910 | 0.0238 tonnes per person | +19.2% |
| 1911 | 0.027 tonnes per person | +13.5% |
| 1912 | 0.0293 tonnes per person | +8.3% |
| 1913 | 0.0285 tonnes per person | -2.7% |
| 1914 | 0.0263 tonnes per person | -7.8% |
| 1915 | 0.0298 tonnes per person | +13.4% |
| 1916 | 0.018 tonnes per person | -39.6% |
| 1917 | 0.0016 tonnes per person | -91.3% |
| 1918 | 0.0004 tonnes per person | -72.3% |
| 1919 | 0.0063 tonnes per person | +1356.4% |
| 1920 | 0.0031 tonnes per person | -50.6% |
| 1921 | 0.0043 tonnes per person | +38.9% |
| 1922 | 0.0012 tonnes per person | -71.8% |
| 1923 | 0.0005 tonnes per person | -59.2% |
| 1924 | 0.001 tonnes per person | +103.5% |
| 1925 | 0 tonnes per person | -100.0% |
| 1926 | 0 tonnes per person | — |
| 1927 | 0.0002 tonnes per person | — |
| 1928 | 0.0006 tonnes per person | +197.7% |
| 1929 | 0.0013 tonnes per person | +97.5% |
| 1930 | 0.0006 tonnes per person | -50.7% |
| 1931 | 0.0006 tonnes per person | -1.7% |
| 1932 | 0.0006 tonnes per person | -1.9% |
| 1933 | 0.0008 tonnes per person | +30.4% |
| 1934 | 0.001 tonnes per person | +22.3% |
| 1935 | 0.0002 tonnes per person | -80.5% |
| 1936 | 0.0007 tonnes per person | +292.2% |
| 1937 | 0.0009 tonnes per person | +22.3% |
| 1938 | 0.0003 tonnes per person | -60.8% |
| 1939 | 0.0007 tonnes per person | +95.0% |
| 1940 | 0.0003 tonnes per person | -51.1% |
| 1941 | 0.0051 tonnes per person | +1429.8% |
| 1942 | 0.0046 tonnes per person | -9.0% |
| 1943 | 0.0047 tonnes per person | +0.4% |
| 1944 | 0.0045 tonnes per person | -3.0% |
| 1945 | 0.0057 tonnes per person | +27.3% |
| 1946 | 0.0056 tonnes per person | -3.0% |
| 1947 | 0.0054 tonnes per person | -3.0% |
| 1948 | 0.0054 tonnes per person | -0.5% |
| 1949 | 0.0067 tonnes per person | +24.2% |
| 1950 | 0.2009 tonnes per person | +2905.6% |
| 1951 | 0.2006 tonnes per person | -0.1% |
| 1952 | 0.1976 tonnes per person | -1.5% |
| 1953 | 0.2034 tonnes per person | +2.9% |
| 1954 | 0.2162 tonnes per person | +6.3% |
| 1955 | 0.2592 tonnes per person | +19.9% |
| 1956 | 0.2693 tonnes per person | +3.9% |
| 1957 | 0.2639 tonnes per person | -2.0% |
| 1958 | 0.294 tonnes per person | +11.4% |
| 1959 | 0.3137 tonnes per person | +6.7% |
| 1960 | 0.3308 tonnes per person | +5.5% |
| 1961 | 0.336 tonnes per person | +1.6% |
| 1962 | 0.3202 tonnes per person | -4.7% |
| 1963 | 0.3423 tonnes per person | +6.9% |
| 1964 | 0.387 tonnes per person | +13.1% |
| 1965 | 0.4195 tonnes per person | +8.4% |
| 1966 | 0.3594 tonnes per person | -14.3% |
| 1967 | 0.3979 tonnes per person | +10.7% |
| 1968 | 0.4179 tonnes per person | +5.0% |
| 1969 | 0.4333 tonnes per person | +3.7% |
| 1970 | 0.4255 tonnes per person | -1.8% |
| 1971 | 0.4404 tonnes per person | +3.5% |
| 1972 | 0.4763 tonnes per person | +8.1% |
| 1973 | 0.5031 tonnes per person | +5.6% |
| 1974 | 0.5125 tonnes per person | +1.9% |
| 1975 | 0.5743 tonnes per person | +12.0% |
| 1976 | 0.5277 tonnes per person | -8.1% |
| 1977 | 0.5942 tonnes per person | +12.6% |
| 1978 | 0.6274 tonnes per person | +5.6% |
| 1979 | 0.6952 tonnes per person | +10.8% |
| 1980 | 0.6509 tonnes per person | -6.4% |
| 1981 | 0.558 tonnes per person | -14.3% |
| 1982 | 0.498 tonnes per person | -10.8% |
| 1983 | 0.4257 tonnes per person | -14.5% |
| 1984 | 0.4455 tonnes per person | +4.7% |
| 1985 | 0.4452 tonnes per person | -0.1% |
| 1986 | 0.4537 tonnes per person | +1.9% |
| 1987 | 0.4715 tonnes per person | +3.9% |
| 1988 | 0.4771 tonnes per person | +1.2% |
| 1989 | 0.4767 tonnes per person | -0.1% |
| 1990 | 0.5161 tonnes per person | +8.3% |
| 1991 | 0.513 tonnes per person | -0.6% |
| 1992 | 0.6082 tonnes per person | +18.6% |
| 1993 | 0.5697 tonnes per person | -6.3% |
| 1994 | 0.661 tonnes per person | +16.0% |
| 1995 | 0.687 tonnes per person | +3.9% |
| 1996 | 0.6179 tonnes per person | -10.1% |
| 1997 | 0.6871 tonnes per person | +11.2% |
| 1998 | 0.7739 tonnes per person | +12.6% |
| 1999 | 0.7768 tonnes per person | +0.4% |
| 2000 | 0.8328 tonnes per person | +7.2% |
| 2001 | 0.8478 tonnes per person | +1.8% |
| 2002 | 0.8732 tonnes per person | +3.0% |
| 2003 | 0.8312 tonnes per person | -4.8% |
| 2004 | 0.8632 tonnes per person | +3.9% |
| 2005 | 0.9198 tonnes per person | +6.6% |
| 2006 | 0.9109 tonnes per person | -1.0% |
| 2007 | 0.8876 tonnes per person | -2.6% |
| 2008 | 0.7703 tonnes per person | -13.2% |
| 2009 | 0.8248 tonnes per person | +7.1% |
| 2010 | 0.746 tonnes per person | -9.6% |
| 2011 | 0.7422 tonnes per person | -0.5% |
| 2012 | 0.752 tonnes per person | +1.3% |
| 2013 | 0.8119 tonnes per person | +8.0% |
| 2014 | 0.8561 tonnes per person | +5.4% |
| 2015 | 0.9673 tonnes per person | +13.0% |
| 2016 | 1.02 tonnes per person | +5.0% |
| 2017 | 1.03 tonnes per person | +1.0% |
| 2018 | 1.09 tonnes per person | +6.1% |
| 2019 | 1.13 tonnes per person | +3.4% |
| 2020 | 0.9885 tonnes per person | -12.2% |
| 2021 | 1.14 tonnes per person | +14.9% |
| 2022 | 1.06 tonnes per person | -6.7% |
| 2023 | 1.09 tonnes per person | +2.8% |
| 2024 | 1.08 tonnes per person | -0.8% |
Guatemala compared with similar countries
- Guatemala's 1.08 tonnes per person is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 3.04 tonnes per person, 36% of the median. (58 countries reporting)
- Guatemala's 1.08 tonnes per person is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 2.93 tonnes per person, 37% of the median. (38 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Per capita CO₂ emissions relative to the global average 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1950 | +2905.6% | 0.0067 tonnes per person | 0.2009 tonnes per person |
| 1941 | +1429.8% | 0.0003 tonnes per person | 0.0051 tonnes per person |
| 1919 | +1356.4% | 0.0004 tonnes per person | 0.0063 tonnes per person |
| 1883 | +822.8% | 0 tonnes per person | 0 tonnes per person |
| 1895 | +560.2% | 0.0014 tonnes per person | 0.0089 tonnes per person |
| 1878 | +354.0% | 0 tonnes per person | 0 tonnes per person |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1870s | 0 tonnes per person | 0 tonnes per person | 0 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 1880s | 0.0001 tonnes per person | 0 tonnes per person | 0.0001 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 1890s | 0.0034 tonnes per person | 0.0002 tonnes per person | 0.0101 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 1900s | 0.0164 tonnes per person | 0.0035 tonnes per person | 0.0273 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 1910s | 0.0191 tonnes per person | 0.0004 tonnes per person | 0.0298 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 1920s | 0.0012 tonnes per person | 0 tonnes per person | 0.0043 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 1930s | 0.0006 tonnes per person | 0.0002 tonnes per person | 0.001 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 1940s | 0.0048 tonnes per person | 0.0003 tonnes per person | 0.0067 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 1950s | 0.2419 tonnes per person | 0.1976 tonnes per person | 0.3137 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 1960s | 0.3744 tonnes per person | 0.3202 tonnes per person | 0.4333 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 1970s | 0.5377 tonnes per person | 0.4255 tonnes per person | 0.6952 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.4902 tonnes per person | 0.4257 tonnes per person | 0.6509 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.6411 tonnes per person | 0.513 tonnes per person | 0.7768 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.8562 tonnes per person | 0.7703 tonnes per person | 0.9198 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.9131 tonnes per person | 0.7422 tonnes per person | 1.13 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.07 tonnes per person | 0.9885 tonnes per person | 1.14 tonnes per person | 5 |
Countries ranked near Guatemala
- 155 Cape Verde 1.13 tonnes per person compare
- 156 Samoa 1.13 tonnes per person compare
- 157 Lesotho 1.1 tonnes per person compare
- 159 Tajikistan 1.01 tonnes per person compare
- 160 Mauritania 1.01 tonnes per person compare
- 161 Sri Lanka 0.9014 tonnes per person 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 per capita co₂ emissions relative to the global average in Guatemala?
- Per capita co₂ emissions relative to the global average in Guatemala was 1.08 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 relative to the global average recorded in Guatemala?
- The highest recorded value was 1.14 tonnes per person in 2021.
- What is the lowest per capita co₂ emissions relative to the global average recorded in Guatemala?
- The lowest recorded value was 0 tonnes per person in 1870.
- How does Guatemala rank for per capita co₂ emissions relative to the global average?
- Guatemala ranks 158th out of 213 countries with data for 2024.
- Is per capita co₂ emissions relative to the global average rising or falling in Guatemala?
- Over the last ten years it is up 26.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- 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 relative to the global average. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Carbon dioxide (CO₂) emissions from burning fossil fuels and industrial processes. This includes emissions from transport, electricity generation, and heating, but not land-use change.