Per capita methane emissions in Guatemala
Guatemala: Per capita methane emissions was 0.999 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
0.999 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person
Change on year
up 0.6%
World rank
92nd
of 199 countries
All-time high
0.999 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person
in 2024
All-time low
0.6889 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person
in 1889
Years of data
175
1850–2024
Per capita methane emissions in Guatemala, 1850–2024
Source: Jones et al. (2025); Population based on various sources (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person.
Analysis
Guatemala recorded 0.999 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person for per capita methane emissions in 2024. That is the highest value across all 175 years on record.
That represents a change of up 0.6% on the previous year and up 6.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, per capita methane emissions in Guatemala peaked at 0.999 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person in 2024 and was at its lowest, 0.6889 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person, in 1889.
That places Guatemala 92nd out of 199 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 175 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1850s | 0.7758 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.7749 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.7776 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 1860s | 0.7708 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.7661 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.7744 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 1870s | 0.7472 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.7295 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.7647 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 1880s | 0.7062 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.6889 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.726 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 1890s | 0.7134 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.6889 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.7414 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 1900s | 0.7521 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.7439 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.7545 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 1910s | 0.7558 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.7546 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.7571 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 1920s | 0.7587 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.7574 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.7595 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 1930s | 0.7621 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.7541 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.7653 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 1940s | 0.7978 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.7614 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.8375 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 1950s | 0.8799 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.8467 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.9091 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 1960s | 0.9134 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.8786 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.9284 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 1970s | 0.9074 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.8362 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.9792 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.8966 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.8404 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.9467 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.8332 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.8147 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.8631 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.8591 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.8205 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.9113 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.9453 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.9143 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.9788 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.9938 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.9859 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.999 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 5 |
Countries ranked near Guatemala
- 89 Finland 1.01 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person compare
- 90 Vanuatu 1.01 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person compare
- 91 Tonga 1 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person compare
- 93 Singapore 0.9946 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person compare
- 94 Zambia 0.9919 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person compare
- 95 Greece 0.9865 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person compare
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 methane emissions in Guatemala?
- Per capita methane emissions in Guatemala was 0.999 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person in 2024, according to Jones et al. (2025); Population based on various sources (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest per capita methane emissions recorded in Guatemala?
- The highest recorded value was 0.999 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person in 2024.
- What is the lowest per capita methane emissions recorded in Guatemala?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.6889 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person in 1889.
- How does Guatemala rank for per capita methane emissions?
- Guatemala ranks 92nd out of 199 countries with data for 2024.
- Is per capita methane emissions rising or falling in Guatemala?
- Over the last ten years it is up 6.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Guatemala data come from?
- The figures come from Jones et al. (2025); Population based on various sources (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Per capita methane emissions. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Measured in tonnes per person of carbon dioxide-equivalents over a 100-year timescale.