Share of global cumulative CO₂ emissions from burning gas in Guatemala
Guatemala: Share of global cumulative CO₂ emissions from burning gas was 0.0% in 1997. ▲ Rising
Share of global cumulative CO₂ emissions from burning gas in Guatemala, 1981–1997
Source: Global Carbon Budget (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 1997, share of global cumulative co₂ emissions from burning gas in Guatemala stood at 0.0%. That is the highest value across all 16 years on record.
That represents a change of up 1.0% on the previous year and up 14.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of global cumulative co₂ emissions from burning gas in Guatemala peaked at 0.0% in 1997 and was at its lowest, 0.0%, in 1981.
Guatemala ranks 117th of 146 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 16 years of available data.
Share of global cumulative CO₂ emissions from burning gas in Guatemala, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1981 | 0.0% | — |
| 1982 | 0.0% | +184.8% |
| 1983 | 0.0% | +62.3% |
| 1984 | 0.0% | +15.8% |
| 1986 | 0.0% | +1.4% |
| 1987 | 0.0% | +12.2% |
| 1988 | 0.0% | +5.3% |
| 1989 | 0.0% | +1.7% |
| 1990 | 0.0% | +1.3% |
| 1991 | 0.0% | -0.1% |
| 1992 | 0.0% | +1.0% |
| 1993 | 0.0% | +0.8% |
| 1994 | 0.0% | +0.7% |
| 1995 | 0.0% | +1.4% |
| 1996 | 0.0% | +1.1% |
| 1997 | 0.0% | +1.0% |
Guatemala compared with similar countries
- Guatemala's 0.0% is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.1%, 0% of the median. (40 countries reporting)
- Guatemala's 0.0% is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 0.0%, 15% of the median. (25 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Share of global cumulative CO₂ emissions from burning gas 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1982 | +184.8% | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| 1983 | +62.3% | 0.0% | 0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 8 |
| 1990s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 8 |
Countries ranked near Guatemala
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 share of global cumulative co₂ emissions from burning gas in Guatemala?
- Share of global cumulative co₂ emissions from burning gas in Guatemala was 0.0% in 1997, according to Global Carbon Budget (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share of global cumulative co₂ emissions from burning gas recorded in Guatemala?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0% in 1997.
- What is the lowest share of global cumulative co₂ emissions from burning gas recorded in Guatemala?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0% in 1981.
- How does Guatemala rank for share of global cumulative co₂ emissions from burning gas?
- Guatemala ranks 117th out of 146 countries with data for 1997.
- Is share of global cumulative co₂ emissions from burning gas rising or falling in Guatemala?
- Over the last ten years it is up 14.8%. 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) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Share of global cumulative CO₂ emissions from burning gas. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Cumulative emissions of carbon dioxide (CO₂) from gas since the first year of available data, measured as a percentage of global cumulative emissions of CO₂ from gas.