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.
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
- 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 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.