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Share global methane emissions in Guatemala

Guatemala: Share global methane emissions was 0.1933 in 2024. ▲ Rising

Latest (2024)
0.1933
Change on year
up 1.3%
World rank
81st
of 201 countries
All-time high
0.1933
in 2024
All-time low
0.0518
in 1913
Years of data
175
1850–2024

Share global methane emissions in Guatemala, 1850–2024

0.050.10.150.2185019372024

Source: Our World in Data.

Analysis

In 2024, share global methane emissions in Guatemala stood at 0.1933. That is the highest value across all 175 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 1.3% on the previous year and up 12.9% over ten years.

Over the whole period, share global methane emissions in Guatemala peaked at 0.1933 in 2024 and was at its lowest, 0.0518, in 1913.

That places Guatemala 81st out of 201 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.

Share global methane emissions in Guatemala, year by year

Year Value Change
1850 0.0532 —
1851 0.0537 +0.9%
1852 0.0541 +0.8%
1853 0.0545 +0.7%
1854 0.0546 +0.3%
1855 0.055 +0.8%
1856 0.0554 +0.6%
1857 0.0558 +0.8%
1858 0.0562 +0.8%
1859 0.0565 +0.5%
1860 0.0567 +0.4%
1861 0.0571 +0.6%
1862 0.0575 +0.7%
1863 0.0577 +0.3%
1864 0.0579 +0.4%
1865 0.0581 +0.4%
1866 0.0583 +0.4%
1867 0.0587 +0.5%
1868 0.059 +0.6%
1869 0.0593 +0.4%
1870 0.0596 +0.6%
1871 0.0595 -0.1%
1872 0.0592 -0.5%
1873 0.0591 -0.2%
1874 0.0594 +0.4%
1875 0.0592 -0.3%
1876 0.0592 +0.1%
1877 0.0592 +0.0%
1878 0.0593 +0.1%
1879 0.0591 -0.2%
1880 0.0588 -0.6%
1881 0.0584 -0.6%
1882 0.0581 -0.6%
1883 0.0577 -0.7%
1884 0.0575 -0.2%
1885 0.0574 -0.2%
1886 0.0572 -0.3%
1887 0.0569 -0.6%
1888 0.0564 -1.0%
1889 0.0562 -0.2%
1890 0.0557 -1.0%
1891 0.0554 -0.6%
1892 0.0553 -0.2%
1893 0.0553 +0.1%
1894 0.055 -0.6%
1895 0.0546 -0.7%
1896 0.0544 -0.4%
1897 0.054 -0.6%
1898 0.0537 -0.7%
1899 0.0531 -1.1%
1900 0.0526 -0.8%
1901 0.0527 +0.1%
1902 0.0528 +0.3%
1903 0.0525 -0.6%
1904 0.0527 +0.4%
1905 0.0527 -0.1%
1906 0.0524 -0.4%
1907 0.0518 -1.2%
1908 0.0523 +1.1%
1909 0.0522 -0.3%
1910 0.0521 -0.2%
1911 0.0521 +0.1%
1912 0.0521 -0.0%
1913 0.0518 -0.7%
1914 0.0529 +2.1%
1915 0.0532 +0.6%
1916 0.0528 -0.7%
1917 0.0527 -0.3%
1918 0.0534 +1.4%
1919 0.0546 +2.3%
1920 0.0537 -1.6%
1921 0.0553 +2.8%
1922 0.0547 -1.0%
1923 0.0536 -2.1%
1924 0.0535 -0.1%
1925 0.0536 +0.1%
1926 0.0539 +0.7%
1927 0.053 -1.7%
1928 0.0532 +0.4%
1929 0.0526 -1.1%
1930 0.0531 +0.9%
1931 0.0546 +2.8%
1932 0.0559 +2.5%
1933 0.0563 +0.7%
1934 0.0561 -0.3%
1935 0.0563 +0.4%
1936 0.0561 -0.4%
1937 0.0563 +0.2%
1938 0.0573 +1.9%
1939 0.0575 +0.3%
1940 0.0575 +0.1%
1941 0.0588 +2.3%
1942 0.0604 +2.7%
1943 0.0614 +1.6%
1944 0.0629 +2.5%
1945 0.0664 +5.5%
1946 0.0674 +1.5%
1947 0.0681 +1.0%
1948 0.0699 +2.7%
1949 0.0719 +2.8%
1950 0.0731 +1.7%
1951 0.0735 +0.5%
1952 0.0745 +1.5%
1953 0.0754 +1.2%
1954 0.0761 +0.9%
1955 0.0752 -1.1%
1956 0.0755 +0.4%
1957 0.076 +0.5%
1958 0.077 +1.4%
1959 0.0764 -0.8%
1960 0.0769 +0.6%
1961 0.0784 +2.0%
1962 0.08 +2.0%
1963 0.081 +1.2%
1964 0.0819 +1.2%
1965 0.0822 +0.3%
1966 0.0796 -3.1%
1967 0.0782 -1.7%
1968 0.082 +4.8%
1969 0.0818 -0.2%
1970 0.081 -0.9%
1971 0.0873 +7.7%
1972 0.0907 +3.9%
1973 0.0883 -2.7%
1974 0.0856 -3.0%
1975 0.0859 +0.3%
1976 0.0798 -7.1%
1977 0.0842 +5.6%
1978 0.0869 +3.2%
1979 0.0879 +1.1%
1980 0.0955 +8.7%
1981 0.1015 +6.3%
1982 0.099 -2.5%
1983 0.1056 +6.6%
1984 0.1028 -2.6%
1985 0.1027 -0.1%
1986 0.1017 -1.0%
1987 0.1019 +0.2%
1988 0.103 +1.1%
1989 0.1016 -1.4%
1990 0.1032 +1.6%
1991 0.1065 +3.2%
1992 0.1119 +5.1%
1993 0.1166 +4.2%
1994 0.1145 -1.8%
1995 0.1152 +0.6%
1996 0.1154 +0.2%
1997 0.1187 +2.9%
1998 0.1223 +3.0%
1999 0.1278 +4.6%
2000 0.1272 -0.5%
2001 0.1315 +3.4%
2002 0.1408 +7.1%
2003 0.1368 -2.9%
2004 0.1378 +0.8%
2005 0.1415 +2.6%
2006 0.142 +0.3%
2007 0.148 +4.2%
2008 0.152 +2.7%
2009 0.1594 +4.9%
2010 0.1623 +1.8%
2011 0.1591 -1.9%
2012 0.1621 +1.9%
2013 0.167 +3.0%
2014 0.1712 +2.5%
2015 0.1757 +2.6%
2016 0.1804 +2.7%
2017 0.1823 +1.1%
2018 0.1833 +0.5%
2019 0.1857 +1.3%
2020 0.1919 +3.3%
2021 0.1921 +0.1%
2022 0.1917 -0.2%
2023 0.1909 -0.4%
2024 0.1933 +1.3%

Guatemala compared with similar countries

  • Guatemala's 0.1933 is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.1213, 1.6× the median. (58 countries reporting)
  • Guatemala's 0.1933 is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 0.0558, 3.5× the median. (36 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1850s 0.0549 0.0532 0.0565 10
1860s 0.058 0.0567 0.0593 10
1870s 0.0593 0.0591 0.0596 10
1880s 0.0575 0.0562 0.0588 10
1890s 0.0546 0.0531 0.0557 10
1900s 0.0525 0.0518 0.0528 10
1910s 0.0528 0.0518 0.0546 10
1920s 0.0537 0.0526 0.0553 10
1930s 0.056 0.0531 0.0575 10
1940s 0.0645 0.0575 0.0719 10
1950s 0.0753 0.0731 0.077 10
1960s 0.0802 0.0769 0.0822 10
1970s 0.0858 0.0798 0.0907 10
1980s 0.1015 0.0955 0.1056 10
1990s 0.1152 0.1032 0.1278 10
2000s 0.1417 0.1272 0.1594 10
2010s 0.1729 0.1591 0.1857 10
2020s 0.192 0.1909 0.1933 5

Countries ranked near Guatemala

  1. 78 North Korea 0.196 compare
  2. 79 Chile 0.1941 compare
  3. 80 Ireland 0.1937 compare
  4. 82 Afghanistan 0.18 compare
  5. 83 Taiwan 0.1588 compare
  6. 84 Congo 0.1547 compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is share global methane emissions in Guatemala?
Share global methane emissions in Guatemala was 0.1933 in 2024, according to Our World in Data.
What is the highest share global methane emissions recorded in Guatemala?
The highest recorded value was 0.1933 in 2024.
What is the lowest share global methane emissions recorded in Guatemala?
The lowest recorded value was 0.0518 in 1913.
How does Guatemala rank for share global methane emissions?
Guatemala ranks 81st out of 201 countries with data for 2024.
Is share global methane emissions rising or falling in Guatemala?
Over the last ten years it is up 12.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Guatemala data come from?
The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Share global methane emissions. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Share global methane emissions
Source
Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
201 places, 35,175 data points, 1850–2024
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