Waste — Emissions Share in Guatemala
Guatemala: Waste — Emissions Share was 39.94 % in 2023. ▲ Rising
Waste — Emissions Share in Guatemala, 1990–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for waste — emissions share in Guatemala is 39.94 %, measured in 2023. That is the highest value across all 34 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.7% on the previous year and up 5.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, waste — emissions share in Guatemala peaked at 39.94 % in 2023 and was at its lowest, 30.18 %, in 1998.
That places Guatemala 55th out of 222 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 34 years of available data.
Waste — Emissions Share in Guatemala, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 33.48 % | — |
| 1991 | 33.75 % | +0.8% |
| 1992 | 33.25 % | -1.5% |
| 1993 | 32.99 % | -0.8% |
| 1994 | 34.23 % | +3.8% |
| 1995 | 34.67 % | +1.3% |
| 1996 | 33.54 % | -3.3% |
| 1997 | 34.79 % | +3.7% |
| 1998 | 30.18 % | -13.3% |
| 1999 | 34.17 % | +13.2% |
| 2000 | 32.18 % | -5.8% |
| 2001 | 36.88 % | +14.6% |
| 2002 | 35.75 % | -3.1% |
| 2003 | 33.56 % | -6.1% |
| 2004 | 37.6 % | +12.0% |
| 2005 | 34.95 % | -7.0% |
| 2006 | 37.91 % | +8.5% |
| 2007 | 36.35 % | -4.1% |
| 2008 | 36.72 % | +1.0% |
| 2009 | 35.69 % | -2.8% |
| 2010 | 36.48 % | +2.2% |
| 2011 | 37.06 % | +1.6% |
| 2012 | 37.6 % | +1.5% |
| 2013 | 37.81 % | +0.6% |
| 2014 | 38.27 % | +1.2% |
| 2015 | 38.34 % | +0.2% |
| 2016 | 38.14 % | -0.5% |
| 2017 | 38.25 % | +0.3% |
| 2018 | 38.77 % | +1.4% |
| 2019 | 38.91 % | +0.4% |
| 2020 | 38.9 % | -0.0% |
| 2021 | 39.47 % | +1.5% |
| 2022 | 39.67 % | +0.5% |
| 2023 | 39.94 % | +0.7% |
Guatemala compared with similar countries
- Guatemala's 39.94 % is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 25.91 %, 1.5× the median. (55 countries reporting)
- Guatemala's 39.94 % is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 38.48 %, 1.0× the median. (34 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 33.51 % | 30.18 % | 34.79 % | 10 |
| 2000s | 35.76 % | 32.18 % | 37.91 % | 10 |
| 2010s | 37.96 % | 36.48 % | 38.91 % | 10 |
| 2020s | 39.49 % | 38.9 % | 39.94 % | 4 |
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 waste — emissions share in Guatemala?
- Waste — emissions share in Guatemala was 39.94 % in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest waste — emissions share recorded in Guatemala?
- The highest recorded value was 39.94 % in 2023.
- What is the lowest waste — emissions share recorded in Guatemala?
- The lowest recorded value was 30.18 % in 1998.
- How does Guatemala rank for waste — emissions share?
- Guatemala ranks 55th out of 222 countries with data for 2023.
- Is waste — emissions share rising or falling in Guatemala?
- Over the last ten years it is up 5.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Guatemala data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Waste — Emissions Share (CH4). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The FAOSTAT domain on Emissions indicators disseminates indicators on sectoral shares of total national greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions as well as three indicators of emissions intensity: per capita emissions; emissions per value of agricultural production; and emissions per area of agricultural land.