Guatemala Greenhouse Gas Emissions
Total GHG Emissions (2024)
43.472.168
tons CO₂eq
Year-over-Year
+1,11%
increase
Global Share
0,08%
Per Capita
2,26
tons per person
Greenhouse Gas Emissions by Gas
Greenhouse Gas Emissions by Sector
- GHG emissions in Guatemala were 43.472.168 tons CO₂eq in 2024.
- Emissions increased by 1,11% over the previous year, representing an increase by 479.283 tons over 2023, when GHG emissions were 42.992.885 tons.
- Per capita: 2,26 tons CO₂eq (vs global avg 6,566.3 t).
- Guatemala accounts for 0,08% of global GHG emissions.
Greenhouse Gas Emissions by Year
| Year | GHG Total (tons) | CO₂ | CH₄ | N₂O | F-gases | Per Capita | Change | Global Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 43.472.168 | 20.369.356 | 18.192.262 | 4.546.014 | 364.536 | 2,26 | 1,11% | 0,082% |
| 2023 | 42.992.885 | 20.127.877 | 18.006.356 | 4.515.657 | 342.994 | 2,27 | 3,63% | 0,082% |
| 2022 | 41.487.333 | 18.951.792 | 17.759.896 | 4.454.276 | 321.369 | 2,23 | −2,42% | 0,080% |
| 2021 | 42.517.374 | 20.204.741 | 17.324.020 | 4.688.702 | 299.910 | 2,33 | 7,52% | 0,083% |
| 2020 | 39.544.939 | 17.618.716 | 16.917.140 | 4.731.208 | 277.875 | 2,21 | −3,49% | 0,081% |
| 2019 | 40.973.297 | 19.662.960 | 16.504.019 | 4.549.825 | 256.493 | 2,33 | 3,5% | 0,081% |
| 2018 | 39.586.915 | 18.739.740 | 16.021.240 | 4.590.399 | 235.535 | 2,3 | 6,1% | 0,078% |
| 2017 | 37.312.199 | 17.057.316 | 15.664.171 | 4.378.943 | 211.768 | 2,21 | −1,4% | 0,075% |
| 2016 | 37.841.405 | 18.023.765 | 15.279.193 | 4.346.098 | 192.349 | 2,28 | 4,44% | 0,078% |
| 2015 | 36.233.923 | 16.957.613 | 14.854.077 | 4.249.573 | 172.660 | 2,23 | 9,35% | 0,075% |
| 2014 | 33.137.074 | 14.535.669 | 14.443.654 | 3.998.377 | 159.373 | 2,08 | 5,37% | 0,068% |
| 2013 | 31.448.741 | 13.535.326 | 13.864.313 | 3.900.171 | 148.930 | 2,02 | 5,63% | 0,065% |
| 2012 | 29.771.354 | 12.579.246 | 13.544.964 | 3.501.350 | 145.793 | 1,95 | 3,38% | 0,063% |
| 2011 | 28.797.100 | 12.142.714 | 13.157.382 | 3.353.392 | 143.613 | 1,93 | 2,08% | 0,062% |
| 2010 | 28.210.770 | 11.779.085 | 13.039.243 | 3.249.588 | 142.854 | 1,93 | 0,36% | 0,062% |
| 2009 | 28.110.611 | 12.199.452 | 12.568.295 | 3.199.360 | 143.505 | 1,96 | 5% | 0,065% |
| 2008 | 26.772.525 | 11.561.337 | 12.069.523 | 3.000.433 | 141.232 | 1,91 | −2% | 0,061% |
| 2007 | 27.318.126 | 12.699.319 | 11.554.092 | 2.921.217 | 143.499 | 1,99 | 4,09% | 0,063% |
| 2006 | 26.244.293 | 11.928.227 | 11.086.602 | 3.054.817 | 174.648 | 1,96 | 2,4% | 0,062% |
| 2005 | 25.629.056 | 11.765.653 | 10.767.460 | 2.895.454 | 200.489 | 1,96 | 5,33% | 0,063% |
| 2004 | 24.331.719 | 10.835.665 | 10.457.165 | 2.863.170 | 175.720 | 1,9 | 3,52% | 0,061% |
| 2003 | 23.504.152 | 10.627.258 | 10.036.461 | 2.684.981 | 155.453 | 1,88 | −0,53% | 0,062% |
| 2002 | 23.630.296 | 10.638.336 | 10.176.337 | 2.675.170 | 140.453 | 1,94 | 4,91% | 0,065% |
| 2001 | 22.524.955 | 10.170.331 | 9.620.272 | 2.607.540 | 126.812 | 1,89 | 4,06% | 0,062% |
| 2000 | 21.645.232 | 9.679.101 | 9.313.819 | 2.546.276 | 106.036 | 1,86 | 5,21% | 0,060% |
| 1999 | 20.574.277 | 8.645.277 | 9.271.433 | 2.573.525 | 84.042 | 1,81 | 3,04% | 0,059% |
| 1998 | 19.967.903 | 8.702.041 | 8.818.455 | 2.374.865 | 72.542 | 1,79 | 10,6% | 0,058% |
| 1997 | 18.054.511 | 6.972.172 | 8.650.414 | 2.369.196 | 62.730 | 1,66 | 3,65% | 0,052% |
| 1996 | 17.417.930 | 6.669.175 | 8.427.736 | 2.264.356 | 56.663 | 1,64 | −0,07% | 0,051% |
| 1995 | 17.430.278 | 6.794.360 | 8.302.563 | 2.284.163 | 49.193 | 1,67 | 7,5% | 0,052% |
| 1994 | 16.213.633 | 5.823.294 | 8.137.392 | 2.214.945 | 38.002 | 1,59 | 2,44% | 0,050% |
| 1993 | 15.827.330 | 5.387.979 | 8.203.914 | 2.207.289 | 28.148 | 1,59 | 6,7% | 0,049% |
| 1992 | 14.833.647 | 4.858.320 | 7.874.744 | 2.079.443 | 21.139 | 1,53 | 8,49% | 0,046% |
| 1991 | 13.673.003 | 4.143.944 | 7.488.838 | 2.025.066 | 15.155 | 1,44 | 4,54% | 0,042% |
| 1990 | 13.079.715 | 3.919.328 | 7.296.650 | 1.853.407 | 10.329 | 1,41 | 2,96% | 0,041% |
| 1989 | 12.703.210 | 3.760.543 | 7.147.167 | 1.789.874 | 5.626 | 1,4 | 3,46% | 0,040% |
| 1988 | 12.278.512 | 3.528.198 | 7.059.894 | 1.686.132 | 4.288 | 1,39 | 1,36% | 0,039% |
| 1987 | 12.113.855 | 3.589.833 | 6.857.004 | 1.663.255 | 3.764 | 1,4 | 3,53% | 0,040% |
| 1986 | 11.700.539 | 3.210.592 | 6.764.881 | 1.721.173 | 3.894 | 1,39 | −2,71% | 0,039% |
| 1985 | 12.026.268 | 3.696.498 | 6.726.571 | 1.602.450 | 749 | 1,46 | 2,77% | 0,041% |
| 1984 | 11.702.360 | 3.517.586 | 6.628.537 | 1.554.950 | 1.286 | 1,45 | 2,63% | 0,041% |
| 1983 | 11.402.529 | 3.134.239 | 6.713.697 | 1.553.387 | 1.205 | 1,45 | −1,14% | 0,041% |
| 1982 | 11.533.621 | 3.689.789 | 6.271.175 | 1.571.619 | 1.038 | 1,51 | −2,76% | 0,042% |
| 1981 | 11.860.448 | 4.036.785 | 6.339.890 | 1.482.358 | 1.415 | 1,59 | −3,21% | 0,042% |
| 1980 | 12.253.763 | 4.670.333 | 6.102.518 | 1.480.774 | 138 | 1,68 | 4,1% | 0,043% |
| 1979 | 11.771.466 | 4.655.403 | 5.708.173 | 1.407.890 | 0 | 1,66 | 6,48% | 0,041% |
| 1978 | 11.054.653 | 4.176.055 | 5.524.132 | 1.354.466 | 0 | 1,59 | 5,78% | 0,039% |
| 1977 | 10.451.013 | 3.776.959 | 5.353.631 | 1.320.423 | 0 | 1,54 | 9,35% | 0,038% |
| 1976 | 9.557.222 | 3.294.957 | 5.047.011 | 1.215.253 | 0 | 1,45 | −3,5% | 0,036% |
| 1975 | 9.903.609 | 3.323.992 | 5.344.190 | 1.235.427 | 0 | 1,54 | 4,54% | 0,039% |
| 1974 | 9.473.536 | 3.022.885 | 5.235.581 | 1.215.069 | 0 | 1,51 | −0,88% | 0,037% |
| 1973 | 9.558.069 | 2.914.080 | 5.382.990 | 1.260.999 | 0 | 1,57 | 1,88% | 0,038% |
| 1972 | 9.381.901 | 2.744.434 | 5.374.437 | 1.263.030 | 0 | 1,58 | 6,85% | 0,039% |
| 1971 | 8.780.485 | 2.502.024 | 5.070.880 | 1.207.581 | 0 | 1,52 | 5,17% | 0,038% |
| 1970 | 8.348.795 | 2.503.079 | 4.691.474 | 1.154.242 | 0 | 1,49 | – | 0,036% |
See also
- Guatemala CO2 Emissions
- Global GHG Emissions - GHG Emissions by Year, by Country, by Sector
- Population of Guatemala
Sources
- Crippa M., Guizzardi D., Pagani F., Banja M., Muntean M., et al., GHG emissions of all world countries – JRC/IEA 2025 Report, European Commission, 2025. DOI. Data: EDGAR_2025_GHG.
- CO2 emissions from fuel combustion based on IEA (2024) Greenhouse Gas Emissions from Energy, as modified by the Joint Research Centre (IEA-EDGAR CO2, v4).