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 1.1% 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 6.56 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% | 0.08% |
| 2023 | 42,992,885 | 20,127,877 | 18,006,356 | 4,515,657 | 342,994 | 2.27 | 3.63% | 0.08% |
| 2022 | 41,487,333 | 18,951,792 | 17,759,896 | 4,454,276 | 321,369 | 2.23 | −2.42% | 0.08% |
| 2021 | 42,517,374 | 20,204,741 | 17,324,020 | 4,688,702 | 299,910 | 2.33 | 7.52% | 0.08% |
| 2020 | 39,544,939 | 17,618,716 | 16,917,140 | 4,731,208 | 277,875 | 2.21 | −3.49% | 0.08% |
| 2019 | 40,973,297 | 19,662,960 | 16,504,019 | 4,549,825 | 256,493 | 2.33 | 3.5% | 0.08% |
| 2018 | 39,586,915 | 18,739,740 | 16,021,240 | 4,590,399 | 235,535 | 2.3 | 6.1% | 0.08% |
| 2017 | 37,312,199 | 17,057,316 | 15,664,171 | 4,378,943 | 211,768 | 2.21 | −1.4% | 0.08% |
| 2016 | 37,841,405 | 18,023,765 | 15,279,193 | 4,346,098 | 192,349 | 2.28 | 4.44% | 0.08% |
| 2015 | 36,233,923 | 16,957,613 | 14,854,077 | 4,249,573 | 172,660 | 2.23 | 9.35% | 0.07% |
| 2014 | 33,137,074 | 14,535,669 | 14,443,654 | 3,998,377 | 159,373 | 2.08 | 5.37% | 0.07% |
| 2013 | 31,448,741 | 13,535,326 | 13,864,313 | 3,900,171 | 148,930 | 2.02 | 5.63% | 0.07% |
| 2012 | 29,771,354 | 12,579,246 | 13,544,964 | 3,501,350 | 145,793 | 1.95 | 3.38% | 0.06% |
| 2011 | 28,797,100 | 12,142,714 | 13,157,382 | 3,353,392 | 143,613 | 1.93 | 2.08% | 0.06% |
| 2010 | 28,210,770 | 11,779,085 | 13,039,243 | 3,249,588 | 142,854 | 1.93 | 0.36% | 0.06% |
| 2009 | 28,110,611 | 12,199,452 | 12,568,295 | 3,199,360 | 143,505 | 1.96 | 5% | 0.07% |
| 2008 | 26,772,525 | 11,561,337 | 12,069,523 | 3,000,433 | 141,232 | 1.91 | −2% | 0.06% |
| 2007 | 27,318,126 | 12,699,319 | 11,554,092 | 2,921,217 | 143,499 | 1.99 | 4.09% | 0.06% |
| 2006 | 26,244,293 | 11,928,227 | 11,086,602 | 3,054,817 | 174,648 | 1.96 | 2.4% | 0.06% |
| 2005 | 25,629,056 | 11,765,653 | 10,767,460 | 2,895,454 | 200,489 | 1.96 | 5.33% | 0.06% |
| 2004 | 24,331,719 | 10,835,665 | 10,457,165 | 2,863,170 | 175,720 | 1.9 | 3.52% | 0.06% |
| 2003 | 23,504,152 | 10,627,258 | 10,036,461 | 2,684,981 | 155,453 | 1.88 | −0.53% | 0.06% |
| 2002 | 23,630,296 | 10,638,336 | 10,176,337 | 2,675,170 | 140,453 | 1.94 | 4.91% | 0.06% |
| 2001 | 22,524,955 | 10,170,331 | 9,620,272 | 2,607,540 | 126,812 | 1.89 | 4.06% | 0.06% |
| 2000 | 21,645,232 | 9,679,101 | 9,313,819 | 2,546,276 | 106,036 | 1.86 | 5.21% | 0.06% |
| 1999 | 20,574,277 | 8,645,277 | 9,271,433 | 2,573,525 | 84,042 | 1.81 | 3.04% | 0.06% |
| 1998 | 19,967,903 | 8,702,041 | 8,818,455 | 2,374,865 | 72,542 | 1.79 | 10.6% | 0.06% |
| 1997 | 18,054,511 | 6,972,172 | 8,650,414 | 2,369,196 | 62,730 | 1.66 | 3.65% | 0.05% |
| 1996 | 17,417,930 | 6,669,175 | 8,427,736 | 2,264,356 | 56,663 | 1.64 | −0.07% | 0.05% |
| 1995 | 17,430,278 | 6,794,360 | 8,302,563 | 2,284,163 | 49,193 | 1.67 | 7.5% | 0.05% |
| 1994 | 16,213,633 | 5,823,294 | 8,137,392 | 2,214,945 | 38,002 | 1.59 | 2.44% | 0.05% |
| 1993 | 15,827,330 | 5,387,979 | 8,203,914 | 2,207,289 | 28,148 | 1.59 | 6.7% | 0.05% |
| 1992 | 14,833,647 | 4,858,320 | 7,874,744 | 2,079,443 | 21,139 | 1.53 | 8.49% | 0.05% |
| 1991 | 13,673,003 | 4,143,944 | 7,488,838 | 2,025,066 | 15,155 | 1.44 | 4.54% | 0.04% |
| 1990 | 13,079,715 | 3,919,328 | 7,296,650 | 1,853,407 | 10,329 | 1.41 | 2.96% | 0.04% |
| 1989 | 12,703,210 | 3,760,543 | 7,147,167 | 1,789,874 | 5,626 | 1.4 | 3.46% | 0.04% |
| 1988 | 12,278,512 | 3,528,198 | 7,059,894 | 1,686,132 | 4,288 | 1.39 | 1.36% | 0.04% |
| 1987 | 12,113,855 | 3,589,833 | 6,857,004 | 1,663,255 | 3,764 | 1.4 | 3.53% | 0.04% |
| 1986 | 11,700,539 | 3,210,592 | 6,764,881 | 1,721,173 | 3,894 | 1.39 | −2.71% | 0.04% |
| 1985 | 12,026,268 | 3,696,498 | 6,726,571 | 1,602,450 | 749 | 1.46 | 2.77% | 0.04% |
| 1984 | 11,702,360 | 3,517,586 | 6,628,537 | 1,554,950 | 1,286 | 1.45 | 2.63% | 0.04% |
| 1983 | 11,402,529 | 3,134,239 | 6,713,697 | 1,553,387 | 1,205 | 1.45 | −1.14% | 0.04% |
| 1982 | 11,533,621 | 3,689,789 | 6,271,175 | 1,571,619 | 1,038 | 1.51 | −2.76% | 0.04% |
| 1981 | 11,860,448 | 4,036,785 | 6,339,890 | 1,482,358 | 1,415 | 1.59 | −3.21% | 0.04% |
| 1980 | 12,253,763 | 4,670,333 | 6,102,518 | 1,480,774 | 138 | 1.68 | 4.1% | 0.04% |
| 1979 | 11,771,466 | 4,655,403 | 5,708,173 | 1,407,890 | 0 | 1.66 | 6.48% | 0.04% |
| 1978 | 11,054,653 | 4,176,055 | 5,524,132 | 1,354,466 | 0 | 1.59 | 5.78% | 0.04% |
| 1977 | 10,451,013 | 3,776,959 | 5,353,631 | 1,320,423 | 0 | 1.54 | 9.35% | 0.04% |
| 1976 | 9,557,222 | 3,294,957 | 5,047,011 | 1,215,253 | 0 | 1.45 | −3.5% | 0.04% |
| 1975 | 9,903,609 | 3,323,992 | 5,344,190 | 1,235,427 | 0 | 1.54 | 4.54% | 0.04% |
| 1974 | 9,473,536 | 3,022,885 | 5,235,581 | 1,215,069 | 0 | 1.51 | −0.88% | 0.04% |
| 1973 | 9,558,069 | 2,914,080 | 5,382,990 | 1,260,999 | 0 | 1.57 | 1.88% | 0.04% |
| 1972 | 9,381,901 | 2,744,434 | 5,374,437 | 1,263,030 | 0 | 1.58 | 6.85% | 0.04% |
| 1971 | 8,780,485 | 2,502,024 | 5,070,880 | 1,207,581 | 0 | 1.52 | 5.17% | 0.04% |
| 1970 | 8,348,795 | 2,503,079 | 4,691,474 | 1,154,242 | 0 | 1.49 | – | 0.04% |
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).