Total greenhouse gas emissions in Guatemala

Guatemala emitted 43.5 million tonnes of greenhouse gases (CO2 equivalent) in 2024. The value for 2024 is the highest in the series, which starts in 1970.

Measure: Total greenhouse gas emissions (EDGAR) Unit: Million tonnes of CO2 equivalent Data: 1970 to 2024 Source: World Bank
Guatemala, 2024 43.5 Million tonnes of CO2 equivalent
Change from 2023 +1.1% 2023: 43.0 Mt CO2e
World, 2024 53,206.4 Mt CO2e Official aggregate
Position in 2024 86th of 203 See the full ranking

Total greenhouse gas emissions in Guatemala over time

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Million tonnes of CO2 equivalent. Source: World Bank, World Development Indicators. Gaps mean no published value; points are not joined across missing years.

Total greenhouse gas emissions (EDGAR) (million tonnes of CO2 equivalent), 2000 to 2024
Period GuatemalaWorld
2024 43.5 Mt CO2e 53,206.4 Mt CO2e
2023 43.0 Mt CO2e 52,540.8 Mt CO2e
2022 41.5 Mt CO2e 51,748.1 Mt CO2e
2021 42.5 Mt CO2e 51,188.0 Mt CO2e
2020 39.5 Mt CO2e 48,962.1 Mt CO2e
2019 41.0 Mt CO2e 50,829.6 Mt CO2e
2018 39.6 Mt CO2e 50,566.4 Mt CO2e
2017 37.3 Mt CO2e 49,478.6 Mt CO2e
2016 37.8 Mt CO2e 48,655.8 Mt CO2e
2015 36.2 Mt CO2e 48,451.4 Mt CO2e
2014 33.1 Mt CO2e 48,549.1 Mt CO2e
2013 31.4 Mt CO2e 48,193.4 Mt CO2e
2012 29.8 Mt CO2e 47,430.1 Mt CO2e
2011 28.8 Mt CO2e 46,808.1 Mt CO2e
2010 28.2 Mt CO2e 45,433.1 Mt CO2e
2009 28.1 Mt CO2e 43,188.4 Mt CO2e
2008 26.8 Mt CO2e 43,642.4 Mt CO2e
2007 27.3 Mt CO2e 43,350.6 Mt CO2e
2006 26.2 Mt CO2e 42,078.8 Mt CO2e
2005 25.6 Mt CO2e 40,919.6 Mt CO2e
2004 24.3 Mt CO2e 39,626.8 Mt CO2e
2003 23.5 Mt CO2e 38,064.8 Mt CO2e
2002 23.6 Mt CO2e 36,555.7 Mt CO2e
2001 22.5 Mt CO2e 36,099.5 Mt CO2e
2000 21.6 Mt CO2e 35,794.0 Mt CO2e

A dash means no value was published for that period.

In short

  • That is a change of +1.1% from 43.0 Mt CO2e in 2023.
  • Since 2014, when it was 33.1 Mt CO2e, the figure has changed by +31.2%.
  • Among the 203 countries with data for 2024, Guatemala has the 86th highest value.
  • The figure for the world in 2024 was 53,206.4 Mt CO2e.

Source and dates

Original producer
European Commission JRC, EDGAR Community GHG Database
Distributed by
World Bank, World Development Indicators
Dataset or series code
EN.GHG.ALL.MT.CE.AR5 · dataset details · view at source
Observation period
1970 to 2024 for Guatemala
Provider update
8 October 2026
Retrieved
9 November 2026
Published here
9 November 2026
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (per series metadata)
Attribution
Source: World Bank, World Development Indicators, original data: European Commission JRC, EDGAR Community GHG Database