Methane emissions — all countries

Methane emissions — Guatemala

Methane emissions in Guatemala in 2024 — 18.39 Mt. Ranked 120 in the world out of 199. Since 1850, the indicator has risen by 2,690.3%.

2024 18.39 Mt +2.2% vs 2023
World rank 120of 199
Period maximum 18.39 Mt2024
Period minimum 0.66 Mt1850

Trend over time

1850–2024 · million tonnes CO₂e

Methane emissions — Guatemala, 1850–202405101520185018681886190419221940195819761994201220241850: 0.66 Mt1853: 0.69 Mt1856: 0.71 Mt1859: 0.74 Mt1862: 0.76 Mt1865: 0.79 Mt1868: 0.82 Mt1871: 0.84 Mt1874: 0.86 Mt1877: 0.88 Mt1880: 0.91 Mt1883: 0.92 Mt1886: 0.93 Mt1889: 0.95 Mt1892: 0.97 Mt1895: 0.98 Mt1898: 1 Mt1901: 1.02 Mt1904: 1.06 Mt1907: 1.09 Mt1910: 1.13 Mt1913: 1.17 Mt1916: 1.21 Mt1919: 1.25 Mt1922: 1.29 Mt1925: 1.33 Mt1928: 1.37 Mt1931: 1.43 Mt1934: 1.54 Mt1937: 1.64 Mt1940: 1.76 Mt1943: 1.96 Mt1946: 2.23 Mt1949: 2.52 Mt1952: 2.82 Mt1955: 3.13 Mt1958: 3.47 Mt1961: 3.82 Mt1964: 4.24 Mt1967: 4.37 Mt1970: 4.86 Mt1973: 5.56 Mt1976: 5.24 Mt1979: 6 Mt1982: 6.6 Mt1985: 7.02 Mt1988: 7.31 Mt1991: 7.73 Mt1994: 8.39 Mt1997: 8.88 Mt2000: 9.6 Mt2003: 10.52 Mt2006: 11.46 Mt2009: 12.96 Mt2012: 13.89 Mt2015: 15.15 Mt2018: 16.39 Mt2021: 17.49 Mt2024: 18.39 Mt
Change over the period: +17.73 (+2,690.29%) Average annual rate: 1.93 %

Comparison, 2024

How the value compares with the world and the groups this territory belongs to: Guatemala

Guatemala 18.39 Mt
World computed 9,498.91 Mt
Latin America & Caribbean computed 1,231.12 Mt
Central America computed 204.17 Mt
Upper-middle-income countries computed 3,814.74 Mt
Methane emissions — Guatemala, by year Guatemala All countries CSV XLSX
Year Mt Change Change, %
2024 18.39 +0.4 +2.2%
2023 17.99 +0.18 +1.03%
2022 17.81 +0.32 +1.85%
2021 17.49 +0.37 +2.17%
2020 17.11 +0.37 +2.22%
2019 16.74 +0.35 +2.15%
2018 16.39 +0.33 +2.07%
2017 16.06 +0.43 +2.76%
2016 15.62 +0.48 +3.15%
2015 15.15 +0.42 +2.82%
2014 14.73 +0.49 +3.47%
2013 14.24 +0.34 +2.48%
2012 13.89 +0.37 +2.72%
2011 13.53 +0.13 +0.96%
2010 13.4 +0.44 +3.41%
2009 12.96 +0.52 +4.16%
2008 12.44 +0.42 +3.52%
2007 12.01 +0.55 +4.8%
2006 11.46 +0.22 +1.99%
2005 11.24 +0.45 +4.12%
2004 10.8 +0.28 +2.64%
2003 10.52 −0.03 −0.32%
2002 10.55 +0.66 +6.66%
2001 9.89 +0.29 +3.06%
2000 9.6 +0.08 +0.88%
1999 9.51 +0.44 +4.84%
1998 9.08 +0.2 +2.23%
1997 8.88 +0.22 +2.52%
1996 8.66 +0.12 +1.36%
1995 8.54 +0.16 +1.87%
1994 8.39 −0.06 −0.65%
1993 8.44 +0.32 +3.98%
1992 8.12 +0.39 +5.02%
1991 7.73 +0.18 +2.42%
1990 7.55 +0.17 +2.33%
1989 7.38 +0.06 +0.86%
1988 7.31 +0.19 +2.7%
1987 7.12 +0.08 +1.11%
1986 7.04 +0.02 +0.33%
1985 7.02 +0.09 +1.28%
1984 6.93 −0.09 −1.34%
1983 7.02 +0.43 +6.49%
1982 6.6 −0.08 −1.23%
1981 6.68 +0.23 +3.58%
1980 6.45 +0.45 +7.49%
1979 6 +0.21 +3.65%
1978 5.79 +0.2 +3.58%
1977 5.59 +0.35 +6.68%
1976 5.24 −0.29 −5.3%
1975 5.53 +0.11 +1.94%
1974 5.43 −0.14 −2.46%
1973 5.56 −0 −0.05%
1972 5.57 +0.31 +5.96%
1971 5.25 +0.39 +7.98%
1970 4.86 +0.07 +1.5%
1969 4.79 +0.14 +2.92%
1968 4.66 +0.28 +6.45%
1967 4.37 −0.02 −0.43%
1966 4.39 +0.02 +0.57%
1965 4.37 +0.13 +2.99%
1964 4.24 +0.13 +3.24%
1963 4.11 +0.15 +3.69%
1962 3.96 +0.14 +3.66%
1961 3.82 +0.11 +2.91%
1960 3.71 +0.13 +3.51%
1959 3.59 +0.12 +3.52%
1958 3.47 +0.12 +3.52%
1957 3.35 +0.11 +3.49%
1956 3.24 +0.11 +3.52%
1955 3.13 +0.11 +3.51%
1954 3.02 +0.1 +3.5%
1953 2.92 +0.1 +3.59%
1952 2.82 +0.1 +3.61%
1951 2.72 +0.1 +3.66%
1950 2.62 +0.11 +4.17%
1949 2.52 +0.1 +4.09%
1948 2.42 +0.1 +4.18%
1947 2.32 +0.1 +4.31%
1946 2.23 +0.09 +4.41%
1945 2.13 +0.09 +4.46%
1944 2.04 +0.08 +3.98%
1943 1.96 +0.07 +3.59%
1942 1.89 +0.07 +3.84%
1941 1.82 +0.07 +3.93%
1940 1.76 +0.04 +2.21%
1939 1.72 +0.04 +2.2%
1938 1.68 +0.04 +2.25%
1937 1.64 +0.04 +2.37%
1936 1.61 +0.04 +2.36%
1935 1.57 +0.03 +2.15%
1934 1.54 +0.03 +2.06%
1933 1.5 +0.03 +2.38%
1932 1.47 +0.04 +2.44%
1931 1.43 +0.03 +2.36%
1930 1.4 +0.01 +1.01%
1929 1.39 +0.01 +1.02%
1928 1.37 +0.01 +1.1%
1927 1.36 +0.01 +1.04%
1926 1.34 +0.01 +1.05%
1925 1.33 +0.01 +1.06%
1924 1.32 +0.01 +1.08%
1923 1.3 +0.01 +1.09%
1922 1.29 +0.01 +1.1%
1921 1.27 +0.01 +1.11%
1920 1.26 +0.01 +1.04%
1919 1.25 +0.01 +1.14%
1918 1.23 +0.01 +1.07%
1917 1.22 +0.01 +1.16%
1916 1.21 +0.01 +1.09%
1915 1.19 +0.01 +1.1%
1914 1.18 +0.01 +1.11%
1913 1.17 +0.01 +1.13%
1912 1.15 +0.01 +1.14%
1911 1.14 +0.01 +1.15%
1910 1.13 +0.01 +1.08%
1909 1.12 +0.01 +1.18%
1908 1.1 +0.01 +1.1%
1907 1.09 +0.01 +1.11%
1906 1.08 +0.01 +1.12%
1905 1.07 +0.01 +1.14%
1904 1.06 +0.01 +1.25%
1903 1.04 +0.01 +1.17%
1902 1.03 +0.01 +1.18%
1901 1.02 +0.01 +1.19%
1900 1.01 +0.01 +0.5%
1899 1 +0 +0.5%
1898 1 +0.01 +0.5%
1897 0.99 +0.01 +0.61%
1896 0.99 +0.01 +0.51%
1895 0.98 +0.01 +0.51%
1894 0.98 +0.01 +0.52%
1893 0.97 +0.01 +0.52%
1892 0.97 +0.01 +0.63%
1891 0.96 +0.01 +0.52%
1890 0.95 +0.01 +0.53%
1889 0.95 +0.01 +0.53%
1888 0.94 +0.01 +0.53%
1887 0.94 +0 +0.54%
1886 0.93 +0 +0.43%
1885 0.93 +0.01 +0.54%
1884 0.93 +0.01 +0.54%
1883 0.92 +0.01 +0.55%
1882 0.92 +0.01 +0.55%
1881 0.91 +0.01 +0.55%
1880 0.91 +0.01 +0.78%
1879 0.9 +0.01 +0.79%
1878 0.89 +0.01 +0.79%
1877 0.88 +0.01 +0.68%
1876 0.88 +0.01 +0.8%
1875 0.87 +0.01 +0.81%
1874 0.86 +0.01 +0.82%
1873 0.86 +0.01 +0.82%
1872 0.85 +0.01 +0.83%
1871 0.84 +0.01 +0.72%
1870 0.84 +0.01 +1.21%
1869 0.83 +0.01 +1.1%
1868 0.82 +0.01 +1.11%
1867 0.81 +0.01 +1.13%
1866 0.8 +0.01 +1.14%
1865 0.79 +0.01 +1.15%
1864 0.78 +0.01 +1.16%
1863 0.77 +0.01 +1.18%
1862 0.76 +0.01 +1.06%
1861 0.76 +0.01 +1.2%
1860 0.75 +0.01 +1.22%
1859 0.74 +0.01 +1.23%
1858 0.73 +0.01 +1.25%
1857 0.72 +0.01 +1.27%
1856 0.71 +0.01 +1.28%
1855 0.7 +0.01 +1.15%
1854 0.69 +0.01 +1.31%
1853 0.69 +0.01 +1.33%
1852 0.68 +0.01 +1.35%
1851 0.67 +0.01 +1.21%
1850 0.66

Central America, 2024

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About the indicator

Methane emissions converted into carbon dioxide equivalent using the 100-year global warming potential. Methane accounts for about a fifth of the warming observed, and its sources are entirely different from those of CO2: livestock, rice paddies, landfills, and leaks in gas and oil production. The key difference is the timescale — methane stays in the atmosphere for about twelve years, against centuries for CO2, so cutting its emissions gives a visible effect within a decade.

Important: The conversion into CO2 equivalent depends on the horizon chosen: over twenty years methane weighs about three times more than over a hundred. The standard hundred-year horizon is used here, as in reporting under the Paris Agreement.

Source: CO₂ and GHG Emissions (Our World in Data), license CC BY 4.0.