Gabon vs Guatemala: Per capita nitrous oxide emissions
Gabon
0.2729 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person
in 2024
Guatemala
0.2736 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person
in 2024
Gabon rank
102nd
Guatemala rank
100th
Per capita nitrous oxide emissions over time
- Gabon
- Guatemala
How they compare
Guatemala currently reports 0.2736 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person against 0.2729 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person in Gabon, a difference of 0.0007 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person.
The two have swapped places 12 times across 175 shared years of data; in 1850 it was Guatemala ahead.
Gabon ranks 102nd and Guatemala ranks 100th of 201 countries.
Across the 18 decades both report, Gabon averaged higher in 6 and Guatemala in 12.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Gabon | Guatemala | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1850s | 0.0434 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0671 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0237 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Guatemala |
| 1860s | 0.044 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0643 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0202 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Guatemala |
| 1870s | 0.0482 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0644 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0163 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Guatemala |
| 1880s | 0.0542 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0665 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0123 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Guatemala |
| 1890s | 0.0601 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0827 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0226 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Guatemala |
| 1900s | 0.0736 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.1213 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0477 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Guatemala |
| 1910s | 0.0971 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.1454 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0482 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Guatemala |
| 1920s | 0.1228 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.1364 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0136 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Guatemala |
| 1930s | 0.1198 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.1257 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0059 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Guatemala |
| 1940s | 0.1928 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.1607 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0321 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Gabon |
| 1950s | 0.2512 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.2234 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0278 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Gabon |
| 1960s | 0.2171 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.2473 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0302 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Guatemala |
| 1970s | 0.2389 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.248 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0091 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Guatemala |
| 1980s | 0.504 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.2475 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.2564 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Gabon |
| 1990s | 0.4453 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.2523 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.193 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Gabon |
| 2000s | 0.356 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.2588 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0972 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Gabon |
| 2010s | 0.3086 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.2845 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0241 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Gabon |
| 2020s | 0.2679 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.2843 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0164 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Guatemala |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher per capita nitrous oxide emissions, Gabon or Guatemala?
- Guatemala, at 0.2736 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person against 0.2729 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person in Gabon as of 2024.
- What is the difference in per capita nitrous oxide emissions between Gabon and Guatemala?
- 0.0007 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person, with Guatemala ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Gabon and Guatemala?
- 175 years are reported by both, from 1850 to 2024.
- How do Gabon and Guatemala rank globally for per capita nitrous oxide emissions?
- Gabon ranks 102nd and Guatemala ranks 100th of 201 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Jones et al. (2025); Population based on various sources (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Per capita nitrous oxide emissions. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Measured in tonnes per person of carbon dioxide-equivalents over a 100-year timescale.