Guatemala vs Honduras
Guatemala vs Honduras: CO₂ per person
CO₂ per person in 2024: 1.11 tonnes in Guatemala and 1.14 tonnes in Honduras, by EDGAR estimates. In 2024 the value was higher in Honduras, by 0.03 tonnes, or 1.03 times that in Guatemala.
tonnes per person · EDGAR
What the numbers say
- Honduras has been higher since 2023, when it overtook Guatemala.
- In 2024, Guatemala ranked 137 and Honduras ranked 136 of 202 countries, counting from the highest.
- The world as a whole: 4.69 tonnes in 2024.
Every year
tonnes per person · EDGAR
| Year | Guatemala | Honduras | World |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 1.11 | 1.14 | 4.69 |
| 2023 | 1.11 | 1.11 | 4.68 |
| 2022 | 1.06 | 1.01 | 4.67 |
| 2021 | 1.15 | 1.01 | 4.69 |
| 2020 | 1.02 | 0.91 | 4.48 |
| 2019 | 1.15 | 1.02 | 4.7 |
| 2018 | 1.11 | 0.92 | 4.74 |
| 2017 | 1.03 | 0.97 | 4.67 |
| 2016 | 1.11 | 1.03 | 4.65 |
| 2015 | 1.06 | 1.17 | 4.7 |
| 2014 | 0.93 | 1.1 | 4.78 |
| 2013 | 0.88 | 1.14 | 4.81 |
| 2012 | 0.83 | 1.14 | 4.77 |
| 2011 | 0.82 | 1.11 | 4.76 |
| 2010 | 0.81 | 0.95 | 4.67 |
| 2009 | 0.86 | 1 | 4.45 |
| 2008 | 0.83 | 1.08 | 4.56 |
| 2007 | 0.93 | 1.11 | 4.59 |
| 2006 | 0.89 | 1.06 | 4.48 |
| 2005 | 0.9 | 0.95 | 4.39 |
| 2004 | 0.85 | 1.07 | 4.28 |
| 2003 | 0.85 | 0.97 | 4.15 |
| 2002 | 0.87 | 0.9 | 4.02 |
| 2001 | 0.85 | 0.87 | 4.01 |
| 2000 | 0.83 | 0.76 | 4.01 |
| 1999 | 0.76 | 0.75 | 3.95 |
| 1998 | 0.78 | 0.76 | 3.98 |
| 1997 | 0.64 | 0.68 | 4.02 |
| 1996 | 0.63 | 0.68 | 4.01 |
| 1995 | 0.66 | 0.66 | 3.99 |
| 1994 | 0.58 | 0.57 | 3.94 |
| 1993 | 0.55 | 0.52 | 3.97 |
| 1992 | 0.51 | 0.51 | 4.02 |
| 1991 | 0.45 | 0.46 | 4.1 |
| 1990 | 0.43 | 0.47 | 4.15 |
| 1989 | 0.43 | 0.52 | 4.16 |
| 1988 | 0.41 | 0.48 | 4.16 |
| 1987 | 0.43 | 0.46 | 4.1 |
| 1986 | 0.4 | 0.43 | 4.04 |
| 1985 | 0.47 | 0.43 | 4.05 |
| 1984 | 0.46 | 0.49 | 4.07 |
| 1983 | 0.42 | 0.49 | 4.01 |
| 1982 | 0.51 | 0.44 | 4.05 |
| 1981 | 0.57 | 0.46 | 4.18 |
| 1980 | 0.68 | 0.5 | 4.33 |
| 1979 | 0.69 | 0.5 | 4.46 |
| 1978 | 0.64 | 0.49 | 4.42 |
| 1977 | 0.59 | 0.5 | 4.36 |
| 1976 | 0.53 | 0.47 | 4.31 |
| 1975 | 0.54 | 0.46 | 4.15 |
| 1974 | 0.51 | 0.44 | 4.23 |
| 1973 | 0.5 | 0.47 | 4.32 |
| 1972 | 0.48 | 0.44 | 4.16 |
| 1971 | 0.45 | 0.43 | 4.04 |
| 1970 | 0.46 | 0.44 | 4.15 |
Each country on its own
Good to know
- Carbon dioxide from energy, industry, farming and waste, divided by the population; land use and forests are left out.
- Source: EDGAR (European Commission JRC) and the IEA, via the World Bank.
- Ranks count the 202 countries with a value in 2024, highest first.
- The faint line is the world as a whole, as the same source counts it.
How the layers work, where their data comes from and what they can’t tell you: Countries through time
Guatemala vs Honduras
Health
- Life expectancyGuatemala: 72.6 years in 2023Honduras: 72.9 years in 2023
- Child mortalityGuatemala: 2.1 per 100 live births in 2024Honduras: 1.5 per 100 live births in 2024
- Infant mortalityGuatemala: 17.6 per 1,000 live births in 2023Honduras: 13 per 1,000 live births in 2023
- Safe drinking waterGuatemala: 56.3% in 2022Honduras: 65.2% in 2022
- DepressionGuatemala: 3.22% in 2017Honduras: 2.75% in 2017
- Suicide rateGuatemala: 5.9 per 100,000 people in 2017Honduras: 4.4 per 100,000 people in 2017
People
- PopulationGuatemala: 18.1 million people in 2023Honduras: 10.6 million people in 2023
- Population growthGuatemala: 1.55% a year in 2023Honduras: 1.7% a year in 2023
- Fertility rateGuatemala: 2.31 births per woman in 2023Honduras: 2.5 births per woman in 2023
- Urban populationGuatemala: 56.3% in 2025Honduras: 59.3% in 2025
- Median ageGuatemala: 22.6 years in 2023Honduras: 23.6 years in 2023
- People aged 65 and overGuatemala: 4.7% in 2023Honduras: 4.3% in 2023
- Net migration rateGuatemala: -0.5 per 1,000 people in 2023Honduras: -0.5 per 1,000 people in 2023
Economy
Education
Politics
Conflict
Military
- Military spendingGuatemala: 0.52% of GDP in 2025Honduras: 1.46% of GDP in 2025
- Military spending in US dollarsGuatemala: $617M in 2025Honduras: $582M in 2025
- Military spending per personGuatemala: $34 in 2025Honduras: $53 in 2025
- Military share of state spendingGuatemala: 3.5% of government spending in 2025Honduras: 5.7% of government spending in 2025
- Armed forces personnelGuatemala: 43,000 people in 2020Honduras: 23,000 people in 2020
- National powerGuatemala: 0.09% of world capability in 2022Honduras: 0.06% of world capability in 2022
- Armed forces, share of workersGuatemala: 0.64% of the labour force in 2020Honduras: 0.56% of the labour force in 2020
- Arms importsGuatemala: 6 million TIV in 2023Honduras: 7 million TIV in 2024