Guatemala: Adjusted savings, carbon dioxide damage (% of GNI)

Key figures

What the numbers say

In 2021, Guatemala's adjusted savings, carbon dioxide damage (% of GNI) rose 0.08 percentage points on 2020 (from 1.08% to 1.16%).

Across the 30 yearly changes before that (1991 to 2020), the average change was +0.01 percentage points and a typical year strayed about 0.07 percentage points from that (the standard deviation). This year's change was 0.9 standard deviations above that average, so it was an ordinary year: it sits within the range of normal year-to-year movement.

On record, the biggest yearly rise was 0.12 percentage points in 2001 and the biggest yearly fall was 0.18 percentage points in 2008. The numbers show how large and when, not why; for the cause, look at what happened in that country in those years.

From 2012 to 2021 the straight-line trend is upward, about 0.04 percentage points a year. A straight line explains 91% of the movement over 10 observed years.

Worked out from the yearly values above. How the checks work: standard deviation, z-scores and straight-line trends.

How it compares

In 2021, Guatemala had the 118th highest value of the 185 economies reporting that year. Higher is not always better: for some indicators the lowest value is the one to aim for. See the full ranking.

Closest to Guatemala in the 2021 ranking

• Grenada — 115th of 185: 1.17%
• Belize — 116th of 185: 1.17%
• St. Vincent and the Grenadines — 117th of 185: 1.17%
• Estonia — 119th of 185: 1.15%
• Hungary — 120th of 185: 1.15%
• Slovak Republic — 121st of 185: 1.13%

What this measures

Cost of damage due to carbon dioxide emissions from fossil fuel use and the manufacture of cement, estimated to be US$40 per ton of CO2 (the unit damage in 2017 US dollars for CO2 emitted in 2020) times the number of tons of CO2 emitted. This indicator is expressed as a percentage of Gross National Income (GNI) which is the total income earned by all residents within an economic territory during an accounting period. It is equal to gross domestic product plus earned income receivable from abroad minus earned income payable abroad.

Regional and income-group figures are computed by the World Bank as a weighted average.

All 32 values

Adjusted savings, carbon dioxide damage (% of GNI) in nearby economies

• Antigua and Barbuda — 1.25% (2021)
• Argentina — 1.57% (2021)
• Aruba — 1.9% (2021)
• Bahamas, The — 1.04% (2021)
• Barbados — 0.93% (2021)
• Belize — 1.17% (2021)
• Bolivia — 2.48% (2021)
• Brazil — 1.27% (2021)
• Cayman Islands — 0.69% (2020)
• Chile

More economic policy & debt data for Guatemala

• Total reserves, including gold (current US$) — US$32.75 billion (2025)
• Total reserves, excluding gold (current US$) — US$30.93 billion (2025)
• General government final consumption expenditure (current US$) — US$14.13 billion (2025)
• General government final consumption expenditure (current LCU) — 108.5 billion (2025)
• General government final consumption expenditure (constant 2015 US$) — US$9.6 billion (2025)
• General government final consumption expenditure (constant LCU) — 68.49 billion (2025)
• General government final consumption expenditure (% of GDP) — 11.46% (2025)
• Households and NPISHs final consumption expenditure (current US$) — US$107.5 billion (2025)

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Questions people ask

What is Guatemala's adjusted savings, carbon dioxide damage (% of GNI)?

1.16% in 2021, according to the World Bank (World Development Indicators).

How has it changed since 1990?

It is up 0.52 percentage points from 0.64% in 1990. The highest value was 1.16% in 2021 and the lowest 0.55% in 1991.

How does Guatemala rank?

118th highest of 185 economies with data for 2021.

Is the latest change in adjusted savings, carbon dioxide damage (% of GNI) unusual for Guatemala?

In 2021, Guatemala's adjusted savings, carbon dioxide damage (% of GNI) rose 0.08 percentage points on 2020 (from 1.08% to 1.16%). Across the 30 yearly changes before that (1991 to 2020), the average change was +0.01 percentage points and a typical year strayed about 0.07 percentage points from that (the standard deviation). This year's change was 0.9 standard deviations above that average, so it was an ordinary year: it sits within the range of normal year-to-year movement.

Source

World Bank, World Development Indicators, indicator NY.ADJ.DCO2.GN.ZS, licensed CC BY 4.0. Original source: Staff estimates, World Bank (WB); The Changing Wealth of Nations: Measuring Sustainable Development in the New Millennium, World Bank (WB) Figures are fetched from the World Bank API and refreshed monthly; see the series on data.worldbank.org. The full definition and method are in the World Bank's metadata glossary. Comparisons use the same World Bank release.

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