El Salvador vs Iceland: Year-on-year change in CO₂ emissions

El Salvador
302,409 tonnes
in 2024
Iceland
294,776 tonnes
in 2024
El Salvador rank
60th
Iceland rank
61st

Year-on-year change in CO₂ emissions over time

  • El Salvador
  • Iceland
-1.0M01.0M187119472024

How they compare

El Salvador currently reports 302,409 tonnes against 294,776 tonnes in Iceland, a difference of 7,633 tonnes.

The two have swapped places 42 times across 85 shared years of data; in 1937 it was El Salvador ahead.

El Salvador ranks 60th and Iceland ranks 61st of 215 countries.

Across the 10 decades both report, El Salvador averaged higher in 8 and Iceland in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade El Salvador Iceland Difference Ahead
1930s 0 tonnes -3,664 tonnes 3,664 tonnes El Salvador
1940s 0 tonnes 35,314 tonnes 35,314 tonnes Iceland
1950s 60,385 tonnes 49,527 tonnes 10,858 tonnes El Salvador
1960s 58,600 tonnes 2,559 tonnes 56,041 tonnes El Salvador
1970s 118,551 tonnes 71,933 tonnes 46,618 tonnes El Salvador
1980s 16,783 tonnes -8,656 tonnes 25,439 tonnes El Salvador
1990s 302,334 tonnes 94,449 tonnes 207,886 tonnes El Salvador
2000s 71,591 tonnes 88,950 tonnes 17,360 tonnes Iceland
2010s 135,133 tonnes -17,781 tonnes 152,914 tonnes El Salvador
2020s 267,627 tonnes 50,074 tonnes 217,553 tonnes El Salvador

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher year-on-year change in co₂ emissions, El Salvador or Iceland?
El Salvador, at 302,409 tonnes against 294,776 tonnes in Iceland as of 2024.
What is the difference in year-on-year change in co₂ emissions between El Salvador and Iceland?
7,633 tonnes, with El Salvador ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for El Salvador and Iceland?
85 years are reported by both, from 1937 to 2024.
How do El Salvador and Iceland rank globally for year-on-year change in co₂ emissions?
El Salvador ranks 60th and Iceland ranks 61st of 215 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Global Carbon Budget (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Year-on-year change in CO₂ emissions. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
Year-on-year change in CO₂ emissions
Unit
tonnes
Source
Global Carbon Budget (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
215 places, 23,088 data points, 1751–2024
Last refreshed

Annual growth in total emissions of carbon dioxide (CO₂), excluding land-use change, measured in tonnes.