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