El Salvador vs Paraguay: Year-on-year change in CO₂ emissions
El Salvador
302,409 tonnes
in 2024
Paraguay
291,031 tonnes
in 2024
El Salvador rank
60th
Paraguay rank
62nd
Year-on-year change in CO₂ emissions over time
- El Salvador
- Paraguay
How they compare
El Salvador currently reports 302,409 tonnes against 291,031 tonnes in Paraguay, a difference of 11,378 tonnes.
The two have swapped places 72 times across 134 shared years of data; in 1891 it was El Salvador ahead.
El Salvador ranks 60th and Paraguay ranks 62nd of 215 countries.
Across the 14 decades both report, El Salvador averaged higher in 10 and Paraguay in 4.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | El Salvador | Paraguay | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1890s | 188.67 tonnes | 0 tonnes | 188.67 tonnes | El Salvador |
| 1900s | -168.8 tonnes | 0 tonnes | 168.8 tonnes | Paraguay |
| 1910s | 599.9 tonnes | 1 tonnes | 598.9 tonnes | El Salvador |
| 1920s | 661.5 tonnes | -1 tonnes | 662.5 tonnes | El Salvador |
| 1930s | -1,186 tonnes | 1,034 tonnes | 2,220 tonnes | Paraguay |
| 1940s | -38.5 tonnes | -956.9 tonnes | 918.4 tonnes | El Salvador |
| 1950s | 60,385 tonnes | 30,329 tonnes | 30,056 tonnes | El Salvador |
| 1960s | 58,600 tonnes | 21,609 tonnes | 36,992 tonnes | El Salvador |
| 1970s | 118,551 tonnes | 80,403 tonnes | 38,148 tonnes | El Salvador |
| 1980s | 16,783 tonnes | 89,372 tonnes | 72,589 tonnes | Paraguay |
| 1990s | 302,334 tonnes | 214,452 tonnes | 87,882 tonnes | El Salvador |
| 2000s | 71,591 tonnes | 16,256 tonnes | 55,335 tonnes | El Salvador |
| 2010s | 135,133 tonnes | 374,344 tonnes | 239,211 tonnes | Paraguay |
| 2020s | 267,627 tonnes | -66,339 tonnes | 333,966 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 Paraguay?
- El Salvador, at 302,409 tonnes against 291,031 tonnes in Paraguay as of 2024.
- What is the difference in year-on-year change in co₂ emissions between El Salvador and Paraguay?
- 11,378 tonnes, with El Salvador ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for El Salvador and Paraguay?
- 134 years are reported by both, from 1891 to 2024.
- How do El Salvador and Paraguay rank globally for year-on-year change in co₂ emissions?
- El Salvador ranks 60th and Paraguay ranks 62nd 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.