El Salvador vs Uruguay: Year-on-year change in CO₂ emissions
El Salvador
302,409 tonnes
in 2024
Uruguay
346,330 tonnes
in 2024
El Salvador rank
60th
Uruguay rank
57th
Year-on-year change in CO₂ emissions over time
- El Salvador
- Uruguay
How they compare
Uruguay currently reports 346,330 tonnes against 302,409 tonnes in El Salvador, a difference of 43,921 tonnes.
That makes Uruguay's figure about 1.1 times El Salvador's.
The two have swapped places 75 times across 154 shared years of data; in 1871 it was El Salvador ahead.
El Salvador ranks 60th and Uruguay ranks 57th of 215 countries.
Across the 16 decades both report, El Salvador averaged higher in 10 and Uruguay in 6.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | El Salvador | Uruguay | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1870s | 2.33 tonnes | -1,643 tonnes | 1,645 tonnes | El Salvador |
| 1880s | -2.1 tonnes | 92,707 tonnes | 92,709 tonnes | Uruguay |
| 1890s | 170.6 tonnes | -28,311 tonnes | 28,482 tonnes | El Salvador |
| 1900s | -168.8 tonnes | 152,856 tonnes | 153,025 tonnes | Uruguay |
| 1910s | 599.9 tonnes | -141,617 tonnes | 142,217 tonnes | El Salvador |
| 1920s | 661.5 tonnes | -18,530 tonnes | 19,191 tonnes | El Salvador |
| 1930s | -1,186 tonnes | -2,872 tonnes | 1,686 tonnes | El Salvador |
| 1940s | -38.5 tonnes | -38,587 tonnes | 38,548 tonnes | El Salvador |
| 1950s | 60,385 tonnes | 392,849 tonnes | 332,464 tonnes | Uruguay |
| 1960s | 58,600 tonnes | 120,162 tonnes | 61,561 tonnes | Uruguay |
| 1970s | 118,551 tonnes | 67,644 tonnes | 50,907 tonnes | El Salvador |
| 1980s | 16,783 tonnes | -140,324 tonnes | 157,107 tonnes | El Salvador |
| 1990s | 302,334 tonnes | 182,670 tonnes | 119,664 tonnes | El Salvador |
| 2000s | 71,591 tonnes | 130,100 tonnes | 58,509 tonnes | Uruguay |
| 2010s | 135,133 tonnes | -158,182 tonnes | 293,315 tonnes | El Salvador |
| 2020s | 267,627 tonnes | 312,959 tonnes | 45,332 tonnes | Uruguay |
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 Uruguay?
- Uruguay, at 346,330 tonnes against 302,409 tonnes in El Salvador as of 2024.
- What is the difference in year-on-year change in co₂ emissions between El Salvador and Uruguay?
- 43,921 tonnes, with Uruguay ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for El Salvador and Uruguay?
- 154 years are reported by both, from 1871 to 2024.
- How do El Salvador and Uruguay rank globally for year-on-year change in co₂ emissions?
- El Salvador ranks 60th and Uruguay ranks 57th 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.