Costa Rica vs El Salvador: Annual CO₂ emissions including land-use change, per capita
Costa Rica
1.52 tonnes per person
in 2024
El Salvador
1.45 tonnes per person
in 2024
Costa Rica rank
143rd
El Salvador rank
146th
Annual CO₂ emissions including land-use change, per capita over time
- Costa Rica
- El Salvador
How they compare
Costa Rica currently reports 1.52 tonnes per person against 1.45 tonnes per person in El Salvador, a difference of 0.07 tonnes per person.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 65 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Costa Rica ahead.
Costa Rica ranks 143rd and El Salvador ranks 146th of 192 countries.
Costa Rica has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Costa Rica | El Salvador | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 18.97 tonnes per person | 1.39 tonnes per person | 17.58 tonnes per person | Costa Rica |
| 1970s | 20.82 tonnes per person | 1.76 tonnes per person | 19.06 tonnes per person | Costa Rica |
| 1980s | 10.55 tonnes per person | 1.31 tonnes per person | 9.24 tonnes per person | Costa Rica |
| 1990s | 2.11 tonnes per person | 1.48 tonnes per person | 0.6362 tonnes per person | Costa Rica |
| 2000s | 2.35 tonnes per person | 1.22 tonnes per person | 1.13 tonnes per person | Costa Rica |
| 2010s | 2.17 tonnes per person | 1.06 tonnes per person | 1.11 tonnes per person | Costa Rica |
| 2020s | 1.41 tonnes per person | 1.26 tonnes per person | 0.1504 tonnes per person | Costa Rica |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher annual co₂ emissions including land-use change, per capita, Costa Rica or El Salvador?
- Costa Rica, at 1.52 tonnes per person against 1.45 tonnes per person in El Salvador as of 2024.
- What is the difference in annual co₂ emissions including land-use change, per capita between Costa Rica and El Salvador?
- 0.07 tonnes per person, with Costa Rica ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Costa Rica and El Salvador?
- 65 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2024.
- How do Costa Rica and El Salvador rank globally for annual co₂ emissions including land-use change, per capita?
- Costa Rica ranks 143rd and El Salvador ranks 146th of 192 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Statizoid (derived), published as Annual CO₂ emissions including land-use change, per capita. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Annual CO₂ emissions including land-use change divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.