Benin vs El Salvador: Annual CO₂ emissions including land-use change, per square kilometre
Benin
444.78 tonnes per square kilometre
in 2024
El Salvador
442.58 tonnes per square kilometre
in 2024
Benin rank
63rd
El Salvador rank
64th
Annual CO₂ emissions including land-use change, per square kilometre over time
- Benin
- El Salvador
How they compare
Benin currently reports 444.78 tonnes per square kilometre against 442.58 tonnes per square kilometre in El Salvador, a difference of 2.2 tonnes per square kilometre.
The two have swapped places 13 times across 64 shared years of data; in 1961 it was El Salvador ahead.
Benin ranks 63rd and El Salvador ranks 64th of 192 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Benin averaged higher in 2 and El Salvador in 5.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Benin | El Salvador | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 115.88 tonnes per square kilometre | 202.35 tonnes per square kilometre | 86.47 tonnes per square kilometre | El Salvador |
| 1970s | 130.1 tonnes per square kilometre | 350.88 tonnes per square kilometre | 220.78 tonnes per square kilometre | El Salvador |
| 1980s | 116.54 tonnes per square kilometre | 308.39 tonnes per square kilometre | 191.85 tonnes per square kilometre | El Salvador |
| 1990s | 296.75 tonnes per square kilometre | 407.8 tonnes per square kilometre | 111.06 tonnes per square kilometre | El Salvador |
| 2000s | 297.56 tonnes per square kilometre | 353.78 tonnes per square kilometre | 56.22 tonnes per square kilometre | El Salvador |
| 2010s | 335.52 tonnes per square kilometre | 314.78 tonnes per square kilometre | 20.74 tonnes per square kilometre | Benin |
| 2020s | 424.96 tonnes per square kilometre | 381.34 tonnes per square kilometre | 43.62 tonnes per square kilometre | Benin |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher annual co₂ emissions including land-use change, per square kilometre, Benin or El Salvador?
- Benin, at 444.78 tonnes per square kilometre against 442.58 tonnes per square kilometre in El Salvador as of 2024.
- What is the difference in annual co₂ emissions including land-use change, per square kilometre between Benin and El Salvador?
- 2.2 tonnes per square kilometre, with Benin ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Benin and El Salvador?
- 64 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2024.
- How do Benin and El Salvador rank globally for annual co₂ emissions including land-use change, per square kilometre?
- Benin ranks 63rd and El Salvador ranks 64th of 192 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Statizoid (derived), published as Annual CO₂ emissions including land-use change, per square kilometre. 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 Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.