El Salvador vs Guatemala: Annual CO₂ emissions including land-use change, per square kilometre
El Salvador
442.58 tonnes per square kilometre
in 2024
Guatemala
461.53 tonnes per square kilometre
in 2024
El Salvador rank
64th
Guatemala rank
62nd
Annual CO₂ emissions including land-use change, per square kilometre over time
- El Salvador
- Guatemala
How they compare
Guatemala currently reports 461.53 tonnes per square kilometre against 442.58 tonnes per square kilometre in El Salvador, a difference of 18.95 tonnes per square kilometre.
The two have swapped places 10 times across 64 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Guatemala ahead.
El Salvador ranks 64th and Guatemala ranks 62nd of 192 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, El Salvador averaged higher in 1 and Guatemala in 6.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | El Salvador | Guatemala | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 202.35 tonnes per square kilometre | 224.22 tonnes per square kilometre | 21.87 tonnes per square kilometre | Guatemala |
| 1970s | 350.88 tonnes per square kilometre | 281.28 tonnes per square kilometre | 69.61 tonnes per square kilometre | El Salvador |
| 1980s | 308.39 tonnes per square kilometre | 499.41 tonnes per square kilometre | 191.02 tonnes per square kilometre | Guatemala |
| 1990s | 407.8 tonnes per square kilometre | 562.59 tonnes per square kilometre | 154.79 tonnes per square kilometre | Guatemala |
| 2000s | 353.78 tonnes per square kilometre | 504.6 tonnes per square kilometre | 150.82 tonnes per square kilometre | Guatemala |
| 2010s | 314.78 tonnes per square kilometre | 412.57 tonnes per square kilometre | 97.79 tonnes per square kilometre | Guatemala |
| 2020s | 381.34 tonnes per square kilometre | 447.93 tonnes per square kilometre | 66.59 tonnes per square kilometre | Guatemala |
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, El Salvador or Guatemala?
- Guatemala, at 461.53 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 El Salvador and Guatemala?
- 18.95 tonnes per square kilometre, with Guatemala ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for El Salvador and Guatemala?
- 64 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2024.
- How do El Salvador and Guatemala rank globally for annual co₂ emissions including land-use change, per square kilometre?
- El Salvador ranks 64th and Guatemala ranks 62nd 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.