El Salvador vs Spain: Annual CO₂ emissions including land-use change, per square kilometre
El Salvador
442.58 tonnes per square kilometre
in 2024
Spain
420.02 tonnes per square kilometre
in 2024
El Salvador rank
64th
Spain rank
67th
Annual CO₂ emissions including land-use change, per square kilometre over time
- El Salvador
- Spain
How they compare
El Salvador currently reports 442.58 tonnes per square kilometre against 420.02 tonnes per square kilometre in Spain, a difference of 22.56 tonnes per square kilometre.
That makes El Salvador's figure about 1.1 times Spain's.
The two have swapped places 8 times across 64 shared years of data; in 1961 it was El Salvador ahead.
El Salvador ranks 64th and Spain ranks 67th of 192 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, El Salvador averaged higher in 2 and Spain in 5.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | El Salvador | Spain | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 202.35 tonnes per square kilometre | 166.7 tonnes per square kilometre | 35.65 tonnes per square kilometre | El Salvador |
| 1970s | 350.88 tonnes per square kilometre | 344.09 tonnes per square kilometre | 6.79 tonnes per square kilometre | El Salvador |
| 1980s | 308.39 tonnes per square kilometre | 385.02 tonnes per square kilometre | 76.64 tonnes per square kilometre | Spain |
| 1990s | 407.8 tonnes per square kilometre | 467.79 tonnes per square kilometre | 59.99 tonnes per square kilometre | Spain |
| 2000s | 353.78 tonnes per square kilometre | 629.25 tonnes per square kilometre | 275.47 tonnes per square kilometre | Spain |
| 2010s | 314.78 tonnes per square kilometre | 500.24 tonnes per square kilometre | 185.46 tonnes per square kilometre | Spain |
| 2020s | 381.34 tonnes per square kilometre | 424.27 tonnes per square kilometre | 42.93 tonnes per square kilometre | Spain |
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 Spain?
- El Salvador, at 442.58 tonnes per square kilometre against 420.02 tonnes per square kilometre in Spain as of 2024.
- What is the difference in annual co₂ emissions including land-use change, per square kilometre between El Salvador and Spain?
- 22.56 tonnes per square kilometre, with El Salvador ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for El Salvador and Spain?
- 64 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2024.
- How do El Salvador and Spain rank globally for annual co₂ emissions including land-use change, per square kilometre?
- El Salvador ranks 64th and Spain ranks 67th 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.