El Salvador vs Latvia: Annual CO₂ emissions including land-use change
El Salvador
9.17 million tonnes
in 2024
Latvia
9.41 million tonnes
in 2024
El Salvador rank
132nd
Latvia rank
129th
Annual CO₂ emissions including land-use change over time
- El Salvador
- Latvia
How they compare
Latvia currently reports 9.41 million tonnes against 9.17 million tonnes in El Salvador, a difference of 238,990 tonnes.
The two have swapped places 12 times across 155 shared years of data; in 1870 it was Latvia ahead.
El Salvador ranks 132nd and Latvia ranks 129th of 194 countries.
Across the 16 decades both report, El Salvador averaged higher in 3 and Latvia in 13.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | El Salvador | Latvia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1870s | 3.40 million tonnes | 10.40 million tonnes | 6.99 million tonnes | Latvia |
| 1880s | 3.30 million tonnes | 10.71 million tonnes | 7.42 million tonnes | Latvia |
| 1890s | 2.49 million tonnes | 11.06 million tonnes | 8.57 million tonnes | Latvia |
| 1900s | 5.77 million tonnes | 11.64 million tonnes | 5.87 million tonnes | Latvia |
| 1910s | 9.59 million tonnes | 8.92 million tonnes | 672,886 tonnes | El Salvador |
| 1920s | 3.41 million tonnes | 7.16 million tonnes | 3.76 million tonnes | Latvia |
| 1930s | 3.92 million tonnes | 6.95 million tonnes | 3.03 million tonnes | Latvia |
| 1940s | 4.58 million tonnes | 5.15 million tonnes | 571,593 tonnes | Latvia |
| 1950s | 5.44 million tonnes | 10.30 million tonnes | 4.86 million tonnes | Latvia |
| 1960s | 4.31 million tonnes | 14.97 million tonnes | 10.66 million tonnes | Latvia |
| 1970s | 7.29 million tonnes | 21.67 million tonnes | 14.38 million tonnes | Latvia |
| 1980s | 6.39 million tonnes | 24.29 million tonnes | 17.90 million tonnes | Latvia |
| 1990s | 8.45 million tonnes | 8.09 million tonnes | 355,036 tonnes | El Salvador |
| 2000s | 7.33 million tonnes | 4.58 million tonnes | 2.75 million tonnes | El Salvador |
| 2010s | 6.52 million tonnes | 8.63 million tonnes | 2.11 million tonnes | Latvia |
| 2020s | 7.90 million tonnes | 8.99 million tonnes | 1.09 million tonnes | Latvia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher annual co₂ emissions including land-use change, El Salvador or Latvia?
- Latvia, at 9.41 million tonnes against 9.17 million tonnes in El Salvador as of 2024.
- What is the difference in annual co₂ emissions including land-use change between El Salvador and Latvia?
- 238,990 tonnes, with Latvia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for El Salvador and Latvia?
- 155 years are reported by both, from 1870 to 2024.
- How do El Salvador and Latvia rank globally for annual co₂ emissions including land-use change?
- El Salvador ranks 132nd and Latvia ranks 129th of 194 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Global Carbon Budget (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Annual CO₂ emissions including land-use change. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Annual total emissions of carbon dioxide (CO₂), including land-use change, measured in tonnes.