Chile vs El Salvador: Carbon emission intensity vs. GDP per capita
Chile
0.1301
in 2024
El Salvador
0.1293
in 2024
Chile rank
88th
El Salvador rank
90th
Carbon emission intensity vs. GDP per capita over time
- Chile
- El Salvador
How they compare
Chile currently reports 0.1301 against 0.1293 in El Salvador, a difference of 0.0008.
Across all 35 years both countries report, Chile has been ahead every year.
Chile ranks 88th and El Salvador ranks 90th of 191 countries.
Chile has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Chile | El Salvador | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.204 | 0.1154 | 0.0885 | Chile |
| 2000s | 0.1794 | 0.1393 | 0.0401 | Chile |
| 2010s | 0.1723 | 0.1197 | 0.0526 | Chile |
| 2020s | 0.1497 | 0.1201 | 0.0295 | Chile |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher carbon emission intensity vs. gdp per capita, Chile or El Salvador?
- Chile, at 0.1301 against 0.1293 in El Salvador as of 2024.
- What is the difference in carbon emission intensity vs. gdp per capita between Chile and El Salvador?
- 0.0008, with Chile ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Chile and El Salvador?
- 35 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2024.
- How do Chile and El Salvador rank globally for carbon emission intensity vs. gdp per capita?
- Chile ranks 88th and El Salvador ranks 90th of 191 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Joint Research Centre (European Commission) and International Energy Agency (IEA), via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Carbon emission intensity vs. GDP per capita. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Carbon emission intensity is measured in kilograms of CO₂ per dollar of GDP. Emissions from fossil fuels and industry are included, but land-use change emissions are not. GDP per capita is adjusted for inflation and differences in living costs between countries.