El Salvador vs Peru: Carbon emission intensity vs. GDP per capita
El Salvador
0.1293
in 2024
Peru
0.1289
in 2024
El Salvador rank
90th
Peru rank
92nd
Carbon emission intensity vs. GDP per capita over time
- El Salvador
- Peru
How they compare
El Salvador currently reports 0.1293 against 0.1289 in Peru, a difference of 0.0004.
The two have swapped places 7 times across 35 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Peru ahead.
El Salvador ranks 90th and Peru ranks 92nd of 191 countries.
Across the 4 decades both report, El Salvador averaged higher in 2 and Peru in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | El Salvador | Peru | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.1154 | 0.1457 | 0.0303 | Peru |
| 2000s | 0.1393 | 0.1272 | 0.0122 | El Salvador |
| 2010s | 0.1197 | 0.1226 | 0.0029 | Peru |
| 2020s | 0.1201 | 0.1201 | 0 | El Salvador |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher carbon emission intensity vs. gdp per capita, El Salvador or Peru?
- El Salvador, at 0.1293 against 0.1289 in Peru as of 2024.
- What is the difference in carbon emission intensity vs. gdp per capita between El Salvador and Peru?
- 0.0004, with El Salvador ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for El Salvador and Peru?
- 35 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2024.
- How do El Salvador and Peru rank globally for carbon emission intensity vs. gdp per capita?
- El Salvador ranks 90th and Peru ranks 92nd 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.