El Salvador vs Hong Kong, China: emissions of air pollutants

El Salvador
136,748 tonnes
in 2022
Hong Kong, China
119,214 tonnes
in 2022
El Salvador rank
137th
Hong Kong, China rank
140th

emissions of air pollutants over time

  • El Salvador
  • Hong Kong, China
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How they compare

El Salvador currently reports 136,748 tonnes against 119,214 tonnes in Hong Kong, China, a difference of 17,534 tonnes.

That makes El Salvador's figure about 1.1 times Hong Kong, China's.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 273 shared years of data; in 1750 it was El Salvador ahead.

El Salvador ranks 137th and Hong Kong, China ranks 140th of 220 countries.

El Salvador has averaged higher in every one of the 28 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade El Salvador Hong Kong, China Difference Ahead
1750s 9,521 tonnes 384.78 tonnes 9,136 tonnes El Salvador
1760s 9,911 tonnes 400.81 tonnes 9,511 tonnes El Salvador
1770s 10,931 tonnes 417.51 tonnes 10,514 tonnes El Salvador
1780s 12,610 tonnes 434.9 tonnes 12,175 tonnes El Salvador
1790s 14,252 tonnes 453.03 tonnes 13,799 tonnes El Salvador
1800s 15,852 tonnes 471.9 tonnes 15,380 tonnes El Salvador
1810s 17,405 tonnes 491.56 tonnes 16,913 tonnes El Salvador
1820s 19,434 tonnes 547.86 tonnes 18,886 tonnes El Salvador
1830s 22,033 tonnes 659.69 tonnes 21,373 tonnes El Salvador
1840s 24,530 tonnes 774.04 tonnes 23,756 tonnes El Salvador
1850s 27,742 tonnes 1,359 tonnes 26,383 tonnes El Salvador
1860s 32,447 tonnes 2,628 tonnes 29,819 tonnes El Salvador
1870s 38,153 tonnes 3,539 tonnes 34,614 tonnes El Salvador
1880s 44,923 tonnes 4,724 tonnes 40,199 tonnes El Salvador
1890s 53,227 tonnes 6,314 tonnes 46,913 tonnes El Salvador
1900s 65,847 tonnes 8,344 tonnes 57,503 tonnes El Salvador
1910s 82,309 tonnes 10,057 tonnes 72,252 tonnes El Salvador
1920s 96,777 tonnes 7,750 tonnes 89,027 tonnes El Salvador
1930s 103,191 tonnes 3,647 tonnes 99,544 tonnes El Salvador
1940s 104,637 tonnes 3,027 tonnes 101,610 tonnes El Salvador
1950s 190,464 tonnes 21,521 tonnes 168,943 tonnes El Salvador
1960s 366,483 tonnes 26,718 tonnes 339,766 tonnes El Salvador
1970s 489,652 tonnes 30,888 tonnes 458,764 tonnes El Salvador
1980s 400,341 tonnes 59,209 tonnes 341,132 tonnes El Salvador
1990s 308,628 tonnes 94,212 tonnes 214,416 tonnes El Salvador
2000s 182,211 tonnes 138,670 tonnes 43,541 tonnes El Salvador
2010s 146,658 tonnes 128,742 tonnes 17,916 tonnes El Salvador
2020s 130,624 tonnes 125,223 tonnes 5,401 tonnes El Salvador

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher emissions of air pollutants, El Salvador or Hong Kong, China?
El Salvador, at 136,748 tonnes against 119,214 tonnes in Hong Kong, China as of 2022.
What is the difference in emissions of air pollutants between El Salvador and Hong Kong, China?
17,534 tonnes, with El Salvador ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for El Salvador and Hong Kong, China?
273 years are reported by both, from 1750 to 2022.
How do El Salvador and Hong Kong, China rank globally for emissions of air pollutants?
El Salvador ranks 137th and Hong Kong, China ranks 140th of 220 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Hoesly et al. (2024) - Community Emissions Data System (CEDS) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as emissions of air pollutants. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
emissions of air pollutants
Unit
tonnes
Source
Hoesly et al. (2024) - Community Emissions Data System (CEDS) – with major processing by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
220 places, 60,060 data points, 1750–2022
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