Egypt vs El Salvador: Annual percentage change in CO₂ emissions
Egypt
3.3%
in 2024
El Salvador
3.5%
in 2024
Egypt rank
83rd
El Salvador rank
81st
Annual percentage change in CO₂ emissions over time
- Egypt
- El Salvador
How they compare
El Salvador currently reports 3.5% against 3.3% in Egypt, a difference of 0.2%.
That makes El Salvador's figure about 1.1 times Egypt's.
The two have swapped places 59 times across 113 shared years of data; in 1912 it was Egypt ahead.
Egypt ranks 83rd and El Salvador ranks 81st of 215 countries.
Across the 12 decades both report, Egypt averaged higher in 4 and El Salvador in 8.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Egypt | El Salvador | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1910s | 190.4% | 358.4% | 167.9% | El Salvador |
| 1920s | 5.2% | 215.7% | 210.5% | El Salvador |
| 1930s | 15.4% | 267.8% | 252.4% | El Salvador |
| 1940s | 13.9% | 5.1% | 8.8% | Egypt |
| 1950s | 6.3% | 7,010.7% | 7,004.4% | El Salvador |
| 1960s | 5.7% | 9.3% | 3.6% | El Salvador |
| 1970s | 8.2% | 7.3% | 0.9% | Egypt |
| 1980s | 5.3% | 1.5% | 3.8% | Egypt |
| 1990s | 6.4% | 8.8% | 2.4% | El Salvador |
| 2000s | 5.2% | 1.3% | 3.9% | Egypt |
| 2010s | 1.4% | 2.2% | 0.8% | El Salvador |
| 2020s | 2.1% | 4.1% | 2.0% | El Salvador |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher annual percentage change in co₂ emissions, Egypt or El Salvador?
- El Salvador, at 3.5% against 3.3% in Egypt as of 2024.
- What is the difference in annual percentage change in co₂ emissions between Egypt and El Salvador?
- 0.2%, with El Salvador ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Egypt and El Salvador?
- 113 years are reported by both, from 1912 to 2024.
- How do Egypt and El Salvador rank globally for annual percentage change in co₂ emissions?
- Egypt ranks 83rd and El Salvador ranks 81st of 215 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Global Carbon Budget (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Annual percentage change in CO₂ emissions. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Annual percentage growth in total emissions of carbon dioxide (CO₂), excluding land-use change.