El Salvador vs Nicaragua: Co emissions by sector

El Salvador
710,000
in 2023
Nicaragua
750,000
in 2023
El Salvador rank
100th
Nicaragua rank
98th

Co emissions by sector over time

  • El Salvador
  • Nicaragua
200.0k400.0k600.0k800.0k1.0M199020062023

How they compare

Nicaragua currently reports 750,000 against 710,000 in El Salvador, a difference of 40,000.

That makes Nicaragua's figure about 1.1 times El Salvador's.

The two have swapped places 5 times across 34 shared years of data; in 1990 it was El Salvador ahead.

El Salvador ranks 100th and Nicaragua ranks 98th of 186 countries.

El Salvador has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade El Salvador Nicaragua Difference Ahead
1990s 294,000 155,000 139,000 El Salvador
2000s 500,000 312,000 188,000 El Salvador
2010s 623,000 517,000 106,000 El Salvador
2020s 692,500 687,500 5,000 El Salvador

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher co emissions by sector, El Salvador or Nicaragua?
Nicaragua, at 750,000 against 710,000 in El Salvador as of 2023.
What is the difference in co emissions by sector between El Salvador and Nicaragua?
40,000, with Nicaragua ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for El Salvador and Nicaragua?
34 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2023.
How do El Salvador and Nicaragua rank globally for co emissions by sector?
El Salvador ranks 100th and Nicaragua ranks 98th of 186 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Our World in Data, published as Co emissions by sector. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Co emissions by sector
Source
Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
187 places, 6,310 data points, 1990–2023
Last refreshed