Afghanistan vs El Salvador: Co2 emissions by fuel line

Afghanistan
6.79 million
in 2024
El Salvador
7.85 million
in 2024
Afghanistan rank
101st
El Salvador rank
98th

Co2 emissions by fuel line over time

  • Afghanistan
  • El Salvador
02.0M4.0M6.0M8.0M194919862024

How they compare

El Salvador currently reports 7.85 million against 6.79 million in Afghanistan, a difference of 1.06 million.

That makes El Salvador's figure about 1.2 times Afghanistan's.

The two have swapped places 8 times across 75 shared years of data; in 1950 it was El Salvador ahead.

Afghanistan ranks 101st and El Salvador ranks 98th of 210 countries.

Across the 8 decades both report, Afghanistan averaged higher in 1 and El Salvador in 7.

Head to head by decade

Decade Afghanistan El Salvador Difference Ahead
1950s 124,444 441,878 317,435 El Salvador
1960s 449,186 963,632 514,445 El Salvador
1970s 835,171 1.84 million 1.00 million El Salvador
1980s 1.37 million 1.82 million 455,903 El Salvador
1990s 1.02 million 4.00 million 2.97 million El Salvador
2000s 1.65 million 5.77 million 4.12 million El Salvador
2010s 6.24 million 6.05 million 193,997 Afghanistan
2020s 6.76 million 6.98 million 225,922 El Salvador

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher co2 emissions by fuel line, Afghanistan or El Salvador?
El Salvador, at 7.85 million against 6.79 million in Afghanistan as of 2024.
What is the difference in co2 emissions by fuel line between Afghanistan and El Salvador?
1.06 million, with El Salvador ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Afghanistan and El Salvador?
75 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2024.
How do Afghanistan and El Salvador rank globally for co2 emissions by fuel line?
Afghanistan ranks 101st and El Salvador ranks 98th of 210 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Our World in Data, published as Co2 emissions by fuel line. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Co2 emissions by fuel line
Source
Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
215 places, 21,740 data points, 1750–2024
Last refreshed