El Salvador vs Yemen: CO₂ emissions by fuel or industry
El Salvador
7.85 million tonnes
in 2024
Yemen
8.08 million tonnes
in 2024
El Salvador rank
98th
Yemen rank
97th
CO₂ emissions by fuel or industry over time
- El Salvador
- Yemen
How they compare
Yemen currently reports 8.08 million tonnes against 7.85 million tonnes in El Salvador, a difference of 230,270 tonnes.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 75 shared years of data; in 1950 it was El Salvador ahead.
El Salvador ranks 98th and Yemen ranks 97th of 215 countries.
Yemen has averaged higher in every one of the 8 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | El Salvador | Yemen | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 441,878 tonnes | 1.69 million tonnes | 1.25 million tonnes | Yemen |
| 1960s | 963,632 tonnes | 4.35 million tonnes | 3.38 million tonnes | Yemen |
| 1970s | 1.84 million tonnes | 2.48 million tonnes | 643,398 tonnes | Yemen |
| 1980s | 1.82 million tonnes | 6.85 million tonnes | 5.03 million tonnes | Yemen |
| 1990s | 4.00 million tonnes | 10.01 million tonnes | 6.01 million tonnes | Yemen |
| 2000s | 5.77 million tonnes | 18.26 million tonnes | 12.49 million tonnes | Yemen |
| 2010s | 6.05 million tonnes | 13.84 million tonnes | 7.79 million tonnes | Yemen |
| 2020s | 6.98 million tonnes | 8.01 million tonnes | 1.02 million tonnes | Yemen |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher co₂ emissions by fuel or industry, El Salvador or Yemen?
- Yemen, at 8.08 million tonnes against 7.85 million tonnes in El Salvador as of 2024.
- What is the difference in co₂ emissions by fuel or industry between El Salvador and Yemen?
- 230,270 tonnes, with Yemen ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for El Salvador and Yemen?
- 75 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2024.
- How do El Salvador and Yemen rank globally for co₂ emissions by fuel or industry?
- El Salvador ranks 98th and Yemen ranks 97th of 215 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Global Carbon Budget (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as CO₂ emissions by fuel or industry. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Annual emissions of carbon dioxide (CO₂) from oil, measured in tonnes.