Costa Rica vs El Salvador: CO₂ emissions from fossil fuels and land-use change, annual growth
Costa Rica
3.4 % change on previous year
in 2024
El Salvador
3.49 % change on previous year
in 2024
Costa Rica rank
82nd
El Salvador rank
81st
CO₂ emissions from fossil fuels and land-use change, annual growth over time
- Costa Rica
- El Salvador
How they compare
El Salvador currently reports 3.49 % change on previous year against 3.4 % change on previous year in Costa Rica, a difference of 0.09 % change on previous year.
The two have swapped places 79 times across 135 shared years of data; in 1875 it was Costa Rica ahead.
Costa Rica ranks 82nd and El Salvador ranks 81st of 215 countries.
Across the 16 decades both report, Costa Rica averaged higher in 7 and El Salvador in 9.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Costa Rica | El Salvador | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1870s | 169.12 % change on previous year | 81.11 % change on previous year | 88.01 % change on previous year | Costa Rica |
| 1880s | 82.49 % change on previous year | 39.97 % change on previous year | 42.52 % change on previous year | Costa Rica |
| 1890s | 22.77 % change on previous year | 142.67 % change on previous year | 119.9 % change on previous year | El Salvador |
| 1900s | 22.49 % change on previous year | 68.84 % change on previous year | 46.35 % change on previous year | El Salvador |
| 1910s | -22.86 % change on previous year | 100.32 % change on previous year | 123.19 % change on previous year | El Salvador |
| 1920s | -19.71 % change on previous year | 9.13 % change on previous year | 28.84 % change on previous year | El Salvador |
| 1930s | 66.27 % change on previous year | -28.61 % change on previous year | 94.88 % change on previous year | Costa Rica |
| 1940s | 164.04 % change on previous year | -5.53 % change on previous year | 169.57 % change on previous year | Costa Rica |
| 1950s | 4.64 % change on previous year | 9.75 % change on previous year | 5.11 % change on previous year | El Salvador |
| 1960s | 12.11 % change on previous year | 9.27 % change on previous year | 2.84 % change on previous year | Costa Rica |
| 1970s | 9.73 % change on previous year | 7.34 % change on previous year | 2.39 % change on previous year | Costa Rica |
| 1980s | 0.9046 % change on previous year | 1.51 % change on previous year | 0.6053 % change on previous year | El Salvador |
| 1990s | 6.85 % change on previous year | 8.8 % change on previous year | 1.95 % change on previous year | El Salvador |
| 2000s | 3.69 % change on previous year | 1.29 % change on previous year | 2.4 % change on previous year | Costa Rica |
| 2010s | 0.0195 % change on previous year | 2.24 % change on previous year | 2.22 % change on previous year | El Salvador |
| 2020s | 3.07 % change on previous year | 4.11 % change on previous year | 1.05 % change on previous year | El Salvador |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher co₂ emissions from fossil fuels and land-use change, annual growth, Costa Rica or El Salvador?
- El Salvador, at 3.49 % change on previous year against 3.4 % change on previous year in Costa Rica as of 2024.
- What is the difference in co₂ emissions from fossil fuels and land-use change, annual growth between Costa Rica and El Salvador?
- 0.09 % change on previous year, with El Salvador ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Costa Rica and El Salvador?
- 135 years are reported by both, from 1875 to 2024.
- How do Costa Rica and El Salvador rank globally for co₂ emissions from fossil fuels and land-use change, annual growth?
- Costa Rica ranks 82nd and El Salvador ranks 81st of 215 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Statizoid (derived), published as CO₂ emissions from fossil fuels and land-use change, annual growth rate. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
The year-on-year percentage change in CO₂ emissions from fossil fuels and land-use change. Computed from consecutive annual observations; years either side of a gap are skipped rather than bridged.