Congo vs El Salvador: CO₂ emissions per capita vs. GDP per capita
Congo
1.4 tonnes per person
in 2024
El Salvador
1.42 tonnes per person
in 2024
Congo rank
147th
El Salvador rank
146th
CO₂ emissions per capita vs. GDP per capita over time
- Congo
- El Salvador
How they compare
El Salvador currently reports 1.42 tonnes per person against 1.4 tonnes per person in Congo, a difference of 0.02 tonnes per person.
The two have swapped places 14 times across 75 shared years of data; in 1950 it was El Salvador ahead.
Congo ranks 147th and El Salvador ranks 146th of 213 countries.
Across the 8 decades both report, Congo averaged higher in 6 and El Salvador in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Congo | El Salvador | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 0.1634 tonnes per person | 0.1888 tonnes per person | 0.0254 tonnes per person | El Salvador |
| 1960s | 0.252 tonnes per person | 0.3169 tonnes per person | 0.0649 tonnes per person | El Salvador |
| 1970s | 0.5228 tonnes per person | 0.4853 tonnes per person | 0.0376 tonnes per person | Congo |
| 1980s | 0.5368 tonnes per person | 0.419 tonnes per person | 0.1178 tonnes per person | Congo |
| 1990s | 0.9966 tonnes per person | 0.7572 tonnes per person | 0.2394 tonnes per person | Congo |
| 2000s | 1.11 tonnes per person | 1.04 tonnes per person | 0.0652 tonnes per person | Congo |
| 2010s | 1.14 tonnes per person | 1.05 tonnes per person | 0.0964 tonnes per person | Congo |
| 2020s | 1.35 tonnes per person | 1.23 tonnes per person | 0.1241 tonnes per person | Congo |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher co₂ emissions per capita vs. gdp per capita, Congo or El Salvador?
- El Salvador, at 1.42 tonnes per person against 1.4 tonnes per person in Congo as of 2024.
- What is the difference in co₂ emissions per capita vs. gdp per capita between Congo and El Salvador?
- 0.02 tonnes per person, with El Salvador ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Congo and El Salvador?
- 75 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2024.
- How do Congo and El Salvador rank globally for co₂ emissions per capita vs. gdp per capita?
- Congo ranks 147th and El Salvador ranks 146th of 213 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Global Carbon Budget (2025); Population based on various sources (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as CO₂ emissions per capita vs. GDP per capita. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Carbon dioxide (CO₂) emissions from burning fossil fuels and industrial processes. This includes emissions from transport, electricity generation, and heating, but not land-use change.