El Salvador vs Philippines: CO₂ emissions per capita vs. GDP per capita
El Salvador
1.42 tonnes per person
in 2024
Philippines
1.51 tonnes per person
in 2024
El Salvador rank
146th
Philippines rank
143rd
CO₂ emissions per capita vs. GDP per capita over time
- El Salvador
- Philippines
How they compare
Philippines currently reports 1.51 tonnes per person against 1.42 tonnes per person in El Salvador, a difference of 0.09 tonnes per person.
That makes Philippines's figure about 1.1 times El Salvador's.
The two have swapped places 8 times across 115 shared years of data; in 1907 it was Philippines ahead.
El Salvador ranks 146th and Philippines ranks 143rd of 213 countries.
Across the 13 decades both report, El Salvador averaged higher in 2 and Philippines in 11.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | El Salvador | Philippines | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1900s | 0.0002 tonnes per person | 0.0035 tonnes per person | 0.0033 tonnes per person | Philippines |
| 1910s | 0.001 tonnes per person | 0.0038 tonnes per person | 0.0027 tonnes per person | Philippines |
| 1920s | 0.003 tonnes per person | 0.0072 tonnes per person | 0.0043 tonnes per person | Philippines |
| 1930s | 0.0014 tonnes per person | 0.0078 tonnes per person | 0.0063 tonnes per person | Philippines |
| 1940s | 0.0002 tonnes per person | 0.009 tonnes per person | 0.0088 tonnes per person | Philippines |
| 1950s | 0.1888 tonnes per person | 0.2389 tonnes per person | 0.0501 tonnes per person | Philippines |
| 1960s | 0.3169 tonnes per person | 0.4407 tonnes per person | 0.1238 tonnes per person | Philippines |
| 1970s | 0.4853 tonnes per person | 0.7607 tonnes per person | 0.2754 tonnes per person | Philippines |
| 1980s | 0.419 tonnes per person | 0.6234 tonnes per person | 0.2044 tonnes per person | Philippines |
| 1990s | 0.7572 tonnes per person | 0.7897 tonnes per person | 0.0325 tonnes per person | Philippines |
| 2000s | 1.04 tonnes per person | 0.8196 tonnes per person | 0.2228 tonnes per person | El Salvador |
| 2010s | 1.05 tonnes per person | 1.04 tonnes per person | 0.0038 tonnes per person | El Salvador |
| 2020s | 1.23 tonnes per person | 1.33 tonnes per person | 0.0999 tonnes per person | Philippines |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher co₂ emissions per capita vs. gdp per capita, El Salvador or Philippines?
- Philippines, at 1.51 tonnes per person against 1.42 tonnes per person in El Salvador as of 2024.
- What is the difference in co₂ emissions per capita vs. gdp per capita between El Salvador and Philippines?
- 0.09 tonnes per person, with Philippines ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for El Salvador and Philippines?
- 115 years are reported by both, from 1907 to 2024.
- How do El Salvador and Philippines rank globally for co₂ emissions per capita vs. gdp per capita?
- El Salvador ranks 146th and Philippines ranks 143rd 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.