El Salvador vs Tonga: CO₂ emissions per capita vs. GDP per capita
El Salvador
1.42 tonnes per person
in 2024
Tonga
1.46 tonnes per person
in 2024
El Salvador rank
146th
Tonga rank
145th
CO₂ emissions per capita vs. GDP per capita over time
- El Salvador
- Tonga
How they compare
Tonga currently reports 1.46 tonnes per person against 1.42 tonnes per person in El Salvador, a difference of 0.04 tonnes per person.
The two have swapped places 12 times across 75 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Tonga ahead.
El Salvador ranks 146th and Tonga ranks 145th of 213 countries.
Across the 8 decades both report, El Salvador averaged higher in 3 and Tonga in 5.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | El Salvador | Tonga | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 0.1888 tonnes per person | 0.1302 tonnes per person | 0.0586 tonnes per person | El Salvador |
| 1960s | 0.3169 tonnes per person | 0.1568 tonnes per person | 0.1601 tonnes per person | El Salvador |
| 1970s | 0.4853 tonnes per person | 0.3055 tonnes per person | 0.1798 tonnes per person | El Salvador |
| 1980s | 0.419 tonnes per person | 0.5253 tonnes per person | 0.1063 tonnes per person | Tonga |
| 1990s | 0.7572 tonnes per person | 0.8784 tonnes per person | 0.1213 tonnes per person | Tonga |
| 2000s | 1.04 tonnes per person | 1.04 tonnes per person | 0.0012 tonnes per person | Tonga |
| 2010s | 1.05 tonnes per person | 1.15 tonnes per person | 0.1058 tonnes per person | Tonga |
| 2020s | 1.23 tonnes per person | 1.38 tonnes per person | 0.1483 tonnes per person | Tonga |
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 Tonga?
- Tonga, at 1.46 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 Tonga?
- 0.04 tonnes per person, with Tonga ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for El Salvador and Tonga?
- 75 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2024.
- How do El Salvador and Tonga rank globally for co₂ emissions per capita vs. gdp per capita?
- El Salvador ranks 146th and Tonga ranks 145th 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.