Congo vs El Salvador: Carbon dioxide emissions by income level

Congo
8.84 million tonnes
in 2024
El Salvador
8.97 million tonnes
in 2024
Congo rank
113th
El Salvador rank
112th

Carbon dioxide emissions by income level over time

  • Congo
  • El Salvador
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How they compare

El Salvador currently reports 8.97 million tonnes against 8.84 million tonnes in Congo, a difference of 132,520 tonnes.

The two have swapped places 4 times across 75 shared years of data; in 1950 it was El Salvador ahead.

Congo ranks 113th and El Salvador ranks 112th of 215 countries.

Across the 8 decades both report, Congo averaged higher in 1 and El Salvador in 7.

Head to head by decade

Decade Congo El Salvador Difference Ahead
1950s 153,006 tonnes 465,482 tonnes 312,476 tonnes El Salvador
1960s 305,944 tonnes 1.02 million tonnes 709,659 tonnes El Salvador
1970s 824,766 tonnes 1.99 million tonnes 1.17 million tonnes El Salvador
1980s 1.11 million tonnes 2.05 million tonnes 932,370 tonnes El Salvador
1990s 2.78 million tonnes 4.35 million tonnes 1.57 million tonnes El Salvador
2000s 4.06 million tonnes 6.26 million tonnes 2.20 million tonnes El Salvador
2010s 5.78 million tonnes 6.46 million tonnes 682,637 tonnes El Salvador
2020s 8.18 million tonnes 7.73 million tonnes 449,060 tonnes Congo

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher carbon dioxide emissions by income level, Congo or El Salvador?
El Salvador, at 8.97 million tonnes against 8.84 million tonnes in Congo as of 2024.
What is the difference in carbon dioxide emissions by income level between Congo and El Salvador?
132,520 tonnes, 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 carbon dioxide emissions by income level?
Congo ranks 113th and El Salvador ranks 112th of 215 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Global Carbon Budget (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Carbon dioxide emissions by income level. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
Carbon dioxide emissions by income level
Unit
tonnes
Source
Global Carbon Budget (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
216 places, 23,583 data points, 1750–2024
Last refreshed

Annual total emissions of carbon dioxide (CO₂), excluding land-use change, measured in tonnes.