Angola vs El Salvador: Carbon intensity: CO₂ emissions per dollar of GDP

Angola
0.1332 kilograms per international-$
in 2022
El Salvador
0.1335 kilograms per international-$
in 2022
Angola rank
125th
El Salvador rank
124th

Carbon intensity: CO₂ emissions per dollar of GDP over time

  • Angola
  • El Salvador
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How they compare

El Salvador currently reports 0.1335 kilograms per international-$ against 0.1332 kilograms per international-$ in Angola, a difference of 0.0003 kilograms per international-$.

The two have swapped places 6 times across 73 shared years of data; in 1950 it was El Salvador ahead.

Angola ranks 125th and El Salvador ranks 124th of 164 countries.

Across the 8 decades both report, Angola averaged higher in 5 and El Salvador in 3.

Head to head by decade

Decade Angola El Salvador Difference Ahead
1950s 0.0503 kilograms per international-$ 0.0799 kilograms per international-$ 0.0296 kilograms per international-$ El Salvador
1960s 0.1 kilograms per international-$ 0.1025 kilograms per international-$ 0.0024 kilograms per international-$ El Salvador
1970s 0.3604 kilograms per international-$ 0.1243 kilograms per international-$ 0.2361 kilograms per international-$ Angola
1980s 0.5147 kilograms per international-$ 0.1279 kilograms per international-$ 0.3868 kilograms per international-$ Angola
1990s 0.7341 kilograms per international-$ 0.1807 kilograms per international-$ 0.5534 kilograms per international-$ Angola
2000s 0.3826 kilograms per international-$ 0.1679 kilograms per international-$ 0.2147 kilograms per international-$ Angola
2010s 0.1575 kilograms per international-$ 0.1297 kilograms per international-$ 0.0277 kilograms per international-$ Angola
2020s 0.1222 kilograms per international-$ 0.1241 kilograms per international-$ 0.0019 kilograms per international-$ El Salvador

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher carbon intensity: co₂ emissions per dollar of gdp, Angola or El Salvador?
El Salvador, at 0.1335 kilograms per international-$ against 0.1332 kilograms per international-$ in Angola as of 2022.
What is the difference in carbon intensity: co₂ emissions per dollar of gdp between Angola and El Salvador?
0.0003 kilograms per international-$, with El Salvador ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Angola and El Salvador?
73 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2022.
How do Angola and El Salvador rank globally for carbon intensity: co₂ emissions per dollar of gdp?
Angola ranks 125th and El Salvador ranks 124th of 164 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Global Carbon Budget (2025); Bolt and van Zanden – Maddison Project Database 2023 – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Carbon intensity: CO₂ emissions per dollar of GDP. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
Carbon intensity: CO₂ emissions per dollar of GDP
Unit
kilograms per international-$
Source
Global Carbon Budget (2025); Bolt and van Zanden – Maddison Project Database 2023 – with major processing by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
164 places, 14,672 data points, 1820–2022
Last refreshed

Annual total emissions of carbon dioxide (CO₂), excluding land-use change, measured in kilograms per dollar of GDP (2011 international-$).