Cape Verde vs El Salvador: Carbon intensity: CO₂ emissions per dollar of GDP
Cape Verde
0.1406 kilograms per international-$
in 2022
El Salvador
0.1335 kilograms per international-$
in 2022
Cape Verde rank
122nd
El Salvador rank
124th
Carbon intensity: CO₂ emissions per dollar of GDP over time
- Cape Verde
- El Salvador
How they compare
Cape Verde currently reports 0.1406 kilograms per international-$ against 0.1335 kilograms per international-$ in El Salvador, a difference of 0.0071 kilograms per international-$.
That makes Cape Verde's figure about 1.1 times El Salvador's.
The two have swapped places 12 times across 73 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Cape Verde ahead.
Cape Verde ranks 122nd and El Salvador ranks 124th of 164 countries.
Across the 8 decades both report, Cape Verde averaged higher in 7 and El Salvador in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Cape Verde | El Salvador | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 0.2222 kilograms per international-$ | 0.0799 kilograms per international-$ | 0.1422 kilograms per international-$ | Cape Verde |
| 1960s | 0.082 kilograms per international-$ | 0.1025 kilograms per international-$ | 0.0205 kilograms per international-$ | El Salvador |
| 1970s | 0.2519 kilograms per international-$ | 0.1243 kilograms per international-$ | 0.1276 kilograms per international-$ | Cape Verde |
| 1980s | 0.1331 kilograms per international-$ | 0.1279 kilograms per international-$ | 0.0052 kilograms per international-$ | Cape Verde |
| 1990s | 0.2198 kilograms per international-$ | 0.1807 kilograms per international-$ | 0.0392 kilograms per international-$ | Cape Verde |
| 2000s | 0.1974 kilograms per international-$ | 0.1679 kilograms per international-$ | 0.0294 kilograms per international-$ | Cape Verde |
| 2010s | 0.1561 kilograms per international-$ | 0.1297 kilograms per international-$ | 0.0264 kilograms per international-$ | Cape Verde |
| 2020s | 0.1526 kilograms per international-$ | 0.1241 kilograms per international-$ | 0.0285 kilograms per international-$ | Cape Verde |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher carbon intensity: co₂ emissions per dollar of gdp, Cape Verde or El Salvador?
- Cape Verde, at 0.1406 kilograms per international-$ against 0.1335 kilograms per international-$ in El Salvador as of 2022.
- What is the difference in carbon intensity: co₂ emissions per dollar of gdp between Cape Verde and El Salvador?
- 0.0071 kilograms per international-$, with Cape Verde ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Cape Verde and El Salvador?
- 73 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2022.
- How do Cape Verde and El Salvador rank globally for carbon intensity: co₂ emissions per dollar of gdp?
- Cape Verde ranks 122nd and El Salvador ranks 124th of 164 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Global Carbon Budget (2025); Bolt and van Zanden – Maddison Project Database 2023 – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Carbon intensity: CO₂ emissions per dollar of GDP. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Annual total emissions of carbon dioxide (CO₂), excluding land-use change, measured in kilograms per dollar of GDP (2011 international-$).