El Salvador vs Iraq: Annual CO₂ emissions from land-use change per capita
El Salvador
0.0312 tonnes per person
in 2024
Iraq
0.0493 tonnes per person
in 2024
El Salvador rank
105th
Iraq rank
103rd
Annual CO₂ emissions from land-use change per capita over time
- El Salvador
- Iraq
How they compare
Iraq currently reports 0.0493 tonnes per person against 0.0312 tonnes per person in El Salvador, a difference of 0.0181 tonnes per person.
That makes Iraq's figure about 1.6 times El Salvador's.
The two have swapped places 15 times across 175 shared years of data; in 1850 it was El Salvador ahead.
El Salvador ranks 105th and Iraq ranks 103rd of 194 countries.
Across the 18 decades both report, El Salvador averaged higher in 15 and Iraq in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | El Salvador | Iraq | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1850s | 8.7 tonnes per person | 0.4069 tonnes per person | 8.29 tonnes per person | El Salvador |
| 1860s | 5.98 tonnes per person | 0.9804 tonnes per person | 5 tonnes per person | El Salvador |
| 1870s | 6.01 tonnes per person | 1.13 tonnes per person | 4.88 tonnes per person | El Salvador |
| 1880s | 4.77 tonnes per person | 1.24 tonnes per person | 3.53 tonnes per person | El Salvador |
| 1890s | 3.17 tonnes per person | 1.18 tonnes per person | 1.98 tonnes per person | El Salvador |
| 1900s | 6.2 tonnes per person | 1.08 tonnes per person | 5.12 tonnes per person | El Salvador |
| 1910s | 8.27 tonnes per person | 0.8267 tonnes per person | 7.44 tonnes per person | El Salvador |
| 1920s | 2.44 tonnes per person | 0.4361 tonnes per person | 2 tonnes per person | El Salvador |
| 1930s | 2.29 tonnes per person | 2.66 tonnes per person | 0.369 tonnes per person | Iraq |
| 1940s | 2.33 tonnes per person | 2.24 tonnes per person | 0.0807 tonnes per person | El Salvador |
| 1950s | 2.04 tonnes per person | 1.5 tonnes per person | 0.5408 tonnes per person | El Salvador |
| 1960s | 1.07 tonnes per person | 0.798 tonnes per person | 0.2722 tonnes per person | El Salvador |
| 1970s | 1.28 tonnes per person | 0.5223 tonnes per person | 0.7541 tonnes per person | El Salvador |
| 1980s | 0.894 tonnes per person | 0.0948 tonnes per person | 0.7992 tonnes per person | El Salvador |
| 1990s | 0.7215 tonnes per person | -0.0489 tonnes per person | 0.7704 tonnes per person | El Salvador |
| 2000s | 0.18 tonnes per person | -0.0772 tonnes per person | 0.2572 tonnes per person | El Salvador |
| 2010s | 0.0099 tonnes per person | 0.2341 tonnes per person | 0.2243 tonnes per person | Iraq |
| 2020s | 0.0267 tonnes per person | 0.0443 tonnes per person | 0.0176 tonnes per person | Iraq |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher annual co₂ emissions from land-use change per capita, El Salvador or Iraq?
- Iraq, at 0.0493 tonnes per person against 0.0312 tonnes per person in El Salvador as of 2024.
- What is the difference in annual co₂ emissions from land-use change per capita between El Salvador and Iraq?
- 0.0181 tonnes per person, with Iraq ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for El Salvador and Iraq?
- 175 years are reported by both, from 1850 to 2024.
- How do El Salvador and Iraq rank globally for annual co₂ emissions from land-use change per capita?
- El Salvador ranks 105th and Iraq ranks 103rd of 194 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 Annual CO₂ emissions from land-use change per capita. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Annual emissions of carbon dioxide (CO₂) from land-use change, measured in tonnes per person.