El Salvador vs Singapore: Annual CO₂ emissions from land-use change per capita
El Salvador
0.0312 tonnes per person
in 2024
Singapore
0.0167 tonnes per person
in 2024
El Salvador rank
105th
Singapore rank
108th
Annual CO₂ emissions from land-use change per capita over time
- El Salvador
- Singapore
How they compare
El Salvador currently reports 0.0312 tonnes per person against 0.0167 tonnes per person in Singapore, a difference of 0.0145 tonnes per person.
That makes El Salvador's figure about 1.9 times Singapore's.
The two have swapped places 19 times across 175 shared years of data; in 1850 it was Singapore ahead.
El Salvador ranks 105th and Singapore ranks 108th of 194 countries.
Across the 18 decades both report, El Salvador averaged higher in 16 and Singapore in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | El Salvador | Singapore | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1850s | 8.7 tonnes per person | 10.36 tonnes per person | 1.66 tonnes per person | Singapore |
| 1860s | 5.98 tonnes per person | 4.62 tonnes per person | 1.36 tonnes per person | El Salvador |
| 1870s | 6.01 tonnes per person | 1.59 tonnes per person | 4.42 tonnes per person | El Salvador |
| 1880s | 4.77 tonnes per person | 0.7609 tonnes per person | 4.01 tonnes per person | El Salvador |
| 1890s | 3.17 tonnes per person | 0.203 tonnes per person | 2.96 tonnes per person | El Salvador |
| 1900s | 6.2 tonnes per person | 0.0916 tonnes per person | 6.11 tonnes per person | El Salvador |
| 1910s | 8.27 tonnes per person | 0.3352 tonnes per person | 7.93 tonnes per person | El Salvador |
| 1920s | 2.44 tonnes per person | 0.0678 tonnes per person | 2.37 tonnes per person | El Salvador |
| 1930s | 2.29 tonnes per person | 0.0818 tonnes per person | 2.21 tonnes per person | El Salvador |
| 1940s | 2.33 tonnes per person | 0.0609 tonnes per person | 2.26 tonnes per person | El Salvador |
| 1950s | 2.04 tonnes per person | -0.0357 tonnes per person | 2.08 tonnes per person | El Salvador |
| 1960s | 1.07 tonnes per person | -0.0906 tonnes per person | 1.16 tonnes per person | El Salvador |
| 1970s | 1.28 tonnes per person | -0.0094 tonnes per person | 1.29 tonnes per person | El Salvador |
| 1980s | 0.894 tonnes per person | 0.057 tonnes per person | 0.837 tonnes per person | El Salvador |
| 1990s | 0.7215 tonnes per person | 0.0773 tonnes per person | 0.6442 tonnes per person | El Salvador |
| 2000s | 0.18 tonnes per person | 0.0376 tonnes per person | 0.1424 tonnes per person | El Salvador |
| 2010s | 0.0099 tonnes per person | 0.0329 tonnes per person | 0.023 tonnes per person | Singapore |
| 2020s | 0.0267 tonnes per person | 0.0177 tonnes per person | 0.009 tonnes per person | El Salvador |
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 Singapore?
- El Salvador, at 0.0312 tonnes per person against 0.0167 tonnes per person in Singapore as of 2024.
- What is the difference in annual co₂ emissions from land-use change per capita between El Salvador and Singapore?
- 0.0145 tonnes per person, with El Salvador ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for El Salvador and Singapore?
- 175 years are reported by both, from 1850 to 2024.
- How do El Salvador and Singapore rank globally for annual co₂ emissions from land-use change per capita?
- El Salvador ranks 105th and Singapore ranks 108th 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.