El Salvador vs Sao Tome and Principe: Annual CO₂ emissions from land-use change
El Salvador
197,893 tonnes
in 2024
Sao Tome and Principe
123,367 tonnes
in 2024
El Salvador rank
104th
Sao Tome and Principe rank
107th
Annual CO₂ emissions from land-use change over time
- El Salvador
- Sao Tome and Principe
How they compare
El Salvador currently reports 197,893 tonnes against 123,367 tonnes in Sao Tome and Principe, a difference of 74,526 tonnes.
That makes El Salvador's figure about 1.6 times Sao Tome and Principe's.
The two have swapped places 8 times across 175 shared years of data; in 1850 it was El Salvador ahead.
El Salvador ranks 104th and Sao Tome and Principe ranks 107th of 197 countries.
Across the 18 decades both report, El Salvador averaged higher in 17 and Sao Tome and Principe in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | El Salvador | Sao Tome and Principe | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1850s | 3.43 million tonnes | 100,830 tonnes | 3.33 million tonnes | El Salvador |
| 1860s | 2.78 million tonnes | 105,754 tonnes | 2.67 million tonnes | El Salvador |
| 1870s | 3.40 million tonnes | 113,459 tonnes | 3.29 million tonnes | El Salvador |
| 1880s | 3.30 million tonnes | 113,789 tonnes | 3.18 million tonnes | El Salvador |
| 1890s | 2.49 million tonnes | 112,533 tonnes | 2.38 million tonnes | El Salvador |
| 1900s | 5.77 million tonnes | 103,724 tonnes | 5.67 million tonnes | El Salvador |
| 1910s | 9.59 million tonnes | 109,630 tonnes | 9.48 million tonnes | El Salvador |
| 1920s | 3.40 million tonnes | 99,921 tonnes | 3.30 million tonnes | El Salvador |
| 1930s | 3.92 million tonnes | 58,485 tonnes | 3.86 million tonnes | El Salvador |
| 1940s | 4.58 million tonnes | -37,336 tonnes | 4.62 million tonnes | El Salvador |
| 1950s | 4.97 million tonnes | -132,893 tonnes | 5.10 million tonnes | El Salvador |
| 1960s | 3.30 million tonnes | -246,316 tonnes | 3.54 million tonnes | El Salvador |
| 1970s | 5.30 million tonnes | -157,970 tonnes | 5.46 million tonnes | El Salvador |
| 1980s | 4.34 million tonnes | -164,437 tonnes | 4.51 million tonnes | El Salvador |
| 1990s | 4.10 million tonnes | 18,386 tonnes | 4.08 million tonnes | El Salvador |
| 2000s | 1.08 million tonnes | -3,353 tonnes | 1.08 million tonnes | El Salvador |
| 2010s | 61,691 tonnes | 172,450 tonnes | 110,759 tonnes | Sao Tome and Principe |
| 2020s | 168,024 tonnes | 122,224 tonnes | 45,800 tonnes | El Salvador |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher annual co₂ emissions from land-use change, El Salvador or Sao Tome and Principe?
- El Salvador, at 197,893 tonnes against 123,367 tonnes in Sao Tome and Principe as of 2024.
- What is the difference in annual co₂ emissions from land-use change between El Salvador and Sao Tome and Principe?
- 74,526 tonnes, with El Salvador ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for El Salvador and Sao Tome and Principe?
- 175 years are reported by both, from 1850 to 2024.
- How do El Salvador and Sao Tome and Principe rank globally for annual co₂ emissions from land-use change?
- El Salvador ranks 104th and Sao Tome and Principe ranks 107th of 197 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Global Carbon Budget (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Annual CO₂ emissions from land-use change. 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.