El Salvador vs Yemen: Annual CO₂ emissions from land-use change
El Salvador
197,893 tonnes
in 2024
Yemen
204,781 tonnes
in 2024
El Salvador rank
104th
Yemen rank
103rd
Annual CO₂ emissions from land-use change over time
- El Salvador
- Yemen
How they compare
Yemen currently reports 204,781 tonnes against 197,893 tonnes in El Salvador, a difference of 6,888 tonnes.
The two have swapped places 15 times across 175 shared years of data; in 1850 it was El Salvador ahead.
El Salvador ranks 104th and Yemen ranks 103rd of 197 countries.
Across the 18 decades both report, El Salvador averaged higher in 17 and Yemen in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | El Salvador | Yemen | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1850s | 3.43 million tonnes | -538,659 tonnes | 3.97 million tonnes | El Salvador |
| 1860s | 2.78 million tonnes | -612,394 tonnes | 3.39 million tonnes | El Salvador |
| 1870s | 3.40 million tonnes | -541,012 tonnes | 3.94 million tonnes | El Salvador |
| 1880s | 3.30 million tonnes | -531,353 tonnes | 3.83 million tonnes | El Salvador |
| 1890s | 2.49 million tonnes | -600,962 tonnes | 3.09 million tonnes | El Salvador |
| 1900s | 5.77 million tonnes | -710,622 tonnes | 6.49 million tonnes | El Salvador |
| 1910s | 9.59 million tonnes | -418,473 tonnes | 10.01 million tonnes | El Salvador |
| 1920s | 3.40 million tonnes | -350,549 tonnes | 3.75 million tonnes | El Salvador |
| 1930s | 3.92 million tonnes | -423,657 tonnes | 4.34 million tonnes | El Salvador |
| 1940s | 4.58 million tonnes | -636,840 tonnes | 5.22 million tonnes | El Salvador |
| 1950s | 4.97 million tonnes | -185,615 tonnes | 5.16 million tonnes | El Salvador |
| 1960s | 3.30 million tonnes | -634,151 tonnes | 3.93 million tonnes | El Salvador |
| 1970s | 5.30 million tonnes | 59,606 tonnes | 5.24 million tonnes | El Salvador |
| 1980s | 4.34 million tonnes | 670,838 tonnes | 3.67 million tonnes | El Salvador |
| 1990s | 4.10 million tonnes | 2.53 million tonnes | 1.58 million tonnes | El Salvador |
| 2000s | 1.08 million tonnes | 1.54 million tonnes | 463,460 tonnes | Yemen |
| 2010s | 61,691 tonnes | -319,878 tonnes | 381,569 tonnes | El Salvador |
| 2020s | 168,024 tonnes | 27,986 tonnes | 140,038 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 Yemen?
- Yemen, at 204,781 tonnes against 197,893 tonnes in El Salvador as of 2024.
- What is the difference in annual co₂ emissions from land-use change between El Salvador and Yemen?
- 6,888 tonnes, with Yemen ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for El Salvador and Yemen?
- 175 years are reported by both, from 1850 to 2024.
- How do El Salvador and Yemen rank globally for annual co₂ emissions from land-use change?
- El Salvador ranks 104th and Yemen ranks 103rd 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.