El Salvador vs Honduras: Consumption-based CO₂ emissions
El Salvador
11.26 million tonnes
in 2023
Honduras
10.46 million tonnes
in 2023
El Salvador rank
100th
Honduras rank
102nd
Consumption-based CO₂ emissions over time
- El Salvador
- Honduras
How they compare
El Salvador currently reports 11.26 million tonnes against 10.46 million tonnes in Honduras, a difference of 797,000 tonnes.
That makes El Salvador's figure about 1.1 times Honduras's.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 34 shared years of data; in 1990 it was El Salvador ahead.
El Salvador ranks 100th and Honduras ranks 102nd of 120 countries.
El Salvador has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | El Salvador | Honduras | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 5.83 million tonnes | 2.46 million tonnes | 3.37 million tonnes | El Salvador |
| 2000s | 8.82 million tonnes | 6.39 million tonnes | 2.43 million tonnes | El Salvador |
| 2010s | 8.98 million tonnes | 8.72 million tonnes | 268,440 tonnes | El Salvador |
| 2020s | 10.36 million tonnes | 9.43 million tonnes | 927,432 tonnes | El Salvador |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher consumption-based co₂ emissions, El Salvador or Honduras?
- El Salvador, at 11.26 million tonnes against 10.46 million tonnes in Honduras as of 2023.
- What is the difference in consumption-based co₂ emissions between El Salvador and Honduras?
- 797,000 tonnes, with El Salvador ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for El Salvador and Honduras?
- 34 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2023.
- How do El Salvador and Honduras rank globally for consumption-based co₂ emissions?
- El Salvador ranks 100th and Honduras ranks 102nd of 120 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Global Carbon Budget (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Consumption-based CO₂ emissions. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Annual consumption-based emissions of carbon dioxide (CO₂), measured in tonnes.