El Salvador vs Uruguay: Consumption-based CO₂ emissions
El Salvador
11.26 million tonnes
in 2023
Uruguay
10.78 million tonnes
in 2023
El Salvador rank
100th
Uruguay rank
101st
Consumption-based CO₂ emissions over time
- El Salvador
- Uruguay
How they compare
El Salvador currently reports 11.26 million tonnes against 10.78 million tonnes in Uruguay, a difference of 473,500 tonnes.
The two have swapped places 11 times across 34 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Uruguay ahead.
El Salvador ranks 100th and Uruguay ranks 101st of 120 countries.
Across the 4 decades both report, El Salvador averaged higher in 2 and Uruguay in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | El Salvador | Uruguay | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 5.83 million tonnes | 6.41 million tonnes | 576,220 tonnes | Uruguay |
| 2000s | 8.82 million tonnes | 8.23 million tonnes | 592,019 tonnes | El Salvador |
| 2010s | 8.98 million tonnes | 10.44 million tonnes | 1.45 million tonnes | Uruguay |
| 2020s | 10.36 million tonnes | 10.35 million tonnes | 11,688 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 Uruguay?
- El Salvador, at 11.26 million tonnes against 10.78 million tonnes in Uruguay as of 2023.
- What is the difference in consumption-based co₂ emissions between El Salvador and Uruguay?
- 473,500 tonnes, with El Salvador ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for El Salvador and Uruguay?
- 34 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2023.
- How do El Salvador and Uruguay rank globally for consumption-based co₂ emissions?
- El Salvador ranks 100th and Uruguay ranks 101st 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.