El Salvador vs India: Consumption-based vs. territorial CO₂ emissions per capita
El Salvador
1.78 tonnes per person
in 2023
India
1.77 tonnes per person
in 2023
El Salvador rank
93rd
India rank
94th
Consumption-based vs. territorial CO₂ emissions per capita over time
- El Salvador
- India
How they compare
El Salvador currently reports 1.78 tonnes per person against 1.77 tonnes per person in India, a difference of 0.01 tonnes per person.
The two have swapped places 8 times across 34 shared years of data; in 1990 it was El Salvador ahead.
El Salvador ranks 93rd and India ranks 94th 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 | India | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 1.02 tonnes per person | 0.7576 tonnes per person | 0.2591 tonnes per person | El Salvador |
| 2000s | 1.47 tonnes per person | 0.9792 tonnes per person | 0.4911 tonnes per person | El Salvador |
| 2010s | 1.46 tonnes per person | 1.44 tonnes per person | 0.0204 tonnes per person | El Salvador |
| 2020s | 1.65 tonnes per person | 1.62 tonnes per person | 0.0293 tonnes per person | El Salvador |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher consumption-based vs. territorial co₂ emissions per capita, El Salvador or India?
- El Salvador, at 1.78 tonnes per person against 1.77 tonnes per person in India as of 2023.
- What is the difference in consumption-based vs. territorial co₂ emissions per capita between El Salvador and India?
- 0.01 tonnes per person, with El Salvador ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for El Salvador and India?
- 34 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2023.
- How do El Salvador and India rank globally for consumption-based vs. territorial co₂ emissions per capita?
- El Salvador ranks 93rd and India ranks 94th of 120 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 Consumption-based vs. territorial CO₂ emissions 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 consumption-based emissions of carbon dioxide (CO₂), measured in tonnes per person.