Costa Rica vs El Salvador: Cumulative CO₂ emissions from cement
Costa Rica
20.94 million tonnes
in 2024
El Salvador
18.79 million tonnes
in 2024
Costa Rica rank
106th
El Salvador rank
109th
Cumulative CO₂ emissions from cement over time
- Costa Rica
- El Salvador
How they compare
Costa Rica currently reports 20.94 million tonnes against 18.79 million tonnes in El Salvador, a difference of 2.15 million tonnes.
That makes Costa Rica's figure about 1.1 times El Salvador's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 75 shared years of data; in 1950 it was El Salvador ahead.
Costa Rica ranks 106th and El Salvador ranks 109th of 211 countries.
Across the 8 decades both report, Costa Rica averaged higher in 3 and El Salvador in 5.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Costa Rica | El Salvador | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 0 tonnes | 81,408 tonnes | 81,408 tonnes | El Salvador |
| 1960s | 98,489 tonnes | 479,724 tonnes | 381,234 tonnes | El Salvador |
| 1970s | 1.09 million tonnes | 1.44 million tonnes | 357,753 tonnes | El Salvador |
| 1980s | 3.18 million tonnes | 3.48 million tonnes | 299,090 tonnes | El Salvador |
| 1990s | 6.06 million tonnes | 6.27 million tonnes | 210,930 tonnes | El Salvador |
| 2000s | 10.81 million tonnes | 10.67 million tonnes | 135,946 tonnes | Costa Rica |
| 2010s | 16.72 million tonnes | 15.18 million tonnes | 1.54 million tonnes | Costa Rica |
| 2020s | 20.09 million tonnes | 18.03 million tonnes | 2.06 million tonnes | Costa Rica |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher cumulative co₂ emissions from cement, Costa Rica or El Salvador?
- Costa Rica, at 20.94 million tonnes against 18.79 million tonnes in El Salvador as of 2024.
- What is the difference in cumulative co₂ emissions from cement between Costa Rica and El Salvador?
- 2.15 million tonnes, with Costa Rica ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Costa Rica and El Salvador?
- 75 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2024.
- How do Costa Rica and El Salvador rank globally for cumulative co₂ emissions from cement?
- Costa Rica ranks 106th and El Salvador ranks 109th of 211 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Global Carbon Budget (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Cumulative CO₂ emissions from cement. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Cumulative emissions of carbon dioxide (CO₂) from cement since the first year of available data, measured in tonnes.