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
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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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Indicator
Cumulative CO₂ emissions from cement
Unit
tonnes
Source
Global Carbon Budget (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
211 places, 24,035 data points, 1750–2024
Last refreshed

Cumulative emissions of carbon dioxide (CO₂) from cement since the first year of available data, measured in tonnes.