El Salvador vs Trinidad and Tobago: Cumulative CO₂ emissions from coal
El Salvador
191,619 tonnes
in 2024
Trinidad and Tobago
234,599 tonnes
in 1980
El Salvador rank
152nd
Trinidad and Tobago rank
149th
Cumulative CO₂ emissions from coal over time
- El Salvador
- Trinidad and Tobago
How they compare
Trinidad and Tobago currently reports 234,599 tonnes against 191,619 tonnes in El Salvador, a difference of 42,980 tonnes.
That makes Trinidad and Tobago's figure about 1.2 times El Salvador's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 52 shared years of data; in 1909 it was El Salvador ahead.
El Salvador ranks 152nd and Trinidad and Tobago ranks 149th of 179 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, El Salvador averaged higher in 5 and Trinidad and Tobago in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | El Salvador | Trinidad and Tobago | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1900s | 18,693 tonnes | 0 tonnes | 18,693 tonnes | El Salvador |
| 1910s | 23,669 tonnes | 0 tonnes | 23,669 tonnes | El Salvador |
| 1920s | 46,997 tonnes | 0 tonnes | 46,997 tonnes | El Salvador |
| 1930s | 92,170 tonnes | 0 tonnes | 92,170 tonnes | El Salvador |
| 1940s | 101,776 tonnes | 0 tonnes | 101,776 tonnes | El Salvador |
| 1950s | 106,407 tonnes | 169,747 tonnes | 63,340 tonnes | Trinidad and Tobago |
| 1960s | 107,365 tonnes | 212,618 tonnes | 105,253 tonnes | Trinidad and Tobago |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher cumulative co₂ emissions from coal, El Salvador or Trinidad and Tobago?
- Trinidad and Tobago, at 234,599 tonnes against 191,619 tonnes in El Salvador as of 1980.
- What is the difference in cumulative co₂ emissions from coal between El Salvador and Trinidad and Tobago?
- 42,980 tonnes, with Trinidad and Tobago ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for El Salvador and Trinidad and Tobago?
- 52 years are reported by both, from 1909 to 1960.
- How do El Salvador and Trinidad and Tobago rank globally for cumulative co₂ emissions from coal?
- El Salvador ranks 152nd and Trinidad and Tobago ranks 149th of 179 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 coal. 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 coal since the first year of available data, measured in tonnes.