El Salvador vs Netherlands: Cumulative CO₂ emissions from land-use change, per square kilometre
El Salvador
31,793 tonnes per square kilometre
in 2023
Netherlands
31,839 tonnes per square kilometre
in 2023
El Salvador rank
17th
Netherlands rank
16th
Cumulative CO₂ emissions from land-use change, per square kilometre over time
- El Salvador
- Netherlands
How they compare
Netherlands currently reports 31,839 tonnes per square kilometre against 31,793 tonnes per square kilometre in El Salvador, a difference of 46 tonnes per square kilometre.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 63 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Netherlands ahead.
El Salvador ranks 17th and Netherlands ranks 16th of 194 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, El Salvador averaged higher in 6 and Netherlands in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | El Salvador | Netherlands | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 23,927 tonnes per square kilometre | 25,065 tonnes per square kilometre | 1,138 tonnes per square kilometre | Netherlands |
| 1970s | 25,622 tonnes per square kilometre | 25,302 tonnes per square kilometre | 320.47 tonnes per square kilometre | El Salvador |
| 1980s | 28,294 tonnes per square kilometre | 25,625 tonnes per square kilometre | 2,670 tonnes per square kilometre | El Salvador |
| 1990s | 30,359 tonnes per square kilometre | 26,567 tonnes per square kilometre | 3,792 tonnes per square kilometre | El Salvador |
| 2000s | 31,634 tonnes per square kilometre | 28,361 tonnes per square kilometre | 3,273 tonnes per square kilometre | El Salvador |
| 2010s | 31,733 tonnes per square kilometre | 30,427 tonnes per square kilometre | 1,306 tonnes per square kilometre | El Salvador |
| 2020s | 31,781 tonnes per square kilometre | 31,608 tonnes per square kilometre | 173.2 tonnes per square kilometre | El Salvador |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher cumulative co₂ emissions from land-use change, per square kilometre, El Salvador or Netherlands?
- Netherlands, at 31,839 tonnes per square kilometre against 31,793 tonnes per square kilometre in El Salvador as of 2023.
- What is the difference in cumulative co₂ emissions from land-use change, per square kilometre between El Salvador and Netherlands?
- 46 tonnes per square kilometre, with Netherlands ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for El Salvador and Netherlands?
- 63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
- How do El Salvador and Netherlands rank globally for cumulative co₂ emissions from land-use change, per square kilometre?
- El Salvador ranks 17th and Netherlands ranks 16th of 194 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Statizoid (derived), published as Cumulative CO₂ emissions from land-use change, per square kilometre. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Cumulative CO₂ emissions from land-use change divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.