El Salvador vs Panama: Cumulative CO₂ emissions from land-use change, per square kilometre

El Salvador
31,793 tonnes per square kilometre
in 2023
Panama
31,388 tonnes per square kilometre
in 2023
El Salvador rank
17th
Panama rank
18th

Cumulative CO₂ emissions from land-use change, per square kilometre over time

  • El Salvador
  • Panama
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How they compare

El Salvador currently reports 31,793 tonnes per square kilometre against 31,388 tonnes per square kilometre in Panama, a difference of 405 tonnes per square kilometre.

Across all 63 years both countries report, El Salvador has been ahead every year.

El Salvador ranks 17th and Panama ranks 18th of 194 countries.

El Salvador has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade El Salvador Panama Difference Ahead
1960s 23,927 tonnes per square kilometre 19,756 tonnes per square kilometre 4,171 tonnes per square kilometre El Salvador
1970s 25,622 tonnes per square kilometre 21,907 tonnes per square kilometre 3,715 tonnes per square kilometre El Salvador
1980s 28,294 tonnes per square kilometre 24,663 tonnes per square kilometre 3,631 tonnes per square kilometre El Salvador
1990s 30,359 tonnes per square kilometre 27,078 tonnes per square kilometre 3,280 tonnes per square kilometre El Salvador
2000s 31,634 tonnes per square kilometre 29,510 tonnes per square kilometre 2,124 tonnes per square kilometre El Salvador
2010s 31,733 tonnes per square kilometre 30,944 tonnes per square kilometre 788.71 tonnes per square kilometre El Salvador
2020s 31,781 tonnes per square kilometre 31,340 tonnes per square kilometre 441.12 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 Panama?
El Salvador, at 31,793 tonnes per square kilometre against 31,388 tonnes per square kilometre in Panama as of 2023.
What is the difference in cumulative co₂ emissions from land-use change, per square kilometre between El Salvador and Panama?
405 tonnes per square kilometre, with El Salvador ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for El Salvador and Panama?
63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
How do El Salvador and Panama rank globally for cumulative co₂ emissions from land-use change, per square kilometre?
El Salvador ranks 17th and Panama ranks 18th 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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Indicator
Cumulative CO₂ emissions from land-use change, per square kilometre
Unit
tonnes per square kilometre
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
194 places, 11,145 data points, 1961–2023
Last refreshed

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.