El Salvador vs Vietnam: Cumulative CO₂ emissions from land-use change, per square kilometre
El Salvador
31,793 tonnes per square kilometre
in 2023
Vietnam
33,408 tonnes per square kilometre
in 2023
El Salvador rank
17th
Vietnam rank
14th
Cumulative CO₂ emissions from land-use change, per square kilometre over time
- El Salvador
- Vietnam
How they compare
Vietnam currently reports 33,408 tonnes per square kilometre against 31,793 tonnes per square kilometre in El Salvador, a difference of 1,615 tonnes per square kilometre.
That makes Vietnam's figure about 1.1 times El Salvador's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 63 shared years of data; in 1961 it was El Salvador ahead.
El Salvador ranks 17th and Vietnam ranks 14th of 194 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, El Salvador averaged higher in 6 and Vietnam in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | El Salvador | Vietnam | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 23,927 tonnes per square kilometre | 13,622 tonnes per square kilometre | 10,305 tonnes per square kilometre | El Salvador |
| 1970s | 25,622 tonnes per square kilometre | 15,094 tonnes per square kilometre | 10,528 tonnes per square kilometre | El Salvador |
| 1980s | 28,294 tonnes per square kilometre | 16,676 tonnes per square kilometre | 11,619 tonnes per square kilometre | El Salvador |
| 1990s | 30,359 tonnes per square kilometre | 18,827 tonnes per square kilometre | 11,531 tonnes per square kilometre | El Salvador |
| 2000s | 31,634 tonnes per square kilometre | 24,638 tonnes per square kilometre | 6,996 tonnes per square kilometre | El Salvador |
| 2010s | 31,733 tonnes per square kilometre | 29,405 tonnes per square kilometre | 2,328 tonnes per square kilometre | El Salvador |
| 2020s | 31,781 tonnes per square kilometre | 32,863 tonnes per square kilometre | 1,082 tonnes per square kilometre | Vietnam |
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 Vietnam?
- Vietnam, at 33,408 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 Vietnam?
- 1,615 tonnes per square kilometre, with Vietnam ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for El Salvador and Vietnam?
- 63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
- How do El Salvador and Vietnam rank globally for cumulative co₂ emissions from land-use change, per square kilometre?
- El Salvador ranks 17th and Vietnam ranks 14th 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.