El Salvador vs South Africa: Cumulative CO₂ emissions from land-use change, per unit of GDP
El Salvador
0.0189 tonnes per US$ of GDP
in 2024
South Africa
0.018 tonnes per US$ of GDP
in 2024
El Salvador rank
84th
South Africa rank
85th
Cumulative CO₂ emissions from land-use change, per unit of GDP over time
- El Salvador
- South Africa
How they compare
El Salvador currently reports 0.0189 tonnes per US$ of GDP against 0.018 tonnes per US$ of GDP in South Africa, a difference of 0.0009 tonnes per US$ of GDP.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 60 shared years of data; in 1965 it was El Salvador ahead.
El Salvador ranks 84th and South Africa ranks 85th of 193 countries.
El Salvador has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | El Salvador | South Africa | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.5232 tonnes per US$ of GDP | 0.277 tonnes per US$ of GDP | 0.2462 tonnes per US$ of GDP | El Salvador |
| 1970s | 0.3017 tonnes per US$ of GDP | 0.14 tonnes per US$ of GDP | 0.1617 tonnes per US$ of GDP | El Salvador |
| 1980s | 0.1564 tonnes per US$ of GDP | 0.0635 tonnes per US$ of GDP | 0.0929 tonnes per US$ of GDP | El Salvador |
| 1990s | 0.0841 tonnes per US$ of GDP | 0.0422 tonnes per US$ of GDP | 0.0419 tonnes per US$ of GDP | El Salvador |
| 2000s | 0.0456 tonnes per US$ of GDP | 0.0324 tonnes per US$ of GDP | 0.0132 tonnes per US$ of GDP | El Salvador |
| 2010s | 0.0289 tonnes per US$ of GDP | 0.0184 tonnes per US$ of GDP | 0.0105 tonnes per US$ of GDP | El Salvador |
| 2020s | 0.0217 tonnes per US$ of GDP | 0.0186 tonnes per US$ of GDP | 0.003 tonnes per US$ of GDP | 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 unit of gdp, El Salvador or South Africa?
- El Salvador, at 0.0189 tonnes per US$ of GDP against 0.018 tonnes per US$ of GDP in South Africa as of 2024.
- What is the difference in cumulative co₂ emissions from land-use change, per unit of gdp between El Salvador and South Africa?
- 0.0009 tonnes per US$ of GDP, with El Salvador ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for El Salvador and South Africa?
- 60 years are reported by both, from 1965 to 2024.
- How do El Salvador and South Africa rank globally for cumulative co₂ emissions from land-use change, per unit of gdp?
- El Salvador ranks 84th and South Africa ranks 85th of 193 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Statizoid (derived), published as Cumulative CO₂ emissions from land-use change, per unit of GDP. 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 GDP (current US$), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.