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
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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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Indicator
Cumulative CO₂ emissions from land-use change, per unit of GDP
Unit
tonnes per US$ of GDP
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
193 places, 10,813 data points, 1960–2024
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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.