El Salvador vs South Sudan: Cumulative CO₂ emissions including land-use change, per capita
El Salvador
135.91 tonnes per person
in 2024
South Sudan
138.7 tonnes per person
in 2024
El Salvador rank
126th
South Sudan rank
125th
Cumulative CO₂ emissions including land-use change, per capita over time
- El Salvador
- South Sudan
How they compare
South Sudan currently reports 138.7 tonnes per person against 135.91 tonnes per person in El Salvador, a difference of 2.79 tonnes per person.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 65 shared years of data; in 1960 it was El Salvador ahead.
El Salvador ranks 126th and South Sudan ranks 125th of 192 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, El Salvador averaged higher in 3 and South Sudan in 4.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | El Salvador | South Sudan | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 140.93 tonnes per person | 68.3 tonnes per person | 72.63 tonnes per person | El Salvador |
| 1970s | 121.83 tonnes per person | 90.72 tonnes per person | 31.11 tonnes per person | El Salvador |
| 1980s | 117.06 tonnes per person | 107.98 tonnes per person | 9.08 tonnes per person | El Salvador |
| 1990s | 112.7 tonnes per person | 155.48 tonnes per person | 42.78 tonnes per person | South Sudan |
| 2000s | 120.96 tonnes per person | 144.24 tonnes per person | 23.28 tonnes per person | South Sudan |
| 2010s | 128.47 tonnes per person | 136.01 tonnes per person | 7.54 tonnes per person | South Sudan |
| 2020s | 134.33 tonnes per person | 144.78 tonnes per person | 10.44 tonnes per person | South Sudan |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher cumulative co₂ emissions including land-use change, per capita, El Salvador or South Sudan?
- South Sudan, at 138.7 tonnes per person against 135.91 tonnes per person in El Salvador as of 2024.
- What is the difference in cumulative co₂ emissions including land-use change, per capita between El Salvador and South Sudan?
- 2.79 tonnes per person, with South Sudan ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for El Salvador and South Sudan?
- 65 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2024.
- How do El Salvador and South Sudan rank globally for cumulative co₂ emissions including land-use change, per capita?
- El Salvador ranks 126th and South Sudan ranks 125th of 192 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Statizoid (derived), published as Cumulative CO₂ emissions including land-use change, per capita. 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 including land-use change divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.