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
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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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Indicator
Cumulative CO₂ emissions including land-use change, per capita
Unit
tonnes per person
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
192 places, 12,148 data points, 1960–2024
Last refreshed

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.