El Salvador vs Guatemala: Cumulative CO₂ emissions including land-use change, per square

El Salvador
41,134 tonnes per square kilometre
in 2023
Guatemala
41,665 tonnes per square kilometre
in 2023
El Salvador rank
52nd
Guatemala rank
51st

Cumulative CO₂ emissions including land-use change, per square over time

  • El Salvador
  • Guatemala
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How they compare

Guatemala currently reports 41,665 tonnes per square kilometre against 41,134 tonnes per square kilometre in El Salvador, a difference of 531 tonnes per square kilometre.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 63 shared years of data; in 1961 it was El Salvador ahead.

El Salvador ranks 52nd and Guatemala ranks 51st of 192 countries.

Across the 7 decades both report, El Salvador averaged higher in 6 and Guatemala in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade El Salvador Guatemala Difference Ahead
1960s 21,438 tonnes per square kilometre 16,481 tonnes per square kilometre 4,957 tonnes per square kilometre El Salvador
1970s 23,837 tonnes per square kilometre 18,717 tonnes per square kilometre 5,120 tonnes per square kilometre El Salvador
1980s 27,493 tonnes per square kilometre 22,634 tonnes per square kilometre 4,859 tonnes per square kilometre El Salvador
1990s 31,045 tonnes per square kilometre 27,867 tonnes per square kilometre 3,178 tonnes per square kilometre El Salvador
2000s 35,030 tonnes per square kilometre 33,815 tonnes per square kilometre 1,215 tonnes per square kilometre El Salvador
2010s 38,209 tonnes per square kilometre 37,831 tonnes per square kilometre 377.91 tonnes per square kilometre El Salvador
2020s 40,532 tonnes per square kilometre 40,986 tonnes per square kilometre 454.15 tonnes per square kilometre Guatemala

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher cumulative co₂ emissions including land-use change, per square, El Salvador or Guatemala?
Guatemala, at 41,665 tonnes per square kilometre against 41,134 tonnes per square kilometre in El Salvador as of 2023.
What is the difference in cumulative co₂ emissions including land-use change, per square between El Salvador and Guatemala?
531 tonnes per square kilometre, with Guatemala ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for El Salvador and Guatemala?
63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
How do El Salvador and Guatemala rank globally for cumulative co₂ emissions including land-use change, per square?
El Salvador ranks 52nd and Guatemala ranks 51st of 192 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Cumulative CO₂ emissions including 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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Indicator
Cumulative CO₂ emissions including land-use change, per square kilometre
Unit
tonnes per square kilometre
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
192 places, 10,796 data points, 1961–2023
Last refreshed

Cumulative CO₂ emissions including 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.