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
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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About this data
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.