Costa Rica vs El Salvador: Cumulative CO₂ emissions including land-use change, per unit of GDP
Costa Rica
0.0257 tonnes per US$ of GDP
in 2024
El Salvador
0.0247 tonnes per US$ of GDP
in 2024
Costa Rica rank
107th
El Salvador rank
109th
Cumulative CO₂ emissions including land-use change, per unit of GDP over time
- Costa Rica
- El Salvador
How they compare
Costa Rica currently reports 0.0257 tonnes per US$ of GDP against 0.0247 tonnes per US$ of GDP in El Salvador, a difference of 0.001 tonnes per US$ of GDP.
Across all 60 years both countries report, Costa Rica has been ahead every year.
Costa Rica ranks 107th and El Salvador ranks 109th of 191 countries.
Costa Rica has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Costa Rica | El Salvador | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 1.98 tonnes per US$ of GDP | 0.4717 tonnes per US$ of GDP | 1.51 tonnes per US$ of GDP | Costa Rica |
| 1970s | 0.9387 tonnes per US$ of GDP | 0.2792 tonnes per US$ of GDP | 0.6595 tonnes per US$ of GDP | Costa Rica |
| 1980s | 0.5588 tonnes per US$ of GDP | 0.1518 tonnes per US$ of GDP | 0.407 tonnes per US$ of GDP | Costa Rica |
| 1990s | 0.2262 tonnes per US$ of GDP | 0.0855 tonnes per US$ of GDP | 0.1407 tonnes per US$ of GDP | Costa Rica |
| 2000s | 0.1139 tonnes per US$ of GDP | 0.0503 tonnes per US$ of GDP | 0.0637 tonnes per US$ of GDP | Costa Rica |
| 2010s | 0.0462 tonnes per US$ of GDP | 0.0347 tonnes per US$ of GDP | 0.0115 tonnes per US$ of GDP | Costa Rica |
| 2020s | 0.0331 tonnes per US$ of GDP | 0.0277 tonnes per US$ of GDP | 0.0054 tonnes per US$ of GDP | Costa Rica |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher cumulative co₂ emissions including land-use change, per unit of gdp, Costa Rica or El Salvador?
- Costa Rica, at 0.0257 tonnes per US$ of GDP against 0.0247 tonnes per US$ of GDP in El Salvador as of 2024.
- What is the difference in cumulative co₂ emissions including land-use change, per unit of gdp between Costa Rica and El Salvador?
- 0.001 tonnes per US$ of GDP, with Costa Rica ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Costa Rica and El Salvador?
- 60 years are reported by both, from 1965 to 2024.
- How do Costa Rica and El Salvador rank globally for cumulative co₂ emissions including land-use change, per unit of gdp?
- Costa Rica ranks 107th and El Salvador ranks 109th of 191 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Statizoid (derived), published as Cumulative CO₂ emissions including 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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About this data
Cumulative CO₂ emissions including 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.