El Salvador vs India: Cumulative CO₂ emissions, per capita

El Salvador
41.74 tonnes per person
in 2024
India
45.54 tonnes per person
in 2024
El Salvador rank
138th
India rank
136th

Cumulative CO₂ emissions, per capita over time

  • El Salvador
  • India
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How they compare

India currently reports 45.54 tonnes per person against 41.74 tonnes per person in El Salvador, a difference of 3.8 tonnes per person.

That makes India's figure about 1.1 times El Salvador's.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 65 shared years of data; in 1960 it was India ahead.

El Salvador ranks 138th and India ranks 136th of 204 countries.

Across the 7 decades both report, El Salvador averaged higher in 2 and India in 5.

Head to head by decade

Decade El Salvador India Difference Ahead
1960s 3 tonnes per person 7.13 tonnes per person 4.13 tonnes per person India
1970s 6.05 tonnes per person 8.8 tonnes per person 2.75 tonnes per person India
1980s 9.3 tonnes per person 10.96 tonnes per person 1.67 tonnes per person India
1990s 13.32 tonnes per person 14.87 tonnes per person 1.55 tonnes per person India
2000s 22.06 tonnes per person 20.96 tonnes per person 1.11 tonnes per person El Salvador
2010s 31.83 tonnes per person 31.12 tonnes per person 0.7068 tonnes per person El Salvador
2020s 39.4 tonnes per person 42.05 tonnes per person 2.65 tonnes per person India

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher cumulative co₂ emissions, per capita, El Salvador or India?
India, at 45.54 tonnes per person against 41.74 tonnes per person in El Salvador as of 2024.
What is the difference in cumulative co₂ emissions, per capita between El Salvador and India?
3.8 tonnes per person, with India ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for El Salvador and India?
65 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2024.
How do El Salvador and India rank globally for cumulative co₂ emissions, per capita?
El Salvador ranks 138th and India ranks 136th of 204 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Cumulative CO₂ emissions, 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, per capita
Unit
tonnes per person
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
204 places, 12,896 data points, 1960–2024
Last refreshed

Cumulative CO₂ emissions divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.