El Salvador vs Tonga: Cumulative CO₂ emissions, per capita
El Salvador
41.74 tonnes per person
in 2024
Tonga
47.25 tonnes per person
in 2024
El Salvador rank
138th
Tonga rank
135th
Cumulative CO₂ emissions, per capita over time
- El Salvador
- Tonga
How they compare
Tonga currently reports 47.25 tonnes per person against 41.74 tonnes per person in El Salvador, a difference of 5.51 tonnes per person.
That makes Tonga's figure about 1.1 times El Salvador's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 65 shared years of data; in 1960 it was El Salvador ahead.
El Salvador ranks 138th and Tonga ranks 135th of 204 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, El Salvador averaged higher in 3 and Tonga in 4.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | El Salvador | Tonga | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 3 tonnes per person | 1.79 tonnes per person | 1.21 tonnes per person | El Salvador |
| 1970s | 6.05 tonnes per person | 3.56 tonnes per person | 2.49 tonnes per person | El Salvador |
| 1980s | 9.3 tonnes per person | 7.46 tonnes per person | 1.84 tonnes per person | El Salvador |
| 1990s | 13.32 tonnes per person | 14.48 tonnes per person | 1.16 tonnes per person | Tonga |
| 2000s | 22.06 tonnes per person | 23.3 tonnes per person | 1.24 tonnes per person | Tonga |
| 2010s | 31.83 tonnes per person | 33.89 tonnes per person | 2.06 tonnes per person | Tonga |
| 2020s | 39.4 tonnes per person | 44.07 tonnes per person | 4.67 tonnes per person | Tonga |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher cumulative co₂ emissions, per capita, El Salvador or Tonga?
- Tonga, at 47.25 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 Tonga?
- 5.51 tonnes per person, with Tonga ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for El Salvador and Tonga?
- 65 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2024.
- How do El Salvador and Tonga rank globally for cumulative co₂ emissions, per capita?
- El Salvador ranks 138th and Tonga ranks 135th 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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About this data
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.