El Salvador vs Iraq: Cumulative CO₂ emissions, per square kilometre
El Salvador
12,336 tonnes per square kilometre
in 2023
Iraq
11,787 tonnes per square kilometre
in 2023
El Salvador rank
87th
Iraq rank
89th
Cumulative CO₂ emissions, per square kilometre over time
- El Salvador
- Iraq
How they compare
El Salvador currently reports 12,336 tonnes per square kilometre against 11,787 tonnes per square kilometre in Iraq, a difference of 549 tonnes per square kilometre.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 63 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Iraq ahead.
El Salvador ranks 87th and Iraq ranks 89th of 204 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, El Salvador averaged higher in 6 and Iraq in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | El Salvador | Iraq | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 488.57 tonnes per square kilometre | 561.55 tonnes per square kilometre | 72.98 tonnes per square kilometre | Iraq |
| 1970s | 1,200 tonnes per square kilometre | 1,142 tonnes per square kilometre | 57.31 tonnes per square kilometre | El Salvador |
| 1980s | 2,195 tonnes per square kilometre | 2,093 tonnes per square kilometre | 101.35 tonnes per square kilometre | El Salvador |
| 1990s | 3,682 tonnes per square kilometre | 3,442 tonnes per square kilometre | 240.37 tonnes per square kilometre | El Salvador |
| 2000s | 6,392 tonnes per square kilometre | 5,447 tonnes per square kilometre | 945.02 tonnes per square kilometre | El Salvador |
| 2010s | 9,472 tonnes per square kilometre | 8,217 tonnes per square kilometre | 1,254 tonnes per square kilometre | El Salvador |
| 2020s | 11,747 tonnes per square kilometre | 11,031 tonnes per square kilometre | 715.65 tonnes per square kilometre | El Salvador |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher cumulative co₂ emissions, per square kilometre, El Salvador or Iraq?
- El Salvador, at 12,336 tonnes per square kilometre against 11,787 tonnes per square kilometre in Iraq as of 2023.
- What is the difference in cumulative co₂ emissions, per square kilometre between El Salvador and Iraq?
- 549 tonnes per square kilometre, with El Salvador ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for El Salvador and Iraq?
- 63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
- How do El Salvador and Iraq rank globally for cumulative co₂ emissions, per square kilometre?
- El Salvador ranks 87th and Iraq ranks 89th of 204 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Statizoid (derived), published as Cumulative CO₂ emissions, 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 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.