El Salvador vs Philippines: Cumulative CO₂ emissions, per square kilometre
El Salvador
12,336 tonnes per square kilometre
in 2023
Philippines
12,774 tonnes per square kilometre
in 2023
El Salvador rank
87th
Philippines rank
85th
Cumulative CO₂ emissions, per square kilometre over time
- El Salvador
- Philippines
How they compare
Philippines currently reports 12,774 tonnes per square kilometre against 12,336 tonnes per square kilometre in El Salvador, a difference of 438 tonnes per square kilometre.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 63 shared years of data; in 1961 it was El Salvador ahead.
El Salvador ranks 87th and Philippines ranks 85th of 204 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, El Salvador averaged higher in 3 and Philippines in 4.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | El Salvador | Philippines | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 488.57 tonnes per square kilometre | 436.91 tonnes per square kilometre | 51.66 tonnes per square kilometre | El Salvador |
| 1970s | 1,200 tonnes per square kilometre | 1,230 tonnes per square kilometre | 30.09 tonnes per square kilometre | Philippines |
| 1980s | 2,195 tonnes per square kilometre | 2,377 tonnes per square kilometre | 182.75 tonnes per square kilometre | Philippines |
| 1990s | 3,682 tonnes per square kilometre | 3,821 tonnes per square kilometre | 138.89 tonnes per square kilometre | Philippines |
| 2000s | 6,392 tonnes per square kilometre | 6,056 tonnes per square kilometre | 335.4 tonnes per square kilometre | El Salvador |
| 2010s | 9,472 tonnes per square kilometre | 8,953 tonnes per square kilometre | 519.04 tonnes per square kilometre | El Salvador |
| 2020s | 11,747 tonnes per square kilometre | 11,998 tonnes per square kilometre | 251.05 tonnes per square kilometre | Philippines |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher cumulative co₂ emissions, per square kilometre, El Salvador or Philippines?
- Philippines, at 12,774 tonnes per square kilometre against 12,336 tonnes per square kilometre in El Salvador as of 2023.
- What is the difference in cumulative co₂ emissions, per square kilometre between El Salvador and Philippines?
- 438 tonnes per square kilometre, with Philippines ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for El Salvador and Philippines?
- 63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
- How do El Salvador and Philippines rank globally for cumulative co₂ emissions, per square kilometre?
- El Salvador ranks 87th and Philippines ranks 85th 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.