El Salvador vs Sweden: Cumulative CO₂ emissions, per square kilometre
El Salvador
12,336 tonnes per square kilometre
in 2023
Sweden
12,514 tonnes per square kilometre
in 2023
El Salvador rank
87th
Sweden rank
86th
Cumulative CO₂ emissions, per square kilometre over time
- El Salvador
- Sweden
How they compare
Sweden currently reports 12,514 tonnes per square kilometre against 12,336 tonnes per square kilometre in El Salvador, a difference of 178 tonnes per square kilometre.
Across all 63 years both countries report, Sweden has been ahead every year.
El Salvador ranks 87th and Sweden ranks 86th of 204 countries.
Sweden has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | El Salvador | Sweden | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 488.57 tonnes per square kilometre | 3,980 tonnes per square kilometre | 3,491 tonnes per square kilometre | Sweden |
| 1970s | 1,200 tonnes per square kilometre | 5,846 tonnes per square kilometre | 4,647 tonnes per square kilometre | Sweden |
| 1980s | 2,195 tonnes per square kilometre | 7,631 tonnes per square kilometre | 5,436 tonnes per square kilometre | Sweden |
| 1990s | 3,682 tonnes per square kilometre | 9,073 tonnes per square kilometre | 5,391 tonnes per square kilometre | Sweden |
| 2000s | 6,392 tonnes per square kilometre | 10,467 tonnes per square kilometre | 4,075 tonnes per square kilometre | Sweden |
| 2010s | 9,472 tonnes per square kilometre | 11,675 tonnes per square kilometre | 2,204 tonnes per square kilometre | Sweden |
| 2020s | 11,747 tonnes per square kilometre | 12,378 tonnes per square kilometre | 630.5 tonnes per square kilometre | Sweden |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher cumulative co₂ emissions, per square kilometre, El Salvador or Sweden?
- Sweden, at 12,514 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 Sweden?
- 178 tonnes per square kilometre, with Sweden ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for El Salvador and Sweden?
- 63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
- How do El Salvador and Sweden rank globally for cumulative co₂ emissions, per square kilometre?
- El Salvador ranks 87th and Sweden ranks 86th 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.
Individual pages
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.