El Salvador vs Peru: Cumulative CO₂ emissions, per unit of GDP

El Salvador
0.0076 tonnes per US$ of GDP
in 2024
Peru
0.0074 tonnes per US$ of GDP
in 2024
El Salvador rank
128th
Peru rank
129th

Cumulative CO₂ emissions, per unit of GDP over time

  • El Salvador
  • Peru
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How they compare

El Salvador currently reports 0.0076 tonnes per US$ of GDP against 0.0074 tonnes per US$ of GDP in Peru, a difference of 0.0002 tonnes per US$ of GDP.

The two have swapped places 5 times across 60 shared years of data; in 1965 it was Peru ahead.

El Salvador ranks 128th and Peru ranks 129th of 202 countries.

Across the 7 decades both report, El Salvador averaged higher in 1 and Peru in 6.

Head to head by decade

Decade El Salvador Peru Difference Ahead
1960s 0.0128 tonnes per US$ of GDP 0.0591 tonnes per US$ of GDP 0.0462 tonnes per US$ of GDP Peru
1970s 0.013 tonnes per US$ of GDP 0.0406 tonnes per US$ of GDP 0.0276 tonnes per US$ of GDP Peru
1980s 0.012 tonnes per US$ of GDP 0.0361 tonnes per US$ of GDP 0.0241 tonnes per US$ of GDP Peru
1990s 0.0097 tonnes per US$ of GDP 0.0219 tonnes per US$ of GDP 0.0122 tonnes per US$ of GDP Peru
2000s 0.009 tonnes per US$ of GDP 0.0166 tonnes per US$ of GDP 0.0076 tonnes per US$ of GDP Peru
2010s 0.0085 tonnes per US$ of GDP 0.0083 tonnes per US$ of GDP 0.0002 tonnes per US$ of GDP El Salvador
2020s 0.0081 tonnes per US$ of GDP 0.0083 tonnes per US$ of GDP 0.0002 tonnes per US$ of GDP Peru

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher cumulative co₂ emissions, per unit of gdp, El Salvador or Peru?
El Salvador, at 0.0076 tonnes per US$ of GDP against 0.0074 tonnes per US$ of GDP in Peru as of 2024.
What is the difference in cumulative co₂ emissions, per unit of gdp between El Salvador and Peru?
0.0002 tonnes per US$ of GDP, with El Salvador ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for El Salvador and Peru?
60 years are reported by both, from 1965 to 2024.
How do El Salvador and Peru rank globally for cumulative co₂ emissions, per unit of gdp?
El Salvador ranks 128th and Peru ranks 129th of 202 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Cumulative CO₂ emissions, per unit of GDP. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Cumulative CO₂ emissions, per unit of GDP
Unit
tonnes per US$ of GDP
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
202 places, 11,089 data points, 1960–2024
Last refreshed

Cumulative CO₂ emissions divided by GDP (current US$), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.