Afghanistan vs El Salvador: Cumulative CO₂ emissions by world region
Afghanistan
242.63 million tonnes
in 2024
El Salvador
264.57 million tonnes
in 2024
Afghanistan rank
124th
El Salvador rank
121st
Cumulative CO₂ emissions by world region over time
- Afghanistan
- El Salvador
How they compare
El Salvador currently reports 264.57 million tonnes against 242.63 million tonnes in Afghanistan, a difference of 21.94 million tonnes.
That makes El Salvador's figure about 1.1 times Afghanistan's.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 76 shared years of data; in 1949 it was El Salvador ahead.
Afghanistan ranks 124th and El Salvador ranks 121st of 215 countries.
El Salvador has averaged higher in every one of the 9 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Afghanistan | El Salvador | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1940s | 14,656 tonnes | 103,918 tonnes | 89,262 tonnes | El Salvador |
| 1950s | 735,350 tonnes | 2.35 million tonnes | 1.61 million tonnes | El Salvador |
| 1960s | 5.91 million tonnes | 9.71 million tonnes | 3.80 million tonnes | El Salvador |
| 1970s | 20.64 million tonnes | 24.93 million tonnes | 4.30 million tonnes | El Salvador |
| 1980s | 43.49 million tonnes | 45.47 million tonnes | 1.98 million tonnes | El Salvador |
| 1990s | 65.44 million tonnes | 76.29 million tonnes | 10.85 million tonnes | El Salvador |
| 2000s | 80.46 million tonnes | 132.44 million tonnes | 51.98 million tonnes | El Salvador |
| 2010s | 147.02 million tonnes | 196.26 million tonnes | 49.24 million tonnes | El Salvador |
| 2020s | 221.62 million tonnes | 247.63 million tonnes | 26.01 million tonnes | El Salvador |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher cumulative co₂ emissions by world region, Afghanistan or El Salvador?
- El Salvador, at 264.57 million tonnes against 242.63 million tonnes in Afghanistan as of 2024.
- What is the difference in cumulative co₂ emissions by world region between Afghanistan and El Salvador?
- 21.94 million tonnes, with El Salvador ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Afghanistan and El Salvador?
- 76 years are reported by both, from 1949 to 2024.
- How do Afghanistan and El Salvador rank globally for cumulative co₂ emissions by world region?
- Afghanistan ranks 124th and El Salvador ranks 121st of 215 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Global Carbon Budget (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Cumulative CO₂ emissions by world region. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Total cumulative emissions of carbon dioxide (CO₂), excluding land-use change, since the first year of available data, measured in tonnes.