Costa Rica vs El Salvador: Cumulative CO₂ emissions by world region
Costa Rica
285.80 million tonnes
in 2024
El Salvador
264.57 million tonnes
in 2024
Costa Rica rank
120th
El Salvador rank
121st
Cumulative CO₂ emissions by world region over time
- Costa Rica
- El Salvador
How they compare
Costa Rica currently reports 285.80 million tonnes against 264.57 million tonnes in El Salvador, a difference of 21.23 million tonnes.
That makes Costa Rica's figure about 1.1 times El Salvador's.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 155 shared years of data; in 1870 it was Costa Rica ahead.
Costa Rica ranks 120th and El Salvador ranks 121st of 215 countries.
Across the 16 decades both report, Costa Rica averaged higher in 14 and El Salvador in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Costa Rica | El Salvador | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1870s | 327.9 tonnes | 6.8 tonnes | 321.1 tonnes | Costa Rica |
| 1880s | 6,741 tonnes | 124.4 tonnes | 6,616 tonnes | Costa Rica |
| 1890s | 148,758 tonnes | 5,919 tonnes | 142,838 tonnes | Costa Rica |
| 1900s | 483,971 tonnes | 17,850 tonnes | 466,122 tonnes | Costa Rica |
| 1910s | 1.23 million tonnes | 23,669 tonnes | 1.21 million tonnes | Costa Rica |
| 1920s | 1.53 million tonnes | 46,997 tonnes | 1.48 million tonnes | Costa Rica |
| 1930s | 1.60 million tonnes | 92,170 tonnes | 1.51 million tonnes | Costa Rica |
| 1940s | 1.63 million tonnes | 101,776 tonnes | 1.53 million tonnes | Costa Rica |
| 1950s | 3.70 million tonnes | 2.35 million tonnes | 1.35 million tonnes | Costa Rica |
| 1960s | 9.19 million tonnes | 9.71 million tonnes | 514,287 tonnes | El Salvador |
| 1970s | 23.39 million tonnes | 24.93 million tonnes | 1.54 million tonnes | El Salvador |
| 1980s | 46.80 million tonnes | 45.47 million tonnes | 1.32 million tonnes | Costa Rica |
| 1990s | 80.38 million tonnes | 76.29 million tonnes | 4.09 million tonnes | Costa Rica |
| 2000s | 137.29 million tonnes | 132.44 million tonnes | 4.86 million tonnes | Costa Rica |
| 2010s | 211.38 million tonnes | 196.26 million tonnes | 15.13 million tonnes | Costa Rica |
| 2020s | 268.97 million tonnes | 247.63 million tonnes | 21.34 million tonnes | Costa Rica |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher cumulative co₂ emissions by world region, Costa Rica or El Salvador?
- Costa Rica, at 285.80 million tonnes against 264.57 million tonnes in El Salvador as of 2024.
- What is the difference in cumulative co₂ emissions by world region between Costa Rica and El Salvador?
- 21.23 million tonnes, with Costa Rica ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Costa Rica and El Salvador?
- 155 years are reported by both, from 1870 to 2024.
- How do Costa Rica and El Salvador rank globally for cumulative co₂ emissions by world region?
- Costa Rica ranks 120th 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.