El Salvador vs Laos: Cumulative CO₂ emissions by world region
El Salvador
264.57 million tonnes
in 2024
Laos
243.01 million tonnes
in 2024
El Salvador rank
121st
Laos rank
123rd
Cumulative CO₂ emissions by world region over time
- El Salvador
- Laos
How they compare
El Salvador currently reports 264.57 million tonnes against 243.01 million tonnes in Laos, a difference of 21.57 million tonnes.
That makes El Salvador's figure about 1.1 times Laos's.
Across all 70 years both countries report, El Salvador has been ahead every year.
El Salvador ranks 121st and Laos ranks 123rd of 215 countries.
El Salvador has averaged higher in every one of the 8 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | El Salvador | Laos | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 3.57 million tonnes | 152,422 tonnes | 3.42 million tonnes | El Salvador |
| 1960s | 9.71 million tonnes | 1.13 million tonnes | 8.57 million tonnes | El Salvador |
| 1970s | 24.93 million tonnes | 4.39 million tonnes | 20.55 million tonnes | El Salvador |
| 1980s | 45.47 million tonnes | 6.61 million tonnes | 38.86 million tonnes | El Salvador |
| 1990s | 76.29 million tonnes | 10.94 million tonnes | 65.35 million tonnes | El Salvador |
| 2000s | 132.44 million tonnes | 21.39 million tonnes | 111.04 million tonnes | El Salvador |
| 2010s | 196.26 million tonnes | 66.72 million tonnes | 129.54 million tonnes | El Salvador |
| 2020s | 247.63 million tonnes | 195.61 million tonnes | 52.03 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, El Salvador or Laos?
- El Salvador, at 264.57 million tonnes against 243.01 million tonnes in Laos as of 2024.
- What is the difference in cumulative co₂ emissions by world region between El Salvador and Laos?
- 21.57 million tonnes, with El Salvador ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for El Salvador and Laos?
- 70 years are reported by both, from 1955 to 2024.
- How do El Salvador and Laos rank globally for cumulative co₂ emissions by world region?
- El Salvador ranks 121st and Laos ranks 123rd 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.