El Salvador vs Senegal: Cumulative CO₂ emissions by world region
El Salvador
264.57 million tonnes
in 2024
Senegal
300.60 million tonnes
in 2024
El Salvador rank
121st
Senegal rank
119th
Cumulative CO₂ emissions by world region over time
- El Salvador
- Senegal
How they compare
Senegal currently reports 300.60 million tonnes against 264.57 million tonnes in El Salvador, a difference of 36.02 million tonnes.
That makes Senegal's figure about 1.1 times El Salvador's.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 76 shared years of data; in 1949 it was El Salvador ahead.
El Salvador ranks 121st and Senegal ranks 119th of 215 countries.
Across the 9 decades both report, El Salvador averaged higher in 6 and Senegal in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | El Salvador | Senegal | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1940s | 103,918 tonnes | 0 tonnes | 103,918 tonnes | El Salvador |
| 1950s | 2.35 million tonnes | 1.77 million tonnes | 574,954 tonnes | El Salvador |
| 1960s | 9.71 million tonnes | 8.48 million tonnes | 1.22 million tonnes | El Salvador |
| 1970s | 24.93 million tonnes | 21.60 million tonnes | 3.34 million tonnes | El Salvador |
| 1980s | 45.47 million tonnes | 48.37 million tonnes | 2.90 million tonnes | Senegal |
| 1990s | 76.29 million tonnes | 78.99 million tonnes | 2.70 million tonnes | Senegal |
| 2000s | 132.44 million tonnes | 119.40 million tonnes | 13.03 million tonnes | El Salvador |
| 2010s | 196.26 million tonnes | 188.09 million tonnes | 8.17 million tonnes | El Salvador |
| 2020s | 247.63 million tonnes | 272.76 million tonnes | 25.13 million tonnes | Senegal |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher cumulative co₂ emissions by world region, El Salvador or Senegal?
- Senegal, at 300.60 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 El Salvador and Senegal?
- 36.02 million tonnes, with Senegal ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for El Salvador and Senegal?
- 76 years are reported by both, from 1949 to 2024.
- How do El Salvador and Senegal rank globally for cumulative co₂ emissions by world region?
- El Salvador ranks 121st and Senegal ranks 119th 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.