El Salvador vs Zambia: Cumulative CO₂ emissions by world region
El Salvador
264.57 million tonnes
in 2024
Zambia
300.84 million tonnes
in 2024
El Salvador rank
121st
Zambia rank
118th
Cumulative CO₂ emissions by world region over time
- El Salvador
- Zambia
How they compare
Zambia currently reports 300.84 million tonnes against 264.57 million tonnes in El Salvador, a difference of 36.27 million tonnes.
That makes Zambia's figure about 1.1 times El Salvador's.
Across all 75 years both countries report, Zambia has been ahead every year.
El Salvador ranks 121st and Zambia ranks 118th of 215 countries.
Zambia has averaged higher in every one of the 8 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | El Salvador | Zambia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 2.35 million tonnes | 17.71 million tonnes | 15.36 million tonnes | Zambia |
| 1960s | 9.71 million tonnes | 57.26 million tonnes | 47.55 million tonnes | Zambia |
| 1970s | 24.93 million tonnes | 97.57 million tonnes | 72.63 million tonnes | Zambia |
| 1980s | 45.47 million tonnes | 132.40 million tonnes | 86.93 million tonnes | Zambia |
| 1990s | 76.29 million tonnes | 158.10 million tonnes | 81.81 million tonnes | Zambia |
| 2000s | 132.44 million tonnes | 179.03 million tonnes | 46.60 million tonnes | Zambia |
| 2010s | 196.26 million tonnes | 215.61 million tonnes | 19.36 million tonnes | Zambia |
| 2020s | 247.63 million tonnes | 277.86 million tonnes | 30.23 million tonnes | Zambia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher cumulative co₂ emissions by world region, El Salvador or Zambia?
- Zambia, at 300.84 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 Zambia?
- 36.27 million tonnes, with Zambia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for El Salvador and Zambia?
- 75 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2024.
- How do El Salvador and Zambia rank globally for cumulative co₂ emissions by world region?
- El Salvador ranks 121st and Zambia ranks 118th 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.