El Salvador vs Haiti: Cumulative CO₂ emissions from land-use change
El Salvador
658.96 million tonnes
in 2024
Haiti
768.55 million tonnes
in 2024
El Salvador rank
98th
Haiti rank
97th
Cumulative CO₂ emissions from land-use change over time
- El Salvador
- Haiti
How they compare
Haiti currently reports 768.55 million tonnes against 658.96 million tonnes in El Salvador, a difference of 109.60 million tonnes.
That makes Haiti's figure about 1.2 times El Salvador's.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 175 shared years of data; in 1850 it was El Salvador ahead.
El Salvador ranks 98th and Haiti ranks 97th of 197 countries.
Across the 18 decades both report, El Salvador averaged higher in 12 and Haiti in 6.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | El Salvador | Haiti | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1850s | 18.64 million tonnes | 10.89 million tonnes | 7.75 million tonnes | El Salvador |
| 1860s | 49.66 million tonnes | 32.30 million tonnes | 17.36 million tonnes | El Salvador |
| 1870s | 80.61 million tonnes | 51.77 million tonnes | 28.84 million tonnes | El Salvador |
| 1880s | 114.06 million tonnes | 75.40 million tonnes | 38.67 million tonnes | El Salvador |
| 1890s | 143.01 million tonnes | 111.04 million tonnes | 31.97 million tonnes | El Salvador |
| 1900s | 183.17 million tonnes | 153.26 million tonnes | 29.90 million tonnes | El Salvador |
| 1910s | 263.15 million tonnes | 206.41 million tonnes | 56.75 million tonnes | El Salvador |
| 1920s | 330.80 million tonnes | 267.68 million tonnes | 63.13 million tonnes | El Salvador |
| 1930s | 361.81 million tonnes | 330.24 million tonnes | 31.57 million tonnes | El Salvador |
| 1940s | 405.67 million tonnes | 399.54 million tonnes | 6.14 million tonnes | El Salvador |
| 1950s | 452.97 million tonnes | 477.17 million tonnes | 24.20 million tonnes | Haiti |
| 1960s | 497.07 million tonnes | 547.98 million tonnes | 50.90 million tonnes | Haiti |
| 1970s | 532.85 million tonnes | 572.28 million tonnes | 39.43 million tonnes | Haiti |
| 1980s | 586.26 million tonnes | 579.23 million tonnes | 7.03 million tonnes | El Salvador |
| 1990s | 629.03 million tonnes | 600.08 million tonnes | 28.95 million tonnes | El Salvador |
| 2000s | 655.45 million tonnes | 662.42 million tonnes | 6.97 million tonnes | Haiti |
| 2010s | 657.50 million tonnes | 775.38 million tonnes | 117.88 million tonnes | Haiti |
| 2020s | 658.59 million tonnes | 775.45 million tonnes | 116.86 million tonnes | Haiti |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher cumulative co₂ emissions from land-use change, El Salvador or Haiti?
- Haiti, at 768.55 million tonnes against 658.96 million tonnes in El Salvador as of 2024.
- What is the difference in cumulative co₂ emissions from land-use change between El Salvador and Haiti?
- 109.60 million tonnes, with Haiti ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for El Salvador and Haiti?
- 175 years are reported by both, from 1850 to 2024.
- How do El Salvador and Haiti rank globally for cumulative co₂ emissions from land-use change?
- El Salvador ranks 98th and Haiti ranks 97th of 197 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Global Carbon Budget (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Cumulative CO₂ emissions from land-use change. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Cumulative emissions of carbon dioxide (CO₂) from land-use change since the first year of available data, measured in tonnes.