Costa Rica vs El Salvador: Cumulative CO₂ emissions from oil

Costa Rica
262.22 million tonnes
in 2024
El Salvador
243.72 million tonnes
in 2024
Costa Rica rank
106th
El Salvador rank
108th

Cumulative CO₂ emissions from oil over time

  • Costa Rica
  • El Salvador
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How they compare

Costa Rica currently reports 262.22 million tonnes against 243.72 million tonnes in El Salvador, a difference of 18.50 million tonnes.

That makes Costa Rica's figure about 1.1 times El Salvador's.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 75 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Costa Rica ahead.

Costa Rica ranks 106th and El Salvador ranks 108th of 215 countries.

Across the 8 decades both report, Costa Rica averaged higher in 5 and El Salvador in 3.

Head to head by decade

Decade Costa Rica El Salvador Difference Ahead
1950s 2.06 million tonnes 2.16 million tonnes 103,691 tonnes El Salvador
1960s 7.45 million tonnes 9.12 million tonnes 1.67 million tonnes El Salvador
1970s 20.66 million tonnes 23.38 million tonnes 2.72 million tonnes El Salvador
1980s 41.98 million tonnes 41.89 million tonnes 89,770 tonnes Costa Rica
1990s 72.68 million tonnes 69.90 million tonnes 2.78 million tonnes Costa Rica
2000s 124.38 million tonnes 121.61 million tonnes 2.77 million tonnes Costa Rica
2010s 192.28 million tonnes 180.89 million tonnes 11.39 million tonnes Costa Rica
2020s 246.35 million tonnes 228.73 million tonnes 17.62 million tonnes Costa Rica

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher cumulative co₂ emissions from oil, Costa Rica or El Salvador?
Costa Rica, at 262.22 million tonnes against 243.72 million tonnes in El Salvador as of 2024.
What is the difference in cumulative co₂ emissions from oil between Costa Rica and El Salvador?
18.50 million tonnes, with Costa Rica ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Costa Rica and El Salvador?
75 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2024.
How do Costa Rica and El Salvador rank globally for cumulative co₂ emissions from oil?
Costa Rica ranks 106th and El Salvador ranks 108th 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 from oil. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Cumulative CO₂ emissions from oil
Unit
tonnes
Source
Global Carbon Budget (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
215 places, 21,740 data points, 1750–2024
Last refreshed

Cumulative emissions of carbon dioxide (CO₂) from oil since the first year of available data, measured in tonnes.