El Salvador vs Ethiopia: Cumulative CO₂ emissions from oil
El Salvador
243.72 million tonnes
in 2024
Ethiopia
258.98 million tonnes
in 2024
El Salvador rank
108th
Ethiopia rank
107th
Cumulative CO₂ emissions from oil over time
- El Salvador
- Ethiopia
How they compare
Ethiopia currently reports 258.98 million tonnes against 243.72 million tonnes in El Salvador, a difference of 15.26 million tonnes.
That makes Ethiopia's figure about 1.1 times El Salvador's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 75 shared years of data; in 1950 it was El Salvador ahead.
El Salvador ranks 108th and Ethiopia ranks 107th of 215 countries.
Across the 8 decades both report, El Salvador averaged higher in 7 and Ethiopia in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | El Salvador | Ethiopia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 2.16 million tonnes | 773,342 tonnes | 1.39 million tonnes | El Salvador |
| 1960s | 9.12 million tonnes | 4.59 million tonnes | 4.53 million tonnes | El Salvador |
| 1970s | 23.38 million tonnes | 17.21 million tonnes | 6.17 million tonnes | El Salvador |
| 1980s | 41.89 million tonnes | 33.26 million tonnes | 8.62 million tonnes | El Salvador |
| 1990s | 69.90 million tonnes | 57.64 million tonnes | 12.26 million tonnes | El Salvador |
| 2000s | 121.61 million tonnes | 92.52 million tonnes | 29.10 million tonnes | El Salvador |
| 2010s | 180.89 million tonnes | 156.04 million tonnes | 24.85 million tonnes | El Salvador |
| 2020s | 228.73 million tonnes | 235.30 million tonnes | 6.57 million tonnes | Ethiopia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher cumulative co₂ emissions from oil, El Salvador or Ethiopia?
- Ethiopia, at 258.98 million tonnes against 243.72 million tonnes in El Salvador as of 2024.
- What is the difference in cumulative co₂ emissions from oil between El Salvador and Ethiopia?
- 15.26 million tonnes, with Ethiopia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for El Salvador and Ethiopia?
- 75 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2024.
- How do El Salvador and Ethiopia rank globally for cumulative co₂ emissions from oil?
- El Salvador ranks 108th and Ethiopia ranks 107th 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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About this data
Cumulative emissions of carbon dioxide (CO₂) from oil since the first year of available data, measured in tonnes.