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
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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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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.