El Salvador vs Ethiopia: emissions of air pollutants, per square kilometre
El Salvador
6.6 tonnes per square kilometre
in 2022
Ethiopia
6.87 tonnes per square kilometre
in 2022
El Salvador rank
68th
Ethiopia rank
65th
emissions of air pollutants, per square kilometre over time
- El Salvador
- Ethiopia
How they compare
Ethiopia currently reports 6.87 tonnes per square kilometre against 6.6 tonnes per square kilometre in El Salvador, a difference of 0.27 tonnes per square kilometre.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 30 shared years of data; in 1993 it was El Salvador ahead.
El Salvador ranks 68th and Ethiopia ranks 65th of 207 countries.
Across the 4 decades both report, El Salvador averaged higher in 3 and Ethiopia in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | El Salvador | Ethiopia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 15.3 tonnes per square kilometre | 4.58 tonnes per square kilometre | 10.72 tonnes per square kilometre | El Salvador |
| 2000s | 8.79 tonnes per square kilometre | 5.5 tonnes per square kilometre | 3.29 tonnes per square kilometre | El Salvador |
| 2010s | 7.08 tonnes per square kilometre | 6.58 tonnes per square kilometre | 0.5014 tonnes per square kilometre | El Salvador |
| 2020s | 6.3 tonnes per square kilometre | 6.85 tonnes per square kilometre | 0.5499 tonnes per square kilometre | Ethiopia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher emissions of air pollutants, per square kilometre, El Salvador or Ethiopia?
- Ethiopia, at 6.87 tonnes per square kilometre against 6.6 tonnes per square kilometre in El Salvador as of 2022.
- What is the difference in emissions of air pollutants, per square kilometre between El Salvador and Ethiopia?
- 0.27 tonnes per square kilometre, with Ethiopia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for El Salvador and Ethiopia?
- 30 years are reported by both, from 1993 to 2022.
- How do El Salvador and Ethiopia rank globally for emissions of air pollutants, per square kilometre?
- El Salvador ranks 68th and Ethiopia ranks 65th of 207 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Statizoid (derived), published as emissions of air pollutants, per square kilometre. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
emissions of air pollutants divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.