El Salvador vs Guinea-Bissau: Greenhouse gas emissions by gas
El Salvador
921,737 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents
in 2024
Guinea-Bissau
785,058 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents
in 2024
El Salvador rank
138th
Guinea-Bissau rank
141st
Greenhouse gas emissions by gas over time
- El Salvador
- Guinea-Bissau
How they compare
El Salvador currently reports 921,737 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents against 785,058 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents in Guinea-Bissau, a difference of 136,679 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents.
That makes El Salvador's figure about 1.2 times Guinea-Bissau's.
Across all 175 years both countries report, El Salvador has been ahead every year.
El Salvador ranks 138th and Guinea-Bissau ranks 141st of 201 countries.
El Salvador has averaged higher in every one of the 18 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | El Salvador | Guinea-Bissau | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1850s | 36,696 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 22,403 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 14,293 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | El Salvador |
| 1860s | 39,764 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 23,947 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 15,817 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | El Salvador |
| 1870s | 45,917 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 29,664 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 16,253 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | El Salvador |
| 1880s | 54,302 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 38,401 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 15,901 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | El Salvador |
| 1890s | 74,531 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 43,582 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 30,950 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | El Salvador |
| 1900s | 122,055 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 49,096 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 72,959 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | El Salvador |
| 1910s | 167,464 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 64,432 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 103,032 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | El Salvador |
| 1920s | 172,584 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 96,510 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 76,075 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | El Salvador |
| 1930s | 185,882 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 104,427 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 81,455 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | El Salvador |
| 1940s | 328,461 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 242,562 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 85,899 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | El Salvador |
| 1950s | 623,695 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 358,533 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 265,162 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | El Salvador |
| 1960s | 909,286 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 317,765 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 591,521 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | El Salvador |
| 1970s | 1.20 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 375,801 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 828,337 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | El Salvador |
| 1980s | 1.12 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 500,707 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 618,784 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | El Salvador |
| 1990s | 1.23 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 554,250 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 673,604 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | El Salvador |
| 2000s | 1.29 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 718,347 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 574,171 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | El Salvador |
| 2010s | 1.17 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 796,168 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 372,470 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | El Salvador |
| 2020s | 953,745 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 791,948 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 161,796 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | El Salvador |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher greenhouse gas emissions by gas, El Salvador or Guinea-Bissau?
- El Salvador, at 921,737 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents against 785,058 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents in Guinea-Bissau as of 2024.
- What is the difference in greenhouse gas emissions by gas between El Salvador and Guinea-Bissau?
- 136,679 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents, with El Salvador ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for El Salvador and Guinea-Bissau?
- 175 years are reported by both, from 1850 to 2024.
- How do El Salvador and Guinea-Bissau rank globally for greenhouse gas emissions by gas?
- El Salvador ranks 138th and Guinea-Bissau ranks 141st of 201 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Jones et al. (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Greenhouse gas emissions by gas. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
Individual pages
About this data
Measured in tonnes of carbon dioxide-equivalents over a 100-year timescale.