El Salvador vs Equatorial Guinea: Annual greenhouse gas emissions by world region
El Salvador
9.87 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents
in 2024
Equatorial Guinea
11.69 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents
in 2024
El Salvador rank
146th
Equatorial Guinea rank
143rd
Annual greenhouse gas emissions by world region over time
- El Salvador
- Equatorial Guinea
How they compare
Equatorial Guinea currently reports 11.69 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents against 9.87 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents in El Salvador, a difference of 1.81 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents.
That makes Equatorial Guinea's figure about 1.2 times El Salvador's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 175 shared years of data; in 1850 it was El Salvador ahead.
El Salvador ranks 146th and Equatorial Guinea ranks 143rd of 199 countries.
Across the 18 decades both report, El Salvador averaged higher in 15 and Equatorial Guinea in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | El Salvador | Equatorial Guinea | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1850s | 4.04 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 238,072 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 3.80 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | El Salvador |
| 1860s | 3.69 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 387,999 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 3.30 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | El Salvador |
| 1870s | 4.33 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 1.04 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 3.29 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | El Salvador |
| 1880s | 4.63 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 1.31 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 3.33 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | El Salvador |
| 1890s | 4.15 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 51,429 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 4.10 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | El Salvador |
| 1900s | 6.70 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | -843,514 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 7.55 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | El Salvador |
| 1910s | 10.85 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | -982,692 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 11.83 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | El Salvador |
| 1920s | 6.80 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 758,829 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 6.04 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | El Salvador |
| 1930s | 7.82 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | -2.26 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 10.08 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | El Salvador |
| 1940s | 9.08 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | -2.78 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 11.86 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | El Salvador |
| 1950s | 10.35 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | -376,298 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 10.72 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | El Salvador |
| 1960s | 10.55 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | -132,609 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 10.68 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | El Salvador |
| 1970s | 13.90 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | -548,695 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 14.44 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | El Salvador |
| 1980s | 11.80 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | -315,804 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 12.12 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | El Salvador |
| 1990s | 15.21 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 5.36 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 9.85 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | El Salvador |
| 2000s | 10.18 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 15.95 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 5.77 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Equatorial Guinea |
| 2010s | 8.86 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 15.98 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 7.11 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Equatorial Guinea |
| 2020s | 8.46 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 13.01 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 4.55 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Equatorial Guinea |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher annual greenhouse gas emissions by world region, El Salvador or Equatorial Guinea?
- Equatorial Guinea, at 11.69 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents against 9.87 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents in El Salvador as of 2024.
- What is the difference in annual greenhouse gas emissions by world region between El Salvador and Equatorial Guinea?
- 1.81 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents, with Equatorial Guinea ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for El Salvador and Equatorial Guinea?
- 175 years are reported by both, from 1850 to 2024.
- How do El Salvador and Equatorial Guinea rank globally for annual greenhouse gas emissions by world region?
- El Salvador ranks 146th and Equatorial Guinea ranks 143rd of 199 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Jones et al. (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Annual greenhouse gas emissions by world region. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Greenhouse gas emissions are measured in tonnes of carbon dioxide-equivalents over a 100-year timescale.