El Salvador vs Eritrea: Annual greenhouse gas emissions by world region
El Salvador
9.87 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents
in 2024
Eritrea
10.42 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents
in 2024
El Salvador rank
146th
Eritrea rank
144th
Annual greenhouse gas emissions by world region over time
- El Salvador
- Eritrea
How they compare
Eritrea currently reports 10.42 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents against 9.87 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents in El Salvador, a difference of 545,410 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents.
That makes Eritrea's figure about 1.1 times El Salvador's.
The two have swapped places 5 times across 175 shared years of data; in 1850 it was El Salvador ahead.
El Salvador ranks 146th and Eritrea ranks 144th of 199 countries.
Across the 18 decades both report, El Salvador averaged higher in 16 and Eritrea in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | El Salvador | Eritrea | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1850s | 4.04 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 181,911 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 3.85 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | El Salvador |
| 1860s | 3.69 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 185,440 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 3.50 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | El Salvador |
| 1870s | 4.33 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 212,144 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 4.11 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | El Salvador |
| 1880s | 4.63 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 260,696 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 4.37 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | El Salvador |
| 1890s | 4.15 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 298,980 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 3.85 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | El Salvador |
| 1900s | 6.70 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 374,627 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 6.33 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | El Salvador |
| 1910s | 10.85 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 490,021 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 10.36 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | El Salvador |
| 1920s | 6.80 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 728,720 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 6.07 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | El Salvador |
| 1930s | 7.82 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 987,351 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 6.83 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | El Salvador |
| 1940s | 9.08 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 2.21 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 6.87 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | El Salvador |
| 1950s | 10.35 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 2.54 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 7.81 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | El Salvador |
| 1960s | 10.55 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 4.45 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 6.10 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | El Salvador |
| 1970s | 13.90 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 5.35 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 8.55 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | El Salvador |
| 1980s | 11.80 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 4.48 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 7.33 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | El Salvador |
| 1990s | 15.21 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 4.62 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 10.59 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | El Salvador |
| 2000s | 10.18 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 8.54 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 1.64 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | El Salvador |
| 2010s | 8.86 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 9.66 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 794,379 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Eritrea |
| 2020s | 8.46 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 10.31 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 1.85 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Eritrea |
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 Eritrea?
- Eritrea, at 10.42 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 Eritrea?
- 545,410 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents, with Eritrea ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for El Salvador and Eritrea?
- 175 years are reported by both, from 1850 to 2024.
- How do El Salvador and Eritrea rank globally for annual greenhouse gas emissions by world region?
- El Salvador ranks 146th and Eritrea ranks 144th 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.