El Salvador vs Rwanda: Annual greenhouse gas emissions by world region
El Salvador
9.87 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents
in 2024
Rwanda
9.72 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents
in 2024
El Salvador rank
146th
Rwanda rank
147th
Annual greenhouse gas emissions by world region over time
- El Salvador
- Rwanda
How they compare
El Salvador currently reports 9.87 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents against 9.72 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents in Rwanda, a difference of 157,600 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents.
The two have swapped places 10 times across 175 shared years of data; in 1850 it was El Salvador ahead.
El Salvador ranks 146th and Rwanda ranks 147th of 199 countries.
Across the 18 decades both report, El Salvador averaged higher in 17 and Rwanda in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | El Salvador | Rwanda | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1850s | 4.04 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 1.29 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 2.75 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | El Salvador |
| 1860s | 3.69 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 1.24 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 2.45 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | El Salvador |
| 1870s | 4.33 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 1.31 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 3.01 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | El Salvador |
| 1880s | 4.63 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 1.50 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 3.13 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | El Salvador |
| 1890s | 4.15 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 1.19 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 2.96 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | El Salvador |
| 1900s | 6.70 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 890,709 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 5.81 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | El Salvador |
| 1910s | 10.85 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 914,145 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 9.94 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | El Salvador |
| 1920s | 6.80 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 2.09 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 4.70 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | El Salvador |
| 1930s | 7.82 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 3.18 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 4.64 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | El Salvador |
| 1940s | 9.08 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 4.45 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 4.63 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | El Salvador |
| 1950s | 10.35 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 6.98 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 3.37 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | El Salvador |
| 1960s | 10.55 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 8.01 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 2.54 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | El Salvador |
| 1970s | 13.90 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 12.48 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 1.41 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | El Salvador |
| 1980s | 11.80 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 10.28 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 1.53 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | El Salvador |
| 1990s | 15.21 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 6.69 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 8.52 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | El Salvador |
| 2000s | 10.18 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 7.66 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 2.52 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | El Salvador |
| 2010s | 8.86 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 8.58 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 282,691 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | El Salvador |
| 2020s | 8.46 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 9.95 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 1.49 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Rwanda |
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 Rwanda?
- El Salvador, at 9.87 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents against 9.72 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents in Rwanda as of 2024.
- What is the difference in annual greenhouse gas emissions by world region between El Salvador and Rwanda?
- 157,600 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents, with El Salvador ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for El Salvador and Rwanda?
- 175 years are reported by both, from 1850 to 2024.
- How do El Salvador and Rwanda rank globally for annual greenhouse gas emissions by world region?
- El Salvador ranks 146th and Rwanda ranks 147th 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.