Costa Rica vs El Salvador: Contribution to global mean surface temperature rise from fossil sources

Costa Rica
0.0002 °C
in 2024
El Salvador
0.0002 °C
in 2024
Costa Rica rank
132nd
El Salvador rank
135th

Contribution to global mean surface temperature rise from fossil sources over time

  • Costa Rica
  • El Salvador
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How they compare

Costa Rica currently reports 0.0002 °C against 0.0002 °C in El Salvador, a difference of 0 °C.

That makes Costa Rica's figure about 1.1 times El Salvador's.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 174 shared years of data; in 1851 it was El Salvador ahead.

Costa Rica ranks 132nd and El Salvador ranks 135th of 214 countries.

Across the 18 decades both report, Costa Rica averaged higher in 2 and El Salvador in 16.

Head to head by decade

Decade Costa Rica El Salvador Difference Ahead
1850s 0 °C 0 °C 0 °C El Salvador
1860s 0 °C 0 °C 0 °C El Salvador
1870s 0 °C 0 °C 0 °C El Salvador
1880s 0 °C 0 °C 0 °C El Salvador
1890s 0 °C 0 °C 0 °C El Salvador
1900s 0 °C 0 °C 0 °C El Salvador
1910s 0 °C 0 °C 0 °C El Salvador
1920s 0 °C 0 °C 0 °C El Salvador
1930s 0 °C 0 °C 0 °C El Salvador
1940s 0 °C 0 °C 0 °C El Salvador
1950s 0 °C 0 °C 0 °C El Salvador
1960s 0 °C 0 °C 0 °C El Salvador
1970s 0 °C 0.0001 °C 0 °C El Salvador
1980s 0.0001 °C 0.0001 °C 0 °C El Salvador
1990s 0.0001 °C 0.0001 °C 0 °C El Salvador
2000s 0.0001 °C 0.0001 °C 0 °C El Salvador
2010s 0.0002 °C 0.0002 °C 0 °C Costa Rica
2020s 0.0002 °C 0.0002 °C 0 °C Costa Rica

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher contribution to global mean surface temperature rise from fossil sources, Costa Rica or El Salvador?
Costa Rica, at 0.0002 °C against 0.0002 °C in El Salvador as of 2024.
What is the difference in contribution to global mean surface temperature rise from fossil sources between Costa Rica and El Salvador?
0 °C, with Costa Rica ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Costa Rica and El Salvador?
174 years are reported by both, from 1851 to 2024.
How do Costa Rica and El Salvador rank globally for contribution to global mean surface temperature rise from fossil sources?
Costa Rica ranks 132nd and El Salvador ranks 135th of 214 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Jones et al. (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Contribution to global mean surface temperature rise from fossil sources. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
Contribution to global mean surface temperature rise from fossil sources
Unit
°C
Source
Jones et al. (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
214 places, 37,236 data points, 1851–2024
Last refreshed

Measured in °C.