El Salvador vs Iraq: Greenhouse gas emissions by gas, per capita
El Salvador
0.1454 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person
in 2024
Iraq
0.1532 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person
in 2024
El Salvador rank
161st
Iraq rank
158th
Greenhouse gas emissions by gas, per capita over time
- El Salvador
- Iraq
How they compare
Iraq currently reports 0.1532 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person against 0.1454 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person in El Salvador, a difference of 0.0078 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person.
That makes Iraq's figure about 1.1 times El Salvador's.
The two have swapped places 10 times across 65 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Iraq ahead.
El Salvador ranks 161st and Iraq ranks 158th of 196 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, El Salvador averaged higher in 2 and Iraq in 5.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | El Salvador | Iraq | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.2871 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.3346 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0476 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Iraq |
| 1970s | 0.2953 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.2982 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0029 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Iraq |
| 1980s | 0.2301 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.2714 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0413 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Iraq |
| 1990s | 0.2152 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.2376 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0224 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Iraq |
| 2000s | 0.2154 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.1928 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0226 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | El Salvador |
| 2010s | 0.1899 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.1726 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0173 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | El Salvador |
| 2020s | 0.1518 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.1627 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0109 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Iraq |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher greenhouse gas emissions by gas, per capita, El Salvador or Iraq?
- Iraq, at 0.1532 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person against 0.1454 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person in El Salvador as of 2024.
- What is the difference in greenhouse gas emissions by gas, per capita between El Salvador and Iraq?
- 0.0078 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person, with Iraq ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for El Salvador and Iraq?
- 65 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2024.
- How do El Salvador and Iraq rank globally for greenhouse gas emissions by gas, per capita?
- El Salvador ranks 161st and Iraq ranks 158th of 196 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Statizoid (derived), published as Greenhouse gas emissions by gas, per capita. 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 by gas divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.