Chile vs El Salvador: Imported or exported CO₂ emissions per capita

Chile
0.5368 tonnes per person
in 2023
El Salvador
0.4098 tonnes per person
in 2023
Chile rank
57th
El Salvador rank
59th

Imported or exported CO₂ emissions per capita over time

  • Chile
  • El Salvador
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How they compare

Chile currently reports 0.5368 tonnes per person against 0.4098 tonnes per person in El Salvador, a difference of 0.127 tonnes per person.

That makes Chile's figure about 1.3 times El Salvador's.

The two have swapped places 5 times across 34 shared years of data; in 1990 it was El Salvador ahead.

Chile ranks 57th and El Salvador ranks 59th of 120 countries.

Across the 4 decades both report, Chile averaged higher in 1 and El Salvador in 3.

Head to head by decade

Decade Chile El Salvador Difference Ahead
1990s 0.049 tonnes per person 0.2595 tonnes per person 0.2105 tonnes per person El Salvador
2000s 0.1723 tonnes per person 0.4279 tonnes per person 0.2556 tonnes per person El Salvador
2010s 0.4444 tonnes per person 0.4089 tonnes per person 0.0355 tonnes per person Chile
2020s 0.353 tonnes per person 0.4683 tonnes per person 0.1153 tonnes per person El Salvador

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher imported or exported co₂ emissions per capita, Chile or El Salvador?
Chile, at 0.5368 tonnes per person against 0.4098 tonnes per person in El Salvador as of 2023.
What is the difference in imported or exported co₂ emissions per capita between Chile and El Salvador?
0.127 tonnes per person, with Chile ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Chile and El Salvador?
34 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2023.
How do Chile and El Salvador rank globally for imported or exported co₂ emissions per capita?
Chile ranks 57th and El Salvador ranks 59th of 120 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Global Carbon Budget (2025); Population based on various sources (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Imported or exported CO₂ emissions per capita. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Imported or exported CO₂ emissions per capita
Unit
tonnes per person
Source
Global Carbon Budget (2025); Population based on various sources (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
120 places, 4,063 data points, 1990–2023
Last refreshed

Annual net carbon dioxide (CO₂) emissions embedded in trade, measured in tonnes per person.