Costa Rica vs El Salvador: Kaya identity: drivers of CO₂ emissions

Costa Rica
8.76 million tonnes
in 2024
El Salvador
8.97 million tonnes
in 2024
Costa Rica rank
114th
El Salvador rank
112th

Kaya identity: drivers of CO₂ emissions over time

  • Costa Rica
  • El Salvador
02.0M4.0M6.0M8.0M196519942024

How they compare

El Salvador currently reports 8.97 million tonnes against 8.76 million tonnes in Costa Rica, a difference of 211,840 tonnes.

The two have swapped places 10 times across 60 shared years of data; in 1965 it was El Salvador ahead.

Costa Rica ranks 114th and El Salvador ranks 112th of 215 countries.

Across the 7 decades both report, Costa Rica averaged higher in 6 and El Salvador in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade Costa Rica El Salvador Difference Ahead
1960s 979,238 tonnes 1.19 million tonnes 211,034 tonnes El Salvador
1970s 2.09 million tonnes 1.99 million tonnes 99,973 tonnes Costa Rica
1980s 2.42 million tonnes 2.05 million tonnes 371,641 tonnes Costa Rica
1990s 4.40 million tonnes 4.35 million tonnes 52,430 tonnes Costa Rica
2000s 6.77 million tonnes 6.26 million tonnes 518,474 tonnes Costa Rica
2010s 7.60 million tonnes 6.46 million tonnes 1.14 million tonnes Costa Rica
2020s 7.93 million tonnes 7.73 million tonnes 199,242 tonnes Costa Rica

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher kaya identity: drivers of co₂ emissions, Costa Rica or El Salvador?
El Salvador, at 8.97 million tonnes against 8.76 million tonnes in Costa Rica as of 2024.
What is the difference in kaya identity: drivers of co₂ emissions between Costa Rica and El Salvador?
211,840 tonnes, with El Salvador ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Costa Rica and El Salvador?
60 years are reported by both, from 1965 to 2024.
How do Costa Rica and El Salvador rank globally for kaya identity: drivers of co₂ emissions?
Costa Rica ranks 114th and El Salvador ranks 112th of 215 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Global Carbon Budget (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Kaya identity: drivers of CO₂ emissions. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Kaya identity: drivers of CO₂ emissions
Unit
tonnes
Source
Global Carbon Budget (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
216 places, 12,568 data points, 1965–2024
Last refreshed

Annual total emissions of carbon dioxide (CO₂), excluding land-use change, measured in tonnes.