El Salvador vs Macao: Per capita CO₂ emissions vs. per capita energy use
El Salvador
1.42 tonnes per person
in 2024
Macao
1.47 tonnes per person
in 2024
El Salvador rank
146th
Macao rank
144th
Per capita CO₂ emissions vs. per capita energy use over time
- El Salvador
- Macao
How they compare
Macao currently reports 1.47 tonnes per person against 1.42 tonnes per person in El Salvador, a difference of 0.05 tonnes per person.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 71 shared years of data; in 1954 it was El Salvador ahead.
El Salvador ranks 146th and Macao ranks 144th of 213 countries.
Across the 8 decades both report, El Salvador averaged higher in 1 and Macao in 7.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | El Salvador | Macao | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 0.212 tonnes per person | 0.1463 tonnes per person | 0.0658 tonnes per person | El Salvador |
| 1960s | 0.3169 tonnes per person | 0.5399 tonnes per person | 0.223 tonnes per person | Macao |
| 1970s | 0.4853 tonnes per person | 1.18 tonnes per person | 0.6988 tonnes per person | Macao |
| 1980s | 0.419 tonnes per person | 2.53 tonnes per person | 2.11 tonnes per person | Macao |
| 1990s | 0.7572 tonnes per person | 2.98 tonnes per person | 2.22 tonnes per person | Macao |
| 2000s | 1.04 tonnes per person | 3.08 tonnes per person | 2.04 tonnes per person | Macao |
| 2010s | 1.05 tonnes per person | 2.25 tonnes per person | 1.2 tonnes per person | Macao |
| 2020s | 1.23 tonnes per person | 1.48 tonnes per person | 0.2526 tonnes per person | Macao |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher per capita co₂ emissions vs. per capita energy use, El Salvador or Macao?
- Macao, at 1.47 tonnes per person against 1.42 tonnes per person in El Salvador as of 2024.
- What is the difference in per capita co₂ emissions vs. per capita energy use between El Salvador and Macao?
- 0.05 tonnes per person, with Macao ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for El Salvador and Macao?
- 71 years are reported by both, from 1954 to 2024.
- How do El Salvador and Macao rank globally for per capita co₂ emissions vs. per capita energy use?
- El Salvador ranks 146th and Macao ranks 144th of 213 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 Per capita CO₂ emissions vs. per capita energy use. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Carbon dioxide (CO₂) emissions from burning fossil fuels and industrial processes. This includes emissions from transport, electricity generation, and heating, but not land-use change.