China vs El Salvador: Per capita CO₂ emissions by fuel type

China
1.2 tonnes per person
in 2024
El Salvador
1.24 tonnes per person
in 2024
China rank
123rd
El Salvador rank
120th

Per capita CO₂ emissions by fuel type over time

  • China
  • El Salvador
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How they compare

El Salvador currently reports 1.24 tonnes per person against 1.2 tonnes per person in China, a difference of 0.04 tonnes per person.

The two have swapped places 6 times across 75 shared years of data; in 1950 it was El Salvador ahead.

China ranks 123rd and El Salvador ranks 120th of 213 countries.

Across the 8 decades both report, China averaged higher in 1 and El Salvador in 7.

Head to head by decade

Decade China El Salvador Difference Ahead
1950s 0.0099 tonnes per person 0.1795 tonnes per person 0.1696 tonnes per person El Salvador
1960s 0.0485 tonnes per person 0.3007 tonnes per person 0.2522 tonnes per person El Salvador
1970s 0.2135 tonnes per person 0.448 tonnes per person 0.2345 tonnes per person El Salvador
1980s 0.2769 tonnes per person 0.3731 tonnes per person 0.0962 tonnes per person El Salvador
1990s 0.3793 tonnes per person 0.6959 tonnes per person 0.3166 tonnes per person El Salvador
2000s 0.6229 tonnes per person 0.9617 tonnes per person 0.3388 tonnes per person El Salvador
2010s 0.9379 tonnes per person 0.9817 tonnes per person 0.0439 tonnes per person El Salvador
2020s 1.13 tonnes per person 1.11 tonnes per person 0.0184 tonnes per person China

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher per capita co₂ emissions by fuel type, China or El Salvador?
El Salvador, at 1.24 tonnes per person against 1.2 tonnes per person in China as of 2024.
What is the difference in per capita co₂ emissions by fuel type between China and El Salvador?
0.04 tonnes per person, with El Salvador ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for China and El Salvador?
75 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2024.
How do China and El Salvador rank globally for per capita co₂ emissions by fuel type?
China ranks 123rd and El Salvador ranks 120th 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 by fuel type. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Per capita CO₂ emissions by fuel type
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
213 places, 21,415 data points, 1750–2024
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Annual emissions of carbon dioxide (CO₂) from oil, measured in tonnes per person.