El Salvador vs Hong Kong, China: Per capita CO₂ emissions from oil

El Salvador
1.24 tonnes per person
in 2024
Hong Kong, China
1.4 tonnes per person
in 2024
El Salvador rank
120th
Hong Kong, China rank
117th

Per capita CO₂ emissions from oil over time

  • El Salvador
  • Hong Kong, China
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How they compare

Hong Kong, China currently reports 1.4 tonnes per person against 1.24 tonnes per person in El Salvador, a difference of 0.16 tonnes per person.

That makes Hong Kong, China's figure about 1.1 times El Salvador's.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 75 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Hong Kong, China ahead.

El Salvador ranks 120th and Hong Kong, China ranks 117th of 213 countries.

Hong Kong, China has averaged higher in every one of the 8 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade El Salvador Hong Kong, China Difference Ahead
1950s 0.1795 tonnes per person 0.5849 tonnes per person 0.4054 tonnes per person Hong Kong, China
1960s 0.3007 tonnes per person 1.35 tonnes per person 1.05 tonnes per person Hong Kong, China
1970s 0.448 tonnes per person 2.54 tonnes per person 2.09 tonnes per person Hong Kong, China
1980s 0.3731 tonnes per person 2.42 tonnes per person 2.05 tonnes per person Hong Kong, China
1990s 0.6959 tonnes per person 2.14 tonnes per person 1.45 tonnes per person Hong Kong, China
2000s 0.9617 tonnes per person 2.03 tonnes per person 1.07 tonnes per person Hong Kong, China
2010s 0.9817 tonnes per person 1.41 tonnes per person 0.4262 tonnes per person Hong Kong, China
2020s 1.11 tonnes per person 1.28 tonnes per person 0.1704 tonnes per person Hong Kong, China

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher per capita co₂ emissions from oil, El Salvador or Hong Kong, China?
Hong Kong, China, at 1.4 tonnes per person against 1.24 tonnes per person in El Salvador as of 2024.
What is the difference in per capita co₂ emissions from oil between El Salvador and Hong Kong, China?
0.16 tonnes per person, with Hong Kong, China ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for El Salvador and Hong Kong, China?
75 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2024.
How do El Salvador and Hong Kong, China rank globally for per capita co₂ emissions from oil?
El Salvador ranks 120th and Hong Kong, China ranks 117th 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 from oil. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Per capita CO₂ emissions from oil
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.