El Salvador vs Philippines: Per capita CO₂ emissions relative to the global average
El Salvador
1.42 tonnes per person
in 2024
Philippines
1.51 tonnes per person
in 2024
El Salvador rank
146th
Philippines rank
143rd
Per capita CO₂ emissions relative to the global average over time
- El Salvador
- Philippines
How they compare
Philippines currently reports 1.51 tonnes per person against 1.42 tonnes per person in El Salvador, a difference of 0.09 tonnes per person.
That makes Philippines's figure about 1.1 times El Salvador's.
The two have swapped places 8 times across 115 shared years of data; in 1907 it was Philippines ahead.
El Salvador ranks 146th and Philippines ranks 143rd of 213 countries.
Across the 13 decades both report, El Salvador averaged higher in 2 and Philippines in 11.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | El Salvador | Philippines | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1900s | 0.0002 tonnes per person | 0.0035 tonnes per person | 0.0033 tonnes per person | Philippines |
| 1910s | 0.001 tonnes per person | 0.0038 tonnes per person | 0.0027 tonnes per person | Philippines |
| 1920s | 0.003 tonnes per person | 0.0072 tonnes per person | 0.0043 tonnes per person | Philippines |
| 1930s | 0.0014 tonnes per person | 0.0078 tonnes per person | 0.0063 tonnes per person | Philippines |
| 1940s | 0.0002 tonnes per person | 0.009 tonnes per person | 0.0088 tonnes per person | Philippines |
| 1950s | 0.1888 tonnes per person | 0.2389 tonnes per person | 0.0501 tonnes per person | Philippines |
| 1960s | 0.3169 tonnes per person | 0.4407 tonnes per person | 0.1238 tonnes per person | Philippines |
| 1970s | 0.4853 tonnes per person | 0.7607 tonnes per person | 0.2754 tonnes per person | Philippines |
| 1980s | 0.419 tonnes per person | 0.6234 tonnes per person | 0.2044 tonnes per person | Philippines |
| 1990s | 0.7572 tonnes per person | 0.7897 tonnes per person | 0.0325 tonnes per person | Philippines |
| 2000s | 1.04 tonnes per person | 0.8196 tonnes per person | 0.2228 tonnes per person | El Salvador |
| 2010s | 1.05 tonnes per person | 1.04 tonnes per person | 0.0038 tonnes per person | El Salvador |
| 2020s | 1.23 tonnes per person | 1.33 tonnes per person | 0.0999 tonnes per person | Philippines |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher per capita co₂ emissions relative to the global average, El Salvador or Philippines?
- Philippines, at 1.51 tonnes per person against 1.42 tonnes per person in El Salvador as of 2024.
- What is the difference in per capita co₂ emissions relative to the global average between El Salvador and Philippines?
- 0.09 tonnes per person, with Philippines ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for El Salvador and Philippines?
- 115 years are reported by both, from 1907 to 2024.
- How do El Salvador and Philippines rank globally for per capita co₂ emissions relative to the global average?
- El Salvador ranks 146th and Philippines ranks 143rd 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 relative to the global average. 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.