El Salvador vs Tonga: Per capita CO₂ emissions relative to the global average
El Salvador
1.42 tonnes per person
in 2024
Tonga
1.46 tonnes per person
in 2024
El Salvador rank
146th
Tonga rank
145th
Per capita CO₂ emissions relative to the global average over time
- El Salvador
- Tonga
How they compare
Tonga currently reports 1.46 tonnes per person against 1.42 tonnes per person in El Salvador, a difference of 0.04 tonnes per person.
The two have swapped places 12 times across 75 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Tonga ahead.
El Salvador ranks 146th and Tonga ranks 145th of 213 countries.
Across the 8 decades both report, El Salvador averaged higher in 3 and Tonga in 5.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | El Salvador | Tonga | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 0.1888 tonnes per person | 0.1302 tonnes per person | 0.0586 tonnes per person | El Salvador |
| 1960s | 0.3169 tonnes per person | 0.1568 tonnes per person | 0.1601 tonnes per person | El Salvador |
| 1970s | 0.4853 tonnes per person | 0.3055 tonnes per person | 0.1798 tonnes per person | El Salvador |
| 1980s | 0.419 tonnes per person | 0.5253 tonnes per person | 0.1063 tonnes per person | Tonga |
| 1990s | 0.7572 tonnes per person | 0.8784 tonnes per person | 0.1213 tonnes per person | Tonga |
| 2000s | 1.04 tonnes per person | 1.04 tonnes per person | 0.0012 tonnes per person | Tonga |
| 2010s | 1.05 tonnes per person | 1.15 tonnes per person | 0.1058 tonnes per person | Tonga |
| 2020s | 1.23 tonnes per person | 1.38 tonnes per person | 0.1483 tonnes per person | Tonga |
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 Tonga?
- Tonga, at 1.46 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 Tonga?
- 0.04 tonnes per person, with Tonga ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for El Salvador and Tonga?
- 75 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2024.
- How do El Salvador and Tonga rank globally for per capita co₂ emissions relative to the global average?
- El Salvador ranks 146th and Tonga ranks 145th 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.