Congo vs El Salvador: Per capita CO₂ emissions vs. per capita energy use
Congo
1.4 tonnes per person
in 2024
El Salvador
1.42 tonnes per person
in 2024
Congo rank
142nd
El Salvador rank
141st
Per capita CO₂ emissions vs. per capita energy use over time
- Congo
- El Salvador
How they compare
El Salvador currently reports 1.42 tonnes per person against 1.4 tonnes per person in Congo, a difference of 0.02 tonnes per person.
The two have swapped places 14 times across 75 shared years of data; in 1950 it was El Salvador ahead.
Congo ranks 142nd and El Salvador ranks 141st of 208 countries.
Across the 8 decades both report, Congo averaged higher in 6 and El Salvador in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Congo | El Salvador | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 0.1634 tonnes per person | 0.1888 tonnes per person | 0.0254 tonnes per person | El Salvador |
| 1960s | 0.252 tonnes per person | 0.3169 tonnes per person | 0.0649 tonnes per person | El Salvador |
| 1970s | 0.5228 tonnes per person | 0.4853 tonnes per person | 0.0376 tonnes per person | Congo |
| 1980s | 0.5368 tonnes per person | 0.419 tonnes per person | 0.1178 tonnes per person | Congo |
| 1990s | 0.9966 tonnes per person | 0.7572 tonnes per person | 0.2394 tonnes per person | Congo |
| 2000s | 1.11 tonnes per person | 1.04 tonnes per person | 0.0652 tonnes per person | Congo |
| 2010s | 1.14 tonnes per person | 1.05 tonnes per person | 0.0964 tonnes per person | Congo |
| 2020s | 1.35 tonnes per person | 1.23 tonnes per person | 0.1241 tonnes per person | Congo |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher per capita co₂ emissions vs. per capita energy use, Congo or El Salvador?
- El Salvador, at 1.42 tonnes per person against 1.4 tonnes per person in Congo as of 2024.
- What is the difference in per capita co₂ emissions vs. per capita energy use between Congo and El Salvador?
- 0.02 tonnes per person, with El Salvador ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Congo and El Salvador?
- 75 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2024.
- How do Congo and El Salvador rank globally for per capita co₂ emissions vs. per capita energy use?
- Congo ranks 142nd and El Salvador ranks 141st of 208 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.