El Salvador vs Macao: Per capita GHG emissions vs. per capita CO₂ emissions
El Salvador
1.72 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person
in 2024
Macao
1.62 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person
in 2024
El Salvador rank
134th
Macao rank
135th
Per capita GHG emissions vs. per capita CO₂ emissions over time
- El Salvador
- Macao
How they compare
El Salvador currently reports 1.72 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person against 1.62 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person in Macao, a difference of 0.1 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person.
That makes El Salvador's figure about 1.1 times Macao's.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 82 shared years of data; in 1860 it was El Salvador ahead.
El Salvador ranks 134th and Macao ranks 135th of 197 countries.
Across the 14 decades both report, El Salvador averaged higher in 7 and Macao in 7.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | El Salvador | Macao | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1860s | 0.3213 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.1196 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.2017 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | El Salvador |
| 1900s | 0.2929 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.2427 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0503 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | El Salvador |
| 1910s | 0.2978 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.2244 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0734 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | El Salvador |
| 1920s | 0.3074 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.1728 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.1345 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | El Salvador |
| 1930s | 0.2957 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.1336 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.1621 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | El Salvador |
| 1940s | 0.2982 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0637 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.2345 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | El Salvador |
| 1950s | 0.4883 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.2308 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.2574 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | El Salvador |
| 1960s | 0.6194 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.6495 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0301 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Macao |
| 1970s | 0.8056 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.3 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.4967 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Macao |
| 1980s | 0.7504 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 2.66 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.91 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Macao |
| 1990s | 1.1 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 3.16 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 2.06 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Macao |
| 2000s | 1.36 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 3.24 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.88 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Macao |
| 2010s | 1.32 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 2.4 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.07 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Macao |
| 2020s | 1.52 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.63 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.1096 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Macao |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher per capita ghg emissions vs. per capita co₂ emissions, El Salvador or Macao?
- El Salvador, at 1.72 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person against 1.62 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person in Macao as of 2024.
- What is the difference in per capita ghg emissions vs. per capita co₂ emissions between El Salvador and Macao?
- 0.1 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person, with El Salvador ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for El Salvador and Macao?
- 82 years are reported by both, from 1860 to 2024.
- How do El Salvador and Macao rank globally for per capita ghg emissions vs. per capita co₂ emissions?
- El Salvador ranks 134th and Macao ranks 135th of 197 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Jones et al. (2025); Population based on various sources (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Per capita GHG emissions vs. per capita CO₂ emissions. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Greenhouse gas emissions are measured in tonnes per person of carbon dioxide-equivalents over a 100-year timescale.