El Salvador vs Philippines: Per capita GHG emissions vs. per capita CO₂ emissions
El Salvador
1.72 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person
in 2024
Philippines
1.79 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person
in 2024
El Salvador rank
134th
Philippines rank
131st
Per capita GHG emissions vs. per capita CO₂ emissions over time
- El Salvador
- Philippines
How they compare
Philippines currently reports 1.79 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person against 1.72 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person in El Salvador, a difference of 0.07 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person.
The two have swapped places 11 times across 175 shared years of data; in 1850 it was El Salvador ahead.
El Salvador ranks 134th and Philippines ranks 131st of 197 countries.
Across the 18 decades both report, El Salvador averaged higher in 13 and Philippines in 5.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | El Salvador | Philippines | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1850s | 0.3255 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.2482 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0774 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | El Salvador |
| 1860s | 0.317 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.2484 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0686 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | El Salvador |
| 1870s | 0.3009 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.2453 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0556 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | El Salvador |
| 1880s | 0.2868 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.2489 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0379 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | El Salvador |
| 1890s | 0.2914 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.2575 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0339 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | El Salvador |
| 1900s | 0.2968 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.2621 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0347 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | El Salvador |
| 1910s | 0.3044 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.2691 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0353 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | El Salvador |
| 1920s | 0.3017 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.2768 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0249 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | El Salvador |
| 1930s | 0.2939 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.2824 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0115 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | El Salvador |
| 1940s | 0.2985 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.2814 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0171 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | El Salvador |
| 1950s | 0.4883 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.498 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0097 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Philippines |
| 1960s | 0.6194 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.6873 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0679 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Philippines |
| 1970s | 0.8056 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.01 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.2054 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Philippines |
| 1980s | 0.7504 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.8734 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.123 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Philippines |
| 1990s | 1.1 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.1031 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | El Salvador |
| 2000s | 1.36 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.01 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.3474 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | El Salvador |
| 2010s | 1.32 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.28 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0415 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | El Salvador |
| 2020s | 1.52 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.61 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0852 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Philippines |
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 Philippines?
- Philippines, at 1.79 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person against 1.72 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person in El Salvador as of 2024.
- What is the difference in per capita ghg emissions vs. per capita co₂ emissions between El Salvador and Philippines?
- 0.07 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person, with Philippines ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for El Salvador and Philippines?
- 175 years are reported by both, from 1850 to 2024.
- How do El Salvador and Philippines rank globally for per capita ghg emissions vs. per capita co₂ emissions?
- El Salvador ranks 134th and Philippines ranks 131st 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.