El Salvador vs Syrian Arab Republic: Per capita GHG emissions vs. per capita CO₂ emissions
El Salvador
1.56 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person
in 2024
Syrian Arab Republic
1.57 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person
in 2024
El Salvador rank
180th
Syrian Arab Republic rank
179th
Per capita GHG emissions vs. per capita CO₂ emissions over time
- El Salvador
- Syrian Arab Republic
How they compare
Syrian Arab Republic currently reports 1.57 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person against 1.56 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person in El Salvador, a difference of 0.01 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person.
The two have swapped places 7 times across 175 shared years of data; in 1850 it was El Salvador ahead.
El Salvador ranks 180th and Syrian Arab Republic ranks 179th of 198 countries.
Across the 18 decades both report, El Salvador averaged higher in 13 and Syrian Arab Republic in 5.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | El Salvador | Syrian Arab Republic | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1850s | 10.23 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.18 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 9.05 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | El Salvador |
| 1860s | 7.94 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.17 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 6.77 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | El Salvador |
| 1870s | 7.62 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.9 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 5.72 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | El Salvador |
| 1880s | 6.7 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 2.19 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 4.51 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | El Salvador |
| 1890s | 5.27 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.27 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 4 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | El Salvador |
| 1900s | 7.21 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.7015 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 6.51 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | El Salvador |
| 1910s | 9.35 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.4283 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 8.92 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | El Salvador |
| 1920s | 4.8 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.2852 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 4.52 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | El Salvador |
| 1930s | 4.58 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 3.06 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.52 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | El Salvador |
| 1940s | 4.62 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 2.5 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 2.12 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | El Salvador |
| 1950s | 4.23 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 3.49 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.7466 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | El Salvador |
| 1960s | 3.37 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 2.92 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.4551 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | El Salvador |
| 1970s | 3.4 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 3.09 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.3162 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | El Salvador |
| 1980s | 2.43 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 4.56 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 2.13 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Syrian Arab Republic |
| 1990s | 2.66 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 5.72 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 3.06 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Syrian Arab Republic |
| 2000s | 1.7 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 4.44 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 2.74 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Syrian Arab Republic |
| 2010s | 1.44 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 2.62 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.18 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Syrian Arab Republic |
| 2020s | 1.34 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.75 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.4091 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Syrian Arab Republic |
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 Syrian Arab Republic?
- Syrian Arab Republic, at 1.57 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person against 1.56 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 Syrian Arab Republic?
- 0.01 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person, with Syrian Arab Republic ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for El Salvador and Syrian Arab Republic?
- 175 years are reported by both, from 1850 to 2024.
- How do El Salvador and Syrian Arab Republic rank globally for per capita ghg emissions vs. per capita co₂ emissions?
- El Salvador ranks 180th and Syrian Arab Republic ranks 179th of 198 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.