Cape Verde vs El Salvador: Per capita greenhouse gas emissions
Cape Verde
1.61 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person
in 2024
El Salvador
1.56 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person
in 2024
Cape Verde rank
179th
El Salvador rank
181st
Per capita greenhouse gas emissions over time
- Cape Verde
- El Salvador
How they compare
Cape Verde currently reports 1.61 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person against 1.56 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person in El Salvador, a difference of 0.05 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.
Cape Verde ranks 179th and El Salvador ranks 181st of 199 countries.
Across the 18 decades both report, Cape Verde averaged higher in 2 and El Salvador in 16.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Cape Verde | El Salvador | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1850s | 0.2527 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10.23 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 9.98 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | El Salvador |
| 1860s | 0.2316 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 7.94 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 7.71 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | El Salvador |
| 1870s | 0.212 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 7.62 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 7.41 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | El Salvador |
| 1880s | 0.1976 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 6.7 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 6.5 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | El Salvador |
| 1890s | 0.1827 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 5.27 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 5.09 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | El Salvador |
| 1900s | 0.172 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 7.21 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 7.04 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | El Salvador |
| 1910s | 0.1978 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 9.35 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 9.15 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | El Salvador |
| 1920s | 0.2412 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 4.8 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 4.56 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | El Salvador |
| 1930s | 0.2384 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 4.58 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 4.34 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | El Salvador |
| 1940s | 0.3222 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 4.62 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 4.29 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | El Salvador |
| 1950s | 0.6694 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 4.23 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 3.56 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | El Salvador |
| 1960s | 0.4375 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 3.37 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 2.93 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | El Salvador |
| 1970s | 0.5733 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 3.4 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 2.83 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | El Salvador |
| 1980s | 0.5274 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 2.43 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.9 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | El Salvador |
| 1990s | 1.08 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 2.66 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.58 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | El Salvador |
| 2000s | 1.43 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.7 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.2671 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | El Salvador |
| 2010s | 1.53 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.44 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0937 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Cape Verde |
| 2020s | 1.57 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.34 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.2208 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Cape Verde |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher per capita greenhouse gas emissions, Cape Verde or El Salvador?
- Cape Verde, at 1.61 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 greenhouse gas emissions between Cape Verde and El Salvador?
- 0.05 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person, with Cape Verde ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Cape Verde and El Salvador?
- 175 years are reported by both, from 1850 to 2024.
- How do Cape Verde and El Salvador rank globally for per capita greenhouse gas emissions?
- Cape Verde ranks 179th and El Salvador ranks 181st of 199 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 greenhouse gas 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.