El Salvador vs Macao: Per capita greenhouse gas emissions
El Salvador
1.56 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person
in 2024
Macao
1.62 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person
in 2024
El Salvador rank
181st
Macao rank
178th
Per capita greenhouse gas emissions over time
- El Salvador
- Macao
How they compare
Macao currently reports 1.62 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person against 1.56 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person in El Salvador, a difference of 0.06 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 82 shared years of data; in 1860 it was El Salvador ahead.
El Salvador ranks 181st and Macao ranks 178th of 199 countries.
Across the 14 decades both report, El Salvador averaged higher in 9 and Macao in 5.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | El Salvador | Macao | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1860s | 9.02 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.1201 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 8.9 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | El Salvador |
| 1900s | 5.37 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.2442 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 5.13 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | El Salvador |
| 1910s | 7.66 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.226 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 7.43 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | El Salvador |
| 1920s | 5.74 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.1745 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 5.57 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | El Salvador |
| 1930s | 4.91 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.1353 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 4.78 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | El Salvador |
| 1940s | 4.91 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0645 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 4.84 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | El Salvador |
| 1950s | 4.23 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.2346 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 4 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | El Salvador |
| 1960s | 3.37 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.6547 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 2.72 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | El Salvador |
| 1970s | 3.4 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.31 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 2.1 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | El Salvador |
| 1980s | 2.43 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 2.67 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.2346 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Macao |
| 1990s | 2.66 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 3.16 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.5058 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Macao |
| 2000s | 1.7 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 3.24 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.54 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Macao |
| 2010s | 1.44 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 2.4 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.9614 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Macao |
| 2020s | 1.34 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.64 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.2918 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Macao |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher per capita greenhouse gas emissions, El Salvador or Macao?
- Macao, at 1.62 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 El Salvador and Macao?
- 0.06 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person, with Macao 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 greenhouse gas emissions?
- El Salvador ranks 181st and Macao ranks 178th 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.