El Salvador vs Togo: Per capita greenhouse gas emissions
El Salvador
1.56 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person
in 2024
Togo
1.52 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person
in 2024
El Salvador rank
181st
Togo rank
182nd
Per capita greenhouse gas emissions over time
- El Salvador
- Togo
How they compare
El Salvador currently reports 1.56 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person against 1.52 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person in Togo, a difference of 0.04 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person.
The two have swapped places 12 times across 175 shared years of data; in 1850 it was El Salvador ahead.
El Salvador ranks 181st and Togo ranks 182nd of 199 countries.
Across the 18 decades both report, El Salvador averaged higher in 13 and Togo in 5.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | El Salvador | Togo | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1850s | 10.23 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.9908 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 9.24 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | El Salvador |
| 1860s | 7.94 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.02 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 6.91 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | El Salvador |
| 1870s | 7.62 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.27 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 6.36 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | El Salvador |
| 1880s | 6.7 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.34 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 5.36 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | El Salvador |
| 1890s | 5.27 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.19 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 4.08 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | El Salvador |
| 1900s | 7.21 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.16 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 6.05 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | El Salvador |
| 1910s | 9.35 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.13 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 8.22 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | El Salvador |
| 1920s | 4.8 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.81 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 2.99 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | El Salvador |
| 1930s | 4.58 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.96 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 2.63 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | El Salvador |
| 1940s | 4.62 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 27.41 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 22.79 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Togo |
| 1950s | 4.23 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 9.93 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 5.7 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Togo |
| 1960s | 3.37 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 2.44 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.9355 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | El Salvador |
| 1970s | 3.4 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.91 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.5 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | El Salvador |
| 1980s | 2.43 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.9 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.5336 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | El Salvador |
| 1990s | 2.66 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 2.2 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.4565 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | El Salvador |
| 2000s | 1.7 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.8 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.102 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Togo |
| 2010s | 1.44 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.48 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0394 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Togo |
| 2020s | 1.34 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.44 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0905 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Togo |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher per capita greenhouse gas emissions, El Salvador or Togo?
- El Salvador, at 1.56 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person against 1.52 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person in Togo as of 2024.
- What is the difference in per capita greenhouse gas emissions between El Salvador and Togo?
- 0.04 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person, with El Salvador ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for El Salvador and Togo?
- 175 years are reported by both, from 1850 to 2024.
- How do El Salvador and Togo rank globally for per capita greenhouse gas emissions?
- El Salvador ranks 181st and Togo ranks 182nd 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.