El Salvador vs Guatemala: Per capita greenhouse gas emissions, excluding land use and forestry
El Salvador
1.72 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person
in 2024
Guatemala
1.75 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person
in 2024
El Salvador rank
135th
Guatemala rank
133rd
Per capita greenhouse gas emissions, excluding land use and forestry over time
- El Salvador
- Guatemala
How they compare
Guatemala currently reports 1.75 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person against 1.72 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person in El Salvador, a difference of 0.03 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person.
The two have swapped places 9 times across 175 shared years of data; in 1850 it was El Salvador ahead.
El Salvador ranks 135th and Guatemala ranks 133rd of 198 countries.
Across the 18 decades both report, El Salvador averaged higher in 1 and Guatemala in 17.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | El Salvador | Guatemala | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1850s | 0.3255 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.3221 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0034 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | El Salvador |
| 1860s | 0.317 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.3182 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0013 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Guatemala |
| 1870s | 0.3009 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.3084 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0075 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Guatemala |
| 1880s | 0.2868 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.2932 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0064 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Guatemala |
| 1890s | 0.2914 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.3027 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0113 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Guatemala |
| 1900s | 0.2968 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.3372 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0404 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Guatemala |
| 1910s | 0.3044 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.3467 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0423 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Guatemala |
| 1920s | 0.3017 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.3326 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0309 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Guatemala |
| 1930s | 0.2939 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.3304 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0365 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Guatemala |
| 1940s | 0.2985 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.3401 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0416 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Guatemala |
| 1950s | 0.4883 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.6345 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.1462 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Guatemala |
| 1960s | 0.6194 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.8201 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.2008 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Guatemala |
| 1970s | 0.8056 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.03 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.2236 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Guatemala |
| 1980s | 0.7504 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.969 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.2186 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Guatemala |
| 1990s | 1.1 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.12 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0211 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Guatemala |
| 2000s | 1.36 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.4 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0381 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Guatemala |
| 2010s | 1.32 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.52 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.1985 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Guatemala |
| 2020s | 1.52 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.74 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.2141 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Guatemala |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher per capita greenhouse gas emissions, excluding land use and forestry, El Salvador or Guatemala?
- Guatemala, at 1.75 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 greenhouse gas emissions, excluding land use and forestry between El Salvador and Guatemala?
- 0.03 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person, with Guatemala ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for El Salvador and Guatemala?
- 175 years are reported by both, from 1850 to 2024.
- How do El Salvador and Guatemala rank globally for per capita greenhouse gas emissions, excluding land use and forestry?
- El Salvador ranks 135th and Guatemala ranks 133rd 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 greenhouse gas emissions, excluding land use and forestry. 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.