El Salvador vs Namibia: Per capita greenhouse gas emissions, excluding land use and forestry
El Salvador
1.72 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person
in 2024
Namibia
1.72 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person
in 2024
El Salvador rank
135th
Namibia rank
134th
Per capita greenhouse gas emissions, excluding land use and forestry over time
- El Salvador
- Namibia
How they compare
Namibia currently reports 1.72 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person against 1.72 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person in El Salvador, a difference of 0 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 175 shared years of data; in 1850 it was El Salvador ahead.
El Salvador ranks 135th and Namibia ranks 134th of 198 countries.
Across the 18 decades both report, El Salvador averaged higher in 14 and Namibia in 4.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | El Salvador | Namibia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1850s | 0.3255 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.1994 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.1262 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | El Salvador |
| 1860s | 0.317 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.2026 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.1143 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | El Salvador |
| 1870s | 0.3009 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.2079 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0929 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | El Salvador |
| 1880s | 0.2868 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.2143 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0725 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | El Salvador |
| 1890s | 0.2914 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.22 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0714 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | El Salvador |
| 1900s | 0.2968 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.2213 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0756 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | El Salvador |
| 1910s | 0.3044 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.2169 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0875 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | El Salvador |
| 1920s | 0.3017 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.2097 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.092 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | El Salvador |
| 1930s | 0.2939 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.2004 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0935 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | El Salvador |
| 1940s | 0.2985 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.1984 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.1001 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | El Salvador |
| 1950s | 0.4883 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.1953 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.293 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | El Salvador |
| 1960s | 0.6194 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.1789 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.4405 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | El Salvador |
| 1970s | 0.8056 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.1792 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.6264 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | El Salvador |
| 1980s | 0.7504 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.2142 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.5361 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | El Salvador |
| 1990s | 1.1 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.11 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0111 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Namibia |
| 2000s | 1.36 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.55 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.1901 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Namibia |
| 2010s | 1.32 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.83 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.5042 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Namibia |
| 2020s | 1.52 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.75 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.225 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Namibia |
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 Namibia?
- Namibia, at 1.72 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 Namibia?
- 0 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person, with Namibia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for El Salvador and Namibia?
- 175 years are reported by both, from 1850 to 2024.
- How do El Salvador and Namibia rank globally for per capita greenhouse gas emissions, excluding land use and forestry?
- El Salvador ranks 135th and Namibia ranks 134th 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.