El Salvador vs Macao: Territorial vs. consumption-based CO₂ emissions per capita
El Salvador
1.42 tonnes per person
in 2024
Macao
1.47 tonnes per person
in 2024
El Salvador rank
146th
Macao rank
144th
Territorial vs. consumption-based CO₂ emissions per capita over time
- El Salvador
- Macao
How they compare
Macao currently reports 1.47 tonnes per person against 1.42 tonnes per person in El Salvador, a difference of 0.05 tonnes per person.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 71 shared years of data; in 1954 it was El Salvador ahead.
El Salvador ranks 146th and Macao ranks 144th of 213 countries.
Across the 8 decades both report, El Salvador averaged higher in 1 and Macao in 7.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | El Salvador | Macao | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 0.212 tonnes per person | 0.1463 tonnes per person | 0.0658 tonnes per person | El Salvador |
| 1960s | 0.3169 tonnes per person | 0.5399 tonnes per person | 0.223 tonnes per person | Macao |
| 1970s | 0.4853 tonnes per person | 1.18 tonnes per person | 0.6988 tonnes per person | Macao |
| 1980s | 0.419 tonnes per person | 2.53 tonnes per person | 2.11 tonnes per person | Macao |
| 1990s | 0.7572 tonnes per person | 2.98 tonnes per person | 2.22 tonnes per person | Macao |
| 2000s | 1.04 tonnes per person | 3.08 tonnes per person | 2.04 tonnes per person | Macao |
| 2010s | 1.05 tonnes per person | 2.25 tonnes per person | 1.2 tonnes per person | Macao |
| 2020s | 1.23 tonnes per person | 1.48 tonnes per person | 0.2526 tonnes per person | Macao |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher territorial vs. consumption-based co₂ emissions per capita, El Salvador or Macao?
- Macao, at 1.47 tonnes per person against 1.42 tonnes per person in El Salvador as of 2024.
- What is the difference in territorial vs. consumption-based co₂ emissions per capita between El Salvador and Macao?
- 0.05 tonnes per person, with Macao ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for El Salvador and Macao?
- 71 years are reported by both, from 1954 to 2024.
- How do El Salvador and Macao rank globally for territorial vs. consumption-based co₂ emissions per capita?
- El Salvador ranks 146th and Macao ranks 144th of 213 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Global Carbon Budget (2025); Population based on various sources (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Territorial vs. consumption-based CO₂ emissions per capita. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Carbon dioxide (CO₂) emissions from burning fossil fuels and industrial processes. This includes emissions from transport, electricity generation, and heating, but not land-use change.