El Salvador vs Syria: Territorial vs. consumption-based CO₂ emissions per capita
El Salvador
1.42 tonnes per person
in 2024
Syria
1.29 tonnes per person
in 2024
El Salvador rank
146th
Syria rank
149th
Territorial vs. consumption-based CO₂ emissions per capita over time
- El Salvador
- Syria
How they compare
El Salvador currently reports 1.42 tonnes per person against 1.29 tonnes per person in Syria, a difference of 0.13 tonnes per person.
That makes El Salvador's figure about 1.1 times Syria's.
The two have swapped places 5 times across 94 shared years of data; in 1931 it was Syria ahead.
El Salvador ranks 146th and Syria ranks 149th of 213 countries.
Syria has averaged higher in every one of the 10 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | El Salvador | Syria | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1930s | 0.0016 tonnes per person | 0.0101 tonnes per person | 0.0085 tonnes per person | Syria |
| 1940s | 0.0002 tonnes per person | 0.0084 tonnes per person | 0.0082 tonnes per person | Syria |
| 1950s | 0.1888 tonnes per person | 0.2957 tonnes per person | 0.1069 tonnes per person | Syria |
| 1960s | 0.3169 tonnes per person | 0.8016 tonnes per person | 0.4847 tonnes per person | Syria |
| 1970s | 0.4853 tonnes per person | 1.54 tonnes per person | 1.06 tonnes per person | Syria |
| 1980s | 0.419 tonnes per person | 2.85 tonnes per person | 2.43 tonnes per person | Syria |
| 1990s | 0.7572 tonnes per person | 3.23 tonnes per person | 2.47 tonnes per person | Syria |
| 2000s | 1.04 tonnes per person | 2.92 tonnes per person | 1.88 tonnes per person | Syria |
| 2010s | 1.05 tonnes per person | 1.89 tonnes per person | 0.8378 tonnes per person | Syria |
| 2020s | 1.23 tonnes per person | 1.41 tonnes per person | 0.184 tonnes per person | Syria |
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 Syria?
- El Salvador, at 1.42 tonnes per person against 1.29 tonnes per person in Syria as of 2024.
- What is the difference in territorial vs. consumption-based co₂ emissions per capita between El Salvador and Syria?
- 0.13 tonnes per person, with El Salvador ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for El Salvador and Syria?
- 94 years are reported by both, from 1931 to 2024.
- How do El Salvador and Syria rank globally for territorial vs. consumption-based co₂ emissions per capita?
- El Salvador ranks 146th and Syria ranks 149th 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.