Costa Rica vs El Salvador: Share of global CO₂ emissions vs. share of population
Costa Rica
0.0%
in 2024
El Salvador
0.0%
in 2024
Costa Rica rank
114th
El Salvador rank
112th
Share of global CO₂ emissions vs. share of population over time
- Costa Rica
- El Salvador
How they compare
El Salvador currently reports 0.0% against 0.0% in Costa Rica, a difference of 0.0%.
The two have swapped places 27 times across 155 shared years of data; in 1870 it was Costa Rica ahead.
Costa Rica ranks 114th and El Salvador ranks 112th of 215 countries.
Across the 16 decades both report, Costa Rica averaged higher in 14 and El Salvador in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Costa Rica | El Salvador | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1870s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | Costa Rica |
| 1880s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | Costa Rica |
| 1890s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | Costa Rica |
| 1900s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | Costa Rica |
| 1910s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | Costa Rica |
| 1920s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | Costa Rica |
| 1930s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | Costa Rica |
| 1940s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | Costa Rica |
| 1950s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | El Salvador |
| 1960s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | El Salvador |
| 1970s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | Costa Rica |
| 1980s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | Costa Rica |
| 1990s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | Costa Rica |
| 2000s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | Costa Rica |
| 2010s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | Costa Rica |
| 2020s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | Costa Rica |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher share of global co₂ emissions vs. share of population, Costa Rica or El Salvador?
- El Salvador, at 0.0% against 0.0% in Costa Rica as of 2024.
- What is the difference in share of global co₂ emissions vs. share of population between Costa Rica and El Salvador?
- 0.0%, with El Salvador ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Costa Rica and El Salvador?
- 155 years are reported by both, from 1870 to 2024.
- How do Costa Rica and El Salvador rank globally for share of global co₂ emissions vs. share of population?
- Costa Rica ranks 114th and El Salvador ranks 112th of 215 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Global Carbon Budget (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Share of global CO₂ emissions vs. share of population. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Annual total emissions of carbon dioxide (CO₂), excluding land-use change, measured as a percentage of global emissions of CO₂ in the same year.