Costa Rica vs El Salvador: Share co2 emissions vs population

Costa Rica
0.0227
in 2024
El Salvador
0.0232
in 2024
Costa Rica rank
114th
El Salvador rank
112th

Share co2 emissions vs population over time

  • Costa Rica
  • El Salvador
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How they compare

El Salvador currently reports 0.0232 against 0.0227 in Costa Rica, a difference of 0.0005.

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 Costa Rica
1880s 0.0001 0 0.0001 Costa Rica
1890s 0.0017 0.0001 0.0016 Costa Rica
1900s 0.0019 0 0.0019 Costa Rica
1910s 0.0022 0 0.0022 Costa Rica
1920s 0.0003 0.0001 0.0002 Costa Rica
1930s 0.0001 0.0001 0 Costa Rica
1940s 0 0 0 Costa Rica
1950s 0.0054 0.0063 0.0009 El Salvador
1960s 0.0068 0.009 0.0022 El Salvador
1970s 0.012 0.0115 0.0005 Costa Rica
1980s 0.012 0.0101 0.0018 Costa Rica
1990s 0.0186 0.0184 0.0003 Costa Rica
2000s 0.0234 0.0217 0.0017 Costa Rica
2010s 0.0215 0.0182 0.0032 Costa Rica
2020s 0.0213 0.0207 0.0006 Costa Rica

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher share co2 emissions vs population, Costa Rica or El Salvador?
El Salvador, at 0.0232 against 0.0227 in Costa Rica as of 2024.
What is the difference in share co2 emissions vs population between Costa Rica and El Salvador?
0.0005, 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 co2 emissions vs population?
Costa Rica ranks 114th and El Salvador ranks 112th of 215 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Our World in Data, published as Share co2 emissions vs population. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Share co2 emissions vs population
Source
Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
215 places, 23,408 data points, 1750–2024
Last refreshed