Costa Rica vs El Salvador: Share of global CO₂ emissions from cement
Costa Rica
0.0%
in 2024
El Salvador
0.0%
in 2024
Costa Rica rank
113th
El Salvador rank
116th
Share of global CO₂ emissions from cement over time
- Costa Rica
- El Salvador
How they compare
Costa Rica currently reports 0.0% against 0.0% in El Salvador, a difference of 0.0%.
That makes Costa Rica's figure about 1.1 times El Salvador's.
The two have swapped places 23 times across 75 shared years of data; in 1950 it was El Salvador ahead.
Costa Rica ranks 113th and El Salvador ranks 116th of 211 countries.
Across the 8 decades both report, Costa Rica averaged higher in 6 and El Salvador in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Costa Rica | El Salvador | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 | 0.1% | 0.1% | 0.0% | Costa Rica |
| 1990s | 0.1% | 0.1% | 0.0% | Costa Rica |
| 2000s | 0.1% | 0.1% | 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 from cement, Costa Rica or El Salvador?
- Costa Rica, at 0.0% against 0.0% in El Salvador as of 2024.
- What is the difference in share of global co₂ emissions from cement between Costa Rica and El Salvador?
- 0.0%, with Costa Rica ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Costa Rica and El Salvador?
- 75 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2024.
- How do Costa Rica and El Salvador rank globally for share of global co₂ emissions from cement?
- Costa Rica ranks 113th and El Salvador ranks 116th of 211 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 from cement. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Annual emissions of carbon dioxide (CO₂) from cement, measured as a percentage of global emissions of CO₂ from cement in the same year.