El Salvador vs Papua New Guinea: Total greenhouse gas emissions, excluding land use and forestry
El Salvador
10.87 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents
in 2024
Papua New Guinea
11.38 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents
in 2024
El Salvador rank
124th
Papua New Guinea rank
122nd
Total greenhouse gas emissions, excluding land use and forestry over time
- El Salvador
- Papua New Guinea
How they compare
Papua New Guinea currently reports 11.38 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents against 10.87 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents in El Salvador, a difference of 505,200 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 175 shared years of data; in 1850 it was Papua New Guinea ahead.
El Salvador ranks 124th and Papua New Guinea ranks 122nd of 198 countries.
Across the 18 decades both report, El Salvador averaged higher in 7 and Papua New Guinea in 11.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | El Salvador | Papua New Guinea | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1850s | 128,506 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 275,057 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 146,551 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Papua New Guinea |
| 1860s | 147,553 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 345,893 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 198,341 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Papua New Guinea |
| 1870s | 170,716 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 424,840 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 254,125 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Papua New Guinea |
| 1880s | 198,412 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 530,144 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 331,731 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Papua New Guinea |
| 1890s | 229,822 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 635,837 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 406,015 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Papua New Guinea |
| 1900s | 274,843 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 690,781 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 415,938 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Papua New Guinea |
| 1910s | 353,544 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 739,144 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 385,600 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Papua New Guinea |
| 1920s | 433,352 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 713,056 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 279,705 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Papua New Guinea |
| 1930s | 500,057 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 666,459 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 166,402 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Papua New Guinea |
| 1940s | 588,880 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 587,554 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 1,326 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | El Salvador |
| 1950s | 1.20 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 589,914 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 605,686 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | El Salvador |
| 1960s | 1.97 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 801,003 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 1.17 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | El Salvador |
| 1970s | 3.30 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 1.94 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 1.36 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | El Salvador |
| 1980s | 3.66 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 2.82 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 840,393 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | El Salvador |
| 1990s | 6.33 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 4.35 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 1.98 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | El Salvador |
| 2000s | 8.14 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 7.22 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 923,481 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | El Salvador |
| 2010s | 8.15 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 8.45 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 302,125 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Papua New Guinea |
| 2020s | 9.57 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 11.21 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 1.64 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Papua New Guinea |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher total greenhouse gas emissions, excluding land use and forestry, El Salvador or Papua New Guinea?
- Papua New Guinea, at 11.38 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents against 10.87 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents in El Salvador as of 2024.
- What is the difference in total greenhouse gas emissions, excluding land use and forestry between El Salvador and Papua New Guinea?
- 505,200 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents, with Papua New Guinea ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for El Salvador and Papua New Guinea?
- 175 years are reported by both, from 1850 to 2024.
- How do El Salvador and Papua New Guinea rank globally for total greenhouse gas emissions, excluding land use and forestry?
- El Salvador ranks 124th and Papua New Guinea ranks 122nd of 198 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Jones et al. (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Total greenhouse gas emissions, excluding land use and forestry. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Greenhouse gas emissions are measured in tonnes of carbon dioxide-equivalents over a 100-year timescale.