Costa Rica vs El Salvador: Global warming contributions from fossil fuels and land use
Costa Rica
0.0002 °C
in 2024
El Salvador
0.0002 °C
in 2024
Costa Rica rank
132nd
El Salvador rank
135th
Global warming contributions from fossil fuels and land use over time
- Costa Rica
- El Salvador
How they compare
Costa Rica currently reports 0.0002 °C against 0.0002 °C in El Salvador, a difference of 0 °C.
That makes Costa Rica's figure about 1.1 times El Salvador's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 174 shared years of data; in 1851 it was El Salvador ahead.
Costa Rica ranks 132nd and El Salvador ranks 135th of 214 countries.
Across the 18 decades both report, Costa Rica averaged higher in 2 and El Salvador in 16.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Costa Rica | El Salvador | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1850s | 0 °C | 0 °C | 0 °C | El Salvador |
| 1860s | 0 °C | 0 °C | 0 °C | El Salvador |
| 1870s | 0 °C | 0 °C | 0 °C | El Salvador |
| 1880s | 0 °C | 0 °C | 0 °C | El Salvador |
| 1890s | 0 °C | 0 °C | 0 °C | El Salvador |
| 1900s | 0 °C | 0 °C | 0 °C | El Salvador |
| 1910s | 0 °C | 0 °C | 0 °C | El Salvador |
| 1920s | 0 °C | 0 °C | 0 °C | El Salvador |
| 1930s | 0 °C | 0 °C | 0 °C | El Salvador |
| 1940s | 0 °C | 0 °C | 0 °C | El Salvador |
| 1950s | 0 °C | 0 °C | 0 °C | El Salvador |
| 1960s | 0 °C | 0 °C | 0 °C | El Salvador |
| 1970s | 0 °C | 0.0001 °C | 0 °C | El Salvador |
| 1980s | 0.0001 °C | 0.0001 °C | 0 °C | El Salvador |
| 1990s | 0.0001 °C | 0.0001 °C | 0 °C | El Salvador |
| 2000s | 0.0001 °C | 0.0001 °C | 0 °C | El Salvador |
| 2010s | 0.0002 °C | 0.0002 °C | 0 °C | Costa Rica |
| 2020s | 0.0002 °C | 0.0002 °C | 0 °C | Costa Rica |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher global warming contributions from fossil fuels and land use, Costa Rica or El Salvador?
- Costa Rica, at 0.0002 °C against 0.0002 °C in El Salvador as of 2024.
- What is the difference in global warming contributions from fossil fuels and land use between Costa Rica and El Salvador?
- 0 °C, with Costa Rica ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Costa Rica and El Salvador?
- 174 years are reported by both, from 1851 to 2024.
- How do Costa Rica and El Salvador rank globally for global warming contributions from fossil fuels and land use?
- Costa Rica ranks 132nd and El Salvador ranks 135th of 214 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Jones et al. (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Global warming contributions from fossil fuels and land use. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Measured in °C.