El Salvador vs Peru: Waste — Emissions per capita

El Salvador
0.24 t CO2eq/cap
in 2023
Peru
0.24 t CO2eq/cap
in 2023
El Salvador rank
91st
Peru rank
91st

Waste — Emissions per capita over time

  • El Salvador
  • Peru
00.10.20.3199020062023

How they compare

El Salvador currently reports 0.24 t CO2eq/cap against 0.24 t CO2eq/cap in Peru, a difference of 0 t CO2eq/cap.

The two have swapped places 8 times across 34 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Peru ahead.

El Salvador ranks 91st and Peru ranks 91st of 187 countries.

Peru has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade El Salvador Peru Difference Ahead
1990s 0.222 t CO2eq/cap 0.24 t CO2eq/cap 0.018 t CO2eq/cap Peru
2000s 0.236 t CO2eq/cap 0.238 t CO2eq/cap 0.002 t CO2eq/cap Peru
2010s 0.215 t CO2eq/cap 0.226 t CO2eq/cap 0.011 t CO2eq/cap Peru
2020s 0.2375 t CO2eq/cap 0.24 t CO2eq/cap 0.0025 t CO2eq/cap Peru

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher waste — emissions per capita, El Salvador or Peru?
El Salvador, at 0.24 t CO2eq/cap against 0.24 t CO2eq/cap in Peru as of 2023.
What is the difference in waste — emissions per capita between El Salvador and Peru?
0 t CO2eq/cap, with El Salvador ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for El Salvador and Peru?
34 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2023.
How do El Salvador and Peru rank globally for waste — emissions per capita?
El Salvador ranks 91st and Peru ranks 91st of 187 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as Waste — Emissions per capita. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Waste — Emissions per capita
Unit
t CO2eq/cap
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage
242 places, 8,008 data points, 1990–2023
Last refreshed

The FAOSTAT domain on Emissions indicators disseminates indicators on sectoral shares of total national greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions as well as three indicators of emissions intensity: per capita emissions; emissions per value of agricultural production; and emissions per area of agricultural land.