Costa Rica vs El Salvador: Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e)
Costa Rica
3.44 % change on previous year
in 2024
El Salvador
3.32 % change on previous year
in 2024
Costa Rica rank
65th
El Salvador rank
67th
Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e) over time
- Costa Rica
- El Salvador
How they compare
Costa Rica currently reports 3.44 % change on previous year against 3.32 % change on previous year in El Salvador, a difference of 0.12 % change on previous year.
The two have swapped places 32 times across 54 shared years of data; in 1971 it was Costa Rica ahead.
Costa Rica ranks 65th and El Salvador ranks 67th of 201 countries.
Across the 6 decades both report, Costa Rica averaged higher in 3 and El Salvador in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Costa Rica | El Salvador | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 7.83 % change on previous year | 4.8 % change on previous year | 3.03 % change on previous year | Costa Rica |
| 1980s | 0.7871 % change on previous year | 0.5114 % change on previous year | 0.2757 % change on previous year | Costa Rica |
| 1990s | 6.55 % change on previous year | 9.64 % change on previous year | 3.08 % change on previous year | El Salvador |
| 2000s | 3.65 % change on previous year | 1.82 % change on previous year | 1.83 % change on previous year | Costa Rica |
| 2010s | 1.19 % change on previous year | 1.83 % change on previous year | 0.6412 % change on previous year | El Salvador |
| 2020s | 0.7656 % change on previous year | 4.02 % change on previous year | 3.25 % change on previous year | El Salvador |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher carbon dioxide (co2) emissions (total) excluding lulucf (mt co2e), Costa Rica or El Salvador?
- Costa Rica, at 3.44 % change on previous year against 3.32 % change on previous year in El Salvador as of 2024.
- What is the difference in carbon dioxide (co2) emissions (total) excluding lulucf (mt co2e) between Costa Rica and El Salvador?
- 0.12 % change on previous year, with Costa Rica ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Costa Rica and El Salvador?
- 54 years are reported by both, from 1971 to 2024.
- How do Costa Rica and El Salvador rank globally for carbon dioxide (co2) emissions (total) excluding lulucf (mt co2e)?
- Costa Rica ranks 65th and El Salvador ranks 67th of 201 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Statizoid (derived), published as Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), annual growth rate. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
The year-on-year percentage change in Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e). Computed from consecutive annual observations; years either side of a gap are skipped rather than bridged.