Costa Rica vs El Salvador: Carbon dioxide (CO2) net fluxes from LULUCF - Deforestation
Costa Rica
1.61 Mt CO2e
in 2023
El Salvador
1.37 Mt CO2e
in 2023
Costa Rica rank
80th
El Salvador rank
81st
Carbon dioxide (CO2) net fluxes from LULUCF - Deforestation over time
- Costa Rica
- El Salvador
How they compare
Costa Rica currently reports 1.61 Mt CO2e against 1.37 Mt CO2e in El Salvador, a difference of 0.24 Mt CO2e.
That makes Costa Rica's figure about 1.2 times El Salvador's.
Across all 24 years both countries report, Costa Rica has been ahead every year.
Costa Rica ranks 80th and El Salvador ranks 81st of 183 countries.
Costa Rica has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Costa Rica | El Salvador | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 11.75 Mt CO2e | 2.26 Mt CO2e | 9.5 Mt CO2e | Costa Rica |
| 2010s | 4.84 Mt CO2e | 1.46 Mt CO2e | 3.38 Mt CO2e | Costa Rica |
| 2020s | 1.61 Mt CO2e | 1.37 Mt CO2e | 0.236 Mt CO2e | Costa Rica |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher carbon dioxide (co2) net fluxes from lulucf - deforestation, Costa Rica or El Salvador?
- Costa Rica, at 1.61 Mt CO2e against 1.37 Mt CO2e in El Salvador as of 2023.
- What is the difference in carbon dioxide (co2) net fluxes from lulucf - deforestation between Costa Rica and El Salvador?
- 0.24 Mt CO2e, with Costa Rica ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Costa Rica and El Salvador?
- 24 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2023.
- How do Costa Rica and El Salvador rank globally for carbon dioxide (co2) net fluxes from lulucf - deforestation?
- Costa Rica ranks 80th and El Salvador ranks 81st of 183 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Carbon fluxes from land 2000–2020: bringing clarity on countries’ reporting, published as Carbon dioxide (CO2) net fluxes from LULUCF - Deforestation (Mt CO2e). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Net flux of carbon dioxide (CO2) in the category "Deforestation".