Chile vs El Salvador: Carbon intensity of GDP

Chile
0.1301 kg CO2e per 2021 PPP $ of GDP
in 2024
El Salvador
0.1293 kg CO2e per 2021 PPP $ of GDP
in 2024
Chile rank
88th
El Salvador rank
90th

Carbon intensity of GDP over time

  • Chile
  • El Salvador
00.050.10.150.20.25199020072024

How they compare

Chile currently reports 0.1301 kg CO2e per 2021 PPP $ of GDP against 0.1293 kg CO2e per 2021 PPP $ of GDP in El Salvador, a difference of 0.0008 kg CO2e per 2021 PPP $ of GDP.

Across all 35 years both countries report, Chile has been ahead every year.

Chile ranks 88th and El Salvador ranks 90th of 191 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Chile El Salvador Difference Ahead
1990s 0.204 kg CO2e per 2021 PPP $ of GDP 0.1154 kg CO2e per 2021 PPP $ of GDP 0.0885 kg CO2e per 2021 PPP $ of GDP Chile
2000s 0.1794 kg CO2e per 2021 PPP $ of GDP 0.1393 kg CO2e per 2021 PPP $ of GDP 0.0401 kg CO2e per 2021 PPP $ of GDP Chile
2010s 0.1723 kg CO2e per 2021 PPP $ of GDP 0.1197 kg CO2e per 2021 PPP $ of GDP 0.0526 kg CO2e per 2021 PPP $ of GDP Chile
2020s 0.1497 kg CO2e per 2021 PPP $ of GDP 0.1201 kg CO2e per 2021 PPP $ of GDP 0.0295 kg CO2e per 2021 PPP $ of GDP Chile

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher carbon intensity of gdp, Chile or El Salvador?
Chile, at 0.1301 kg CO2e per 2021 PPP $ of GDP against 0.1293 kg CO2e per 2021 PPP $ of GDP in El Salvador as of 2024.
What is the difference in carbon intensity of gdp between Chile and El Salvador?
0.0008 kg CO2e per 2021 PPP $ of GDP, with Chile ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Chile and El Salvador?
35 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2024.
How do Chile and El Salvador rank globally for carbon intensity of gdp?
Chile ranks 88th and El Salvador ranks 90th of 191 countries.
Where does this data come from?
EDGAR (Emissions Database for Global Atmospheric Research) Community GHG Database, Joint Research Centre (JRC) - European Commission, published as Carbon intensity of GDP (kg CO2e per 2021 PPP $ of GDP). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Carbon intensity of GDP (kg CO2e per 2021 PPP $ of GDP)
Unit
kg CO2e per 2021 PPP $ of GDP
Source
EDGAR (Emissions Database for Global Atmospheric Research) Community GHG Database, Joint Research Centre (JRC) - European Commission
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
238 places, 8,228 data points, 1990–2024
Last refreshed

Annual emissions of carbon dioxide (CO2), one of the six Kyoto greenhouse gases (GHG), from the agriculture, energy, waste, and industrial sectors, excluding LULUCF divided by the GDP in 2021 PPP $.