El Salvador vs Peru: Carbon intensity of GDP

El Salvador
0.1293 kg CO2e per 2021 PPP $ of GDP
in 2024
Peru
0.1289 kg CO2e per 2021 PPP $ of GDP
in 2024
El Salvador rank
90th
Peru rank
92nd

Carbon intensity of GDP over time

  • El Salvador
  • Peru
00.050.10.15199020072024

How they compare

El Salvador currently reports 0.1293 kg CO2e per 2021 PPP $ of GDP against 0.1289 kg CO2e per 2021 PPP $ of GDP in Peru, a difference of 0.0004 kg CO2e per 2021 PPP $ of GDP.

The two have swapped places 7 times across 35 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Peru ahead.

El Salvador ranks 90th and Peru ranks 92nd of 191 countries.

Across the 4 decades both report, El Salvador averaged higher in 2 and Peru in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade El Salvador Peru Difference Ahead
1990s 0.1154 kg CO2e per 2021 PPP $ of GDP 0.1457 kg CO2e per 2021 PPP $ of GDP 0.0303 kg CO2e per 2021 PPP $ of GDP Peru
2000s 0.1393 kg CO2e per 2021 PPP $ of GDP 0.1272 kg CO2e per 2021 PPP $ of GDP 0.0122 kg CO2e per 2021 PPP $ of GDP El Salvador
2010s 0.1197 kg CO2e per 2021 PPP $ of GDP 0.1226 kg CO2e per 2021 PPP $ of GDP 0.0029 kg CO2e per 2021 PPP $ of GDP Peru
2020s 0.1201 kg CO2e per 2021 PPP $ of GDP 0.1201 kg CO2e per 2021 PPP $ of GDP 0 kg CO2e per 2021 PPP $ of GDP El Salvador

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher carbon intensity of gdp, El Salvador or Peru?
El Salvador, at 0.1293 kg CO2e per 2021 PPP $ of GDP against 0.1289 kg CO2e per 2021 PPP $ of GDP in Peru as of 2024.
What is the difference in carbon intensity of gdp between El Salvador and Peru?
0.0004 kg CO2e per 2021 PPP $ of GDP, with El Salvador ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for El Salvador and Peru?
35 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2024.
How do El Salvador and Peru rank globally for carbon intensity of gdp?
El Salvador ranks 90th and Peru ranks 92nd 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 $.