El Salvador vs Tonga: Carbon intensity of GDP
El Salvador
0.329 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP
in 2024
Tonga
0.341 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP
in 2024
El Salvador rank
84th
Tonga rank
81st
Carbon intensity of GDP over time
- El Salvador
- Tonga
How they compare
Tonga currently reports 0.341 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP against 0.329 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP in El Salvador, a difference of 0.012 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP.
The two have swapped places 8 times across 44 shared years of data; in 1981 it was Tonga ahead.
El Salvador ranks 84th and Tonga ranks 81st of 199 countries.
Across the 5 decades both report, El Salvador averaged higher in 2 and Tonga in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | El Salvador | Tonga | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 0.1842 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP | 0.1722 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP | 0.0121 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP | El Salvador |
| 1990s | 0.2938 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP | 0.3454 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP | 0.0516 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP | Tonga |
| 2000s | 0.3546 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP | 0.2861 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP | 0.0685 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP | El Salvador |
| 2010s | 0.3046 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP | 0.3058 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP | 0.0012 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP | Tonga |
| 2020s | 0.3058 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP | 0.3629 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP | 0.0571 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP | Tonga |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher carbon intensity of gdp, El Salvador or Tonga?
- Tonga, at 0.341 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP against 0.329 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP in El Salvador as of 2024.
- What is the difference in carbon intensity of gdp between El Salvador and Tonga?
- 0.012 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP, with Tonga ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for El Salvador and Tonga?
- 44 years are reported by both, from 1981 to 2024.
- How do El Salvador and Tonga rank globally for carbon intensity of gdp?
- El Salvador ranks 84th and Tonga ranks 81st of 199 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 constant 2015 US$ of GDP). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
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 constant 2021 US$.