El Salvador vs United Kingdom: How have things changed?, per square kilometre

El Salvador
3.31 metric tons per square kilometre
in 2023
United Kingdom
3.73 metric tons per square kilometre
in 2023
El Salvador rank
55th
United Kingdom rank
52nd

How have things changed?, per square kilometre over time

  • El Salvador
  • United Kingdom
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How they compare

United Kingdom currently reports 3.73 metric tons per square kilometre against 3.31 metric tons per square kilometre in El Salvador, a difference of 0.42 metric tons per square kilometre.

That makes United Kingdom's figure about 1.1 times El Salvador's.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 59 shared years of data; in 1965 it was United Kingdom ahead.

El Salvador ranks 55th and United Kingdom ranks 52nd of 215 countries.

United Kingdom has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade El Salvador United Kingdom Difference Ahead
1960s 0.4854 metric tons per square kilometre 4.67 metric tons per square kilometre 4.18 metric tons per square kilometre United Kingdom
1970s 0.4751 metric tons per square kilometre 4.69 metric tons per square kilometre 4.21 metric tons per square kilometre United Kingdom
1980s 0.7137 metric tons per square kilometre 3.71 metric tons per square kilometre 2.99 metric tons per square kilometre United Kingdom
1990s 0.6047 metric tons per square kilometre 3.95 metric tons per square kilometre 3.34 metric tons per square kilometre United Kingdom
2000s 1.96 metric tons per square kilometre 3.49 metric tons per square kilometre 1.53 metric tons per square kilometre United Kingdom
2010s 2.94 metric tons per square kilometre 3.64 metric tons per square kilometre 0.7015 metric tons per square kilometre United Kingdom
2020s 3.4 metric tons per square kilometre 3.56 metric tons per square kilometre 0.1669 metric tons per square kilometre United Kingdom

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher how have things changed?, per square kilometre, El Salvador or United Kingdom?
United Kingdom, at 3.73 metric tons per square kilometre against 3.31 metric tons per square kilometre in El Salvador as of 2023.
What is the difference in how have things changed?, per square kilometre between El Salvador and United Kingdom?
0.42 metric tons per square kilometre, with United Kingdom ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for El Salvador and United Kingdom?
59 years are reported by both, from 1965 to 2023.
How do El Salvador and United Kingdom rank globally for how have things changed?, per square kilometre?
El Salvador ranks 55th and United Kingdom ranks 52nd of 215 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as How have things changed?, per square kilometre. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
How have things changed?, per square kilometre
Unit
metric tons per square kilometre
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
215 places, 11,549 data points, 1965–2023
Last refreshed

How have things changed? divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.