El Salvador vs Iraq: Per capita nitrous oxide emissions
El Salvador
0.1454 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person
in 2024
Iraq
0.1532 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person
in 2024
El Salvador rank
165th
Iraq rank
162nd
Per capita nitrous oxide emissions over time
- El Salvador
- Iraq
How they compare
Iraq currently reports 0.1532 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person against 0.1454 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person in El Salvador, a difference of 0.0078 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person.
That makes Iraq's figure about 1.1 times El Salvador's.
The two have swapped places 12 times across 175 shared years of data; in 1850 it was Iraq ahead.
El Salvador ranks 165th and Iraq ranks 162nd of 201 countries.
Across the 18 decades both report, El Salvador averaged higher in 3 and Iraq in 15.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | El Salvador | Iraq | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1850s | 0.093 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.1539 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0609 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Iraq |
| 1860s | 0.0855 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.1451 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0596 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Iraq |
| 1870s | 0.0808 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.1574 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0766 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Iraq |
| 1880s | 0.0786 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.1956 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.117 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Iraq |
| 1890s | 0.0944 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.1826 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0882 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Iraq |
| 1900s | 0.1308 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.1551 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0243 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Iraq |
| 1910s | 0.1446 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.1412 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0034 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | El Salvador |
| 1920s | 0.1206 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.1567 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0361 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Iraq |
| 1930s | 0.1091 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.2164 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.1073 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Iraq |
| 1940s | 0.1647 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.2853 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.1206 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Iraq |
| 1950s | 0.2543 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.3328 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0785 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Iraq |
| 1960s | 0.2871 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.3346 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0476 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Iraq |
| 1970s | 0.2953 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.2982 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0029 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Iraq |
| 1980s | 0.2301 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.2714 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0413 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Iraq |
| 1990s | 0.2152 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.2376 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0224 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Iraq |
| 2000s | 0.2154 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.1928 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0226 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | El Salvador |
| 2010s | 0.1899 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.1726 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0173 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | El Salvador |
| 2020s | 0.1518 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.1627 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0109 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Iraq |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher per capita nitrous oxide emissions, El Salvador or Iraq?
- Iraq, at 0.1532 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person against 0.1454 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person in El Salvador as of 2024.
- What is the difference in per capita nitrous oxide emissions between El Salvador and Iraq?
- 0.0078 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person, with Iraq ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for El Salvador and Iraq?
- 175 years are reported by both, from 1850 to 2024.
- How do El Salvador and Iraq rank globally for per capita nitrous oxide emissions?
- El Salvador ranks 165th and Iraq ranks 162nd of 201 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Jones et al. (2025); Population based on various sources (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Per capita nitrous oxide emissions. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Measured in tonnes per person of carbon dioxide-equivalents over a 100-year timescale.