El Salvador vs South Africa: Adjusted savings: carbon dioxide damage (current US$) … square

El Salvador
16,747 current US$ per square kilometre
in 2021
South Africa
15,719 current US$ per square kilometre
in 2021
El Salvador rank
76th
South Africa rank
78th

Adjusted savings: carbon dioxide damage (current US$) … square over time

  • El Salvador
  • South Africa
05.0k10.0k15.0k199020052021

How they compare

El Salvador currently reports 16,747 current US$ per square kilometre against 15,719 current US$ per square kilometre in South Africa, a difference of 1,028 current US$ per square kilometre.

That makes El Salvador's figure about 1.1 times South Africa's.

The two have swapped places 5 times across 32 shared years of data; in 1990 it was South Africa ahead.

El Salvador ranks 76th and South Africa ranks 78th of 208 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade El Salvador South Africa Difference Ahead
1990s 3,203 current US$ per square kilometre 3,269 current US$ per square kilometre 65.88 current US$ per square kilometre South Africa
2000s 7,362 current US$ per square kilometre 7,001 current US$ per square kilometre 361.27 current US$ per square kilometre El Salvador
2010s 11,364 current US$ per square kilometre 12,210 current US$ per square kilometre 845.22 current US$ per square kilometre South Africa
2020s 15,577 current US$ per square kilometre 14,950 current US$ per square kilometre 627.05 current US$ per square kilometre El Salvador

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher adjusted savings: carbon dioxide damage (current us$), per square, El Salvador or South Africa?
El Salvador, at 16,747 current US$ per square kilometre against 15,719 current US$ per square kilometre in South Africa as of 2021.
What is the difference in adjusted savings: carbon dioxide damage (current us$), per square between El Salvador and South Africa?
1,028 current US$ per square kilometre, with El Salvador ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for El Salvador and South Africa?
32 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2021.
How do El Salvador and South Africa rank globally for adjusted savings: carbon dioxide damage (current us$), per square?
El Salvador ranks 76th and South Africa ranks 78th of 208 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Adjusted savings: carbon dioxide damage (current US$), per square kilometre. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Adjusted savings: carbon dioxide damage (current US$), per square kilometre
Unit
current US$ per square kilometre
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
208 places, 6,698 data points, 1970–2021
Last refreshed

Adjusted savings: carbon dioxide damage (current US$) 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.