El Salvador vs Nicaragua: Energy — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 (AR5), per square kilometre
El Salvador
0.0042 kt per square kilometre
in 2023
Nicaragua
0.0036 kt per square kilometre
in 2023
El Salvador rank
145th
Nicaragua rank
148th
Energy — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 (AR5), per square kilometre over time
- El Salvador
- Nicaragua
How they compare
El Salvador currently reports 0.0042 kt per square kilometre against 0.0036 kt per square kilometre in Nicaragua, a difference of 0.0006 kt per square kilometre.
That makes El Salvador's figure about 1.2 times Nicaragua's.
Across all 63 years both countries report, El Salvador has been ahead every year.
El Salvador ranks 145th and Nicaragua ranks 148th of 185 countries.
El Salvador has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | El Salvador | Nicaragua | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.018 kt per square kilometre | 0.0018 kt per square kilometre | 0.0161 kt per square kilometre | El Salvador |
| 1970s | 0.0217 kt per square kilometre | 0.0023 kt per square kilometre | 0.0194 kt per square kilometre | El Salvador |
| 1980s | 0.0216 kt per square kilometre | 0.0029 kt per square kilometre | 0.0187 kt per square kilometre | El Salvador |
| 1990s | 0.0203 kt per square kilometre | 0.0035 kt per square kilometre | 0.0168 kt per square kilometre | El Salvador |
| 2000s | 0.0095 kt per square kilometre | 0.0033 kt per square kilometre | 0.0062 kt per square kilometre | El Salvador |
| 2010s | 0.0063 kt per square kilometre | 0.0034 kt per square kilometre | 0.0028 kt per square kilometre | El Salvador |
| 2020s | 0.0041 kt per square kilometre | 0.0036 kt per square kilometre | 0.0005 kt per square kilometre | El Salvador |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher energy — emissions (co2eq) from ch4 (ar5), per square kilometre, El Salvador or Nicaragua?
- El Salvador, at 0.0042 kt per square kilometre against 0.0036 kt per square kilometre in Nicaragua as of 2023.
- What is the difference in energy — emissions (co2eq) from ch4 (ar5), per square kilometre between El Salvador and Nicaragua?
- 0.0006 kt per square kilometre, with El Salvador ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for El Salvador and Nicaragua?
- 63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
- How do El Salvador and Nicaragua rank globally for energy — emissions (co2eq) from ch4 (ar5), per square kilometre?
- El Salvador ranks 145th and Nicaragua ranks 148th of 185 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Statizoid (derived), published as Energy — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 (AR5), per square kilometre. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Energy — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 (AR5) 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.