El Salvador vs Lebanon: Greenhouse gas emissions by gas
El Salvador
921,737 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents
in 2024
Lebanon
888,865 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents
in 2024
El Salvador rank
138th
Lebanon rank
140th
Greenhouse gas emissions by gas over time
- El Salvador
- Lebanon
How they compare
El Salvador currently reports 921,737 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents against 888,865 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents in Lebanon, a difference of 32,872 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents.
The two have swapped places 6 times across 175 shared years of data; in 1850 it was El Salvador ahead.
El Salvador ranks 138th and Lebanon ranks 140th of 201 countries.
Across the 18 decades both report, El Salvador averaged higher in 16 and Lebanon in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | El Salvador | Lebanon | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1850s | 36,696 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 35,373 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 1,323 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | El Salvador |
| 1860s | 39,764 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 38,207 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 1,557 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | El Salvador |
| 1870s | 45,917 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 44,871 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 1,046 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | El Salvador |
| 1880s | 54,302 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 54,307 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 4.65 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Lebanon |
| 1890s | 74,531 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 58,974 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 15,557 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | El Salvador |
| 1900s | 122,055 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 63,471 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 58,583 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | El Salvador |
| 1910s | 167,464 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 69,332 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 98,131 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | El Salvador |
| 1920s | 172,584 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 83,462 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 89,123 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | El Salvador |
| 1930s | 185,882 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 113,220 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 72,662 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | El Salvador |
| 1940s | 328,461 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 170,279 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 158,182 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | El Salvador |
| 1950s | 623,695 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 244,187 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 379,508 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | El Salvador |
| 1960s | 909,286 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 350,052 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 559,234 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | El Salvador |
| 1970s | 1.20 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 453,210 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 750,928 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | El Salvador |
| 1980s | 1.12 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 507,091 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 612,400 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | El Salvador |
| 1990s | 1.23 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 672,634 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 555,220 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | El Salvador |
| 2000s | 1.29 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 771,195 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 521,323 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | El Salvador |
| 2010s | 1.17 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 1.06 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 113,464 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | El Salvador |
| 2020s | 953,745 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 976,842 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 23,098 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Lebanon |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher greenhouse gas emissions by gas, El Salvador or Lebanon?
- El Salvador, at 921,737 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents against 888,865 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents in Lebanon as of 2024.
- What is the difference in greenhouse gas emissions by gas between El Salvador and Lebanon?
- 32,872 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents, with El Salvador ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for El Salvador and Lebanon?
- 175 years are reported by both, from 1850 to 2024.
- How do El Salvador and Lebanon rank globally for greenhouse gas emissions by gas?
- El Salvador ranks 138th and Lebanon ranks 140th of 201 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Jones et al. (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Greenhouse gas emissions by gas. 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 of carbon dioxide-equivalents over a 100-year timescale.