Benin vs El Salvador: Methane emissions, per capita
Benin
0.5234 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person
in 2024
El Salvador
0.5058 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person
in 2024
Benin rank
162nd
El Salvador rank
165th
Methane emissions, per capita over time
- Benin
- El Salvador
How they compare
Benin currently reports 0.5234 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person against 0.5058 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person in El Salvador, a difference of 0.0176 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person.
The two have swapped places 7 times across 65 shared years of data; in 1960 it was El Salvador ahead.
Benin ranks 162nd and El Salvador ranks 165th of 195 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Benin averaged higher in 2 and El Salvador in 5.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Benin | El Salvador | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.6189 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.9065 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.2876 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | El Salvador |
| 1970s | 0.6497 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.779 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.1293 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | El Salvador |
| 1980s | 0.6381 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.6765 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0384 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | El Salvador |
| 1990s | 0.6087 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.671 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0622 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | El Salvador |
| 2000s | 0.5464 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.6456 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0992 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | El Salvador |
| 2010s | 0.5481 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.5172 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0309 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Benin |
| 2020s | 0.529 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.493 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0361 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Benin |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher methane emissions, per capita, Benin or El Salvador?
- Benin, at 0.5234 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person against 0.5058 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person in El Salvador as of 2024.
- What is the difference in methane emissions, per capita between Benin and El Salvador?
- 0.0176 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person, with Benin ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Benin and El Salvador?
- 65 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2024.
- How do Benin and El Salvador rank globally for methane emissions, per capita?
- Benin ranks 162nd and El Salvador ranks 165th of 195 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Statizoid (derived), published as Methane emissions, per capita. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Methane emissions divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.