El Salvador vs Georgia: Methane emissions
El Salvador
3.21 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents
in 2024
Georgia
3.26 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents
in 2024
El Salvador rank
139th
Georgia rank
138th
Methane emissions over time
- El Salvador
- Georgia
How they compare
Georgia currently reports 3.26 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents against 3.21 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents in El Salvador, a difference of 53,320 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 175 shared years of data; in 1850 it was Georgia ahead.
El Salvador ranks 139th and Georgia ranks 138th of 199 countries.
Across the 18 decades both report, El Salvador averaged higher in 2 and Georgia in 16.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | El Salvador | Georgia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1850s | 299,860 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 1.07 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 770,179 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Georgia |
| 1860s | 348,109 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 1.14 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 791,836 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Georgia |
| 1870s | 407,329 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 1.26 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 854,063 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Georgia |
| 1880s | 479,890 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 1.40 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 923,242 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Georgia |
| 1890s | 554,505 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 1.56 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 1.01 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Georgia |
| 1900s | 683,011 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 1.73 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 1.05 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Georgia |
| 1910s | 931,296 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 1.87 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 936,571 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Georgia |
| 1920s | 1.15 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 1.85 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 702,226 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Georgia |
| 1930s | 1.34 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 2.09 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 750,732 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Georgia |
| 1940s | 1.77 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 2.29 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 518,662 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Georgia |
| 1950s | 2.35 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 2.57 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 220,446 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Georgia |
| 1960s | 2.86 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 3.25 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 383,956 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Georgia |
| 1970s | 3.18 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 3.98 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 804,532 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Georgia |
| 1980s | 3.29 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 4.51 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 1.22 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Georgia |
| 1990s | 3.83 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 3.63 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 193,919 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | El Salvador |
| 2000s | 3.87 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 3.43 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 448,642 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | El Salvador |
| 2010s | 3.19 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 3.23 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 48,893 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Georgia |
| 2020s | 3.10 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 3.18 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 83,458 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Georgia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher methane emissions, El Salvador or Georgia?
- Georgia, at 3.26 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents against 3.21 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents in El Salvador as of 2024.
- What is the difference in methane emissions between El Salvador and Georgia?
- 53,320 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents, with Georgia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for El Salvador and Georgia?
- 175 years are reported by both, from 1850 to 2024.
- How do El Salvador and Georgia rank globally for methane emissions?
- El Salvador ranks 139th and Georgia ranks 138th of 199 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Jones et al. (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Methane 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 of carbon dioxide-equivalents over a 100-year timescale.