El Salvador vs Lithuania: Methane emissions
El Salvador
3.21 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents
in 2024
Lithuania
2.62 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents
in 2024
El Salvador rank
139th
Lithuania rank
142nd
Methane emissions over time
- El Salvador
- Lithuania
How they compare
El Salvador currently reports 3.21 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents against 2.62 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents in Lithuania, a difference of 587,830 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents.
That makes El Salvador's figure about 1.2 times Lithuania's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 175 shared years of data; in 1850 it was Lithuania ahead.
El Salvador ranks 139th and Lithuania ranks 142nd of 199 countries.
Across the 18 decades both report, El Salvador averaged higher in 1 and Lithuania in 17.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | El Salvador | Lithuania | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1850s | 299,860 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 3.01 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 2.71 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Lithuania |
| 1860s | 348,109 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 3.20 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 2.86 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Lithuania |
| 1870s | 407,329 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 3.40 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 2.99 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Lithuania |
| 1880s | 479,890 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 3.64 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 3.16 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Lithuania |
| 1890s | 554,505 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 3.92 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 3.36 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Lithuania |
| 1900s | 683,011 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 4.21 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 3.53 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Lithuania |
| 1910s | 931,296 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 4.49 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 3.56 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Lithuania |
| 1920s | 1.15 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 4.56 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 3.42 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Lithuania |
| 1930s | 1.34 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 4.88 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 3.54 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Lithuania |
| 1940s | 1.77 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 5.06 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 3.29 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Lithuania |
| 1950s | 2.35 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 5.04 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 2.69 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Lithuania |
| 1960s | 2.86 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 5.70 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 2.84 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Lithuania |
| 1970s | 3.18 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 6.68 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 3.50 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Lithuania |
| 1980s | 3.29 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 7.33 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 4.04 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Lithuania |
| 1990s | 3.83 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 5.80 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 1.97 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Lithuania |
| 2000s | 3.87 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 4.43 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 552,191 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Lithuania |
| 2010s | 3.19 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 3.95 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 769,592 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Lithuania |
| 2020s | 3.10 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 2.87 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 227,190 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | El Salvador |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher methane emissions, El Salvador or Lithuania?
- El Salvador, at 3.21 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents against 2.62 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents in Lithuania as of 2024.
- What is the difference in methane emissions between El Salvador and Lithuania?
- 587,830 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents, with El Salvador ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for El Salvador and Lithuania?
- 175 years are reported by both, from 1850 to 2024.
- How do El Salvador and Lithuania rank globally for methane emissions?
- El Salvador ranks 139th and Lithuania ranks 142nd 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.