El Salvador vs Moldova: Nitrous oxide emissions
El Salvador
921,737 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents
in 2024
Moldova
1.01 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents
in 2024
El Salvador rank
138th
Moldova rank
137th
Nitrous oxide emissions over time
- El Salvador
- Moldova
How they compare
Moldova currently reports 1.01 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents against 921,737 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents in El Salvador, a difference of 93,143 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents.
That makes Moldova's figure about 1.1 times El Salvador's.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 175 shared years of data; in 1850 it was Moldova ahead.
El Salvador ranks 138th and Moldova ranks 137th of 201 countries.
Across the 18 decades both report, El Salvador averaged higher in 2 and Moldova in 16.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | El Salvador | Moldova | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1850s | 36,696 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 169,590 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 132,895 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Moldova |
| 1860s | 39,764 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 181,488 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 141,724 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Moldova |
| 1870s | 45,917 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 223,520 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 177,603 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Moldova |
| 1880s | 54,302 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 287,361 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 233,059 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Moldova |
| 1890s | 74,531 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 319,712 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 245,180 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Moldova |
| 1900s | 122,055 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 338,382 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 216,327 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Moldova |
| 1910s | 167,464 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 401,488 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 234,025 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Moldova |
| 1920s | 172,584 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 502,701 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 330,116 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Moldova |
| 1930s | 185,882 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 497,051 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 311,169 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Moldova |
| 1940s | 328,461 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 577,230 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 248,769 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Moldova |
| 1950s | 623,695 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 842,265 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 218,570 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Moldova |
| 1960s | 909,286 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 1.22 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 313,650 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Moldova |
| 1970s | 1.20 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 1.79 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 584,063 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Moldova |
| 1980s | 1.12 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 2.22 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 1.10 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Moldova |
| 1990s | 1.23 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 1.40 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 175,019 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Moldova |
| 2000s | 1.29 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 804,335 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 488,183 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | El Salvador |
| 2010s | 1.17 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 947,382 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 221,256 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | El Salvador |
| 2020s | 953,745 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 1.02 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 68,595 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Moldova |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher nitrous oxide emissions, El Salvador or Moldova?
- Moldova, at 1.01 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents against 921,737 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents in El Salvador as of 2024.
- What is the difference in nitrous oxide emissions between El Salvador and Moldova?
- 93,143 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents, with Moldova ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for El Salvador and Moldova?
- 175 years are reported by both, from 1850 to 2024.
- How do El Salvador and Moldova rank globally for nitrous oxide emissions?
- El Salvador ranks 138th and Moldova ranks 137th of 201 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Jones et al. (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Nitrous oxide 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.