El Salvador vs Micronesia (country): Per capita CO₂ emissions by fuel type
El Salvador
1.24 tonnes per person
in 2024
Micronesia (country)
1.33 tonnes per person
in 2024
El Salvador rank
120th
Micronesia (country) rank
118th
Per capita CO₂ emissions by fuel type over time
- El Salvador
- Micronesia (country)
How they compare
Micronesia (country) currently reports 1.33 tonnes per person against 1.24 tonnes per person in El Salvador, a difference of 0.09 tonnes per person.
That makes Micronesia (country)'s figure about 1.1 times El Salvador's.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 33 shared years of data; in 1992 it was Micronesia (country) ahead.
El Salvador ranks 120th and Micronesia (country) ranks 118th of 213 countries.
Micronesia (country) has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | El Salvador | Micronesia (country) | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.7539 tonnes per person | 1.57 tonnes per person | 0.8191 tonnes per person | Micronesia (country) |
| 2000s | 0.9617 tonnes per person | 1.27 tonnes per person | 0.3112 tonnes per person | Micronesia (country) |
| 2010s | 0.9817 tonnes per person | 1.23 tonnes per person | 0.2476 tonnes per person | Micronesia (country) |
| 2020s | 1.11 tonnes per person | 1.29 tonnes per person | 0.1829 tonnes per person | Micronesia (country) |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher per capita co₂ emissions by fuel type, El Salvador or Micronesia (country)?
- Micronesia (country), at 1.33 tonnes per person against 1.24 tonnes per person in El Salvador as of 2024.
- What is the difference in per capita co₂ emissions by fuel type between El Salvador and Micronesia (country)?
- 0.09 tonnes per person, with Micronesia (country) ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for El Salvador and Micronesia (country)?
- 33 years are reported by both, from 1992 to 2024.
- How do El Salvador and Micronesia (country) rank globally for per capita co₂ emissions by fuel type?
- El Salvador ranks 120th and Micronesia (country) ranks 118th of 213 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Global Carbon Budget (2025); Population based on various sources (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Per capita CO₂ emissions by fuel type. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Annual emissions of carbon dioxide (CO₂) from oil, measured in tonnes per person.