El Salvador vs Micronesia (country): Per capita CO₂ emissions from oil
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 from oil 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 from oil, 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 from oil 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 from oil?
- 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 from oil. 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.