Benin vs El Salvador: Per capita methane emissions
Benin
0.5234
in 2024
El Salvador
0.5058
in 2024
Benin rank
165th
El Salvador rank
167th
Per capita methane emissions over time
- Benin
- El Salvador
How they compare
Benin currently reports 0.5234 against 0.5058 in El Salvador, a difference of 0.0176.
The two have swapped places 7 times across 175 shared years of data; in 1850 it was El Salvador ahead.
Benin ranks 165th and El Salvador ranks 167th of 199 countries.
Across the 18 decades both report, Benin averaged higher in 2 and El Salvador in 16.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Benin | El Salvador | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1850s | 0.5392 | 0.7595 | 0.2203 | El Salvador |
| 1860s | 0.4865 | 0.7477 | 0.2612 | El Salvador |
| 1870s | 0.4493 | 0.7177 | 0.2684 | El Salvador |
| 1880s | 0.4223 | 0.6935 | 0.2712 | El Salvador |
| 1890s | 0.4176 | 0.7032 | 0.2856 | El Salvador |
| 1900s | 0.427 | 0.7371 | 0.31 | El Salvador |
| 1910s | 0.4813 | 0.8008 | 0.3195 | El Salvador |
| 1920s | 0.524 | 0.7995 | 0.2755 | El Salvador |
| 1930s | 0.5573 | 0.788 | 0.2307 | El Salvador |
| 1940s | 0.5966 | 0.8961 | 0.2994 | El Salvador |
| 1950s | 0.5999 | 0.9614 | 0.3615 | El Salvador |
| 1960s | 0.6189 | 0.9065 | 0.2876 | El Salvador |
| 1970s | 0.6497 | 0.779 | 0.1293 | El Salvador |
| 1980s | 0.6381 | 0.6765 | 0.0384 | El Salvador |
| 1990s | 0.6087 | 0.671 | 0.0622 | El Salvador |
| 2000s | 0.5464 | 0.6456 | 0.0992 | El Salvador |
| 2010s | 0.5481 | 0.5172 | 0.0309 | Benin |
| 2020s | 0.529 | 0.493 | 0.0361 | Benin |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher per capita methane emissions, Benin or El Salvador?
- Benin, at 0.5234 against 0.5058 in El Salvador as of 2024.
- What is the difference in per capita methane emissions between Benin and El Salvador?
- 0.0176, with Benin ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Benin and El Salvador?
- 175 years are reported by both, from 1850 to 2024.
- How do Benin and El Salvador rank globally for per capita methane emissions?
- Benin ranks 165th and El Salvador ranks 167th of 199 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Our World in Data, published as Per capita methane emissions. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.