Democratic Republic of Congo vs El Salvador: Per capita methane emissions

Democratic Republic of Congo
0.4799
in 2024
El Salvador
0.5058
in 2024
Democratic Republic of Congo rank
169th
El Salvador rank
167th

Per capita methane emissions over time

  • Democratic Republic of Congo
  • El Salvador
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How they compare

El Salvador currently reports 0.5058 against 0.4799 in Democratic Republic of Congo, a difference of 0.0259.

That makes El Salvador's figure about 1.1 times Democratic Republic of Congo's.

The two have swapped places 12 times across 175 shared years of data; in 1850 it was El Salvador ahead.

Democratic Republic of Congo ranks 169th and El Salvador ranks 167th of 199 countries.

El Salvador has averaged higher in every one of the 18 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Democratic Republic of Congo El Salvador Difference Ahead
1850s 0.185 0.7595 0.5745 El Salvador
1860s 0.1895 0.7477 0.5582 El Salvador
1870s 0.189 0.7177 0.5287 El Salvador
1880s 0.1907 0.6935 0.5028 El Salvador
1890s 0.2054 0.7032 0.4978 El Salvador
1900s 0.24 0.7371 0.497 El Salvador
1910s 0.2964 0.8008 0.5044 El Salvador
1920s 0.3365 0.7995 0.463 El Salvador
1930s 0.3797 0.788 0.4083 El Salvador
1940s 0.5695 0.8961 0.3266 El Salvador
1950s 0.7631 0.9614 0.1983 El Salvador
1960s 0.7506 0.9065 0.156 El Salvador
1970s 0.6926 0.779 0.0863 El Salvador
1980s 0.6498 0.6765 0.0268 El Salvador
1990s 0.5932 0.671 0.0777 El Salvador
2000s 0.495 0.6456 0.1506 El Salvador
2010s 0.5143 0.5172 0.0029 El Salvador
2020s 0.4901 0.493 0.0029 El Salvador

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher per capita methane emissions, Democratic Republic of Congo or El Salvador?
El Salvador, at 0.5058 against 0.4799 in Democratic Republic of Congo as of 2024.
What is the difference in per capita methane emissions between Democratic Republic of Congo and El Salvador?
0.0259, with El Salvador ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Democratic Republic of Congo and El Salvador?
175 years are reported by both, from 1850 to 2024.
How do Democratic Republic of Congo and El Salvador rank globally for per capita methane emissions?
Democratic Republic of Congo ranks 169th 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.

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About this data

Indicator
Per capita methane emissions
Source
Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
199 places, 34,079 data points, 1850–2024
Last refreshed