Democratic Republic of Congo vs El Salvador: Per capita methane emissions
Democratic Republic of Congo
0.4799 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person
in 2024
El Salvador
0.5058 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person
in 2024
Democratic Republic of Congo rank
169th
El Salvador rank
167th
Per capita methane emissions over time
- Democratic Republic of Congo
- El Salvador
How they compare
El Salvador currently reports 0.5058 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person against 0.4799 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person in Democratic Republic of Congo, a difference of 0.0259 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person.
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 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.7595 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.5745 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | El Salvador |
| 1860s | 0.1895 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.7477 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.5582 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | El Salvador |
| 1870s | 0.189 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.7177 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.5287 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | El Salvador |
| 1880s | 0.1907 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.6935 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.5028 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | El Salvador |
| 1890s | 0.2054 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.7032 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.4978 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | El Salvador |
| 1900s | 0.24 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.7371 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.497 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | El Salvador |
| 1910s | 0.2964 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.8008 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.5044 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | El Salvador |
| 1920s | 0.3365 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.7995 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.463 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | El Salvador |
| 1930s | 0.3797 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.788 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.4083 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | El Salvador |
| 1940s | 0.5695 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.8961 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.3266 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | El Salvador |
| 1950s | 0.7631 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.9614 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.1983 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | El Salvador |
| 1960s | 0.7506 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.9065 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.156 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | El Salvador |
| 1970s | 0.6926 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.779 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0863 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | El Salvador |
| 1980s | 0.6498 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.6765 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0268 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | El Salvador |
| 1990s | 0.5932 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.671 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0777 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | El Salvador |
| 2000s | 0.495 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.6456 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.1506 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | El Salvador |
| 2010s | 0.5143 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.5172 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0029 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | El Salvador |
| 2020s | 0.4901 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.493 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0029 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 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 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person against 0.4799 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person 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 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person, 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?
- Jones et al. (2025); Population based on various sources (2024) – with major processing by 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
Measured in tonnes per person of carbon dioxide-equivalents over a 100-year timescale.