El Salvador vs Saint Vincent and the Grenadines: Per capita methane emissions
El Salvador
0.5058 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person
in 2024
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines
0.478 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person
in 2024
El Salvador rank
167th
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines rank
170th
Per capita methane emissions over time
- El Salvador
- Saint Vincent and the Grenadines
How they compare
El Salvador currently reports 0.5058 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person against 0.478 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person in Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, a difference of 0.0278 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person.
That makes El Salvador's figure about 1.1 times Saint Vincent and the Grenadines's.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 175 shared years of data; in 1850 it was Saint Vincent and the Grenadines ahead.
El Salvador ranks 167th and Saint Vincent and the Grenadines ranks 170th of 199 countries.
Across the 18 decades both report, El Salvador averaged higher in 11 and Saint Vincent and the Grenadines in 7.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | El Salvador | Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1850s | 0.7595 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.8089 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0494 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Saint Vincent and the Grenadines |
| 1860s | 0.7477 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.8108 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0631 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Saint Vincent and the Grenadines |
| 1870s | 0.7177 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.749 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0313 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Saint Vincent and the Grenadines |
| 1880s | 0.6935 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.727 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0334 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Saint Vincent and the Grenadines |
| 1890s | 0.7032 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.7168 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0136 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Saint Vincent and the Grenadines |
| 1900s | 0.7371 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.7446 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0076 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Saint Vincent and the Grenadines |
| 1910s | 0.8008 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.8204 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0196 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Saint Vincent and the Grenadines |
| 1920s | 0.7995 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.7715 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.028 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | El Salvador |
| 1930s | 0.788 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.6778 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.1102 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | El Salvador |
| 1940s | 0.8961 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.5649 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.3312 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | El Salvador |
| 1950s | 0.9614 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.4491 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.5123 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | El Salvador |
| 1960s | 0.9065 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.3202 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.5863 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | El Salvador |
| 1970s | 0.779 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.317 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.4619 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | El Salvador |
| 1980s | 0.6765 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.3528 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.3238 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | El Salvador |
| 1990s | 0.671 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.3691 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.3019 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | El Salvador |
| 2000s | 0.6456 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.4004 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.2452 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | El Salvador |
| 2010s | 0.5172 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.4474 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0698 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | El Salvador |
| 2020s | 0.493 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.4692 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0238 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, El Salvador or Saint Vincent and the Grenadines?
- El Salvador, at 0.5058 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person against 0.478 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person in Saint Vincent and the Grenadines as of 2024.
- What is the difference in per capita methane emissions between El Salvador and Saint Vincent and the Grenadines?
- 0.0278 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person, with El Salvador ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for El Salvador and Saint Vincent and the Grenadines?
- 175 years are reported by both, from 1850 to 2024.
- How do El Salvador and Saint Vincent and the Grenadines rank globally for per capita methane emissions?
- El Salvador ranks 167th and Saint Vincent and the Grenadines ranks 170th 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.