El Salvador vs Papua New Guinea: Share of global methane emissions
El Salvador
0.0%
in 2024
Papua New Guinea
0.0%
in 2024
El Salvador rank
139th
Papua New Guinea rank
137th
Share of global methane emissions over time
- El Salvador
- Papua New Guinea
How they compare
Papua New Guinea currently reports 0.0% against 0.0% in El Salvador, a difference of 0.0%.
That makes Papua New Guinea's figure about 1.2 times El Salvador's.
The two have swapped places 8 times across 175 shared years of data; in 1850 it was Papua New Guinea ahead.
El Salvador ranks 139th and Papua New Guinea ranks 137th of 201 countries.
Across the 18 decades both report, El Salvador averaged higher in 10 and Papua New Guinea in 8.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | El Salvador | Papua New Guinea | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1850s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | Papua New Guinea |
| 1860s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | Papua New Guinea |
| 1870s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | Papua New Guinea |
| 1880s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | Papua New Guinea |
| 1890s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | Papua New Guinea |
| 1900s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | Papua New Guinea |
| 1910s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | Papua New Guinea |
| 1920s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | El Salvador |
| 1930s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | El Salvador |
| 1940s | 0.1% | 0.0% | 0.0% | El Salvador |
| 1950s | 0.1% | 0.0% | 0.0% | El Salvador |
| 1960s | 0.1% | 0.0% | 0.0% | El Salvador |
| 1970s | 0.1% | 0.0% | 0.0% | El Salvador |
| 1980s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | El Salvador |
| 1990s | 0.1% | 0.0% | 0.0% | El Salvador |
| 2000s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | El Salvador |
| 2010s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | El Salvador |
| 2020s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | Papua New Guinea |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher share of global methane emissions, El Salvador or Papua New Guinea?
- Papua New Guinea, at 0.0% against 0.0% in El Salvador as of 2024.
- What is the difference in share of global methane emissions between El Salvador and Papua New Guinea?
- 0.0%, with Papua New Guinea ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for El Salvador and Papua New Guinea?
- 175 years are reported by both, from 1850 to 2024.
- How do El Salvador and Papua New Guinea rank globally for share of global methane emissions?
- El Salvador ranks 139th and Papua New Guinea ranks 137th of 201 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Jones et al. (2025) β with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Share of global 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 as a percentage of the world's methane emissions.