El Salvador vs Kuwait: Share of global nitrous oxide emissions

El Salvador
0.0%
in 2024
Kuwait
0.0%
in 2024
El Salvador rank
138th
Kuwait rank
136th

Share of global nitrous oxide emissions over time

  • El Salvador
  • Kuwait
0.020.040.060.08185019372024

How they compare

Kuwait currently reports 0.0% against 0.0% in El Salvador, a difference of 0.0%.

That makes Kuwait's figure about 1.3 times El Salvador's.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 175 shared years of data; in 1850 it was El Salvador ahead.

El Salvador ranks 138th and Kuwait ranks 136th of 201 countries.

Across the 18 decades both report, El Salvador averaged higher in 17 and Kuwait in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade El Salvador Kuwait Difference Ahead
1850s 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% El Salvador
1860s 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% El Salvador
1870s 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% El Salvador
1880s 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% El Salvador
1890s 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% El Salvador
1900s 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% El Salvador
1910s 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% El Salvador
1920s 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% El Salvador
1930s 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% El Salvador
1940s 0.0% 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 0.1% 0.0% 0.0% El Salvador
1990s 0.1% 0.0% 0.0% El Salvador
2000s 0.1% 0.0% 0.0% El Salvador
2010s 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% El Salvador
2020s 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% Kuwait

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher share of global nitrous oxide emissions, El Salvador or Kuwait?
Kuwait, at 0.0% against 0.0% in El Salvador as of 2024.
What is the difference in share of global nitrous oxide emissions between El Salvador and Kuwait?
0.0%, with Kuwait ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for El Salvador and Kuwait?
175 years are reported by both, from 1850 to 2024.
How do El Salvador and Kuwait rank globally for share of global nitrous oxide emissions?
El Salvador ranks 138th and Kuwait ranks 136th of 201 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Jones et al. (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Share of global nitrous oxide emissions. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
Share of global nitrous oxide emissions
Unit
%
Source
Jones et al. (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
201 places, 35,175 data points, 1850–2024
Last refreshed

Measured as a percentage of the world's nitrous oxide emissions.