El Salvador vs Guatemala: Waste — Emissions (CH4), per square kilometre
El Salvador
0.0025 kt per square kilometre
in 2023
Guatemala
0.0024 kt per square kilometre
in 2023
El Salvador rank
30th
Guatemala rank
32nd
Waste — Emissions (CH4), per square kilometre over time
- El Salvador
- Guatemala
How they compare
El Salvador currently reports 0.0025 kt per square kilometre against 0.0024 kt per square kilometre in Guatemala, a difference of 0.0001 kt per square kilometre.
That makes El Salvador's figure about 1.1 times Guatemala's.
Across all 63 years both countries report, El Salvador has been ahead every year.
El Salvador ranks 30th and Guatemala ranks 32nd of 186 countries.
El Salvador has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | El Salvador | Guatemala | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.0007 kt per square kilometre | 0.0004 kt per square kilometre | 0.0004 kt per square kilometre | El Salvador |
| 1970s | 0.0011 kt per square kilometre | 0.0005 kt per square kilometre | 0.0005 kt per square kilometre | El Salvador |
| 1980s | 0.0015 kt per square kilometre | 0.0007 kt per square kilometre | 0.0008 kt per square kilometre | El Salvador |
| 1990s | 0.0021 kt per square kilometre | 0.001 kt per square kilometre | 0.0011 kt per square kilometre | El Salvador |
| 2000s | 0.0023 kt per square kilometre | 0.0013 kt per square kilometre | 0.001 kt per square kilometre | El Salvador |
| 2010s | 0.0022 kt per square kilometre | 0.0019 kt per square kilometre | 0.0003 kt per square kilometre | El Salvador |
| 2020s | 0.0024 kt per square kilometre | 0.0023 kt per square kilometre | 0.0002 kt per square kilometre | El Salvador |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher waste — emissions (ch4), per square kilometre, El Salvador or Guatemala?
- El Salvador, at 0.0025 kt per square kilometre against 0.0024 kt per square kilometre in Guatemala as of 2023.
- What is the difference in waste — emissions (ch4), per square kilometre between El Salvador and Guatemala?
- 0.0001 kt per square kilometre, with El Salvador ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for El Salvador and Guatemala?
- 63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
- How do El Salvador and Guatemala rank globally for waste — emissions (ch4), per square kilometre?
- El Salvador ranks 30th and Guatemala ranks 32nd of 186 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Statizoid (derived), published as Waste — Emissions (CH4), per square kilometre. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Waste — Emissions (CH4) divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.