El Salvador vs Micronesia (country): Per capita nitrous oxide emissions
El Salvador
0.1454 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person
in 2024
Micronesia (country)
0.1446 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person
in 2024
El Salvador rank
165th
Micronesia (country) rank
167th
Per capita nitrous oxide emissions over time
- El Salvador
- Micronesia (country)
How they compare
El Salvador currently reports 0.1454 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person against 0.1446 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person in Micronesia (country), a difference of 0.0008 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person.
The two have swapped places 8 times across 175 shared years of data; in 1850 it was El Salvador ahead.
El Salvador ranks 165th and Micronesia (country) ranks 167th of 201 countries.
Across the 18 decades both report, El Salvador averaged higher in 16 and Micronesia (country) in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | El Salvador | Micronesia (country) | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1850s | 0.093 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0656 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0274 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | El Salvador |
| 1860s | 0.0855 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0663 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0192 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | El Salvador |
| 1870s | 0.0808 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0786 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0022 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | El Salvador |
| 1880s | 0.0786 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0982 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0196 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Micronesia (country) |
| 1890s | 0.0944 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0926 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0018 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | El Salvador |
| 1900s | 0.1308 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0922 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0386 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | El Salvador |
| 1910s | 0.1446 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.1089 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0357 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | El Salvador |
| 1920s | 0.1206 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.1149 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0056 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | El Salvador |
| 1930s | 0.1091 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.114 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0049 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Micronesia (country) |
| 1940s | 0.1647 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.1354 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0293 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | El Salvador |
| 1950s | 0.2543 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.1629 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0915 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | El Salvador |
| 1960s | 0.2871 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.1801 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.1069 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | El Salvador |
| 1970s | 0.2953 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.1769 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.1183 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | El Salvador |
| 1980s | 0.2301 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.1335 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0966 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | El Salvador |
| 1990s | 0.2152 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.1166 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0986 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | El Salvador |
| 2000s | 0.2154 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.1173 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0981 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | El Salvador |
| 2010s | 0.1899 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.1382 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0517 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | El Salvador |
| 2020s | 0.1518 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.1436 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0082 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 nitrous oxide emissions, El Salvador or Micronesia (country)?
- El Salvador, at 0.1454 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person against 0.1446 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person in Micronesia (country) as of 2024.
- What is the difference in per capita nitrous oxide emissions between El Salvador and Micronesia (country)?
- 0.0008 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person, with El Salvador ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for El Salvador and Micronesia (country)?
- 175 years are reported by both, from 1850 to 2024.
- How do El Salvador and Micronesia (country) rank globally for per capita nitrous oxide emissions?
- El Salvador ranks 165th and Micronesia (country) ranks 167th of 201 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 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
Measured in tonnes per person of carbon dioxide-equivalents over a 100-year timescale.