Year-on-year change in CO₂ emissions in El Salvador
El Salvador: Year-on-year change in CO₂ emissions was 302,409 tonnes in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Year-on-year change in CO₂ emissions in El Salvador, 1871–2024
Source: Global Carbon Budget (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in tonnes.
Analysis
The most recent figure for year-on-year change in co₂ emissions in El Salvador is 302,409 tonnes, measured in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 60.1% on the previous year and up 386.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, year-on-year change in co₂ emissions in El Salvador peaked at 1.18 million tonnes in 2019 and was at its lowest, -1.50 million tonnes, in 2020.
That places El Salvador 60th out of 215 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1870s | 2.33 tonnes | -3 tonnes | 11 tonnes | 9 |
| 1880s | -2.1 tonnes | -41 tonnes | 21 tonnes | 10 |
| 1890s | 170.6 tonnes | -7,781 tonnes | 5,501 tonnes | 10 |
| 1900s | -168.8 tonnes | -1,703 tonnes | 467 tonnes | 10 |
| 1910s | 599.9 tonnes | -3,883 tonnes | 5,743 tonnes | 10 |
| 1920s | 661.5 tonnes | -8,030 tonnes | 9,495 tonnes | 10 |
| 1930s | -1,186 tonnes | -11,865 tonnes | 9,954 tonnes | 10 |
| 1940s | -38.5 tonnes | -385 tonnes | 385 tonnes | 10 |
| 1950s | 60,385 tonnes | -7,358 tonnes | 267,472 tonnes | 10 |
| 1960s | 58,600 tonnes | -190,498 tonnes | 476,260 tonnes | 10 |
| 1970s | 118,551 tonnes | -5,060 tonnes | 289,366 tonnes | 10 |
| 1980s | 16,783 tonnes | -300,754 tonnes | 445,970 tonnes | 10 |
| 1990s | 302,334 tonnes | -586,165 tonnes | 998,523 tonnes | 10 |
| 2000s | 71,591 tonnes | -444,231 tonnes | 427,763 tonnes | 10 |
| 2010s | 135,133 tonnes | -630,402 tonnes | 1.18 million tonnes | 10 |
| 2020s | 267,627 tonnes | -1.50 million tonnes | 936,015 tonnes | 5 |
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More climate change data for El Salvador
- Share of global CO₂ emissions and population 0.0% (2100)
- Population growth 0.4% (2025)
- Population, total 6.37 million (2025)
- Urban population growth 1.0% (2025)
- Urban population 4.81 million (2025)
- Urban population 75.5% (2025)
- CO₂ emissions per capita vs. GDP per capita 1.42 tonnes per person (2024)
- Cumulative CO₂ emissions 264.57 million tonnes (2024)
- CO₂ emissions per capita 1.42 tonnes per person (2024)
- CO₂ emissions per capita vs. share of electricity generation from renewables 1.42 tonnes per person (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is year-on-year change in co₂ emissions in El Salvador?
- Year-on-year change in co₂ emissions in El Salvador was 302,409 tonnes in 2024, according to Global Carbon Budget (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest year-on-year change in co₂ emissions recorded in El Salvador?
- The highest recorded value was 1.18 million tonnes in 2019.
- What is the lowest year-on-year change in co₂ emissions recorded in El Salvador?
- The lowest recorded value was -1.50 million tonnes in 2020.
- How does El Salvador rank for year-on-year change in co₂ emissions?
- El Salvador ranks 60th out of 215 countries with data for 2024.
- Is year-on-year change in co₂ emissions rising or falling in El Salvador?
- Over the last ten years it is up 386.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this El Salvador data come from?
- The figures come from Global Carbon Budget (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Year-on-year change in CO₂ emissions. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Annual growth in total emissions of carbon dioxide (CO₂), excluding land-use change, measured in tonnes.