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
Latest (2024)
302,409 tonnes
Change on year
down 60.1%
World rank
60th
of 215 countries
All-time high
1.18 million tonnes
in 2019
All-time low
-1.50 million tonnes
in 2020
Years of data
154
1871–2024
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.
Year-on-year change in CO₂ emissions in El Salvador, year by year
| Year | tonnes | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1871 | 0 tonnes | — |
| 1872 | 0 tonnes | — |
| 1873 | 0 tonnes | — |
| 1874 | 3 tonnes | — |
| 1875 | -3 tonnes | -200.0% |
| 1876 | 0 tonnes | -100.0% |
| 1877 | 3 tonnes | — |
| 1878 | 7 tonnes | +133.3% |
| 1879 | 11 tonnes | +57.1% |
| 1880 | -11 tonnes | -200.0% |
| 1881 | -7 tonnes | -36.4% |
| 1882 | 0 tonnes | -100.0% |
| 1883 | 12 tonnes | — |
| 1884 | 21 tonnes | +75.0% |
| 1885 | -13 tonnes | -161.9% |
| 1886 | 18 tonnes | -238.5% |
| 1887 | 0 tonnes | -100.0% |
| 1888 | -41 tonnes | — |
| 1889 | 0 tonnes | -100.0% |
| 1890 | 8 tonnes | — |
| 1891 | 15 tonnes | +87.5% |
| 1892 | 180 tonnes | +1100.0% |
| 1893 | 177 tonnes | -1.7% |
| 1894 | -70 tonnes | -139.5% |
| 1895 | 85 tonnes | -221.4% |
| 1896 | 5,501 tonnes | +6371.8% |
| 1897 | 1,898 tonnes | -65.5% |
| 1898 | -7,781 tonnes | -510.0% |
| 1899 | 1,693 tonnes | -121.8% |
| 1900 | -1,703 tonnes | -200.6% |
| 1901 | 264 tonnes | -115.5% |
| 1902 | 28 tonnes | -89.4% |
| 1903 | -262 tonnes | -1035.7% |
| 1904 | -10 tonnes | -96.2% |
| 1905 | 33 tonnes | -430.0% |
| 1906 | 467 tonnes | +1315.2% |
| 1907 | -23 tonnes | -104.9% |
| 1908 | -462 tonnes | +1908.7% |
| 1909 | -20 tonnes | -95.7% |
| 1910 | 272 tonnes | -1460.0% |
| 1911 | 92 tonnes | -66.2% |
| 1912 | 80 tonnes | -13.0% |
| 1913 | 3,624 tonnes | +4430.0% |
| 1914 | -3,883 tonnes | -207.1% |
| 1915 | 97 tonnes | -102.5% |
| 1916 | 21 tonnes | -78.4% |
| 1917 | -136 tonnes | -747.6% |
| 1918 | 89 tonnes | -165.4% |
| 1919 | 5,743 tonnes | +6352.8% |
| 1920 | 2,208 tonnes | -61.6% |
| 1921 | -8,030 tonnes | -463.7% |
| 1922 | 38 tonnes | -100.5% |
| 1923 | -79 tonnes | -307.9% |
| 1924 | 126 tonnes | -259.5% |
| 1925 | 102 tonnes | -19.0% |
| 1926 | 77 tonnes | -24.5% |
| 1927 | 9,495 tonnes | +12231.2% |
| 1928 | 1,531 tonnes | -83.9% |
| 1929 | 1,147 tonnes | -25.1% |
| 1930 | -11,865 tonnes | -1134.4% |
| 1931 | -385 tonnes | -96.8% |
| 1932 | 9,954 tonnes | -2685.5% |
| 1933 | -1,531 tonnes | -115.4% |
| 1934 | -8,423 tonnes | +450.2% |
| 1935 | 1,149 tonnes | -113.6% |
| 1936 | -1,149 tonnes | -200.0% |
| 1937 | 0 tonnes | -100.0% |
| 1938 | 0 tonnes | — |
| 1939 | 385 tonnes | — |
| 1940 | -385 tonnes | -200.0% |
| 1941 | 0 tonnes | -100.0% |
| 1942 | 0 tonnes | — |
| 1943 | 385 tonnes | — |
| 1944 | -385 tonnes | -200.0% |
| 1945 | 0 tonnes | -100.0% |
| 1946 | 0 tonnes | — |
| 1947 | 0 tonnes | — |
| 1948 | 385 tonnes | — |
| 1949 | -385 tonnes | -200.0% |
| 1950 | 267,472 tonnes | -69573.2% |
| 1951 | 55,345 tonnes | -79.3% |
| 1952 | 65,567 tonnes | +18.5% |
| 1953 | 29,164 tonnes | -55.5% |
| 1954 | 51,621 tonnes | +77.0% |
| 1955 | -7,358 tonnes | -114.3% |
| 1956 | 65,156 tonnes | -985.5% |
| 1957 | 69,526 tonnes | +6.7% |
| 1958 | 0 tonnes | -100.0% |
| 1959 | 7,358 tonnes | — |
| 1960 | 14,626 tonnes | +98.8% |
| 1961 | -36,580 tonnes | -350.1% |
| 1962 | 65,982 tonnes | -280.4% |
| 1963 | 476,260 tonnes | +621.8% |
| 1964 | 106,226 tonnes | -77.7% |
| 1965 | -190,498 tonnes | -279.3% |
| 1966 | 263,570 tonnes | -238.4% |
| 1967 | -146,560 tonnes | -155.6% |
| 1968 | 102,533 tonnes | -170.0% |
| 1969 | -69,557 tonnes | -167.8% |
| 1970 | 238,071 tonnes | -442.3% |
| 1971 | 80,519 tonnes | -66.2% |
| 1972 | 168,396 tonnes | +109.1% |
| 1973 | 289,366 tonnes | +71.8% |
| 1974 | 3,456 tonnes | -98.8% |
| 1975 | 135,420 tonnes | +3818.4% |
| 1976 | 101,136 tonnes | -25.3% |
| 1977 | 74,777 tonnes | -26.1% |
| 1978 | 99,429 tonnes | +33.0% |
| 1979 | -5,060 tonnes | -105.1% |
| 1980 | -257,395 tonnes | +4986.9% |
| 1981 | -300,754 tonnes | +16.8% |
| 1982 | -66,715 tonnes | -77.8% |
| 1983 | 133,043 tonnes | -299.4% |
| 1984 | -297,108 tonnes | -323.3% |
| 1985 | 376,661 tonnes | -226.8% |
| 1986 | 2,005 tonnes | -99.5% |
| 1987 | 445,970 tonnes | +22142.9% |
| 1988 | 18,244 tonnes | -95.9% |
| 1989 | 113,875 tonnes | +524.2% |
| 1990 | -72,491 tonnes | -163.7% |
| 1991 | 678,339 tonnes | -1035.8% |
| 1992 | 163,437 tonnes | -75.9% |
| 1993 | 653,334 tonnes | +299.7% |
| 1994 | 535,867 tonnes | -18.0% |
| 1995 | 483,791 tonnes | -9.7% |
| 1996 | -586,165 tonnes | -221.2% |
| 1997 | 998,523 tonnes | -270.3% |
| 1998 | 313,013 tonnes | -68.7% |
| 1999 | -144,306 tonnes | -146.1% |
| 2000 | 80,780 tonnes | -156.0% |
| 2001 | 181,659 tonnes | +124.9% |
| 2002 | 206,275 tonnes | +13.6% |
| 2003 | 360,418 tonnes | +74.7% |
| 2004 | -180,061 tonnes | -150.0% |
| 2005 | 45,634 tonnes | -125.3% |
| 2006 | 427,763 tonnes | +837.4% |
| 2007 | 129,547 tonnes | -69.7% |
| 2008 | -444,231 tonnes | -442.9% |
| 2009 | -91,875 tonnes | -79.3% |
| 2010 | 4,024 tonnes | -104.4% |
| 2011 | 179,844 tonnes | +4369.3% |
| 2012 | -30,265 tonnes | -116.8% |
| 2013 | -378,370 tonnes | +1150.2% |
| 2014 | 62,143 tonnes | -116.4% |
| 2015 | 516,930 tonnes | +731.8% |
| 2016 | -65,097 tonnes | -112.6% |
| 2017 | -630,402 tonnes | +868.4% |
| 2018 | 510,533 tonnes | -181.0% |
| 2019 | 1.18 million tonnes | +131.5% |
| 2020 | -1.50 million tonnes | -226.8% |
| 2021 | 841,837 tonnes | -156.1% |
| 2022 | 936,015 tonnes | +11.2% |
| 2023 | 757,176 tonnes | -19.1% |
| 2024 | 302,409 tonnes | -60.1% |
El Salvador compared with similar countries
- El Salvador's 302,409 tonnes is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 98,432 tonnes, 3.1× the median. (58 countries reporting)
- El Salvador's 302,409 tonnes is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 109,750 tonnes, 2.8× the median. (38 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Year-on-year change in CO₂ emissions in El Salvador changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1950 | +69573.2% | -385 tonnes | 267,472 tonnes |
| 1987 | +22142.9% | 2,005 tonnes | 445,970 tonnes |
| 1927 | +12231.2% | 77 tonnes | 9,495 tonnes |
| 1896 | +6371.8% | 85 tonnes | 5,501 tonnes |
| 1919 | +6352.8% | 89 tonnes | 5,743 tonnes |
| 1980 | -4986.9% | -5,060 tonnes | -257,395 tonnes |
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
- Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Synthetic fertilizers (Agricultural) 155.61 million kg (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) 5,408 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 1,253 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 4,155 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 4.73 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 148.4 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) 1,045 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 999.45 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 45.18 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions 3.77 kt (2050)
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.