AFOLU — Emissions per capita in El Salvador
El Salvador: AFOLU — Emissions per capita was 0.32 t CO2eq/cap in 2023. ▼ Falling
AFOLU — Emissions per capita in El Salvador, 1990–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in t CO2eq/cap.
Analysis
The most recent figure for afolu — emissions per capita in El Salvador is 0.32 t CO2eq/cap, measured in 2023.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 3.2% on the previous year and down 25.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, afolu — emissions per capita in El Salvador peaked at 0.73 t CO2eq/cap in 2008 and was at its lowest, 0.3 t CO2eq/cap, in 2019.
That places El Salvador 154th out of 223 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 34 years of available data.
AFOLU — Emissions per capita in El Salvador, year by year
| Year | t CO2eq/cap | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 0.72 t CO2eq/cap | — |
| 1991 | 0.72 t CO2eq/cap | +0.0% |
| 1992 | 0.71 t CO2eq/cap | -1.4% |
| 1993 | 0.68 t CO2eq/cap | -4.2% |
| 1994 | 0.68 t CO2eq/cap | +0.0% |
| 1995 | 0.62 t CO2eq/cap | -8.8% |
| 1996 | 0.69 t CO2eq/cap | +11.3% |
| 1997 | 0.66 t CO2eq/cap | -4.3% |
| 1998 | 0.6 t CO2eq/cap | -9.1% |
| 1999 | 0.63 t CO2eq/cap | +5.0% |
| 2000 | 0.59 t CO2eq/cap | -6.3% |
| 2001 | 0.65 t CO2eq/cap | +10.2% |
| 2002 | 0.66 t CO2eq/cap | +1.5% |
| 2003 | 0.64 t CO2eq/cap | -3.0% |
| 2004 | 0.66 t CO2eq/cap | +3.1% |
| 2005 | 0.68 t CO2eq/cap | +3.0% |
| 2006 | 0.69 t CO2eq/cap | +1.5% |
| 2007 | 0.72 t CO2eq/cap | +4.3% |
| 2008 | 0.73 t CO2eq/cap | +1.4% |
| 2009 | 0.7 t CO2eq/cap | -4.1% |
| 2010 | 0.67 t CO2eq/cap | -4.3% |
| 2011 | 0.48 t CO2eq/cap | -28.4% |
| 2012 | 0.51 t CO2eq/cap | +6.3% |
| 2013 | 0.43 t CO2eq/cap | -15.7% |
| 2014 | 0.45 t CO2eq/cap | +4.7% |
| 2015 | 0.45 t CO2eq/cap | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 0.38 t CO2eq/cap | -15.6% |
| 2017 | 0.36 t CO2eq/cap | -5.3% |
| 2018 | 0.33 t CO2eq/cap | -8.3% |
| 2019 | 0.3 t CO2eq/cap | -9.1% |
| 2020 | 0.33 t CO2eq/cap | +10.0% |
| 2021 | 0.35 t CO2eq/cap | +6.1% |
| 2022 | 0.31 t CO2eq/cap | -11.4% |
| 2023 | 0.32 t CO2eq/cap | +3.2% |
El Salvador compared with similar countries
- El Salvador's 0.32 t CO2eq/cap is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.72 t CO2eq/cap, 44% of the median. (55 countries reporting)
- El Salvador's 0.32 t CO2eq/cap is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 0.805 t CO2eq/cap, 40% of the median. (34 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.671 t CO2eq/cap | 0.6 t CO2eq/cap | 0.72 t CO2eq/cap | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.672 t CO2eq/cap | 0.59 t CO2eq/cap | 0.73 t CO2eq/cap | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.436 t CO2eq/cap | 0.3 t CO2eq/cap | 0.67 t CO2eq/cap | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.3275 t CO2eq/cap | 0.31 t CO2eq/cap | 0.35 t CO2eq/cap | 4 |
Countries ranked near El Salvador
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 afolu — emissions per capita in El Salvador?
- Afolu — emissions per capita in El Salvador was 0.32 t CO2eq/cap in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest afolu — emissions per capita recorded in El Salvador?
- The highest recorded value was 0.73 t CO2eq/cap in 2008.
- What is the lowest afolu — emissions per capita recorded in El Salvador?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.3 t CO2eq/cap in 2019.
- How does El Salvador rank for afolu — emissions per capita?
- El Salvador ranks 154th out of 223 countries with data for 2023.
- Is afolu — emissions per capita rising or falling in El Salvador?
- Over the last ten years it is down 25.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this El Salvador data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of AFOLU — Emissions per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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The FAOSTAT domain on Emissions indicators disseminates indicators on sectoral shares of total national greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions as well as three indicators of emissions intensity: per capita emissions; emissions per value of agricultural production; and emissions per area of agricultural land.