How does El Salvador rank for agricultural soils — direct emissions (n2o), per capita?

El Salvador ranks 126th out of 187 countries with data for 2023.

Is agricultural soils — direct emissions (n2o), per capita rising or falling in El Salvador?

Over the last ten years it is down 27.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.

Agricultural Soils — Direct emissions (N2O), per capita in El Salvador

Name: Agricultural Soils — Direct emissions (N2O), per capita in El Salvador
Creator: Statizoid (derived)
License: Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page

El Salvador: Agricultural Soils — Direct emissions (N2O), per capita was 0 kt per person in 2023. ▼ Falling

Latest (2023)

0 kt per person

Change on year

up 14.3%

World rank

126th

of 187 countries

All-time high

0 kt per person

in 1978

All-time low

0 kt per person

in 2022

Years of data

1961–2023

Agricultural Soils — Direct emissions (N2O), per capita in El Salvador, 1961–2023

Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in kt per person.

Analysis

El Salvador recorded 0 kt per person for agricultural soils — direct emissions (n2o), per capita in 2023.

The figure is up 14.3% on the previous year and down 27.3% over ten years.

Over the whole period, agricultural soils — direct emissions (n2o), per capita in El Salvador peaked at 0 kt per person in 1978 and was at its lowest, 0 kt per person, in 2022.

That places El Salvador 126th out of 187 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 63 years of available data.

Agricultural Soils — Direct emissions (N2O), per capita in El Salvador, year by year

Annual values for Agricultural Soils — Direct emissions (N2O), per capita in El Salvador, 1961 to 2023.
Year	kt per person	Change
1961	0 kt per person	—
1962	0 kt per person	+2.1%
1963	0 kt per person	+8.1%
1964	0 kt per person	-1.2%
1965	0 kt per person	-8.0%
1966	0 kt per person	+8.4%
1967	0 kt per person	-5.9%
1968	0 kt per person	+1.6%
1969	0 kt per person	-1.5%
1970	0 kt per person	+5.3%
1971	0 kt per person	+2.0%
1972	0 kt per person	+0.5%
1973	0 kt per person	-6.0%
1974	0 kt per person	-4.1%
1975	0 kt per person	-0.5%
1976	0 kt per person	+8.2%
1977	0 kt per person	+6.3%
1978	0 kt per person	+4.8%
1979	0 kt per person	-15.2%
1980	0 kt per person	-11.5%
1981	0 kt per person	+4.7%
1982	0 kt per person	-20.4%
1983	0 kt per person	+6.9%
1984	0 kt per person	-13.9%
1985	0 kt per person	+16.7%
1986	0 kt per person	-5.9%
1987	0 kt per person	+10.1%
1988	0 kt per person	+2.6%
1989	0 kt per person	-7.3%
1990	0 kt per person	-1.5%
1991	0 kt per person	+0.7%
1992	0 kt per person	-0.5%
1993	0 kt per person	-4.6%
1994	0 kt per person	-3.5%
1995	0 kt per person	-9.2%
1996	0 kt per person	+19.3%
1997	0 kt per person	+0.5%
1998	0 kt per person	-13.8%
1999	0 kt per person	+5.2%
2000	0 kt per person	-9.1%
2001	0 kt per person	+7.6%
2002	0 kt per person	-3.9%
2003	0 kt per person	-1.2%
2004	0 kt per person	+7.8%
2005	0 kt per person	+12.4%
2006	0 kt per person	-4.6%
2007	0 kt per person	+8.7%
2008	0 kt per person	+6.0%
2009	0 kt per person	-7.0%
2010	0 kt per person	+0.2%
2011	0 kt per person	-4.8%
2012	0 kt per person	-1.5%
2013	0 kt per person	-11.7%
2014	0 kt per person	-5.4%
2015	0 kt per person	+2.9%
2016	0 kt per person	-8.8%
2017	0 kt per person	-11.8%
2018	0 kt per person	+5.6%
2019	0 kt per person	-22.1%
2020	0 kt per person	+17.8%
2021	0 kt per person	+11.0%
2022	0 kt per person	-24.5%
2023	0 kt per person	+14.3%

El Salvador compared with similar countries

El Salvador's 0 kt per person is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0 kt per person, 66% of the median. (55 countries reporting)
El Salvador's 0 kt per person is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 0 kt per person, 58% of the median. (33 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

Decade	Average	Lowest	Highest	Years
1960s	0 kt per person	0 kt per person	0 kt per person	9
1970s	0 kt per person	0 kt per person	0 kt per person	10
1980s	0 kt per person	0 kt per person	0 kt per person	10
1990s	0 kt per person	0 kt per person	0 kt per person	10
2000s	0 kt per person	0 kt per person	0 kt per person	10
2010s	0 kt per person	0 kt per person	0 kt per person	10
2020s	0 kt per person	0 kt per person	0 kt per person	4

Countries ranked near El Salvador

123 Syria 0 kt per person compare
124 Switzerland 0 kt per person compare
125 Algeria 0 kt per person compare
127 Nigeria 0 kt per person compare
128 Trinidad and Tobago 0 kt per person compare
129 Egypt 0 kt per person compare

See the full ranking of 188 places →

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)

All data for El Salvador →

Frequently asked questions

What is agricultural soils — direct emissions (n2o), per capita in El Salvador?: Agricultural soils — direct emissions (n2o), per capita in El Salvador was 0 kt per person in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
What is the highest agricultural soils — direct emissions (n2o), per capita recorded in El Salvador?: The highest recorded value was 0 kt per person in 1978.
What is the lowest agricultural soils — direct emissions (n2o), per capita recorded in El Salvador?: The lowest recorded value was 0 kt per person in 2022.
How does El Salvador rank for agricultural soils — direct emissions (n2o), per capita?: El Salvador ranks 126th out of 187 countries with data for 2023.
Is agricultural soils — direct emissions (n2o), per capita rising or falling in El Salvador?: Over the last ten years it is down 27.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this El Salvador data come from?: The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Agricultural Soils — Direct emissions (N2O), per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Agricultural Soils — Direct emissions (N2O) divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.

Agricultural Soils — Direct emissions (N2O) ÷ Population, total

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Agricultural Soils — Direct emissions Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)

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Indicator: Agricultural Soils — Direct emissions (N2O), per capita
Unit: kt per person
Source: Statizoid (derived)
Licence: Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage: 188 places, 10,684 data points, 1961–2023
Last refreshed: 19 September 2026

Agricultural Soils — Direct emissions (N2O) divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.