Annual CO₂ emissions including land-use change, per capita in El Salvador
El Salvador: Annual CO₂ emissions including land-use change, per capita was 1.45 tonnes per person in 2024. ▼ Falling
Annual CO₂ emissions including land-use change, per capita in El Salvador, 1960–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in tonnes per person.
Analysis
El Salvador recorded 1.45 tonnes per person for annual co₂ emissions including land-use change, per capita in 2024.
The figure is up 3.1% on the previous year and up 37.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, annual co₂ emissions including land-use change, per capita in El Salvador peaked at 2.77 tonnes per person in 1978 and was at its lowest, 0.8725 tonnes per person, in 1969.
El Salvador ranks 146th of 192 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 65 years of available data.
Annual CO₂ emissions including land-use change, per capita in El Salvador, year by year
| Year | tonnes per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 1.85 tonnes per person | — |
| 1961 | 1.7 tonnes per person | -8.0% |
| 1962 | 1.72 tonnes per person | +1.1% |
| 1963 | 1.64 tonnes per person | -4.4% |
| 1964 | 1.5 tonnes per person | -8.7% |
| 1965 | 1.3 tonnes per person | -13.1% |
| 1966 | 1.28 tonnes per person | -1.5% |
| 1967 | 1.04 tonnes per person | -19.2% |
| 1968 | 0.9562 tonnes per person | -7.9% |
| 1969 | 0.8725 tonnes per person | -8.7% |
| 1970 | 1.66 tonnes per person | +89.8% |
| 1971 | 1.35 tonnes per person | -18.7% |
| 1972 | 1.22 tonnes per person | -9.5% |
| 1973 | 1.19 tonnes per person | -2.6% |
| 1974 | 1.37 tonnes per person | +15.0% |
| 1975 | 1.54 tonnes per person | +12.4% |
| 1976 | 1.74 tonnes per person | +13.1% |
| 1977 | 2.31 tonnes per person | +32.9% |
| 1978 | 2.77 tonnes per person | +20.2% |
| 1979 | 2.48 tonnes per person | -10.4% |
| 1980 | 1.59 tonnes per person | -35.8% |
| 1981 | 1.18 tonnes per person | -26.3% |
| 1982 | 1.04 tonnes per person | -11.5% |
| 1983 | 1.66 tonnes per person | +59.7% |
| 1984 | 1.17 tonnes per person | -29.6% |
| 1985 | 1.31 tonnes per person | +12.0% |
| 1986 | 1.11 tonnes per person | -15.1% |
| 1987 | 1.68 tonnes per person | +50.7% |
| 1988 | 1.18 tonnes per person | -29.7% |
| 1989 | 1.21 tonnes per person | +2.3% |
| 1990 | 1.27 tonnes per person | +5.2% |
| 1991 | 1.61 tonnes per person | +26.7% |
| 1992 | 1.53 tonnes per person | -4.7% |
| 1993 | 1.35 tonnes per person | -12.0% |
| 1994 | 1.37 tonnes per person | +1.7% |
| 1995 | 1.28 tonnes per person | -6.9% |
| 1996 | 1.15 tonnes per person | -9.8% |
| 1997 | 1.76 tonnes per person | +52.7% |
| 1998 | 1.93 tonnes per person | +9.7% |
| 1999 | 1.54 tonnes per person | -20.1% |
| 2000 | 1.53 tonnes per person | -0.8% |
| 2001 | 1.43 tonnes per person | -6.7% |
| 2002 | 1.26 tonnes per person | -11.8% |
| 2003 | 1.44 tonnes per person | +14.1% |
| 2004 | 0.9684 tonnes per person | -32.5% |
| 2005 | 0.9249 tonnes per person | -4.5% |
| 2006 | 1.33 tonnes per person | +43.4% |
| 2007 | 1.21 tonnes per person | -8.5% |
| 2008 | 1.1 tonnes per person | -9.4% |
| 2009 | 1.04 tonnes per person | -4.9% |
| 2010 | 1.05 tonnes per person | +0.3% |
| 2011 | 1.05 tonnes per person | +0.2% |
| 2012 | 1.05 tonnes per person | -0.4% |
| 2013 | 0.8965 tonnes per person | -14.2% |
| 2014 | 1.05 tonnes per person | +17.4% |
| 2015 | 1.08 tonnes per person | +2.9% |
| 2016 | 1.07 tonnes per person | -1.2% |
| 2017 | 0.9914 tonnes per person | -7.4% |
| 2018 | 1.08 tonnes per person | +8.6% |
| 2019 | 1.27 tonnes per person | +17.8% |
| 2020 | 1.01 tonnes per person | -20.4% |
| 2021 | 1.13 tonnes per person | +12.0% |
| 2022 | 1.29 tonnes per person | +14.3% |
| 2023 | 1.4 tonnes per person | +8.6% |
| 2024 | 1.45 tonnes per person | +3.1% |
El Salvador compared with similar countries
- El Salvador's 1.45 tonnes per person is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 3.35 tonnes per person, 43% of the median. (58 countries reporting)
- El Salvador's 1.45 tonnes per person is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 2.91 tonnes per person, 50% of the median. (33 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Annual CO₂ emissions including land-use change, per capita 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1970 | +89.8% | 0.8725 tonnes per person | 1.66 tonnes per person |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 1.39 tonnes per person | 0.8725 tonnes per person | 1.85 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 1970s | 1.76 tonnes per person | 1.19 tonnes per person | 2.77 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 1.31 tonnes per person | 1.04 tonnes per person | 1.68 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 1.48 tonnes per person | 1.15 tonnes per person | 1.93 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 1.22 tonnes per person | 0.9249 tonnes per person | 1.53 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.06 tonnes per person | 0.8965 tonnes per person | 1.27 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.26 tonnes per person | 1.01 tonnes per person | 1.45 tonnes per person | 5 |
Countries ranked near El Salvador
- 143 Costa Rica 1.52 tonnes per person compare
- 144 Burkina Faso 1.48 tonnes per person compare
- 145 Morocco 1.48 tonnes per person compare
- 147 Tanzania 1.44 tonnes per person compare
- 148 Sri Lanka 1.42 tonnes per person compare
- 149 South Sudan 1.4 tonnes per person compare
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 annual co₂ emissions including land-use change, per capita in El Salvador?
- Annual co₂ emissions including land-use change, per capita in El Salvador was 1.45 tonnes per person in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest annual co₂ emissions including land-use change, per capita recorded in El Salvador?
- The highest recorded value was 2.77 tonnes per person in 1978.
- What is the lowest annual co₂ emissions including land-use change, per capita recorded in El Salvador?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.8725 tonnes per person in 1969.
- How does El Salvador rank for annual co₂ emissions including land-use change, per capita?
- El Salvador ranks 146th out of 192 countries with data for 2024.
- Is annual co₂ emissions including land-use change, per capita rising or falling in El Salvador?
- Over the last ten years it is up 37.4%. 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 Annual CO₂ emissions including land-use change, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Annual CO₂ emissions including land-use change divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Annual CO₂ emissions including land-use change ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Annual co2 including land use Our World in Data
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
Annual CO₂ emissions including land-use change divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.