Annual CO₂ emissions including land-use change in El Salvador
El Salvador: Annual CO₂ emissions including land-use change was 9.17 million tonnes in 2024. ▲ Rising
Annual CO₂ emissions including land-use change in El Salvador, 1870–2024
Source: Global Carbon Budget (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in tonnes.
Analysis
The most recent figure for annual co₂ emissions including land-use change in El Salvador is 9.17 million tonnes, measured in 2024.
That represents a change of up 3.6% on the previous year and up 41.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, annual co₂ emissions including land-use change in El Salvador peaked at 12.19 million tonnes in 1978 and was at its lowest, 1.73 million tonnes, in 1929.
El Salvador ranks 132nd of 194 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 155 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1870s | 3.40 million tonnes | 2.91 million tonnes | 4.51 million tonnes | 10 |
| 1880s | 3.30 million tonnes | 2.65 million tonnes | 4.54 million tonnes | 10 |
| 1890s | 2.49 million tonnes | 2.01 million tonnes | 2.99 million tonnes | 10 |
| 1900s | 5.77 million tonnes | 3.11 million tonnes | 7.05 million tonnes | 10 |
| 1910s | 9.59 million tonnes | 6.25 million tonnes | 11.26 million tonnes | 10 |
| 1920s | 3.41 million tonnes | 1.73 million tonnes | 7.66 million tonnes | 10 |
| 1930s | 3.92 million tonnes | 2.43 million tonnes | 4.69 million tonnes | 10 |
| 1940s | 4.58 million tonnes | 4.30 million tonnes | 5.06 million tonnes | 10 |
| 1950s | 5.44 million tonnes | 4.84 million tonnes | 6.76 million tonnes | 10 |
| 1960s | 4.31 million tonnes | 3.12 million tonnes | 5.16 million tonnes | 10 |
| 1970s | 7.29 million tonnes | 4.68 million tonnes | 12.19 million tonnes | 10 |
| 1980s | 6.39 million tonnes | 4.81 million tonnes | 8.54 million tonnes | 10 |
| 1990s | 8.45 million tonnes | 6.68 million tonnes | 11.34 million tonnes | 10 |
| 2000s | 7.33 million tonnes | 5.55 million tonnes | 9.08 million tonnes | 10 |
| 2010s | 6.52 million tonnes | 5.50 million tonnes | 7.89 million tonnes | 10 |
| 2020s | 7.90 million tonnes | 6.29 million tonnes | 9.17 million 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 annual co₂ emissions including land-use change in El Salvador?
- Annual co₂ emissions including land-use change in El Salvador was 9.17 million tonnes in 2024, according to Global Carbon Budget (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest annual co₂ emissions including land-use change recorded in El Salvador?
- The highest recorded value was 12.19 million tonnes in 1978.
- What is the lowest annual co₂ emissions including land-use change recorded in El Salvador?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.73 million tonnes in 1929.
- How does El Salvador rank for annual co₂ emissions including land-use change?
- El Salvador ranks 132nd out of 194 countries with data for 2024.
- Is annual co₂ emissions including land-use change rising or falling in El Salvador?
- Over the last ten years it is up 41.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- 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 Annual CO₂ emissions including land-use change. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Annual total emissions of carbon dioxide (CO₂), including land-use change, measured in tonnes.