Burning - Crop residues — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 (AR5), per in El Salvador

El Salvador: Burning - Crop residues — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 (AR5), per was 0.0011 kt per square kilometre in 2023. ▲ Rising

Latest (2023)
0.0011 kt per square kilometre
Change on year
down 2.2%
World rank
9th
of 162 countries
All-time high
0.0014 kt per square kilometre
in 2014
All-time low
0.0007 kt per square kilometre
in 1964
Years of data
63
1961–2023

Burning - Crop residues — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 (AR5), per in El Salvador, 1961–2023

00.0010.0010.002196119922023

Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in kt per square kilometre.

Analysis

In 2023, burning - crop residues — emissions (co2eq) from ch4 (ar5), per in El Salvador stood at 0.0011 kt per square kilometre.

Compared with earlier readings it is down 2.2% on the previous year and down 11.2% over ten years.

Over the whole period, burning - crop residues — emissions (co2eq) from ch4 (ar5), per in El Salvador peaked at 0.0014 kt per square kilometre in 2014 and was at its lowest, 0.0007 kt per square kilometre, in 1964.

That places El Salvador 9th out of 162 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the top 10%.

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

Burning - Crop residues — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 (AR5), per in El Salvador, year by year

Annual values for Burning - Crop residues — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 (AR5), per square kilometre in El Salvador, 1961 to 2023.
Year kt per square kilometre Change
1961 0.0008 kt per square kilometre
1962 0.0008 kt per square kilometre +5.1%
1963 0.0007 kt per square kilometre -13.1%
1964 0.0007 kt per square kilometre -1.7%
1965 0.0008 kt per square kilometre +15.4%
1966 0.0009 kt per square kilometre +8.7%
1967 0.0008 kt per square kilometre -5.0%
1968 0.0008 kt per square kilometre +3.4%
1969 0.0008 kt per square kilometre -5.9%
1970 0.0008 kt per square kilometre +5.2%
1971 0.0009 kt per square kilometre +4.8%
1972 0.0009 kt per square kilometre -2.7%
1973 0.0008 kt per square kilometre -3.3%
1974 0.0009 kt per square kilometre +6.0%
1975 0.001 kt per square kilometre +17.3%
1976 0.001 kt per square kilometre -4.4%
1977 0.001 kt per square kilometre +3.6%
1978 0.0011 kt per square kilometre +7.3%
1979 0.0011 kt per square kilometre +3.1%
1980 0.0012 kt per square kilometre +4.9%
1981 0.0011 kt per square kilometre -6.6%
1982 0.001 kt per square kilometre -12.0%
1983 0.001 kt per square kilometre +2.0%
1984 0.001 kt per square kilometre +2.6%
1985 0.0011 kt per square kilometre +4.2%
1986 0.0011 kt per square kilometre +0.8%
1987 0.0011 kt per square kilometre +7.0%
1988 0.0011 kt per square kilometre -0.2%
1989 0.0011 kt per square kilometre -2.5%
1990 0.0011 kt per square kilometre +2.2%
1991 0.0013 kt per square kilometre +12.1%
1992 0.0013 kt per square kilometre +4.5%
1993 0.0013 kt per square kilometre -4.5%
1994 0.0013 kt per square kilometre +2.0%
1995 0.0012 kt per square kilometre -6.4%
1996 0.0012 kt per square kilometre -3.1%
1997 0.0013 kt per square kilometre +12.0%
1998 0.0013 kt per square kilometre -2.8%
1999 0.0012 kt per square kilometre -8.6%
2000 0.0011 kt per square kilometre -3.5%
2001 0.0012 kt per square kilometre +8.9%
2002 0.0011 kt per square kilometre -14.1%
2003 0.001 kt per square kilometre -4.8%
2004 0.001 kt per square kilometre +1.0%
2005 0.001 kt per square kilometre +2.6%
2006 0.001 kt per square kilometre -0.5%
2007 0.001 kt per square kilometre +0.3%
2008 0.0011 kt per square kilometre +6.5%
2009 0.0011 kt per square kilometre +1.1%
2010 0.0011 kt per square kilometre -2.6%
2011 0.0012 kt per square kilometre +5.9%
2012 0.0012 kt per square kilometre +6.0%
2013 0.0013 kt per square kilometre +4.0%
2014 0.0014 kt per square kilometre +6.5%
2015 0.0012 kt per square kilometre -8.4%
2016 0.0013 kt per square kilometre +5.3%
2017 0.0012 kt per square kilometre -5.6%
2018 0.0012 kt per square kilometre -3.7%
2019 0.0012 kt per square kilometre -2.1%
2020 0.0012 kt per square kilometre -0.3%
2021 0.0012 kt per square kilometre -0.4%
2022 0.0012 kt per square kilometre -0.1%
2023 0.0011 kt per square kilometre -2.2%

El Salvador compared with similar countries

  • El Salvador's 0.0011 kt per square kilometre is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.0002 kt per square kilometre, 7.0× the median. (48 countries reporting)
  • El Salvador's 0.0011 kt per square kilometre is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 0.0001 kt per square kilometre, 9.3× the median. (32 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1960s 0.0008 kt per square kilometre 0.0007 kt per square kilometre 0.0009 kt per square kilometre 9
1970s 0.001 kt per square kilometre 0.0008 kt per square kilometre 0.0011 kt per square kilometre 10
1980s 0.0011 kt per square kilometre 0.001 kt per square kilometre 0.0012 kt per square kilometre 10
1990s 0.0012 kt per square kilometre 0.0011 kt per square kilometre 0.0013 kt per square kilometre 10
2000s 0.0011 kt per square kilometre 0.001 kt per square kilometre 0.0012 kt per square kilometre 10
2010s 0.0012 kt per square kilometre 0.0011 kt per square kilometre 0.0014 kt per square kilometre 10
2020s 0.0011 kt per square kilometre 0.0011 kt per square kilometre 0.0012 kt per square kilometre 4

Countries ranked near El Salvador

  1. 6 India 0.0014 kt per square kilometre compare
  2. 7 Thailand 0.0012 kt per square kilometre compare
  3. 8 Togo 0.0012 kt per square kilometre compare
  4. 10 Nepal 0.0011 kt per square kilometre compare
  5. 11 Serbia 0.0011 kt per square kilometre compare
  6. 12 Rwanda 0.0011 kt per square kilometre compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is burning - crop residues — emissions (co2eq) from ch4 (ar5), per in El Salvador?
Burning - crop residues — emissions (co2eq) from ch4 (ar5), per in El Salvador was 0.0011 kt per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
What is the highest burning - crop residues — emissions (co2eq) from ch4 (ar5), per recorded in El Salvador?
The highest recorded value was 0.0014 kt per square kilometre in 2014.
What is the lowest burning - crop residues — emissions (co2eq) from ch4 (ar5), per recorded in El Salvador?
The lowest recorded value was 0.0007 kt per square kilometre in 1964.
How does El Salvador rank for burning - crop residues — emissions (co2eq) from ch4 (ar5), per?
El Salvador ranks 9th out of 162 countries with data for 2023.
Is burning - crop residues — emissions (co2eq) from ch4 (ar5), per rising or falling in El Salvador?
Over the last ten years it is down 11.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this El Salvador data come from?
The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Burning - Crop residues — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 (AR5), per square kilometre. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Burning - Crop residues — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 (AR5), per square kilometre
Unit
kt per square kilometre
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
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Coverage
163 places, 9,200 data points, 1961–2023
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Burning - Crop residues — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 (AR5) divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.