Carbon dioxide emissions per unit of GDP PPP in El Salvador
El Salvador: Carbon dioxide emissions per unit of GDP PPP was 0.1196 in 2023. ▼ Falling
Carbon dioxide emissions per unit of GDP PPP in El Salvador, 2000–2023
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
Analysis
El Salvador recorded 0.1196 for carbon dioxide emissions per unit of gdp ppp in 2023.
The figure is up 6.1% on the previous year and up 14.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, carbon dioxide emissions per unit of gdp ppp in El Salvador peaked at 0.1383 in 2007 and was at its lowest, 0.0959, in 2017.
That places El Salvador 89th out of 159 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 24 years of available data.
Carbon dioxide emissions per unit of GDP PPP in El Salvador, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 0.1155 | — |
| 2001 | 0.1187 | +2.8% |
| 2002 | 0.1171 | -1.4% |
| 2003 | 0.1271 | +8.5% |
| 2004 | 0.1306 | +2.8% |
| 2005 | 0.1317 | +0.8% |
| 2006 | 0.1328 | +0.8% |
| 2007 | 0.1383 | +4.2% |
| 2008 | 0.1217 | -12.0% |
| 2009 | 0.1206 | -0.9% |
| 2010 | 0.1149 | -4.7% |
| 2011 | 0.1149 | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 0.1114 | -3.0% |
| 2013 | 0.1046 | -6.1% |
| 2014 | 0.1064 | +1.8% |
| 2015 | 0.1108 | +4.1% |
| 2016 | 0.111 | +0.2% |
| 2017 | 0.0959 | -13.6% |
| 2018 | 0.1002 | +4.5% |
| 2019 | 0.1131 | +12.8% |
| 2020 | 0.099 | -12.5% |
| 2021 | 0.1023 | +3.4% |
| 2022 | 0.1128 | +10.2% |
| 2023 | 0.1196 | +6.1% |
El Salvador compared with similar countries
- El Salvador's 0.1196 is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.1607, 74% of the median. (45 countries reporting)
- El Salvador's 0.1196 is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 0.1099, 1.1× the median. (23 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.1254 | 0.1155 | 0.1383 | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.1083 | 0.0959 | 0.1149 | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.1084 | 0.099 | 0.1196 | 4 |
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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 carbon dioxide emissions per unit of gdp ppp in El Salvador?
- Carbon dioxide emissions per unit of gdp ppp in El Salvador was 0.1196 in 2023, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest carbon dioxide emissions per unit of gdp ppp recorded in El Salvador?
- The highest recorded value was 0.1383 in 2007.
- What is the lowest carbon dioxide emissions per unit of gdp ppp recorded in El Salvador?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0959 in 2017.
- How does El Salvador rank for carbon dioxide emissions per unit of gdp ppp?
- El Salvador ranks 89th out of 159 countries with data for 2023.
- Is carbon dioxide emissions per unit of gdp ppp rising or falling in El Salvador?
- Over the last ten years it is up 14.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this El Salvador data come from?
- The figures come from United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database, published as part of Carbon dioxide emissions per unit of GDP PPP (kilogrammes of CO2 per constant 2021 United States dollars). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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