Lifecycle carbon intensity of electricity in El Salvador
El Salvador: Lifecycle carbon intensity of electricity was 139.32 grams of CO₂ equivalents per kilowatt-hour in 2025. ▼ Falling
Lifecycle carbon intensity of electricity in El Salvador, 2000–2025
Source: Ember (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in grams of CO₂ equivalents per kilowatt-hour.
Analysis
The most recent figure for lifecycle carbon intensity of electricity in El Salvador is 139.32 grams of CO₂ equivalents per kilowatt-hour, measured in 2025.
The figure is up 22.9% on the previous year and down 54.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, lifecycle carbon intensity of electricity in El Salvador peaked at 343.18 grams of CO₂ equivalents per kilowatt-hour in 2002 and was at its lowest, 113.12 grams of CO₂ equivalents per kilowatt-hour, in 2022.
That places El Salvador 177th out of 213 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 26 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 309.47 grams of CO₂ equivalents per kilowatt-hour | 267.21 grams of CO₂ equivalents per kilowatt-hour | 343.18 grams of CO₂ equivalents per kilowatt-hour | 10 |
| 2010s | 265.64 grams of CO₂ equivalents per kilowatt-hour | 194.85 grams of CO₂ equivalents per kilowatt-hour | 308.44 grams of CO₂ equivalents per kilowatt-hour | 10 |
| 2020s | 132.91 grams of CO₂ equivalents per kilowatt-hour | 113.12 grams of CO₂ equivalents per kilowatt-hour | 152.41 grams of CO₂ equivalents per kilowatt-hour | 6 |
Countries ranked near El Salvador
- 174 Greenland 150 grams of CO₂ equivalents per kilowatt-hour compare
- 175 Belgium 149.82 grams of CO₂ equivalents per kilowatt-hour compare
- 176 Georgia 145.93 grams of CO₂ equivalents per kilowatt-hour compare
- 178 Latvia 138.76 grams of CO₂ equivalents per kilowatt-hour compare
- 179 Lithuania 138.36 grams of CO₂ equivalents per kilowatt-hour compare
- 180 Afghanistan 131.31 grams of CO₂ equivalents per kilowatt-hour compare
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 lifecycle carbon intensity of electricity in El Salvador?
- Lifecycle carbon intensity of electricity in El Salvador was 139.32 grams of CO₂ equivalents per kilowatt-hour in 2025, according to Ember (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest lifecycle carbon intensity of electricity recorded in El Salvador?
- The highest recorded value was 343.18 grams of CO₂ equivalents per kilowatt-hour in 2002.
- What is the lowest lifecycle carbon intensity of electricity recorded in El Salvador?
- The lowest recorded value was 113.12 grams of CO₂ equivalents per kilowatt-hour in 2022.
- How does El Salvador rank for lifecycle carbon intensity of electricity?
- El Salvador ranks 177th out of 213 countries with data for 2025.
- Is lifecycle carbon intensity of electricity rising or falling in El Salvador?
- Over the last ten years it is down 54.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this El Salvador data come from?
- The figures come from Ember (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Lifecycle carbon intensity of electricity. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Greenhouse gases emitted per unit of generated electricity, measured in grams of CO₂ equivalents per kilowatt-hour.