Carbon stock change in forests — Net emissions/removals (CO2) in El Salvador
El Salvador: Carbon stock change in forests — Net emissions/removals (CO2) was -198 kt in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Carbon stock change in forests — Net emissions/removals (CO2) in El Salvador, 1990–2025
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in kt.
Analysis
El Salvador recorded -198 kt for carbon stock change in forests — net emissions/removals (co2) in 2025. That is the lowest value across all 36 years on record.
The figure is down 800.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, carbon stock change in forests — net emissions/removals (co2) in El Salvador peaked at 715 kt in 2001 and was at its lowest, -198 kt, in 2016.
El Salvador ranks 162nd of 223 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Carbon stock change in forests — Net emissions/removals (CO2) in El Salvador, year by year
| Year | kt | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 711.33 kt | — |
| 1991 | 711.33 kt | +0.0% |
| 1992 | 711.33 kt | +0.0% |
| 1993 | 711.33 kt | +0.0% |
| 1994 | 711.33 kt | +0.0% |
| 1995 | 711.33 kt | +0.0% |
| 1996 | 711.33 kt | +0.0% |
| 1997 | 711.33 kt | +0.0% |
| 1998 | 711.33 kt | +0.0% |
| 1999 | 711.33 kt | +0.0% |
| 2000 | 711.33 kt | +0.0% |
| 2001 | 715 kt | +0.5% |
| 2002 | 715 kt | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 715 kt | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 715 kt | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 715 kt | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 715 kt | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 715 kt | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 715 kt | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 715 kt | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 715 kt | +0.0% |
| 2011 | -22 kt | -103.1% |
| 2012 | -22 kt | -0.0% |
| 2013 | -22 kt | -0.0% |
| 2014 | -22 kt | -0.0% |
| 2015 | -22 kt | -0.0% |
| 2016 | -198 kt | +800.0% |
| 2017 | -198 kt | -0.0% |
| 2018 | -198 kt | -0.0% |
| 2019 | -198 kt | -0.0% |
| 2020 | -198 kt | -0.0% |
| 2021 | -198 kt | -0.0% |
| 2022 | -198 kt | -0.0% |
| 2023 | -198 kt | -0.0% |
| 2024 | -198 kt | -0.0% |
| 2025 | -198 kt | -0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 711.33 kt | 711.33 kt | 711.33 kt | 10 |
| 2000s | 714.63 kt | 711.33 kt | 715 kt | 10 |
| 2010s | -18.7 kt | -198 kt | 715 kt | 10 |
| 2020s | -198 kt | -198 kt | -198 kt | 6 |
Countries ranked near El Salvador
- 159 United States Virgin Islands -117.33 kt compare
- 160 Iceland -161.33 kt compare
- 161 Saudi Arabia -183.33 kt compare
- 162 Guadeloupe -198 kt compare
- 164 Ireland -212.67 kt compare
- 165 Andorra -220 kt 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 carbon stock change in forests — net emissions/removals (co2) in El Salvador?
- Carbon stock change in forests — net emissions/removals (co2) in El Salvador was -198 kt in 2025, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest carbon stock change in forests — net emissions/removals (co2) recorded in El Salvador?
- The highest recorded value was 715 kt in 2001.
- What is the lowest carbon stock change in forests — net emissions/removals (co2) recorded in El Salvador?
- The lowest recorded value was -198 kt in 2016.
- How does El Salvador rank for carbon stock change in forests — net emissions/removals (co2)?
- El Salvador ranks 162nd out of 223 countries with data for 2025.
- Is carbon stock change in forests — net emissions/removals (co2) rising or falling in El Salvador?
- Over the last ten years it is down 800.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this El Salvador data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Carbon stock change in forests — Net emissions/removals (CO2) (Forest land). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The FAOSTAT domain on Emissions from Forests consists of CO2 emissions and removals corresponding to forest carbon stock changes (aboveground and belowground living biomass). Estimates are computed following the 2006 IPCC Guidelines for National Greenhouse Gas Inventories (IPCC, 2006).