Co emissions per capita in El Salvador
El Salvador: Co emissions per capita was 1.42 in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Latest (2024)
1.42
Change on year
up 3.0%
World rank
146th
of 213 countries
All-time high
1.42
in 2024
All-time low
0
in 1870
Years of data
155
1870–2024
Co emissions per capita in El Salvador, 1870–2024
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
In 2024, co emissions per capita in El Salvador stood at 1.42. That is the highest value across all 155 years on record.
The figure is up 3.0% on the previous year and up 42.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, co emissions per capita in El Salvador peaked at 1.42 in 2024 and was at its lowest, 0, in 1870.
El Salvador ranks 146th of 213 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.
Co emissions per capita in El Salvador, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1870 | 0 | — |
| 1871 | 0 | — |
| 1872 | 0 | — |
| 1873 | 0 | — |
| 1874 | 0 | — |
| 1875 | 0 | -100.0% |
| 1876 | 0 | — |
| 1877 | 0 | — |
| 1878 | 0 | +225.5% |
| 1879 | 0 | +105.4% |
| 1880 | 0 | -53.3% |
| 1881 | 0 | -70.6% |
| 1882 | 0 | -1.7% |
| 1883 | 0 | +392.3% |
| 1884 | 0.0001 | +136.3% |
| 1885 | 0 | -37.1% |
| 1886 | 0.0001 | +75.5% |
| 1887 | 0.0001 | -1.5% |
| 1888 | 0 | -100.0% |
| 1889 | 0 | — |
| 1890 | 0 | — |
| 1891 | 0 | +184.0% |
| 1892 | 0.0003 | +772.8% |
| 1893 | 0.0005 | +85.3% |
| 1894 | 0.0004 | -19.2% |
| 1895 | 0.0005 | +26.1% |
| 1896 | 0.0074 | +1377.7% |
| 1897 | 0.0096 | +30.9% |
| 1898 | 0 | -99.8% |
| 1899 | 0.0021 | +12858.2% |
| 1900 | 0 | -99.8% |
| 1901 | 0.0003 | +8643.3% |
| 1902 | 0.0003 | +8.3% |
| 1903 | 0 | -89.1% |
| 1904 | 0 | -31.9% |
| 1905 | 0.0001 | +138.0% |
| 1906 | 0.0005 | +813.0% |
| 1907 | 0.0005 | -6.5% |
| 1908 | 0 | -92.6% |
| 1909 | 0 | -53.7% |
| 1910 | 0.0003 | +1474.9% |
| 1911 | 0.0004 | +28.8% |
| 1912 | 0.0004 | +18.2% |
| 1913 | 0.0036 | +764.5% |
| 1914 | 0.0002 | -95.1% |
| 1915 | 0.0003 | +44.4% |
| 1916 | 0.0003 | +4.6% |
| 1917 | 0.0002 | -43.7% |
| 1918 | 0.0002 | +45.0% |
| 1919 | 0.0047 | +2050.0% |
| 1920 | 0.0063 | +33.8% |
| 1921 | 0.0001 | -97.7% |
| 1922 | 0.0002 | +17.0% |
| 1923 | 0.0001 | -35.3% |
| 1924 | 0.0002 | +78.1% |
| 1925 | 0.0003 | +33.6% |
| 1926 | 0.0003 | +17.7% |
| 1927 | 0.0066 | +2024.1% |
| 1928 | 0.0074 | +13.0% |
| 1929 | 0.008 | +7.9% |
| 1930 | 0.0005 | -94.0% |
| 1931 | 0.0002 | -51.0% |
| 1932 | 0.0063 | +2568.1% |
| 1933 | 0.0053 | -15.9% |
| 1934 | 0.0002 | -95.7% |
| 1935 | 0.0009 | +295.8% |
| 1936 | 0.0002 | -75.4% |
| 1937 | 0.0002 | -1.2% |
| 1938 | 0.0002 | -1.2% |
| 1939 | 0.0004 | +98.1% |
| 1940 | 0.0002 | -50.9% |
| 1941 | 0.0002 | -1.5% |
| 1942 | 0.0002 | -1.6% |
| 1943 | 0.0004 | +97.3% |
| 1944 | 0.0002 | -51.1% |
| 1945 | 0.0002 | -1.7% |
| 1946 | 0.0002 | -1.7% |
| 1947 | 0.0002 | -1.7% |
| 1948 | 0.0004 | +97.3% |
| 1949 | 0.0002 | -51.2% |
| 1950 | 0.1227 | +68456.9% |
| 1951 | 0.1446 | +17.9% |
| 1952 | 0.1699 | +17.5% |
| 1953 | 0.1785 | +5.0% |
| 1954 | 0.1958 | +9.7% |
| 1955 | 0.1881 | -3.9% |
| 1956 | 0.2094 | +11.3% |
| 1957 | 0.2311 | +10.4% |
| 1958 | 0.2253 | -2.5% |
| 1959 | 0.2223 | -1.3% |
| 1960 | 0.2217 | -0.3% |
| 1961 | 0.2029 | -8.5% |
| 1962 | 0.2198 | +8.3% |
| 1963 | 0.3713 | +68.9% |
| 1964 | 0.3955 | +6.5% |
| 1965 | 0.3251 | -17.8% |
| 1966 | 0.3962 | +21.9% |
| 1967 | 0.3419 | -13.7% |
| 1968 | 0.3619 | +5.9% |
| 1969 | 0.3328 | -8.0% |
| 1970 | 0.3893 | +17.0% |
| 1971 | 0.4015 | +3.1% |
| 1972 | 0.436 | +8.6% |
| 1973 | 0.4994 | +14.5% |
| 1974 | 0.4889 | -2.1% |
| 1975 | 0.511 | +4.5% |
| 1976 | 0.5241 | +2.6% |
| 1977 | 0.5304 | +1.2% |
| 1978 | 0.5418 | +2.2% |
| 1979 | 0.5303 | -2.1% |
| 1980 | 0.4666 | -12.0% |
| 1981 | 0.3977 | -14.8% |
| 1982 | 0.3788 | -4.8% |
| 1983 | 0.4002 | +5.7% |
| 1984 | 0.3307 | -17.4% |
| 1985 | 0.4011 | +21.3% |
| 1986 | 0.3937 | -1.9% |
| 1987 | 0.4735 | +20.3% |
| 1988 | 0.4676 | -1.2% |
| 1989 | 0.48 | +2.6% |
| 1990 | 0.4576 | -4.7% |
| 1991 | 0.5731 | +25.2% |
| 1992 | 0.5931 | +3.5% |
| 1993 | 0.7007 | +18.1% |
| 1994 | 0.7879 | +12.4% |
| 1995 | 0.8653 | +9.8% |
| 1996 | 0.7579 | -12.4% |
| 1997 | 0.9236 | +21.9% |
| 1998 | 0.9712 | +5.1% |
| 1999 | 0.9413 | -3.1% |
| 2000 | 0.9503 | +0.9% |
| 2001 | 0.9768 | +2.8% |
| 2002 | 1.01 | +3.2% |
| 2003 | 1.07 | +5.8% |
| 2004 | 1.04 | -2.9% |
| 2005 | 1.04 | +0.7% |
| 2006 | 1.11 | +6.9% |
| 2007 | 1.13 | +1.8% |
| 2008 | 1.06 | -6.8% |
| 2009 | 1.04 | -1.8% |
| 2010 | 1.04 | -0.3% |
| 2011 | 1.06 | +2.5% |
| 2012 | 1.05 | -0.9% |
| 2013 | 0.9868 | -6.3% |
| 2014 | 0.9931 | +0.6% |
| 2015 | 1.07 | +8.1% |
| 2016 | 1.06 | -1.3% |
| 2017 | 0.9562 | -9.8% |
| 2018 | 1.04 | +8.5% |
| 2019 | 1.23 | +18.3% |
| 2020 | 0.984 | -19.8% |
| 2021 | 1.12 | +13.3% |
| 2022 | 1.26 | +13.0% |
| 2023 | 1.37 | +9.1% |
| 2024 | 1.42 | +3.0% |
El Salvador compared with similar countries
- El Salvador's 1.42 is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 3.04, 47% of the median. (58 countries reporting)
- El Salvador's 1.42 is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 2.93, 48% of the median. (38 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Co emissions per capita in El Salvador changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1950 | +68456.9% | 0.0002 | 0.1227 |
| 1899 | +12858.2% | 0 | 0.0021 |
| 1901 | +8643.3% | 0 | 0.0003 |
| 1932 | +2568.1% | 0.0002 | 0.0063 |
| 1919 | +2050.0% | 0.0002 | 0.0047 |
| 1927 | +2024.1% | 0.0003 | 0.0066 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1870s | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 |
| 1880s | 0 | 0 | 0.0001 | 10 |
| 1890s | 0.0021 | 0 | 0.0096 | 10 |
| 1900s | 0.0002 | 0 | 0.0005 | 10 |
| 1910s | 0.001 | 0.0002 | 0.0047 | 10 |
| 1920s | 0.003 | 0.0001 | 0.008 | 10 |
| 1930s | 0.0014 | 0.0002 | 0.0063 | 10 |
| 1940s | 0.0002 | 0.0002 | 0.0004 | 10 |
| 1950s | 0.1888 | 0.1227 | 0.2311 | 10 |
| 1960s | 0.3169 | 0.2029 | 0.3962 | 10 |
| 1970s | 0.4853 | 0.3893 | 0.5418 | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.419 | 0.3307 | 0.48 | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.7572 | 0.4576 | 0.9712 | 10 |
| 2000s | 1.04 | 0.9503 | 1.13 | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.05 | 0.9562 | 1.23 | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.23 | 0.984 | 1.42 | 5 |
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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 co emissions per capita in El Salvador?
- Co emissions per capita in El Salvador was 1.42 in 2024, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest co emissions per capita recorded in El Salvador?
- The highest recorded value was 1.42 in 2024.
- What is the lowest co emissions per capita recorded in El Salvador?
- The lowest recorded value was 0 in 1870.
- How does El Salvador rank for co emissions per capita?
- El Salvador ranks 146th out of 213 countries with data for 2024.
- Is co emissions per capita rising or falling in El Salvador?
- Over the last ten years it is up 42.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this El Salvador data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Co emissions per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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