Change in CO₂ emissions and GDP in El Salvador
El Salvador: Change in CO₂ emissions and GDP was 76.70 billion international-$ in 2021 prices in 2025. ▲ Rising
Change in CO₂ emissions and GDP in El Salvador, 1990–2025
Source: Eurostat, OECD, IMF, and World Bank (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data. Measured in international-$ in 2021 prices.
Analysis
El Salvador recorded 76.70 billion international-$ in 2021 prices for change in co₂ emissions and gdp in 2025. That is the highest value across all 36 years on record.
That represents a change of up 3.9% on the previous year and up 28.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, change in co₂ emissions and gdp in El Salvador peaked at 76.70 billion international-$ in 2021 prices in 2025 and was at its lowest, 32.27 billion international-$ in 2021 prices, in 1990.
That places El Salvador 106th out of 198 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 36 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 38.77 billion international-$ in 2021 prices | 32.27 billion international-$ in 2021 prices | 44.35 billion international-$ in 2021 prices | 10 |
| 2000s | 48.38 billion international-$ in 2021 prices | 44.85 billion international-$ in 2021 prices | 52.48 billion international-$ in 2021 prices | 10 |
| 2010s | 59.15 billion international-$ in 2021 prices | 52.48 billion international-$ in 2021 prices | 65.61 billion international-$ in 2021 prices | 10 |
| 2020s | 70.03 billion international-$ in 2021 prices | 60.43 billion international-$ in 2021 prices | 76.70 billion international-$ in 2021 prices | 6 |
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- 103 Afghanistan 83.78 billion international-$ in 2021 prices compare
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- 105 Macao 80.32 billion international-$ in 2021 prices compare
- 107 Mali 75.43 billion international-$ in 2021 prices compare
- 108 Honduras 74.03 billion international-$ in 2021 prices compare
- 109 Latvia 71.70 billion international-$ in 2021 prices 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 change in co₂ emissions and gdp in El Salvador?
- Change in co₂ emissions and gdp in El Salvador was 76.70 billion international-$ in 2021 prices in 2025, according to Eurostat, OECD, IMF, and World Bank (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest change in co₂ emissions and gdp recorded in El Salvador?
- The highest recorded value was 76.70 billion international-$ in 2021 prices in 2025.
- What is the lowest change in co₂ emissions and gdp recorded in El Salvador?
- The lowest recorded value was 32.27 billion international-$ in 2021 prices in 1990.
- How does El Salvador rank for change in co₂ emissions and gdp?
- El Salvador ranks 106th out of 198 countries with data for 2025.
- Is change in co₂ emissions and gdp rising or falling in El Salvador?
- Over the last ten years it is up 28.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this El Salvador data come from?
- The figures come from Eurostat, OECD, IMF, and World Bank (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Change in CO₂ emissions and GDP. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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