CO₂ emissions from transport in El Salvador
El Salvador: CO₂ emissions from transport was 4.21 million tonnes in 2023. ▲ Rising
CO₂ emissions from transport in El Salvador, 1990–2023
Source: Climate Watch (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in tonnes.
Analysis
El Salvador recorded 4.21 million tonnes for co₂ emissions from transport in 2023. That is the highest value across all 34 years on record.
That represents a change of up 1.7% on the previous year and up 51.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, co₂ emissions from transport in El Salvador peaked at 4.21 million tonnes in 2023 and was at its lowest, 1.27 million tonnes, in 1990.
El Salvador ranks 99th of 191 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 34 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 1.91 million tonnes | 1.27 million tonnes | 2.61 million tonnes | 10 |
| 2000s | 2.82 million tonnes | 2.47 million tonnes | 3.15 million tonnes | 10 |
| 2010s | 3.17 million tonnes | 2.74 million tonnes | 3.74 million tonnes | 10 |
| 2020s | 3.87 million tonnes | 3.19 million tonnes | 4.21 million tonnes | 4 |
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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 co₂ emissions from transport in El Salvador?
- Co₂ emissions from transport in El Salvador was 4.21 million tonnes in 2023, according to Climate Watch (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest co₂ emissions from transport recorded in El Salvador?
- The highest recorded value was 4.21 million tonnes in 2023.
- What is the lowest co₂ emissions from transport recorded in El Salvador?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.27 million tonnes in 1990.
- How does El Salvador rank for co₂ emissions from transport?
- El Salvador ranks 99th out of 191 countries with data for 2023.
- Is co₂ emissions from transport rising or falling in El Salvador?
- Over the last ten years it is up 51.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this El Salvador data come from?
- The figures come from Climate Watch (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of CO₂ emissions from transport. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Emissions are measured in tonnes.