Carbon intensity: CO₂ emissions per dollar of GDP in El Salvador
El Salvador: Carbon intensity: CO₂ emissions per dollar of GDP was 0.1335 kilograms per international-$ in 2022. ◆ Volatile
Carbon intensity: CO₂ emissions per dollar of GDP in El Salvador, 1920–2022
Source: Global Carbon Budget (2025); Bolt and van Zanden – Maddison Project Database 2023 – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in kilograms per international-$.
Analysis
In 2022, carbon intensity: co₂ emissions per dollar of gdp in El Salvador stood at 0.1335 kilograms per international-$.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 10.5% on the previous year and down 3.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, carbon intensity: co₂ emissions per dollar of gdp in El Salvador peaked at 0.1985 kilograms per international-$ in 1995 and was at its lowest, 0.0001 kilograms per international-$, in 1923.
El Salvador ranks 124th of 164 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1920s | 0.0021 kilograms per international-$ | 0.0001 kilograms per international-$ | 0.0054 kilograms per international-$ | 10 |
| 1930s | 0.0011 kilograms per international-$ | 0.0001 kilograms per international-$ | 0.0054 kilograms per international-$ | 10 |
| 1940s | 0.0001 kilograms per international-$ | 0.0001 kilograms per international-$ | 0.0002 kilograms per international-$ | 10 |
| 1950s | 0.0799 kilograms per international-$ | 0.0581 kilograms per international-$ | 0.0913 kilograms per international-$ | 10 |
| 1960s | 0.1025 kilograms per international-$ | 0.0771 kilograms per international-$ | 0.1283 kilograms per international-$ | 10 |
| 1970s | 0.1243 kilograms per international-$ | 0.1136 kilograms per international-$ | 0.1346 kilograms per international-$ | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.1279 kilograms per international-$ | 0.1029 kilograms per international-$ | 0.1524 kilograms per international-$ | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.1807 kilograms per international-$ | 0.1432 kilograms per international-$ | 0.1985 kilograms per international-$ | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.1679 kilograms per international-$ | 0.1469 kilograms per international-$ | 0.1826 kilograms per international-$ | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.1297 kilograms per international-$ | 0.1115 kilograms per international-$ | 0.1433 kilograms per international-$ | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.1241 kilograms per international-$ | 0.1181 kilograms per international-$ | 0.1335 kilograms per international-$ | 3 |
Countries ranked near El Salvador
- 121 Ghana 0.1426 kilograms per international-$ compare
- 122 Cape Verde 0.1406 kilograms per international-$ compare
- 123 Portugal 0.1377 kilograms per international-$ compare
- 125 Angola 0.1332 kilograms per international-$ compare
- 126 Guatemala 0.1293 kilograms per international-$ compare
- 127 Niger 0.1292 kilograms per international-$ 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 carbon intensity: co₂ emissions per dollar of gdp in El Salvador?
- Carbon intensity: co₂ emissions per dollar of gdp in El Salvador was 0.1335 kilograms per international-$ in 2022, according to Global Carbon Budget (2025); Bolt and van Zanden – Maddison Project Database 2023 – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest carbon intensity: co₂ emissions per dollar of gdp recorded in El Salvador?
- The highest recorded value was 0.1985 kilograms per international-$ in 1995.
- What is the lowest carbon intensity: co₂ emissions per dollar of gdp recorded in El Salvador?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0001 kilograms per international-$ in 1923.
- How does El Salvador rank for carbon intensity: co₂ emissions per dollar of gdp?
- El Salvador ranks 124th out of 164 countries with data for 2022.
- Is carbon intensity: co₂ emissions per dollar of gdp rising or falling in El Salvador?
- Over the last ten years it is down 3.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this El Salvador data come from?
- The figures come from Global Carbon Budget (2025); Bolt and van Zanden – Maddison Project Database 2023 – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Carbon intensity: CO₂ emissions per dollar of GDP. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Annual total emissions of carbon dioxide (CO₂), excluding land-use change, measured in kilograms per dollar of GDP (2011 international-$).