Consumption based carbon intensity in El Salvador
El Salvador: Consumption based carbon intensity was 0.1857 in 2022. ▼ Falling
Latest (2022)
0.1857
Change on year
up 5.8%
World rank
86th
of 119 countries
All-time high
0.27
in 1998
All-time low
0.1644
in 2017
Years of data
33
1990–2022
Consumption based carbon intensity in El Salvador, 1990–2022
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
In 2022, consumption based carbon intensity in El Salvador stood at 0.1857.
The figure is up 5.8% on the previous year and up 3.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, consumption based carbon intensity in El Salvador peaked at 0.27 in 1998 and was at its lowest, 0.1644, in 2017.
That places El Salvador 86th out of 119 countries with data for 2022, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 33 years of available data.
Consumption based carbon intensity in El Salvador, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 0.2233 | — |
| 1991 | 0.2469 | +10.5% |
| 1992 | 0.2408 | -2.4% |
| 1993 | 0.2406 | -0.1% |
| 1994 | 0.2471 | +2.7% |
| 1995 | 0.2514 | +1.7% |
| 1996 | 0.2267 | -9.8% |
| 1997 | 0.2503 | +10.4% |
| 1998 | 0.27 | +7.9% |
| 1999 | 0.243 | -10.0% |
| 2000 | 0.2675 | +10.1% |
| 2001 | 0.2572 | -3.9% |
| 2002 | 0.2471 | -3.9% |
| 2003 | 0.2535 | +2.6% |
| 2004 | 0.2334 | -7.9% |
| 2005 | 0.2281 | -2.3% |
| 2006 | 0.2457 | +7.7% |
| 2007 | 0.2324 | -5.4% |
| 2008 | 0.2161 | -7.0% |
| 2009 | 0.1892 | -12.4% |
| 2010 | 0.1812 | -4.3% |
| 2011 | 0.1902 | +5.0% |
| 2012 | 0.1793 | -5.7% |
| 2013 | 0.1785 | -0.4% |
| 2014 | 0.1759 | -1.4% |
| 2015 | 0.1811 | +3.0% |
| 2016 | 0.1803 | -0.5% |
| 2017 | 0.1644 | -8.8% |
| 2018 | 0.1797 | +9.3% |
| 2019 | 0.1875 | +4.4% |
| 2020 | 0.1738 | -7.3% |
| 2021 | 0.1756 | +1.0% |
| 2022 | 0.1857 | +5.8% |
El Salvador compared with similar countries
- El Salvador's 0.1857 is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.2498, 74% of the median. (32 countries reporting)
- El Salvador's 0.1857 is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 0.2118, 88% of the median. (20 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.244 | 0.2233 | 0.27 | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.237 | 0.1892 | 0.2675 | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.1798 | 0.1644 | 0.1902 | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.1784 | 0.1738 | 0.1857 | 3 |
Countries ranked near El Salvador
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 consumption based carbon intensity in El Salvador?
- Consumption based carbon intensity in El Salvador was 0.1857 in 2022, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest consumption based carbon intensity recorded in El Salvador?
- The highest recorded value was 0.27 in 1998.
- What is the lowest consumption based carbon intensity recorded in El Salvador?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.1644 in 2017.
- How does El Salvador rank for consumption based carbon intensity?
- El Salvador ranks 86th out of 119 countries with data for 2022.
- Is consumption based carbon intensity rising or falling in El Salvador?
- Over the last ten years it is up 3.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this El Salvador data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Consumption based carbon intensity. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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