Consumption-based carbon intensity in El Salvador
El Salvador: Consumption-based carbon intensity was 0.1857 kilograms per international-$ in 2022. ▼ Falling
Consumption-based carbon intensity in El Salvador, 1990–2022
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-$.
Analysis
In 2022, consumption-based carbon intensity in El Salvador stood at 0.1857 kilograms per international-$.
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 kilograms per international-$ in 1998 and was at its lowest, 0.1644 kilograms per international-$, in 2017.
That places El Salvador 86th out of 119 countries with data for 2022, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 33 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.244 kilograms per international-$ | 0.2233 kilograms per international-$ | 0.27 kilograms per international-$ | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.237 kilograms per international-$ | 0.1892 kilograms per international-$ | 0.2675 kilograms per international-$ | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.1798 kilograms per international-$ | 0.1644 kilograms per international-$ | 0.1902 kilograms per international-$ | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.1784 kilograms per international-$ | 0.1738 kilograms per international-$ | 0.1857 kilograms per international-$ | 3 |
Countries ranked near El Salvador
- 83 Bangladesh 0.1936 kilograms per international-$ compare
- 84 United Kingdom 0.1922 kilograms per international-$ compare
- 85 Pakistan 0.186 kilograms per international-$ compare
- 87 Turkey 0.1854 kilograms per international-$ compare
- 88 Ghana 0.1853 kilograms per international-$ compare
- 89 Egypt 0.1833 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 consumption-based carbon intensity in El Salvador?
- Consumption-based carbon intensity in El Salvador was 0.1857 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 consumption-based carbon intensity recorded in El Salvador?
- The highest recorded value was 0.27 kilograms per international-$ in 1998.
- What is the lowest consumption-based carbon intensity recorded in El Salvador?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.1644 kilograms per international-$ 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 Global Carbon Budget (2025); Bolt and van Zanden – Maddison Project Database 2023 – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Consumption-based carbon intensity. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Annual consumption-based emissions of carbon dioxide (CO₂), measured in kilograms per dollar of GDP (2011 international-$).