Consumption-based CO₂ emissions in El Salvador
El Salvador: Consumption-based CO₂ emissions was 11.26 million tonnes in 2023. ▲ Rising
Consumption-based CO₂ emissions in El Salvador, 1990–2023
Source: Global Carbon Budget (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in tonnes.
Analysis
In 2023, consumption-based co₂ emissions in El Salvador stood at 11.26 million tonnes. That is the highest value across all 34 years on record.
That represents a change of up 2.3% on the previous year and up 31.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, consumption-based co₂ emissions in El Salvador peaked at 11.26 million tonnes in 2023 and was at its lowest, 3.86 million tonnes, in 1990.
El Salvador ranks 100th of 120 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 34 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 5.83 million tonnes | 3.86 million tonnes | 7.81 million tonnes | 10 |
| 2000s | 8.82 million tonnes | 8.07 million tonnes | 9.84 million tonnes | 10 |
| 2010s | 8.98 million tonnes | 7.95 million tonnes | 10.58 million tonnes | 10 |
| 2020s | 10.36 million tonnes | 9.03 million tonnes | 11.26 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 consumption-based co₂ emissions in El Salvador?
- Consumption-based co₂ emissions in El Salvador was 11.26 million tonnes in 2023, according to Global Carbon Budget (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest consumption-based co₂ emissions recorded in El Salvador?
- The highest recorded value was 11.26 million tonnes in 2023.
- What is the lowest consumption-based co₂ emissions recorded in El Salvador?
- The lowest recorded value was 3.86 million tonnes in 1990.
- How does El Salvador rank for consumption-based co₂ emissions?
- El Salvador ranks 100th out of 120 countries with data for 2023.
- Is consumption-based co₂ emissions rising or falling in El Salvador?
- Over the last ten years it is up 31.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this El Salvador data come from?
- The figures come from Global Carbon Budget (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Consumption-based CO₂ emissions. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Annual consumption-based emissions of carbon dioxide (CO₂), measured in tonnes.