Per capita consumption-based CO₂ emissions in El Salvador
El Salvador: Per capita consumption-based CO₂ emissions was 1.78 tonnes per person in 2023. ▲ Rising
Per capita consumption-based CO₂ emissions in El Salvador, 1990–2023
Source: Global Carbon Budget (2025); Population based on various sources (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in tonnes per person.
Analysis
The most recent figure for per capita consumption-based co₂ emissions in El Salvador is 1.78 tonnes per person, measured in 2023. That is the highest value across all 34 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 1.8% on the previous year and up 27.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, per capita consumption-based co₂ emissions in El Salvador peaked at 1.78 tonnes per person in 2023 and was at its lowest, 0.7139 tonnes per person, in 1990.
That places El Salvador 93rd out of 120 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 34 years of available data.
Per capita consumption-based CO₂ emissions in El Salvador, year by year
| Year | tonnes per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 0.7139 tonnes per person | — |
| 1991 | 0.8155 tonnes per person | +14.2% |
| 1992 | 0.8548 tonnes per person | +4.8% |
| 1993 | 0.9183 tonnes per person | +7.4% |
| 1994 | 1.01 tonnes per person | +9.5% |
| 1995 | 1.1 tonnes per person | +9.0% |
| 1996 | 1.01 tonnes per person | -7.6% |
| 1997 | 1.18 tonnes per person | +16.1% |
| 1998 | 1.33 tonnes per person | +12.9% |
| 1999 | 1.25 tonnes per person | -6.0% |
| 2000 | 1.42 tonnes per person | +13.6% |
| 2001 | 1.4 tonnes per person | -1.1% |
| 2002 | 1.39 tonnes per person | -0.5% |
| 2003 | 1.48 tonnes per person | +6.3% |
| 2004 | 1.41 tonnes per person | -5.0% |
| 2005 | 1.44 tonnes per person | +2.6% |
| 2006 | 1.64 tonnes per person | +13.6% |
| 2007 | 1.63 tonnes per person | -0.5% |
| 2008 | 1.56 tonnes per person | -4.7% |
| 2009 | 1.34 tonnes per person | -14.2% |
| 2010 | 1.31 tonnes per person | -1.9% |
| 2011 | 1.42 tonnes per person | +8.5% |
| 2012 | 1.37 tonnes per person | -3.9% |
| 2013 | 1.4 tonnes per person | +2.2% |
| 2014 | 1.4 tonnes per person | +0.2% |
| 2015 | 1.47 tonnes per person | +5.3% |
| 2016 | 1.51 tonnes per person | +2.2% |
| 2017 | 1.41 tonnes per person | -6.4% |
| 2018 | 1.59 tonnes per person | +12.8% |
| 2019 | 1.7 tonnes per person | +6.9% |
| 2020 | 1.45 tonnes per person | -14.8% |
| 2021 | 1.62 tonnes per person | +11.9% |
| 2022 | 1.75 tonnes per person | +8.1% |
| 2023 | 1.78 tonnes per person | +1.8% |
El Salvador compared with similar countries
- El Salvador's 1.78 tonnes per person is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 3.76 tonnes per person, 47% of the median. (32 countries reporting)
- El Salvador's 1.78 tonnes per person is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 2.8 tonnes per person, 64% of the median. (20 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 1.02 tonnes per person | 0.7139 tonnes per person | 1.33 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 1.47 tonnes per person | 1.34 tonnes per person | 1.64 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.46 tonnes per person | 1.31 tonnes per person | 1.7 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.65 tonnes per person | 1.45 tonnes per person | 1.78 tonnes per person | 4 |
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 per capita consumption-based co₂ emissions in El Salvador?
- Per capita consumption-based co₂ emissions in El Salvador was 1.78 tonnes per person in 2023, according to Global Carbon Budget (2025); Population based on various sources (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest per capita consumption-based co₂ emissions recorded in El Salvador?
- The highest recorded value was 1.78 tonnes per person in 2023.
- What is the lowest per capita consumption-based co₂ emissions recorded in El Salvador?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.7139 tonnes per person in 1990.
- How does El Salvador rank for per capita consumption-based co₂ emissions?
- El Salvador ranks 93rd out of 120 countries with data for 2023.
- Is per capita consumption-based co₂ emissions rising or falling in El Salvador?
- Over the last ten years it is up 27.8%. 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); Population based on various sources (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Per capita 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 per person.