What is cumulative co₂ emissions from cement in El Salvador?

Cumulative co₂ emissions from cement in El Salvador was 18.79 million tonnes in 2024, according to Global Carbon Budget (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data.

What is the highest cumulative co₂ emissions from cement recorded in El Salvador?

The highest recorded value was 18.79 million tonnes in 2024.

What is the lowest cumulative co₂ emissions from cement recorded in El Salvador?

The lowest recorded value was 0 tonnes in 1750.

How does El Salvador rank for cumulative co₂ emissions from cement?

El Salvador ranks 109th out of 211 countries with data for 2024.

Is cumulative co₂ emissions from cement rising or falling in El Salvador?

Over the last ten years it is up 24.6%. 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) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Cumulative CO₂ emissions from cement. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

Cumulative CO₂ emissions from cement in El Salvador

Name: Cumulative CO₂ emissions from cement in El Salvador
Creator: Global Carbon Budget (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data
License: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)

El Salvador: Cumulative CO₂ emissions from cement was 18.79 million tonnes in 2024. ◆ Volatile

Latest (2024)

18.79 million tonnes

Change on year

up 2.1%

World rank

109th

of 211 countries

All-time high

18.79 million tonnes

in 2024

All-time low

0 tonnes

in 1750

Years of data

275

1750–2024

Cumulative CO₂ emissions from cement in El Salvador, 1750–2024

Source: Global Carbon Budget (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in tonnes.

Analysis

El Salvador recorded 18.79 million tonnes for cumulative co₂ emissions from cement in 2024. That is the highest value across all 275 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 2.1% on the previous year and up 24.6% over ten years.

Over the whole period, cumulative co₂ emissions from cement in El Salvador peaked at 18.79 million tonnes in 2024 and was at its lowest, 0 tonnes, in 1750.

El Salvador ranks 109th of 211 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.

Averages by decade

Decade	Average	Lowest	Highest	Years
1750s	0 tonnes	0 tonnes	0 tonnes	10
1760s	0 tonnes	0 tonnes	0 tonnes	10
1770s	0 tonnes	0 tonnes	0 tonnes	10
1780s	0 tonnes	0 tonnes	0 tonnes	10
1790s	0 tonnes	0 tonnes	0 tonnes	10
1800s	0 tonnes	0 tonnes	0 tonnes	10
1810s	0 tonnes	0 tonnes	0 tonnes	10
1820s	0 tonnes	0 tonnes	0 tonnes	10
1830s	0 tonnes	0 tonnes	0 tonnes	10
1840s	0 tonnes	0 tonnes	0 tonnes	10
1850s	0 tonnes	0 tonnes	0 tonnes	10
1860s	0 tonnes	0 tonnes	0 tonnes	10
1870s	0 tonnes	0 tonnes	0 tonnes	10
1880s	0 tonnes	0 tonnes	0 tonnes	10
1890s	0 tonnes	0 tonnes	0 tonnes	10
1900s	0 tonnes	0 tonnes	0 tonnes	10
1910s	0 tonnes	0 tonnes	0 tonnes	10
1920s	0 tonnes	0 tonnes	0 tonnes	10
1930s	0 tonnes	0 tonnes	0 tonnes	10
1940s	0 tonnes	0 tonnes	0 tonnes	10
1950s	81,408 tonnes	0 tonnes	232,593 tonnes	10
1960s	479,724 tonnes	276,204 tonnes	752,294 tonnes	10
1970s	1.44 million tonnes	832,248 tonnes	2.30 million tonnes	10
1980s	3.48 million tonnes	2.55 million tonnes	4.54 million tonnes	10
1990s	6.27 million tonnes	4.81 million tonnes	8.03 million tonnes	10
2000s	10.67 million tonnes	8.46 million tonnes	12.83 million tonnes	10
2010s	15.18 million tonnes	13.31 million tonnes	16.91 million tonnes	10
2020s	18.03 million tonnes	17.27 million tonnes	18.79 million tonnes	5

Countries ranked near El Salvador

106 Costa Rica 20.94 million tonnes compare
107 Zambia 20.01 million tonnes compare
108 Mozambique 19.50 million tonnes compare
110 Sudan 18.19 million tonnes compare
111 Latvia 18.16 million tonnes compare
112 Panama 17.85 million tonnes compare

See the full ranking of 211 places →

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)

All data for El Salvador →

Frequently asked questions

What is cumulative co₂ emissions from cement in El Salvador?: Cumulative co₂ emissions from cement in El Salvador was 18.79 million tonnes in 2024, according to Global Carbon Budget (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
What is the highest cumulative co₂ emissions from cement recorded in El Salvador?: The highest recorded value was 18.79 million tonnes in 2024.
What is the lowest cumulative co₂ emissions from cement recorded in El Salvador?: The lowest recorded value was 0 tonnes in 1750.
How does El Salvador rank for cumulative co₂ emissions from cement?: El Salvador ranks 109th out of 211 countries with data for 2024.
Is cumulative co₂ emissions from cement rising or falling in El Salvador?: Over the last ten years it is up 24.6%. 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) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Cumulative CO₂ emissions from cement. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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About this data

Indicator: Cumulative CO₂ emissions from cement
Unit: tonnes
Source: Global Carbon Budget (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage: 211 places, 24,035 data points, 1750–2024
Last refreshed: 07 August 2026

Cumulative emissions of carbon dioxide (CO₂) from cement since the first year of available data, measured in tonnes.