Cumulative CO₂ emissions from coal in El Salvador
El Salvador: Cumulative CO₂ emissions from coal was 191,619 tonnes in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Latest (2024)
191,619 tonnes
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
152nd
of 179 countries
All-time high
191,619 tonnes
in 2016
All-time low
0 tonnes
in 1870
Years of data
123
1870–2024
Cumulative CO₂ emissions from coal in El Salvador, 1870–2024
Source: Global Carbon Budget (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in tonnes.
Analysis
In 2024, cumulative co₂ emissions from coal in El Salvador stood at 191,619 tonnes. That is the highest value across all 123 years on record.
The figure is up 4.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, cumulative co₂ emissions from coal in El Salvador peaked at 191,619 tonnes in 2016 and was at its lowest, 0 tonnes, in 1870.
That places El Salvador 152nd out of 179 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Cumulative CO₂ emissions from coal in El Salvador, year by year
| Year | tonnes | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1870 | 0 tonnes | — |
| 1871 | 0 tonnes | — |
| 1872 | 0 tonnes | — |
| 1873 | 0 tonnes | — |
| 1874 | 3 tonnes | — |
| 1875 | 3 tonnes | +0.0% |
| 1876 | 3 tonnes | +0.0% |
| 1877 | 6 tonnes | +100.0% |
| 1878 | 16 tonnes | +166.7% |
| 1879 | 37 tonnes | +131.2% |
| 1880 | 47 tonnes | +27.0% |
| 1881 | 50 tonnes | +6.4% |
| 1882 | 53 tonnes | +6.0% |
| 1883 | 68 tonnes | +28.3% |
| 1884 | 104 tonnes | +52.9% |
| 1885 | 127 tonnes | +22.1% |
| 1886 | 168 tonnes | +32.3% |
| 1887 | 209 tonnes | +24.4% |
| 1888 | 209 tonnes | +0.0% |
| 1889 | 209 tonnes | +0.0% |
| 1890 | 217 tonnes | +3.8% |
| 1891 | 240 tonnes | +10.6% |
| 1892 | 443 tonnes | +84.6% |
| 1893 | 823 tonnes | +85.8% |
| 1894 | 1,133 tonnes | +37.7% |
| 1895 | 1,528 tonnes | +34.9% |
| 1896 | 7,424 tonnes | +385.9% |
| 1897 | 15,218 tonnes | +105.0% |
| 1898 | 15,231 tonnes | +0.1% |
| 1899 | 16,937 tonnes | +11.2% |
| 1900 | 16,940 tonnes | +0.0% |
| 1901 | 17,207 tonnes | +1.6% |
| 1902 | 17,502 tonnes | +1.7% |
| 1903 | 17,535 tonnes | +0.2% |
| 1904 | 17,558 tonnes | +0.1% |
| 1905 | 17,614 tonnes | +0.3% |
| 1906 | 18,137 tonnes | +3.0% |
| 1907 | 18,637 tonnes | +2.8% |
| 1908 | 18,675 tonnes | +0.2% |
| 1909 | 18,693 tonnes | +0.1% |
| 1910 | 18,983 tonnes | +1.6% |
| 1911 | 19,365 tonnes | +2.0% |
| 1912 | 19,827 tonnes | +2.4% |
| 1913 | 23,913 tonnes | +20.6% |
| 1914 | 24,116 tonnes | +0.8% |
| 1915 | 24,416 tonnes | +1.2% |
| 1916 | 24,737 tonnes | +1.3% |
| 1917 | 24,922 tonnes | +0.7% |
| 1918 | 25,196 tonnes | +1.1% |
| 1919 | 31,213 tonnes | +23.9% |
| 1920 | 39,438 tonnes | +26.4% |
| 1921 | 39,633 tonnes | +0.5% |
| 1922 | 39,866 tonnes | +0.6% |
| 1923 | 40,020 tonnes | +0.4% |
| 1924 | 40,300 tonnes | +0.7% |
| 1925 | 40,682 tonnes | +0.9% |
| 1926 | 41,141 tonnes | +1.1% |
| 1927 | 51,095 tonnes | +24.2% |
| 1928 | 62,580 tonnes | +22.5% |
| 1929 | 75,212 tonnes | +20.2% |
| 1930 | 75,979 tonnes | +1.0% |
| 1931 | 76,361 tonnes | +0.5% |
| 1932 | 86,697 tonnes | +13.5% |
| 1933 | 95,502 tonnes | +10.2% |
| 1934 | 95,884 tonnes | +0.4% |
| 1935 | 97,415 tonnes | +1.6% |
| 1936 | 97,797 tonnes | +0.4% |
| 1937 | 98,179 tonnes | +0.4% |
| 1938 | 98,561 tonnes | +0.4% |
| 1939 | 99,328 tonnes | +0.8% |
| 1940 | 99,710 tonnes | +0.4% |
| 1941 | 100,092 tonnes | +0.4% |
| 1942 | 100,474 tonnes | +0.4% |
| 1943 | 101,241 tonnes | +0.8% |
| 1944 | 101,623 tonnes | +0.4% |
| 1945 | 102,005 tonnes | +0.4% |
| 1946 | 102,387 tonnes | +0.4% |
| 1947 | 102,769 tonnes | +0.4% |
| 1948 | 103,536 tonnes | +0.7% |
| 1949 | 103,918 tonnes | +0.4% |
| 1950 | 104,300 tonnes | +0.4% |
| 1951 | 105,067 tonnes | +0.7% |
| 1952 | 105,449 tonnes | +0.4% |
| 1953 | 105,831 tonnes | +0.4% |
| 1954 | 106,598 tonnes | +0.7% |
| 1955 | 107,365 tonnes | +0.7% |
| 1956 | 107,365 tonnes | +0.0% |
| 1957 | 107,365 tonnes | +0.0% |
| 1958 | 107,365 tonnes | +0.0% |
| 1959 | 107,365 tonnes | +0.0% |
| 1960 | 107,365 tonnes | +0.0% |
| 1993 | 111,029 tonnes | +3.4% |
| 1994 | 114,693 tonnes | +3.3% |
| 1995 | 118,357 tonnes | +3.2% |
| 1996 | 122,021 tonnes | +3.1% |
| 1997 | 125,685 tonnes | +3.0% |
| 1998 | 129,349 tonnes | +2.9% |
| 1999 | 133,013 tonnes | +2.8% |
| 2000 | 136,677 tonnes | +2.8% |
| 2001 | 140,339 tonnes | +2.7% |
| 2002 | 140,339 tonnes | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 144,003 tonnes | +2.6% |
| 2004 | 147,667 tonnes | +2.5% |
| 2005 | 151,329 tonnes | +2.5% |
| 2006 | 154,993 tonnes | +2.4% |
| 2007 | 158,655 tonnes | +2.4% |
| 2008 | 162,317 tonnes | +2.3% |
| 2009 | 165,979 tonnes | +2.3% |
| 2010 | 169,641 tonnes | +2.2% |
| 2011 | 173,303 tonnes | +2.2% |
| 2012 | 176,967 tonnes | +2.1% |
| 2013 | 180,629 tonnes | +2.1% |
| 2014 | 184,293 tonnes | +2.0% |
| 2015 | 187,955 tonnes | +2.0% |
| 2016 | 191,619 tonnes | +1.9% |
| 2017 | 191,619 tonnes | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 191,619 tonnes | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 191,619 tonnes | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 191,619 tonnes | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 191,619 tonnes | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 191,619 tonnes | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 191,619 tonnes | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 191,619 tonnes | +0.0% |
El Salvador compared with similar countries
- El Salvador's 191,619 tonnes is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 110.33 million tonnes, 0% of the median. (48 countries reporting)
- El Salvador's 191,619 tonnes is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 2.64 million tonnes, 7% of the median. (31 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Cumulative CO₂ emissions from coal in El Salvador changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1896 | +385.9% | 1,528 tonnes | 7,424 tonnes |
| 1878 | +166.7% | 6 tonnes | 16 tonnes |
| 1879 | +131.2% | 16 tonnes | 37 tonnes |
| 1897 | +105.0% | 7,424 tonnes | 15,218 tonnes |
| 1877 | +100.0% | 3 tonnes | 6 tonnes |
| 1893 | +85.8% | 443 tonnes | 823 tonnes |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1870s | 6.8 tonnes | 0 tonnes | 37 tonnes | 10 |
| 1880s | 124.4 tonnes | 47 tonnes | 209 tonnes | 10 |
| 1890s | 5,919 tonnes | 217 tonnes | 16,937 tonnes | 10 |
| 1900s | 17,850 tonnes | 16,940 tonnes | 18,693 tonnes | 10 |
| 1910s | 23,669 tonnes | 18,983 tonnes | 31,213 tonnes | 10 |
| 1920s | 46,997 tonnes | 39,438 tonnes | 75,212 tonnes | 10 |
| 1930s | 92,170 tonnes | 75,979 tonnes | 99,328 tonnes | 10 |
| 1940s | 101,776 tonnes | 99,710 tonnes | 103,918 tonnes | 10 |
| 1950s | 106,407 tonnes | 104,300 tonnes | 107,365 tonnes | 10 |
| 1960s | 107,365 tonnes | 107,365 tonnes | 107,365 tonnes | 1 |
| 1990s | 122,021 tonnes | 111,029 tonnes | 133,013 tonnes | 7 |
| 2000s | 150,230 tonnes | 136,677 tonnes | 165,979 tonnes | 10 |
| 2010s | 183,926 tonnes | 169,641 tonnes | 191,619 tonnes | 10 |
| 2020s | 191,619 tonnes | 191,619 tonnes | 191,619 tonnes | 5 |
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- 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)
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Frequently asked questions
- What is cumulative co₂ emissions from coal in El Salvador?
- Cumulative co₂ emissions from coal in El Salvador was 191,619 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 coal recorded in El Salvador?
- The highest recorded value was 191,619 tonnes in 2016.
- What is the lowest cumulative co₂ emissions from coal recorded in El Salvador?
- The lowest recorded value was 0 tonnes in 1870.
- How does El Salvador rank for cumulative co₂ emissions from coal?
- El Salvador ranks 152nd out of 179 countries with data for 2024.
- Is cumulative co₂ emissions from coal rising or falling in El Salvador?
- Over the last ten years it is up 4.0%. 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 coal. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Cumulative emissions of carbon dioxide (CO₂) from coal since the first year of available data, measured in tonnes.