Cumulative CO₂ emissions from coal in El Salvador
El Salvador: Cumulative CO₂ emissions from coal was 191,619 tonnes in 2024. ◆ Volatile
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.
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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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 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.