Cumulative CO₂ emissions including land-use change in El Salvador
El Salvador: Cumulative CO₂ emissions including land-use change was 861.46 million tonnes in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Cumulative CO₂ emissions including land-use change in El Salvador, 1870–2024
Source: Global Carbon Budget (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in tonnes.
Analysis
El Salvador recorded 861.46 million tonnes for cumulative co₂ emissions including land-use change in 2024. That is the highest value across all 155 years on record.
That represents a change of up 1.1% on the previous year and up 9.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, cumulative co₂ emissions including land-use change in El Salvador peaked at 861.46 million tonnes in 2024 and was at its lowest, 3.15 million tonnes, in 1870.
That places El Salvador 127th out of 194 countries with data for 2024, putting it 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1870s | 18.53 million tonnes | 3.15 million tonnes | 34.03 million tonnes | 10 |
| 1880s | 51.99 million tonnes | 37.10 million tonnes | 66.99 million tonnes | 10 |
| 1890s | 80.94 million tonnes | 69.47 million tonnes | 91.93 million tonnes | 10 |
| 1900s | 121.11 million tonnes | 95.04 million tonnes | 149.68 million tonnes | 10 |
| 1910s | 201.10 million tonnes | 155.93 million tonnes | 245.57 million tonnes | 10 |
| 1920s | 268.77 million tonnes | 253.24 million tonnes | 279.63 million tonnes | 10 |
| 1930s | 299.82 million tonnes | 282.05 million tonnes | 318.80 million tonnes | 10 |
| 1940s | 343.70 million tonnes | 323.10 million tonnes | 364.62 million tonnes | 10 |
| 1950s | 393.24 million tonnes | 369.46 million tonnes | 418.99 million tonnes | 10 |
| 1960s | 444.71 million tonnes | 424.15 million tonnes | 462.12 million tonnes | 10 |
| 1970s | 495.71 million tonnes | 468.20 million tonnes | 535.03 million tonnes | 10 |
| 1980s | 569.66 million tonnes | 542.27 million tonnes | 598.93 million tonnes | 10 |
| 1990s | 643.25 million tonnes | 605.78 million tonnes | 683.42 million tonnes | 10 |
| 2000s | 725.81 million tonnes | 692.51 million tonnes | 756.73 million tonnes | 10 |
| 2010s | 791.68 million tonnes | 763.09 million tonnes | 821.95 million tonnes | 10 |
| 2020s | 844.15 million tonnes | 828.24 million tonnes | 861.46 million 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 including land-use change in El Salvador?
- Cumulative co₂ emissions including land-use change in El Salvador was 861.46 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 including land-use change recorded in El Salvador?
- The highest recorded value was 861.46 million tonnes in 2024.
- What is the lowest cumulative co₂ emissions including land-use change recorded in El Salvador?
- The lowest recorded value was 3.15 million tonnes in 1870.
- How does El Salvador rank for cumulative co₂ emissions including land-use change?
- El Salvador ranks 127th out of 194 countries with data for 2024.
- Is cumulative co₂ emissions including land-use change rising or falling in El Salvador?
- Over the last ten years it is up 9.3%. 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 including land-use change. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Total cumulative emissions of carbon dioxide (CO₂), including land-use change, since the first year of available data, measured in tonnes.