emissions of air pollutants, per capita in El Salvador
El Salvador: emissions of air pollutants, per capita was 0.0218 tonnes per person in 2022. ◆ Volatile
emissions of air pollutants, per capita in El Salvador, 1960–2022
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in tonnes per person.
Analysis
The most recent figure for emissions of air pollutants, per capita in El Salvador is 0.0218 tonnes per person, measured in 2022.
That represents a change of up 2.4% on the previous year and down 15.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, emissions of air pollutants, per capita in El Salvador peaked at 0.1245 tonnes per person in 1979 and was at its lowest, 0.0196 tonnes per person, in 2020.
That places El Salvador 166th out of 207 countries with data for 2022, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
emissions of air pollutants, per capita in El Salvador, year by year
| Year | tonnes per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 0.1015 tonnes per person | — |
| 1961 | 0.105 tonnes per person | +3.4% |
| 1962 | 0.1091 tonnes per person | +3.9% |
| 1963 | 0.116 tonnes per person | +6.3% |
| 1964 | 0.1197 tonnes per person | +3.2% |
| 1965 | 0.1215 tonnes per person | +1.5% |
| 1966 | 0.1222 tonnes per person | +0.6% |
| 1967 | 0.1199 tonnes per person | -1.8% |
| 1968 | 0.1194 tonnes per person | -0.4% |
| 1969 | 0.1181 tonnes per person | -1.1% |
| 1970 | 0.119 tonnes per person | +0.7% |
| 1971 | 0.1169 tonnes per person | -1.7% |
| 1972 | 0.1178 tonnes per person | +0.8% |
| 1973 | 0.1179 tonnes per person | +0.1% |
| 1974 | 0.1184 tonnes per person | +0.5% |
| 1975 | 0.1193 tonnes per person | +0.7% |
| 1976 | 0.1207 tonnes per person | +1.1% |
| 1977 | 0.1221 tonnes per person | +1.1% |
| 1978 | 0.1237 tonnes per person | +1.3% |
| 1979 | 0.1245 tonnes per person | +0.7% |
| 1980 | 0.1034 tonnes per person | -17.0% |
| 1981 | 0.1023 tonnes per person | -1.1% |
| 1982 | 0.1023 tonnes per person | -0.0% |
| 1983 | 0.1038 tonnes per person | +1.5% |
| 1984 | 0.1029 tonnes per person | -0.9% |
| 1985 | 0.1017 tonnes per person | -1.2% |
| 1986 | 0.0564 tonnes per person | -44.5% |
| 1987 | 0.0543 tonnes per person | -3.8% |
| 1988 | 0.0535 tonnes per person | -1.4% |
| 1989 | 0.0524 tonnes per person | -2.1% |
| 1990 | 0.0521 tonnes per person | -0.6% |
| 1991 | 0.0525 tonnes per person | +0.8% |
| 1992 | 0.0533 tonnes per person | +1.4% |
| 1993 | 0.0532 tonnes per person | -0.0% |
| 1994 | 0.0534 tonnes per person | +0.4% |
| 1995 | 0.0548 tonnes per person | +2.6% |
| 1996 | 0.0545 tonnes per person | -0.7% |
| 1997 | 0.055 tonnes per person | +0.9% |
| 1998 | 0.0558 tonnes per person | +1.5% |
| 1999 | 0.056 tonnes per person | +0.4% |
| 2000 | 0.0303 tonnes per person | -45.9% |
| 2001 | 0.0308 tonnes per person | +1.7% |
| 2002 | 0.0301 tonnes per person | -2.2% |
| 2003 | 0.03 tonnes per person | -0.3% |
| 2004 | 0.0336 tonnes per person | +11.7% |
| 2005 | 0.0342 tonnes per person | +1.8% |
| 2006 | 0.032 tonnes per person | -6.4% |
| 2007 | 0.0269 tonnes per person | -16.0% |
| 2008 | 0.0269 tonnes per person | +0.1% |
| 2009 | 0.029 tonnes per person | +7.8% |
| 2010 | 0.028 tonnes per person | -3.4% |
| 2011 | 0.0266 tonnes per person | -5.0% |
| 2012 | 0.0258 tonnes per person | -3.2% |
| 2013 | 0.025 tonnes per person | -3.0% |
| 2014 | 0.0214 tonnes per person | -14.2% |
| 2015 | 0.0218 tonnes per person | +1.7% |
| 2016 | 0.0222 tonnes per person | +1.6% |
| 2017 | 0.0229 tonnes per person | +3.3% |
| 2018 | 0.0222 tonnes per person | -3.2% |
| 2019 | 0.0223 tonnes per person | +0.8% |
| 2020 | 0.0196 tonnes per person | -12.3% |
| 2021 | 0.0213 tonnes per person | +8.6% |
| 2022 | 0.0218 tonnes per person | +2.4% |
El Salvador compared with similar countries
- El Salvador's 0.0218 tonnes per person is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.0327 tonnes per person, 67% of the median. (57 countries reporting)
- El Salvador's 0.0218 tonnes per person is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 0.0396 tonnes per person, 55% of the median. (41 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where emissions of air pollutants, per capita 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2000 | -45.9% | 0.056 tonnes per person | 0.0303 tonnes per person |
| 1986 | -44.5% | 0.1017 tonnes per person | 0.0564 tonnes per person |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.1152 tonnes per person | 0.1015 tonnes per person | 0.1222 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 1970s | 0.12 tonnes per person | 0.1169 tonnes per person | 0.1245 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.0833 tonnes per person | 0.0524 tonnes per person | 0.1038 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.0541 tonnes per person | 0.0521 tonnes per person | 0.056 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0304 tonnes per person | 0.0269 tonnes per person | 0.0342 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0238 tonnes per person | 0.0214 tonnes per person | 0.028 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0209 tonnes per person | 0.0196 tonnes per person | 0.0218 tonnes per person | 3 |
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 emissions of air pollutants, per capita in El Salvador?
- Emissions of air pollutants, per capita in El Salvador was 0.0218 tonnes per person in 2022, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest emissions of air pollutants, per capita recorded in El Salvador?
- The highest recorded value was 0.1245 tonnes per person in 1979.
- What is the lowest emissions of air pollutants, per capita recorded in El Salvador?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0196 tonnes per person in 2020.
- How does El Salvador rank for emissions of air pollutants, per capita?
- El Salvador ranks 166th out of 207 countries with data for 2022.
- Is emissions of air pollutants, per capita rising or falling in El Salvador?
- Over the last ten years it is down 15.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this El Salvador data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of emissions of air pollutants, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
emissions of air pollutants divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
emissions of air pollutants ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- emissions of air pollutants Hoesly et al. (2024) – Community Emissions Data System (CEDS) – with major processing by Our World in Data
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
emissions of air pollutants divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.