emissions of air pollutants, per square kilometre in El Salvador
El Salvador: emissions of air pollutants, per square kilometre was 6.6 tonnes per square kilometre in 2022. ▼ Falling
emissions of air pollutants, per square kilometre in El Salvador, 1961–2022
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in tonnes per square kilometre.
Analysis
El Salvador recorded 6.6 tonnes per square kilometre for emissions of air pollutants, per square kilometre in 2022.
That represents a change of up 2.8% on the previous year and down 13.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, emissions of air pollutants, per square kilometre in El Salvador peaked at 26.93 tonnes per square kilometre in 1979 and was at its lowest, 5.89 tonnes per square kilometre, in 2020.
El Salvador ranks 68th of 207 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 62 years of available data.
emissions of air pollutants, per square kilometre in El Salvador, year by year
| Year | tonnes per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 14.45 tonnes per square kilometre | — |
| 1962 | 15.43 tonnes per square kilometre | +6.8% |
| 1963 | 16.85 tonnes per square kilometre | +9.2% |
| 1964 | 17.87 tonnes per square kilometre | +6.0% |
| 1965 | 18.64 tonnes per square kilometre | +4.3% |
| 1966 | 19.28 tonnes per square kilometre | +3.4% |
| 1967 | 19.47 tonnes per square kilometre | +1.0% |
| 1968 | 19.93 tonnes per square kilometre | +2.4% |
| 1969 | 20.26 tonnes per square kilometre | +1.7% |
| 1970 | 20.93 tonnes per square kilometre | +3.3% |
| 1971 | 21.07 tonnes per square kilometre | +0.6% |
| 1972 | 21.73 tonnes per square kilometre | +3.1% |
| 1973 | 22.27 tonnes per square kilometre | +2.5% |
| 1974 | 22.89 tonnes per square kilometre | +2.8% |
| 1975 | 23.58 tonnes per square kilometre | +3.0% |
| 1976 | 24.52 tonnes per square kilometre | +4.0% |
| 1977 | 25.34 tonnes per square kilometre | +3.3% |
| 1978 | 26.23 tonnes per square kilometre | +3.5% |
| 1979 | 26.93 tonnes per square kilometre | +2.7% |
| 1980 | 22.66 tonnes per square kilometre | -15.8% |
| 1981 | 22.57 tonnes per square kilometre | -0.4% |
| 1982 | 22.82 tonnes per square kilometre | +1.1% |
| 1983 | 23.58 tonnes per square kilometre | +3.3% |
| 1984 | 23.82 tonnes per square kilometre | +1.0% |
| 1985 | 24.01 tonnes per square kilometre | +0.8% |
| 1986 | 13.6 tonnes per square kilometre | -43.4% |
| 1987 | 13.34 tonnes per square kilometre | -1.9% |
| 1988 | 13.42 tonnes per square kilometre | +0.6% |
| 1989 | 13.39 tonnes per square kilometre | -0.2% |
| 1990 | 13.57 tonnes per square kilometre | +1.3% |
| 1991 | 13.92 tonnes per square kilometre | +2.6% |
| 1992 | 14.36 tonnes per square kilometre | +3.1% |
| 1993 | 14.54 tonnes per square kilometre | +1.3% |
| 1994 | 14.74 tonnes per square kilometre | +1.4% |
| 1995 | 15.25 tonnes per square kilometre | +3.4% |
| 1996 | 15.26 tonnes per square kilometre | +0.1% |
| 1997 | 15.5 tonnes per square kilometre | +1.6% |
| 1998 | 15.83 tonnes per square kilometre | +2.1% |
| 1999 | 15.98 tonnes per square kilometre | +0.9% |
| 2000 | 8.69 tonnes per square kilometre | -45.6% |
| 2001 | 8.87 tonnes per square kilometre | +2.1% |
| 2002 | 8.7 tonnes per square kilometre | -1.9% |
| 2003 | 8.7 tonnes per square kilometre | -0.1% |
| 2004 | 9.73 tonnes per square kilometre | +11.9% |
| 2005 | 9.91 tonnes per square kilometre | +1.8% |
| 2006 | 9.27 tonnes per square kilometre | -6.4% |
| 2007 | 7.79 tonnes per square kilometre | -15.9% |
| 2008 | 7.83 tonnes per square kilometre | +0.5% |
| 2009 | 8.46 tonnes per square kilometre | +8.1% |
| 2010 | 8.2 tonnes per square kilometre | -3.1% |
| 2011 | 7.82 tonnes per square kilometre | -4.6% |
| 2012 | 7.61 tonnes per square kilometre | -2.8% |
| 2013 | 7.41 tonnes per square kilometre | -2.6% |
| 2014 | 6.38 tonnes per square kilometre | -13.9% |
| 2015 | 6.51 tonnes per square kilometre | +2.0% |
| 2016 | 6.63 tonnes per square kilometre | +1.9% |
| 2017 | 6.86 tonnes per square kilometre | +3.5% |
| 2018 | 6.65 tonnes per square kilometre | -3.1% |
| 2019 | 6.71 tonnes per square kilometre | +0.8% |
| 2020 | 5.89 tonnes per square kilometre | -12.1% |
| 2021 | 6.42 tonnes per square kilometre | +8.9% |
| 2022 | 6.6 tonnes per square kilometre | +2.8% |
El Salvador compared with similar countries
- El Salvador's 6.6 tonnes per square kilometre is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 1.92 tonnes per square kilometre, 3.4× the median. (57 countries reporting)
- El Salvador's 6.6 tonnes per square kilometre is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 2.54 tonnes per square kilometre, 2.6× the median. (41 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where emissions of air pollutants, per square kilometre 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 | -45.6% | 15.98 tonnes per square kilometre | 8.69 tonnes per square kilometre |
| 1986 | -43.4% | 24.01 tonnes per square kilometre | 13.6 tonnes per square kilometre |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 18.02 tonnes per square kilometre | 14.45 tonnes per square kilometre | 20.26 tonnes per square kilometre | 9 |
| 1970s | 23.55 tonnes per square kilometre | 20.93 tonnes per square kilometre | 26.93 tonnes per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1980s | 19.32 tonnes per square kilometre | 13.34 tonnes per square kilometre | 24.01 tonnes per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1990s | 14.9 tonnes per square kilometre | 13.57 tonnes per square kilometre | 15.98 tonnes per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 8.79 tonnes per square kilometre | 7.79 tonnes per square kilometre | 9.91 tonnes per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 7.08 tonnes per square kilometre | 6.38 tonnes per square kilometre | 8.2 tonnes per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 6.3 tonnes per square kilometre | 5.89 tonnes per square kilometre | 6.6 tonnes per square kilometre | 3 |
Countries ranked near El Salvador
- 65 Ethiopia 6.87 tonnes per square kilometre compare
- 66 Slovakia 6.63 tonnes per square kilometre compare
- 67 Benin 6.6 tonnes per square kilometre compare
- 69 Italy 6.55 tonnes per square kilometre compare
- 70 Austria 6.27 tonnes per square kilometre compare
- 71 Sierra Leone 6.16 tonnes per square kilometre compare
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 square kilometre in El Salvador?
- Emissions of air pollutants, per square kilometre in El Salvador was 6.6 tonnes per square kilometre in 2022, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest emissions of air pollutants, per square kilometre recorded in El Salvador?
- The highest recorded value was 26.93 tonnes per square kilometre in 1979.
- What is the lowest emissions of air pollutants, per square kilometre recorded in El Salvador?
- The lowest recorded value was 5.89 tonnes per square kilometre in 2020.
- How does El Salvador rank for emissions of air pollutants, per square kilometre?
- El Salvador ranks 68th out of 207 countries with data for 2022.
- Is emissions of air pollutants, per square kilometre rising or falling in El Salvador?
- Over the last ten years it is down 13.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this El Salvador data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of emissions of air pollutants, per square kilometre. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
emissions of air pollutants divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
emissions of air pollutants ÷ Land area (sq. km)
Computed from
- emissions of air pollutants Hoesly et al. (2024) – Community Emissions Data System (CEDS) – with major processing by Our World in Data
- Land area FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
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 Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.