Energy — Emissions (CO2), per square kilometre in El Salvador
El Salvador: Energy — Emissions (CO2), per square kilometre was 0.375 kt per square kilometre in 2023. ◆ Volatile
Energy — Emissions (CO2), per square kilometre in El Salvador, 1961–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in kt per square kilometre.
Analysis
The most recent figure for energy — emissions (co2), per square kilometre in El Salvador is 0.375 kt per square kilometre, measured in 2023. That is the highest value across all 63 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 7.9% on the previous year and up 37.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, energy — emissions (co2), per square kilometre in El Salvador peaked at 0.375 kt per square kilometre in 2023 and was at its lowest, 0.0262 kt per square kilometre, in 1961.
El Salvador ranks 67th of 186 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Energy — Emissions (CO2), per square kilometre in El Salvador, year by year
| Year | kt per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.0262 kt per square kilometre | — |
| 1962 | 0.0295 kt per square kilometre | +12.8% |
| 1963 | 0.0523 kt per square kilometre | +76.9% |
| 1964 | 0.0571 kt per square kilometre | +9.2% |
| 1965 | 0.048 kt per square kilometre | -16.0% |
| 1966 | 0.0595 kt per square kilometre | +24.0% |
| 1967 | 0.0523 kt per square kilometre | -12.1% |
| 1968 | 0.0566 kt per square kilometre | +8.3% |
| 1969 | 0.0537 kt per square kilometre | -5.1% |
| 1970 | 0.0647 kt per square kilometre | +20.5% |
| 1971 | 0.0681 kt per square kilometre | +5.2% |
| 1972 | 0.0753 kt per square kilometre | +10.6% |
| 1973 | 0.0887 kt per square kilometre | +17.8% |
| 1974 | 0.0878 kt per square kilometre | -1.1% |
| 1975 | 0.093 kt per square kilometre | +6.0% |
| 1976 | 0.0989 kt per square kilometre | +6.3% |
| 1977 | 0.1014 kt per square kilometre | +2.4% |
| 1978 | 0.1042 kt per square kilometre | +2.9% |
| 1979 | 0.1014 kt per square kilometre | -2.8% |
| 1980 | 0.0903 kt per square kilometre | -11.0% |
| 1981 | 0.0777 kt per square kilometre | -13.9% |
| 1982 | 0.0753 kt per square kilometre | -3.1% |
| 1983 | 0.0816 kt per square kilometre | +8.3% |
| 1984 | 0.0681 kt per square kilometre | -16.6% |
| 1985 | 0.0849 kt per square kilometre | +24.8% |
| 1986 | 0.0854 kt per square kilometre | +0.6% |
| 1987 | 0.1038 kt per square kilometre | +21.5% |
| 1988 | 0.1042 kt per square kilometre | +0.5% |
| 1989 | 0.1096 kt per square kilometre | +5.1% |
| 1990 | 0.1062 kt per square kilometre | -3.1% |
| 1991 | 0.138 kt per square kilometre | +30.0% |
| 1992 | 0.1515 kt per square kilometre | +9.8% |
| 1993 | 0.1742 kt per square kilometre | +15.0% |
| 1994 | 0.2003 kt per square kilometre | +15.0% |
| 1995 | 0.223 kt per square kilometre | +11.3% |
| 1996 | 0.1935 kt per square kilometre | -13.2% |
| 1997 | 0.2403 kt per square kilometre | +24.2% |
| 1998 | 0.2548 kt per square kilometre | +6.0% |
| 1999 | 0.2486 kt per square kilometre | -2.5% |
| 2000 | 0.2519 kt per square kilometre | +1.4% |
| 2001 | 0.2592 kt per square kilometre | +2.9% |
| 2002 | 0.2664 kt per square kilometre | +2.8% |
| 2003 | 0.2828 kt per square kilometre | +6.2% |
| 2004 | 0.2765 kt per square kilometre | -2.2% |
| 2005 | 0.2819 kt per square kilometre | +1.9% |
| 2006 | 0.2987 kt per square kilometre | +6.0% |
| 2007 | 0.3055 kt per square kilometre | +2.3% |
| 2008 | 0.2847 kt per square kilometre | -6.8% |
| 2009 | 0.2819 kt per square kilometre | -1.0% |
| 2010 | 0.2809 kt per square kilometre | -0.3% |
| 2011 | 0.2891 kt per square kilometre | +2.9% |
| 2012 | 0.2867 kt per square kilometre | -0.8% |
| 2013 | 0.2722 kt per square kilometre | -5.1% |
| 2014 | 0.2785 kt per square kilometre | +2.3% |
| 2015 | 0.3036 kt per square kilometre | +9.0% |
| 2016 | 0.3021 kt per square kilometre | -0.5% |
| 2017 | 0.2717 kt per square kilometre | -10.1% |
| 2018 | 0.2819 kt per square kilometre | +3.7% |
| 2019 | 0.3407 kt per square kilometre | +20.9% |
| 2020 | 0.2997 kt per square kilometre | -12.0% |
| 2021 | 0.3349 kt per square kilometre | +11.8% |
| 2022 | 0.3475 kt per square kilometre | +3.7% |
| 2023 | 0.375 kt per square kilometre | +7.9% |
El Salvador compared with similar countries
- El Salvador's 0.375 kt per square kilometre is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.2479 kt per square kilometre, 1.5× the median. (55 countries reporting)
- El Salvador's 0.375 kt per square kilometre is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 0.1948 kt per square kilometre, 1.9× the median. (34 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Energy — Emissions (CO2), 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1963 | +76.9% | 0.0295 kt per square kilometre | 0.0523 kt per square kilometre |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.0483 kt per square kilometre | 0.0262 kt per square kilometre | 0.0595 kt per square kilometre | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.0884 kt per square kilometre | 0.0647 kt per square kilometre | 0.1042 kt per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.0881 kt per square kilometre | 0.0681 kt per square kilometre | 0.1096 kt per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.1931 kt per square kilometre | 0.1062 kt per square kilometre | 0.2548 kt per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.279 kt per square kilometre | 0.2519 kt per square kilometre | 0.3055 kt per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.2907 kt per square kilometre | 0.2717 kt per square kilometre | 0.3407 kt per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.3393 kt per square kilometre | 0.2997 kt per square kilometre | 0.375 kt per square kilometre | 4 |
Countries ranked near El Salvador
- 64 Turks and Caicos Islands 0.3895 kt per square kilometre compare
- 65 Greece 0.384 kt per square kilometre compare
- 66 Tuvalu 0.3767 kt per square kilometre compare
- 68 South Africa 0.3528 kt per square kilometre compare
- 69 Estonia 0.3276 kt per square kilometre compare
- 70 Bulgaria 0.315 kt 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 energy — emissions (co2), per square kilometre in El Salvador?
- Energy — emissions (co2), per square kilometre in El Salvador was 0.375 kt per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest energy — emissions (co2), per square kilometre recorded in El Salvador?
- The highest recorded value was 0.375 kt per square kilometre in 2023.
- What is the lowest energy — emissions (co2), per square kilometre recorded in El Salvador?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0262 kt per square kilometre in 1961.
- How does El Salvador rank for energy — emissions (co2), per square kilometre?
- El Salvador ranks 67th out of 186 countries with data for 2023.
- Is energy — emissions (co2), per square kilometre rising or falling in El Salvador?
- Over the last ten years it is up 37.8%. 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 Energy — Emissions (CO2), per square kilometre. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Energy — Emissions (CO2) 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.
Energy — Emissions (CO2) ÷ Land area (sq. km)
Computed from
- Energy — Emissions Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
- 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
Energy — Emissions (CO2) 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.