Energy — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 (AR5), per square kilometre in El Salvador
El Salvador: Energy — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 (AR5), per square kilometre was 0.0042 kt per square kilometre in 2023. ▼ Falling
Energy — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 (AR5), per square kilometre in El Salvador, 1961–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in kt per square kilometre.
Analysis
El Salvador recorded 0.0042 kt per square kilometre for energy — emissions (co2eq) from ch4 (ar5), per square kilometre in 2023.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 1.7% on the previous year and down 43.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, energy — emissions (co2eq) from ch4 (ar5), per square kilometre in El Salvador peaked at 0.0246 kt per square kilometre in 1979 and was at its lowest, 0.0039 kt per square kilometre, in 2020.
El Salvador ranks 145th of 185 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 63 years of available data.
Energy — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 (AR5), per square kilometre in El Salvador, year by year
| Year | kt per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.0162 kt per square kilometre | — |
| 1962 | 0.0167 kt per square kilometre | +2.5% |
| 1963 | 0.0172 kt per square kilometre | +3.2% |
| 1964 | 0.0176 kt per square kilometre | +2.3% |
| 1965 | 0.0179 kt per square kilometre | +1.5% |
| 1966 | 0.0184 kt per square kilometre | +3.0% |
| 1967 | 0.0188 kt per square kilometre | +2.2% |
| 1968 | 0.0193 kt per square kilometre | +2.9% |
| 1969 | 0.0197 kt per square kilometre | +2.1% |
| 1970 | 0.0196 kt per square kilometre | -0.7% |
| 1971 | 0.0196 kt per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1972 | 0.02 kt per square kilometre | +2.1% |
| 1973 | 0.0207 kt per square kilometre | +3.4% |
| 1974 | 0.0212 kt per square kilometre | +2.6% |
| 1975 | 0.0218 kt per square kilometre | +2.5% |
| 1976 | 0.0226 kt per square kilometre | +3.7% |
| 1977 | 0.0232 kt per square kilometre | +3.0% |
| 1978 | 0.0239 kt per square kilometre | +2.9% |
| 1979 | 0.0246 kt per square kilometre | +2.8% |
| 1980 | 0.0226 kt per square kilometre | -8.2% |
| 1981 | 0.0228 kt per square kilometre | +1.2% |
| 1982 | 0.0231 kt per square kilometre | +1.2% |
| 1983 | 0.0238 kt per square kilometre | +2.9% |
| 1984 | 0.0241 kt per square kilometre | +1.1% |
| 1985 | 0.0243 kt per square kilometre | +1.1% |
| 1986 | 0.0201 kt per square kilometre | -17.2% |
| 1987 | 0.02 kt per square kilometre | -0.7% |
| 1988 | 0.0177 kt per square kilometre | -11.5% |
| 1989 | 0.018 kt per square kilometre | +1.5% |
| 1990 | 0.0182 kt per square kilometre | +1.5% |
| 1991 | 0.0186 kt per square kilometre | +2.2% |
| 1992 | 0.0201 kt per square kilometre | +8.0% |
| 1993 | 0.0204 kt per square kilometre | +1.3% |
| 1994 | 0.0205 kt per square kilometre | +0.7% |
| 1995 | 0.0207 kt per square kilometre | +0.7% |
| 1996 | 0.0208 kt per square kilometre | +0.7% |
| 1997 | 0.0209 kt per square kilometre | +0.6% |
| 1998 | 0.0212 kt per square kilometre | +1.3% |
| 1999 | 0.0215 kt per square kilometre | +1.3% |
| 2000 | 0.0084 kt per square kilometre | -60.9% |
| 2001 | 0.0089 kt per square kilometre | +6.3% |
| 2002 | 0.0091 kt per square kilometre | +2.3% |
| 2003 | 0.0098 kt per square kilometre | +7.3% |
| 2004 | 0.0105 kt per square kilometre | +7.3% |
| 2005 | 0.0111 kt per square kilometre | +5.5% |
| 2006 | 0.0115 kt per square kilometre | +4.0% |
| 2007 | 0.0081 kt per square kilometre | -30.1% |
| 2008 | 0.0085 kt per square kilometre | +5.2% |
| 2009 | 0.0091 kt per square kilometre | +8.0% |
| 2010 | 0.0091 kt per square kilometre | -0.6% |
| 2011 | 0.008 kt per square kilometre | -11.7% |
| 2012 | 0.0083 kt per square kilometre | +3.4% |
| 2013 | 0.0074 kt per square kilometre | -11.1% |
| 2014 | 0.0059 kt per square kilometre | -19.6% |
| 2015 | 0.0052 kt per square kilometre | -12.5% |
| 2016 | 0.0049 kt per square kilometre | -6.5% |
| 2017 | 0.005 kt per square kilometre | +3.6% |
| 2018 | 0.0047 kt per square kilometre | -7.3% |
| 2019 | 0.0044 kt per square kilometre | -5.5% |
| 2020 | 0.0039 kt per square kilometre | -10.7% |
| 2021 | 0.004 kt per square kilometre | +2.7% |
| 2022 | 0.0041 kt per square kilometre | +1.3% |
| 2023 | 0.0042 kt per square kilometre | +1.7% |
El Salvador compared with similar countries
- El Salvador's 0.0042 kt per square kilometre is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.0114 kt per square kilometre, 37% of the median. (54 countries reporting)
- El Salvador's 0.0042 kt per square kilometre is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 0.0045 kt per square kilometre, 92% of the median. (34 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Energy — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 (AR5), 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 | -60.9% | 0.0215 kt per square kilometre | 0.0084 kt per square kilometre |
| 2007 | -30.1% | 0.0115 kt per square kilometre | 0.0081 kt per square kilometre |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.018 kt per square kilometre | 0.0162 kt per square kilometre | 0.0197 kt per square kilometre | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.0217 kt per square kilometre | 0.0196 kt per square kilometre | 0.0246 kt per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.0216 kt per square kilometre | 0.0177 kt per square kilometre | 0.0243 kt per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.0203 kt per square kilometre | 0.0182 kt per square kilometre | 0.0215 kt per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0095 kt per square kilometre | 0.0081 kt per square kilometre | 0.0115 kt per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0063 kt per square kilometre | 0.0044 kt per square kilometre | 0.0091 kt per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0041 kt per square kilometre | 0.0039 kt per square kilometre | 0.0042 kt per square kilometre | 4 |
Countries ranked near El Salvador
- 142 Brazil 0.0047 kt per square kilometre compare
- 143 Argentina 0.0043 kt per square kilometre compare
- 144 Sudan 0.0042 kt per square kilometre compare
- 146 Paraguay 0.004 kt per square kilometre compare
- 147 Papua New Guinea 0.0038 kt per square kilometre compare
- 148 Nicaragua 0.0036 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 (co2eq) from ch4 (ar5), per square kilometre in El Salvador?
- Energy — emissions (co2eq) from ch4 (ar5), per square kilometre in El Salvador was 0.0042 kt per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest energy — emissions (co2eq) from ch4 (ar5), per square kilometre recorded in El Salvador?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0246 kt per square kilometre in 1979.
- What is the lowest energy — emissions (co2eq) from ch4 (ar5), per square kilometre recorded in El Salvador?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0039 kt per square kilometre in 2020.
- How does El Salvador rank for energy — emissions (co2eq) from ch4 (ar5), per square kilometre?
- El Salvador ranks 145th out of 185 countries with data for 2023.
- Is energy — emissions (co2eq) from ch4 (ar5), per square kilometre rising or falling in El Salvador?
- Over the last ten years it is down 43.6%. 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 Energy — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 (AR5), per square kilometre. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Energy — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 (AR5) 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 (CO2eq) from CH4 (AR5) ÷ Land area (sq. km)
Computed from
- Energy — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 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 (CO2eq) from CH4 (AR5) 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.