Energy — Emissions per capita in El Salvador
El Salvador: Energy — Emissions per capita was 1.26 t CO2eq/cap in 2023. ▲ Rising
Energy — Emissions per capita in El Salvador, 1990–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in t CO2eq/cap.
Analysis
El Salvador recorded 1.26 t CO2eq/cap for energy — emissions per capita in 2023. That is the highest value across all 34 years on record.
The figure is up 7.7% on the previous year and up 32.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, energy — emissions per capita in El Salvador peaked at 1.26 t CO2eq/cap in 2023 and was at its lowest, 0.49 t CO2eq/cap, in 1990.
El Salvador ranks 146th of 207 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 34 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.787 t CO2eq/cap | 0.49 t CO2eq/cap | 0.99 t CO2eq/cap | 10 |
| 2000s | 1.01 t CO2eq/cap | 0.92 t CO2eq/cap | 1.09 t CO2eq/cap | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.01 t CO2eq/cap | 0.93 t CO2eq/cap | 1.16 t CO2eq/cap | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.15 t CO2eq/cap | 1.02 t CO2eq/cap | 1.26 t CO2eq/cap | 4 |
Countries ranked near El Salvador
More climate change data for El Salvador
- 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)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions 1.61 kt (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is energy — emissions per capita in El Salvador?
- Energy — emissions per capita in El Salvador was 1.26 t CO2eq/cap in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest energy — emissions per capita recorded in El Salvador?
- The highest recorded value was 1.26 t CO2eq/cap in 2023.
- What is the lowest energy — emissions per capita recorded in El Salvador?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.49 t CO2eq/cap in 1990.
- How does El Salvador rank for energy — emissions per capita?
- El Salvador ranks 146th out of 207 countries with data for 2023.
- Is energy — emissions per capita rising or falling in El Salvador?
- Over the last ten years it is up 32.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this El Salvador data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Energy — Emissions per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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The FAOSTAT domain on Emissions indicators disseminates indicators on sectoral shares of total national greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions as well as three indicators of emissions intensity: per capita emissions; emissions per value of agricultural production; and emissions per area of agricultural land.