Food Retail — Emissions in El Salvador

El Salvador: Food Retail — Emissions was 0.0302 kt in 2023. ◆ Volatile

Latest (2023)
0.0302 kt
Change on year
up 11.1%
World rank
70th
of 190 countries
All-time high
0.0513 kt
in 2017
All-time low
0.0004 kt
in 1990
Years of data
34
1990–2023

Food Retail — Emissions in El Salvador, 1990–2023

00.020.040.061990200620231990: 0 kt1991: 0.001 kt1992: 0.001 kt1993: 0.002 kt1994: 0.002 kt1995: 0.003 kt1996: 0.002 kt1997: 0.003 kt1998: 0.003 kt1999: 0.005 kt2000: 0.029 kt2001: 0.029 kt2002: 0.029 kt2003: 0.031 kt2004: 0.032 kt2005: 0.032 kt2006: 0.033 kt2007: 0.03 kt2008: 0.035 kt2009: 0.033 kt2010: 0.033 kt2011: 0.032 kt2012: 0.041 kt2013: 0.044 kt2014: 0.046 kt2015: 0.05 kt2016: 0.045 kt2017: 0.051 kt2018: 0.025 kt2019: 0.023 kt2020: 0.022 kt2021: 0.026 kt2022: 0.027 kt2023: 0.03 kt

Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in kt.

Analysis

El Salvador recorded 0.0302 kt for food retail — emissions in 2023.

That represents a change of up 11.1% on the previous year and down 32.0% over ten years.

Over the whole period, food retail — emissions in El Salvador peaked at 0.0513 kt in 2017 and was at its lowest, 0.0004 kt, in 1990.

That places El Salvador 70th out of 190 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.

The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.

Food Retail — Emissions in El Salvador, year by year

Annual values for Food Retail — Emissions (CH4) in El Salvador, 1990 to 2023.
Year kt Change
1990 0.0004 kt —
1991 0.0013 kt +217.5%
1992 0.0013 kt +4.5%
1993 0.0016 kt +18.5%
1994 0.0024 kt +50.8%
1995 0.0027 kt +10.9%
1996 0.0021 kt -22.9%
1997 0.003 kt +46.8%
1998 0.0031 kt +1.7%
1999 0.0053 kt +71.9%
2000 0.0288 kt +446.9%
2001 0.0292 kt +1.4%
2002 0.0294 kt +0.5%
2003 0.0311 kt +6.0%
2004 0.0323 kt +3.7%
2005 0.0323 kt +0.1%
2006 0.0325 kt +0.6%
2007 0.0301 kt -7.4%
2008 0.0346 kt +15.0%
2009 0.0326 kt -5.8%
2010 0.0327 kt +0.3%
2011 0.0325 kt -0.7%
2012 0.0407 kt +25.4%
2013 0.0444 kt +9.0%
2014 0.0461 kt +3.9%
2015 0.0497 kt +7.9%
2016 0.0447 kt -10.2%
2017 0.0513 kt +14.9%
2018 0.0246 kt -52.1%
2019 0.0233 kt -5.1%
2020 0.0221 kt -5.4%
2021 0.0263 kt +19.4%
2022 0.0272 kt +3.1%
2023 0.0302 kt +11.1%

El Salvador compared with similar countries

  • El Salvador's 0.0302 kt is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.01 kt, 3.0× the median. (52 countries reporting)
  • El Salvador's 0.0302 kt is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 0.0058 kt, 5.2× the median. (33 countries reporting)

Biggest year-on-year movements

Years where Food Retail — Emissions 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.

YearChange FromTo
2000 +446.9% 0.0053 kt 0.0288 kt
1991 +217.5% 0.0004 kt 0.0013 kt

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 0.0023 kt 0.0004 kt 0.0053 kt 10
2000s 0.0313 kt 0.0288 kt 0.0346 kt 10
2010s 0.039 kt 0.0233 kt 0.0513 kt 10
2020s 0.0264 kt 0.0221 kt 0.0302 kt 4

Countries ranked near El Salvador

  1. 67 Chile 0.033 kt compare
  2. 68 Bulgaria 0.0327 kt compare
  3. 69 Ireland 0.0302 kt compare
  4. 71 Uzbekistan 0.0294 kt compare
  5. 72 Hungary 0.0269 kt compare
  6. 73 China, Hong Kong SAR 0.0265 kt compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is food retail — emissions in El Salvador?
Food retail — emissions in El Salvador was 0.0302 kt in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
What is the highest food retail — emissions recorded in El Salvador?
The highest recorded value was 0.0513 kt in 2017.
What is the lowest food retail — emissions recorded in El Salvador?
The lowest recorded value was 0.0004 kt in 1990.
How does El Salvador rank for food retail — emissions?
El Salvador ranks 70th out of 190 countries with data for 2023.
Is food retail — emissions rising or falling in El Salvador?
Over the last ten years it is down 32.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
Where does this El Salvador data come from?
The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Food Retail — Emissions (CH4). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Food Retail — Emissions (CH4)
Unit
kt
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage
243 places, 7,524 data points, 1990–2023
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The FAOSTAT domain on Emissions from Pre- and post- agricultural production includes the greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions, and related activity data, generated from pre- and post-agriculture production stages of the agri-food systems. Data are computed following the Tier 1 methods of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) Guidelines for National greenhouse gas (GHG) Inventories (IPCC, 1996; 1997; 2000; 2002; 2006; 2014). The domain includes methane (CH4), nitrous oxide (N2O), carbon dioxide (CO2) and CO2 equivalent (CO2eq) emissions from the above activities as well as the aggregate fluorinated gases (F-gases) emissions. Estimates are available by country, with global coverage and are updated annually.The FAOSTAT domain disseminates information estimates of CH4, N2O, CO2 emissions, F-gases, their aggregates in CO2eq in units of kilotonnes (kt, or 10^6 kg), and the underlying activity data. CO2eq emissions are computed by using the IPCC Fifth Assessment report global warming potentials, AR5 (IPCC, 2014). Data are available for most countries and territories, for standard FAOSTAT regional aggregations, and for Annex I and non-Annex I country groups.