IPPU — Emissions per capita in El Salvador

El Salvador: IPPU — Emissions per capita was 0.13 t CO2eq/cap in 2023. ▲ Rising

Latest (2023)
0.13 t CO2eq/cap
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
140th
of 222 countries
All-time high
0.13 t CO2eq/cap
in 2019
All-time low
0.03 t CO2eq/cap
in 1992
Years of data
34
1990–2023

IPPU — Emissions per capita in El Salvador, 1990–2023

0.020.040.060.080.10.120.141990200620231990: 0.05 t CO2eq/cap1991: 0.06 t CO2eq/cap1992: 0.03 t CO2eq/cap1993: 0.07 t CO2eq/cap1994: 0.07 t CO2eq/cap1995: 0.07 t CO2eq/cap1996: 0.07 t CO2eq/cap1997: 0.08 t CO2eq/cap1998: 0.08 t CO2eq/cap1999: 0.08 t CO2eq/cap2000: 0.08 t CO2eq/cap2001: 0.09 t CO2eq/cap2002: 0.1 t CO2eq/cap2003: 0.11 t CO2eq/cap2004: 0.1 t CO2eq/cap2005: 0.1 t CO2eq/cap2006: 0.11 t CO2eq/cap2007: 0.11 t CO2eq/cap2008: 0.11 t CO2eq/cap2009: 0.1 t CO2eq/cap2010: 0.11 t CO2eq/cap2011: 0.11 t CO2eq/cap2012: 0.11 t CO2eq/cap2013: 0.1 t CO2eq/cap2014: 0.09 t CO2eq/cap2015: 0.09 t CO2eq/cap2016: 0.09 t CO2eq/cap2017: 0.1 t CO2eq/cap2018: 0.11 t CO2eq/cap2019: 0.13 t CO2eq/cap2020: 0.11 t CO2eq/cap2021: 0.12 t CO2eq/cap2022: 0.13 t CO2eq/cap2023: 0.13 t CO2eq/cap

Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in t CO2eq/cap.

Analysis

The most recent figure for ippu — emissions per capita in El Salvador is 0.13 t CO2eq/cap, measured in 2023. That is the highest value across all 34 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 30.0% over ten years.

Over the whole period, ippu — emissions per capita in El Salvador peaked at 0.13 t CO2eq/cap in 2019 and was at its lowest, 0.03 t CO2eq/cap, in 1992.

That places El Salvador 140th out of 222 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 34 years of available data.

IPPU — Emissions per capita in El Salvador, year by year

Annual values for IPPU — Emissions per capita in El Salvador, 1990 to 2023.
Year t CO2eq/cap Change
1990 0.05 t CO2eq/cap —
1991 0.06 t CO2eq/cap +20.0%
1992 0.03 t CO2eq/cap -50.0%
1993 0.07 t CO2eq/cap +133.3%
1994 0.07 t CO2eq/cap +0.0%
1995 0.07 t CO2eq/cap +0.0%
1996 0.07 t CO2eq/cap +0.0%
1997 0.08 t CO2eq/cap +14.3%
1998 0.08 t CO2eq/cap +0.0%
1999 0.08 t CO2eq/cap +0.0%
2000 0.08 t CO2eq/cap +0.0%
2001 0.09 t CO2eq/cap +12.5%
2002 0.1 t CO2eq/cap +11.1%
2003 0.11 t CO2eq/cap +10.0%
2004 0.1 t CO2eq/cap -9.1%
2005 0.1 t CO2eq/cap +0.0%
2006 0.11 t CO2eq/cap +10.0%
2007 0.11 t CO2eq/cap +0.0%
2008 0.11 t CO2eq/cap +0.0%
2009 0.1 t CO2eq/cap -9.1%
2010 0.11 t CO2eq/cap +10.0%
2011 0.11 t CO2eq/cap +0.0%
2012 0.11 t CO2eq/cap +0.0%
2013 0.1 t CO2eq/cap -9.1%
2014 0.09 t CO2eq/cap -10.0%
2015 0.09 t CO2eq/cap +0.0%
2016 0.09 t CO2eq/cap +0.0%
2017 0.1 t CO2eq/cap +11.1%
2018 0.11 t CO2eq/cap +10.0%
2019 0.13 t CO2eq/cap +18.2%
2020 0.11 t CO2eq/cap -15.4%
2021 0.12 t CO2eq/cap +9.1%
2022 0.13 t CO2eq/cap +8.3%
2023 0.13 t CO2eq/cap +0.0%

El Salvador compared with similar countries

  • El Salvador's 0.13 t CO2eq/cap is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.33 t CO2eq/cap, 39% of the median. (55 countries reporting)
  • El Salvador's 0.13 t CO2eq/cap is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 0.165 t CO2eq/cap, 79% of the median. (34 countries reporting)

Biggest year-on-year movements

Years where IPPU — Emissions per capita 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
1993 +133.3% 0.03 t CO2eq/cap 0.07 t CO2eq/cap

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 0.066 t CO2eq/cap 0.03 t CO2eq/cap 0.08 t CO2eq/cap 10
2000s 0.101 t CO2eq/cap 0.08 t CO2eq/cap 0.11 t CO2eq/cap 10
2010s 0.104 t CO2eq/cap 0.09 t CO2eq/cap 0.13 t CO2eq/cap 10
2020s 0.1225 t CO2eq/cap 0.11 t CO2eq/cap 0.13 t CO2eq/cap 4

Countries ranked near El Salvador

  1. 137 Bolivia (Plurinational State of) 0.14 t CO2eq/cap compare
  2. 137 Cuba 0.14 t CO2eq/cap compare
  3. 137 Honduras 0.14 t CO2eq/cap compare
  4. 140 Nigeria 0.13 t CO2eq/cap compare
  5. 142 Congo 0.12 t CO2eq/cap compare
  6. 142 Sri Lanka 0.12 t CO2eq/cap compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is ippu — emissions per capita in El Salvador?
Ippu — emissions per capita in El Salvador was 0.13 t CO2eq/cap in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
What is the highest ippu — emissions per capita recorded in El Salvador?
The highest recorded value was 0.13 t CO2eq/cap in 2019.
What is the lowest ippu — emissions per capita recorded in El Salvador?
The lowest recorded value was 0.03 t CO2eq/cap in 1992.
How does El Salvador rank for ippu — emissions per capita?
El Salvador ranks 140th out of 222 countries with data for 2023.
Is ippu — emissions per capita rising or falling in El Salvador?
Over the last ten years it is up 30.0%. 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 IPPU — Emissions per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
IPPU — Emissions per capita
Unit
t CO2eq/cap
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage
254 places, 8,412 data points, 1990–2023
Last refreshed

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.