Methane emissions, per capita in El Salvador
El Salvador: Methane emissions, per capita was 0.5058 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person in 2024. ▼ Falling
Latest (2024)
0.5058 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person
Change on year
up 2.3%
World rank
165th
of 195 countries
All-time high
1.02 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person
in 1960
All-time low
0.4631 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person
in 2019
Years of data
65
1960–2024
Methane emissions, per capita in El Salvador, 1960–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person.
Analysis
The most recent figure for methane emissions, per capita in El Salvador is 0.5058 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person, measured in 2024.
The figure is up 2.3% on the previous year and down 5.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, methane emissions, per capita in El Salvador peaked at 1.02 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person in 1960 and was at its lowest, 0.4631 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person, in 2019.
That places El Salvador 165th out of 195 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 65 years of available data.
Methane emissions, per capita in El Salvador, year by year
| Year | tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 1.02 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | — |
| 1961 | 0.9378 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -7.9% |
| 1962 | 0.9263 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -1.2% |
| 1963 | 0.9166 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -1.0% |
| 1964 | 0.9041 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -1.4% |
| 1965 | 0.8921 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -1.3% |
| 1966 | 0.8859 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -0.7% |
| 1967 | 0.8749 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -1.2% |
| 1968 | 0.8616 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -1.5% |
| 1969 | 0.8481 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -1.6% |
| 1970 | 0.8276 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -2.4% |
| 1971 | 0.7715 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -6.8% |
| 1972 | 0.7849 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +1.7% |
| 1973 | 0.7226 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -7.9% |
| 1974 | 0.7317 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +1.3% |
| 1975 | 0.7253 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -0.9% |
| 1976 | 0.75 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +3.4% |
| 1977 | 0.8093 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +7.9% |
| 1978 | 0.8286 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +2.4% |
| 1979 | 0.838 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +1.1% |
| 1980 | 0.764 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -8.8% |
| 1981 | 0.7241 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -5.2% |
| 1982 | 0.671 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -7.3% |
| 1983 | 0.6542 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -2.5% |
| 1984 | 0.651 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -0.5% |
| 1985 | 0.6636 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +1.9% |
| 1986 | 0.6574 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -0.9% |
| 1987 | 0.6609 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +0.5% |
| 1988 | 0.659 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -0.3% |
| 1989 | 0.6601 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +0.2% |
| 1990 | 0.669 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +1.3% |
| 1991 | 0.673 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +0.6% |
| 1992 | 0.6805 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +1.1% |
| 1993 | 0.6625 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -2.6% |
| 1994 | 0.6804 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +2.7% |
| 1995 | 0.6396 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -6.0% |
| 1996 | 0.695 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +8.7% |
| 1997 | 0.6984 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +0.5% |
| 1998 | 0.6527 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -6.5% |
| 1999 | 0.6585 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +0.9% |
| 2000 | 0.5873 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -10.8% |
| 2001 | 0.6358 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +8.3% |
| 2002 | 0.6615 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +4.1% |
| 2003 | 0.6504 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -1.7% |
| 2004 | 0.6586 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +1.3% |
| 2005 | 0.6661 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +1.1% |
| 2006 | 0.6912 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +3.8% |
| 2007 | 0.6684 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -3.3% |
| 2008 | 0.626 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -6.3% |
| 2009 | 0.611 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -2.4% |
| 2010 | 0.585 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -4.3% |
| 2011 | 0.5307 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -9.3% |
| 2012 | 0.5603 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +5.6% |
| 2013 | 0.4975 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -11.2% |
| 2014 | 0.534 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +7.3% |
| 2015 | 0.5279 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -1.1% |
| 2016 | 0.504 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -4.5% |
| 2017 | 0.4978 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -1.2% |
| 2018 | 0.4717 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -5.2% |
| 2019 | 0.4631 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -1.8% |
| 2020 | 0.4799 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +3.6% |
| 2021 | 0.4925 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +2.6% |
| 2022 | 0.4922 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -0.1% |
| 2023 | 0.4944 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +0.5% |
| 2024 | 0.5058 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +2.3% |
El Salvador compared with similar countries
- El Salvador's 0.5058 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 1.07 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person, 47% of the median. (57 countries reporting)
- El Salvador's 0.5058 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 1.03 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person, 49% of the median. (36 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.9065 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.8481 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.02 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 1970s | 0.779 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.7226 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.838 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.6765 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.651 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.764 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.671 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.6396 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.6984 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.6456 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.5873 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.6912 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.5172 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.4631 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.585 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.493 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.4799 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.5058 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 5 |
Countries ranked near El Salvador
- 162 Benin 0.5234 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person compare
- 163 Jordan 0.5138 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person compare
- 164 Sri Lanka 0.5064 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person compare
- 166 Democratic Republic of Congo 0.4799 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person compare
- 167 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 0.4781 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person compare
- 168 Comoros 0.4623 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person 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 methane emissions, per capita in El Salvador?
- Methane emissions, per capita in El Salvador was 0.5058 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest methane emissions, per capita recorded in El Salvador?
- The highest recorded value was 1.02 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person in 1960.
- What is the lowest methane emissions, per capita recorded in El Salvador?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.4631 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person in 2019.
- How does El Salvador rank for methane emissions, per capita?
- El Salvador ranks 165th out of 195 countries with data for 2024.
- Is methane emissions, per capita rising or falling in El Salvador?
- Over the last ten years it is down 5.3%. 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 Methane emissions, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Methane emissions divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Methane emissions ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Methane emissions Our World in Data
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
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
Methane emissions divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.