Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Indirect emissions (N2O that leaches) in El Salvador
El Salvador: Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Indirect emissions (N2O that leaches) was 0 kt per square kilometre in 2023. ▲ Rising
Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Indirect emissions (N2O that leaches) in El Salvador, 1961–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in kt per square kilometre.
Analysis
The most recent figure for nutrient nitrogen n (total) — indirect emissions (n2o that leaches) in El Salvador is 0 kt per square kilometre, measured in 2023.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 90.2% on the previous year and down 46.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, nutrient nitrogen n (total) — indirect emissions (n2o that leaches) in El Salvador peaked at 0 kt per square kilometre in 1978 and was at its lowest, 0 kt per square kilometre, in 1961.
El Salvador ranks 28th of 176 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 63 years of available data.
Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Indirect emissions (N2O that leaches) in El Salvador, year by year
| Year | kt per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0 kt per square kilometre | — |
| 1962 | 0 kt per square kilometre | +36.8% |
| 1963 | 0 kt per square kilometre | +78.1% |
| 1964 | 0 kt per square kilometre | +4.6% |
| 1965 | 0 kt per square kilometre | -29.8% |
| 1966 | 0 kt per square kilometre | +61.5% |
| 1967 | 0 kt per square kilometre | -16.1% |
| 1968 | 0 kt per square kilometre | +16.1% |
| 1969 | 0 kt per square kilometre | +3.0% |
| 1970 | 0 kt per square kilometre | +28.5% |
| 1971 | 0 kt per square kilometre | +40.0% |
| 1972 | 0 kt per square kilometre | +3.1% |
| 1973 | 0 kt per square kilometre | +4.6% |
| 1974 | 0 kt per square kilometre | -8.1% |
| 1975 | 0 kt per square kilometre | +4.0% |
| 1976 | 0 kt per square kilometre | +19.4% |
| 1977 | 0 kt per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1978 | 0 kt per square kilometre | +9.2% |
| 1979 | 0 kt per square kilometre | -39.9% |
| 1980 | 0 kt per square kilometre | -5.8% |
| 1981 | 0 kt per square kilometre | +39.6% |
| 1982 | 0 kt per square kilometre | -33.5% |
| 1983 | 0 kt per square kilometre | +34.3% |
| 1984 | 0 kt per square kilometre | -32.9% |
| 1985 | 0 kt per square kilometre | +53.6% |
| 1986 | 0 kt per square kilometre | -19.7% |
| 1987 | 0 kt per square kilometre | +31.3% |
| 1988 | 0 kt per square kilometre | +5.1% |
| 1989 | 0 kt per square kilometre | -17.2% |
| 1990 | 0 kt per square kilometre | -6.1% |
| 1991 | 0 kt per square kilometre | +5.1% |
| 1992 | 0 kt per square kilometre | -3.1% |
| 1993 | 0 kt per square kilometre | -1.8% |
| 1994 | 0 kt per square kilometre | -12.8% |
| 1995 | 0 kt per square kilometre | -8.9% |
| 1996 | 0 kt per square kilometre | +43.2% |
| 1997 | 0 kt per square kilometre | +20.2% |
| 1998 | 0 kt per square kilometre | -20.9% |
| 1999 | 0 kt per square kilometre | -0.3% |
| 2000 | 0 kt per square kilometre | -14.7% |
| 2001 | 0 kt per square kilometre | -0.4% |
| 2002 | 0 kt per square kilometre | -28.5% |
| 2003 | 0 kt per square kilometre | +5.7% |
| 2004 | 0 kt per square kilometre | +28.7% |
| 2005 | 0 kt per square kilometre | +45.4% |
| 2006 | 0 kt per square kilometre | -23.3% |
| 2007 | 0 kt per square kilometre | +24.0% |
| 2008 | 0 kt per square kilometre | +14.4% |
| 2009 | 0 kt per square kilometre | -12.1% |
| 2010 | 0 kt per square kilometre | +12.9% |
| 2011 | 0 kt per square kilometre | +12.2% |
| 2012 | 0 kt per square kilometre | -14.0% |
| 2013 | 0 kt per square kilometre | -2.7% |
| 2014 | 0 kt per square kilometre | -28.3% |
| 2015 | 0 kt per square kilometre | +17.0% |
| 2016 | 0 kt per square kilometre | -18.5% |
| 2017 | 0 kt per square kilometre | -27.5% |
| 2018 | 0 kt per square kilometre | +58.2% |
| 2019 | 0 kt per square kilometre | -53.6% |
| 2020 | 0 kt per square kilometre | +60.7% |
| 2021 | 0 kt per square kilometre | +29.0% |
| 2022 | 0 kt per square kilometre | -62.4% |
| 2023 | 0 kt per square kilometre | +90.2% |
El Salvador compared with similar countries
- El Salvador's 0 kt per square kilometre is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0 kt per square kilometre, 4.1× the median. (52 countries reporting)
- El Salvador's 0 kt per square kilometre is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 0 kt per square kilometre, 5.4× the median. (33 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0 kt per square kilometre | 0 kt per square kilometre | 0 kt per square kilometre | 9 |
| 1970s | 0 kt per square kilometre | 0 kt per square kilometre | 0 kt per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1980s | 0 kt per square kilometre | 0 kt per square kilometre | 0 kt per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1990s | 0 kt per square kilometre | 0 kt per square kilometre | 0 kt per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 0 kt per square kilometre | 0 kt per square kilometre | 0 kt per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 0 kt per square kilometre | 0 kt per square kilometre | 0 kt per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 0 kt per square kilometre | 0 kt per square kilometre | 0 kt per square kilometre | 4 |
Countries ranked near El Salvador
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 nutrient nitrogen n (total) — indirect emissions (n2o that leaches) in El Salvador?
- Nutrient nitrogen n (total) — indirect emissions (n2o that leaches) in El Salvador was 0 kt per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest nutrient nitrogen n (total) — indirect emissions (n2o that leaches) recorded in El Salvador?
- The highest recorded value was 0 kt per square kilometre in 1978.
- What is the lowest nutrient nitrogen n (total) — indirect emissions (n2o that leaches) recorded in El Salvador?
- The lowest recorded value was 0 kt per square kilometre in 1961.
- How does El Salvador rank for nutrient nitrogen n (total) — indirect emissions (n2o that leaches)?
- El Salvador ranks 28th out of 176 countries with data for 2023.
- Is nutrient nitrogen n (total) — indirect emissions (n2o that leaches) rising or falling in El Salvador?
- Over the last ten years it is down 46.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this El Salvador data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Indirect emissions (N2O that leaches) (Synthetic fertilizers), per square kilometre. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Indirect emissions (N2O that leaches) (Synthetic fertilizers) 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.
Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Indirect emissions (N2O that leaches) (Synthetic fertilizers) ÷ Land area (sq. km)
Computed from
- Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Indirect emissions (N2O that leaches) 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
Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Indirect emissions (N2O that leaches) (Synthetic fertilizers) 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.