Per capita co emissions vs human development index in El Salvador
El Salvador: Per capita co emissions vs human development index was 1.78 in 2023. ▲ Rising
Per capita co emissions vs human development index in El Salvador, 1990–2023
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
El Salvador recorded 1.78 for per capita co emissions vs human development index in 2023. That is the highest value across all 34 years on record.
That represents a change of up 1.8% on the previous year and up 27.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, per capita co emissions vs human development index in El Salvador peaked at 1.78 in 2023 and was at its lowest, 0.7139, in 1990.
That places El Salvador 93rd out of 120 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 34 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 1.02 | 0.7139 | 1.33 | 10 |
| 2000s | 1.47 | 1.34 | 1.64 | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.46 | 1.31 | 1.7 | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.65 | 1.45 | 1.78 | 4 |
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More climate change data for El Salvador
- Share co2 vs population 0.0498 (2100)
- Population growth 0.4% (2025)
- Population, total 6.37 million (2025)
- Urban population growth 1.0% (2025)
- Urban population 4.81 million (2025)
- Urban population 75.5% (2025)
- Co2 emissions vs gdp 1.42 (2024)
- Cumulative co emissions 264.57 million (2024)
- Co emissions per capita 1.42 (2024)
- Co2 per capita vs renewable electricity 1.42 (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is per capita co emissions vs human development index in El Salvador?
- Per capita co emissions vs human development index in El Salvador was 1.78 in 2023, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest per capita co emissions vs human development index recorded in El Salvador?
- The highest recorded value was 1.78 in 2023.
- What is the lowest per capita co emissions vs human development index recorded in El Salvador?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.7139 in 1990.
- How does El Salvador rank for per capita co emissions vs human development index?
- El Salvador ranks 93rd out of 120 countries with data for 2023.
- Is per capita co emissions vs human development index rising or falling in El Salvador?
- Over the last ten years it is up 27.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this El Salvador data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Per capita co emissions vs human development index. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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