Per capita CO₂ emissions from cement in El Salvador
El Salvador: Per capita CO₂ emissions from cement was 0.06 tonnes per person in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Per capita CO₂ emissions from cement in El Salvador, 1750–2024
Source: Global Carbon Budget (2025); Population based on various sources (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in tonnes per person.
Analysis
In 2024, per capita co₂ emissions from cement in El Salvador stood at 0.06 tonnes per person.
The figure is down 0.5% on the previous year and up 3.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, per capita co₂ emissions from cement in El Salvador peaked at 0.0902 tonnes per person in 2003 and was at its lowest, 0 tonnes per person, in 1750.
That places El Salvador 103rd out of 209 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1750s | 0 tonnes per person | 0 tonnes per person | 0 tonnes per person | 1 |
| 1760s | 0 tonnes per person | 0 tonnes per person | 0 tonnes per person | 1 |
| 1770s | 0 tonnes per person | 0 tonnes per person | 0 tonnes per person | 1 |
| 1780s | 0 tonnes per person | 0 tonnes per person | 0 tonnes per person | 1 |
| 1790s | 0 tonnes per person | 0 tonnes per person | 0 tonnes per person | 1 |
| 1800s | 0 tonnes per person | 0 tonnes per person | 0 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 1810s | 0 tonnes per person | 0 tonnes per person | 0 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 1820s | 0 tonnes per person | 0 tonnes per person | 0 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 1830s | 0 tonnes per person | 0 tonnes per person | 0 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 1840s | 0 tonnes per person | 0 tonnes per person | 0 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 1850s | 0 tonnes per person | 0 tonnes per person | 0 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 1860s | 0 tonnes per person | 0 tonnes per person | 0 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 1870s | 0 tonnes per person | 0 tonnes per person | 0 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 1880s | 0 tonnes per person | 0 tonnes per person | 0 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 1890s | 0 tonnes per person | 0 tonnes per person | 0 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 1900s | 0 tonnes per person | 0 tonnes per person | 0 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 1910s | 0 tonnes per person | 0 tonnes per person | 0 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 1920s | 0 tonnes per person | 0 tonnes per person | 0 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 1930s | 0 tonnes per person | 0 tonnes per person | 0 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 1940s | 0 tonnes per person | 0 tonnes per person | 0 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 1950s | 0.0091 tonnes per person | 0 tonnes per person | 0.0169 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 1960s | 0.0162 tonnes per person | 0.0111 tonnes per person | 0.0219 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 1970s | 0.0373 tonnes per person | 0.0218 tonnes per person | 0.0625 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.0459 tonnes per person | 0.0375 tonnes per person | 0.0542 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.0608 tonnes per person | 0.0316 tonnes per person | 0.074 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0802 tonnes per person | 0.0713 tonnes per person | 0.0902 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0663 tonnes per person | 0.0506 tonnes per person | 0.0819 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0598 tonnes per person | 0.0572 tonnes per person | 0.061 tonnes per person | 5 |
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More climate change data for El Salvador
- Share of global CO₂ emissions and population 0.0% (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 per capita vs. GDP per capita 1.42 tonnes per person (2024)
- Cumulative CO₂ emissions 264.57 million tonnes (2024)
- CO₂ emissions per capita 1.42 tonnes per person (2024)
- CO₂ emissions per capita vs. share of electricity generation from renewables 1.42 tonnes per person (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is per capita co₂ emissions from cement in El Salvador?
- Per capita co₂ emissions from cement in El Salvador was 0.06 tonnes per person in 2024, according to Global Carbon Budget (2025); Population based on various sources (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest per capita co₂ emissions from cement recorded in El Salvador?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0902 tonnes per person in 2003.
- What is the lowest per capita co₂ emissions from cement recorded in El Salvador?
- The lowest recorded value was 0 tonnes per person in 1750.
- How does El Salvador rank for per capita co₂ emissions from cement?
- El Salvador ranks 103rd out of 209 countries with data for 2024.
- Is per capita co₂ emissions from cement rising or falling in El Salvador?
- Over the last ten years it is up 3.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this El Salvador data come from?
- The figures come from Global Carbon Budget (2025); Population based on various sources (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Per capita CO₂ emissions from cement. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Annual emissions of carbon dioxide (CO₂) from cement, measured in tonnes per person.