Per capita CO₂ emissions relative to the global average in El Salvador
El Salvador: Per capita CO₂ emissions relative to the global average was 1.42 tonnes per person in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Per capita CO₂ emissions relative to the global average in El Salvador, 1870–2024
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 relative to the global average in El Salvador stood at 1.42 tonnes per person. That is the highest value across all 155 years on record.
The figure is up 3.0% on the previous year and up 42.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, per capita co₂ emissions relative to the global average in El Salvador peaked at 1.42 tonnes per person in 2024 and was at its lowest, 0 tonnes per person, in 1870.
El Salvador ranks 146th of 213 countries on this measure, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1870s | 0 tonnes per person | 0 tonnes per person | 0 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 1880s | 0 tonnes per person | 0 tonnes per person | 0.0001 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 1890s | 0.0021 tonnes per person | 0 tonnes per person | 0.0096 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 1900s | 0.0002 tonnes per person | 0 tonnes per person | 0.0005 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 1910s | 0.001 tonnes per person | 0.0002 tonnes per person | 0.0047 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 1920s | 0.003 tonnes per person | 0.0001 tonnes per person | 0.008 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 1930s | 0.0014 tonnes per person | 0.0002 tonnes per person | 0.0063 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 1940s | 0.0002 tonnes per person | 0.0002 tonnes per person | 0.0004 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 1950s | 0.1888 tonnes per person | 0.1227 tonnes per person | 0.2311 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 1960s | 0.3169 tonnes per person | 0.2029 tonnes per person | 0.3962 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 1970s | 0.4853 tonnes per person | 0.3893 tonnes per person | 0.5418 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.419 tonnes per person | 0.3307 tonnes per person | 0.48 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.7572 tonnes per person | 0.4576 tonnes per person | 0.9712 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 1.04 tonnes per person | 0.9503 tonnes per person | 1.13 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.05 tonnes per person | 0.9562 tonnes per person | 1.23 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.23 tonnes per person | 0.984 tonnes per person | 1.42 tonnes per person | 5 |
Countries ranked near El Salvador
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 relative to the global average in El Salvador?
- Per capita co₂ emissions relative to the global average in El Salvador was 1.42 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 relative to the global average recorded in El Salvador?
- The highest recorded value was 1.42 tonnes per person in 2024.
- What is the lowest per capita co₂ emissions relative to the global average recorded in El Salvador?
- The lowest recorded value was 0 tonnes per person in 1870.
- How does El Salvador rank for per capita co₂ emissions relative to the global average?
- El Salvador ranks 146th out of 213 countries with data for 2024.
- Is per capita co₂ emissions relative to the global average rising or falling in El Salvador?
- Over the last ten years it is up 42.5%. 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 relative to the global average. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
Download this data
CSV · JSON — 155 observations, free to reuse under CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data).
About this data
Carbon dioxide (CO₂) emissions from burning fossil fuels and industrial processes. This includes emissions from transport, electricity generation, and heating, but not land-use change.