Per capita greenhouse gas emissions by sector in El Salvador
El Salvador: Per capita greenhouse gas emissions by sector was 90.34 kilograms per person in 2023. ▲ Rising
Per capita greenhouse gas emissions by sector in El Salvador, 1990–2023
Source: Climate Watch (2026); Population based on various sources (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in kilograms per person.
Analysis
El Salvador recorded 90.34 kilograms per person for per capita greenhouse gas emissions by sector in 2023.
That represents a change of up 15.8% on the previous year and up 20.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, per capita greenhouse gas emissions by sector in El Salvador peaked at 93.21 kilograms per person in 2019 and was at its lowest, 16.38 kilograms per person, in 1991.
El Salvador ranks 93rd of 191 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 34 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 26 kilograms per person | 16.38 kilograms per person | 35.51 kilograms per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 44.13 kilograms per person | 35.08 kilograms per person | 59.9 kilograms per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 74.38 kilograms per person | 44.16 kilograms per person | 93.21 kilograms per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 68.5 kilograms per person | 36.89 kilograms per person | 90.34 kilograms per person | 4 |
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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 greenhouse gas emissions by sector in El Salvador?
- Per capita greenhouse gas emissions by sector in El Salvador was 90.34 kilograms per person in 2023, according to Climate Watch (2026); Population based on various sources (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest per capita greenhouse gas emissions by sector recorded in El Salvador?
- The highest recorded value was 93.21 kilograms per person in 2019.
- What is the lowest per capita greenhouse gas emissions by sector recorded in El Salvador?
- The lowest recorded value was 16.38 kilograms per person in 1991.
- How does El Salvador rank for per capita greenhouse gas emissions by sector?
- El Salvador ranks 93rd out of 191 countries with data for 2023.
- Is per capita greenhouse gas emissions by sector rising or falling in El Salvador?
- Over the last ten years it is up 20.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this El Salvador data come from?
- The figures come from Climate Watch (2026); Population based on various sources (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Per capita greenhouse gas emissions by sector. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Emissions are measured in kilograms of carbon dioxide-equivalents per person.