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Share global methane emissions in El Salvador

El Salvador: Share global methane emissions was 0.034 in 2024. ▲ Rising

Latest (2024)
0.034
Change on year
up 1.9%
World rank
139th
of 201 countries
All-time high
0.0596
in 1960
All-time low
0.0225
in 1850
Years of data
175
1850–2024

Share global methane emissions in El Salvador, 1850–2024

00.020.040.06185019372024

Source: Our World in Data.

Analysis

El Salvador recorded 0.034 for share global methane emissions in 2024.

That represents a change of up 1.9% on the previous year and down 12.3% over ten years.

Over the whole period, share global methane emissions in El Salvador peaked at 0.0596 in 1960 and was at its lowest, 0.0225, in 1850.

That places El Salvador 139th out of 201 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 175 years of available data.

Share global methane emissions in El Salvador, year by year

Year Value Change
1850 0.0225 —
1851 0.0228 +1.3%
1852 0.023 +1.1%
1853 0.0233 +1.0%
1854 0.0234 +0.6%
1855 0.0237 +1.1%
1856 0.0239 +0.9%
1857 0.0242 +1.1%
1858 0.0244 +1.1%
1859 0.0246 +0.8%
1860 0.0248 +0.7%
1861 0.025 +0.8%
1862 0.0252 +1.0%
1863 0.0254 +0.7%
1864 0.0256 +0.6%
1865 0.0258 +0.7%
1866 0.0259 +0.6%
1867 0.0261 +0.8%
1868 0.0264 +0.9%
1869 0.0265 +0.6%
1870 0.0267 +0.8%
1871 0.027 +0.9%
1872 0.0271 +0.6%
1873 0.0274 +0.8%
1874 0.0278 +1.4%
1875 0.0279 +0.7%
1876 0.0282 +1.0%
1877 0.0285 +0.9%
1878 0.0288 +1.0%
1879 0.029 +0.7%
1880 0.029 +0.3%
1881 0.0292 +0.5%
1882 0.0293 +0.5%
1883 0.0294 +0.3%
1884 0.0296 +0.8%
1885 0.0299 +0.8%
1886 0.0301 +0.7%
1887 0.0302 +0.4%
1888 0.0302 -0.0%
1889 0.0304 +0.7%
1890 0.0304 -0.1%
1891 0.0305 +0.3%
1892 0.0307 +0.7%
1893 0.031 +0.9%
1894 0.0311 +0.3%
1895 0.0311 +0.1%
1896 0.0312 +0.4%
1897 0.0313 +0.2%
1898 0.0313 +0.1%
1899 0.0312 -0.3%
1900 0.0312 -0.1%
1901 0.0319 +2.1%
1902 0.0326 +2.2%
1903 0.033 +1.3%
1904 0.0337 +2.2%
1905 0.0342 +1.6%
1906 0.0346 +1.2%
1907 0.0348 +0.3%
1908 0.0357 +2.6%
1909 0.0361 +1.2%
1910 0.0365 +1.2%
1911 0.0376 +2.9%
1912 0.0386 +2.7%
1913 0.0393 +1.8%
1914 0.0411 +4.6%
1915 0.0424 +3.0%
1916 0.043 +1.5%
1917 0.0438 +1.9%
1918 0.0453 +3.4%
1919 0.0472 +4.3%
1920 0.0473 +0.2%
1921 0.0485 +2.5%
1922 0.0479 -1.2%
1923 0.0467 -2.5%
1924 0.0466 -0.3%
1925 0.0465 -0.1%
1926 0.0467 +0.5%
1927 0.0458 -2.1%
1928 0.0459 +0.3%
1929 0.0452 -1.5%
1930 0.0455 +0.7%
1931 0.0468 +2.8%
1932 0.0478 +2.2%
1933 0.0481 +0.6%
1934 0.048 -0.2%
1935 0.0481 +0.3%
1936 0.0485 +0.8%
1937 0.0492 +1.3%
1938 0.0507 +3.1%
1939 0.0514 +1.4%
1940 0.052 +1.2%
1941 0.0525 +1.0%
1942 0.0533 +1.5%
1943 0.0536 +0.5%
1944 0.0543 +1.2%
1945 0.0561 +3.4%
1946 0.0558 -0.5%
1947 0.0553 -0.9%
1948 0.0559 +0.9%
1949 0.0565 +1.1%
1950 0.0568 +0.5%
1951 0.0567 -0.2%
1952 0.0573 +1.1%
1953 0.0578 +0.9%
1954 0.0583 +0.8%
1955 0.0576 -1.1%
1956 0.0579 +0.5%
1957 0.0584 +0.7%
1958 0.0593 +1.7%
1959 0.059 -0.5%
1960 0.0596 +1.0%
1961 0.0559 -6.3%
1962 0.0558 -0.1%
1963 0.0554 -0.8%
1964 0.055 -0.6%
1965 0.0544 -1.1%
1966 0.0536 -1.5%
1967 0.0538 +0.4%
1968 0.0535 -0.4%
1969 0.0525 -1.9%
1970 0.0513 -2.3%
1971 0.0486 -5.2%
1972 0.0496 +2.0%
1973 0.0455 -8.4%
1974 0.0469 +3.2%
1975 0.0469 -0.1%
1976 0.0488 +4.2%
1977 0.0533 +9.1%
1978 0.0555 +4.2%
1979 0.0559 +0.6%
1980 0.0517 -7.3%
1981 0.0505 -2.4%
1982 0.0467 -7.6%
1983 0.0463 -0.9%
1984 0.0463 +0.2%
1985 0.0476 +2.7%
1986 0.0476 +0.1%
1987 0.0485 +1.7%
1988 0.0486 +0.3%
1989 0.0486 -0.0%
1990 0.0499 +2.6%
1991 0.0514 +3.1%
1992 0.0528 +2.7%
1993 0.0521 -1.4%
1994 0.0535 +2.7%
1995 0.0499 -6.6%
1996 0.0542 +8.5%
1997 0.0548 +1.1%
1998 0.0518 -5.3%
1999 0.0526 +1.5%
2000 0.0466 -11.5%
2001 0.0509 +9.3%
2002 0.0535 +5.0%
2003 0.0514 -3.9%
2004 0.0511 -0.5%
2005 0.0509 -0.4%
2006 0.052 +2.1%
2007 0.0502 -3.4%
2008 0.047 -6.4%
2009 0.0462 -1.6%
2010 0.0436 -5.6%
2011 0.0385 -11.8%
2012 0.0405 +5.3%
2013 0.0361 -10.8%
2014 0.0387 +7.1%
2015 0.0383 -1.1%
2016 0.0364 -4.9%
2017 0.0354 -2.8%
2018 0.033 -6.8%
2019 0.0321 -2.7%
2020 0.0338 +5.1%
2021 0.0341 +1.0%
2022 0.0335 -1.7%
2023 0.0333 -0.6%
2024 0.034 +1.9%

El Salvador compared with similar countries

  • El Salvador's 0.034 is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.1213, 28% of the median. (58 countries reporting)
  • El Salvador's 0.034 is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 0.0558, 61% of the median. (36 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1850s 0.0236 0.0225 0.0246 10
1860s 0.0257 0.0248 0.0265 10
1870s 0.0278 0.0267 0.029 10
1880s 0.0297 0.029 0.0304 10
1890s 0.031 0.0304 0.0313 10
1900s 0.0338 0.0312 0.0361 10
1910s 0.0415 0.0365 0.0472 10
1920s 0.0467 0.0452 0.0485 10
1930s 0.0484 0.0455 0.0514 10
1940s 0.0545 0.052 0.0565 10
1950s 0.0579 0.0567 0.0593 10
1960s 0.055 0.0525 0.0596 10
1970s 0.0502 0.0455 0.0559 10
1980s 0.0482 0.0463 0.0517 10
1990s 0.0523 0.0499 0.0548 10
2000s 0.05 0.0462 0.0535 10
2010s 0.0373 0.0321 0.0436 10
2020s 0.0337 0.0333 0.0341 5

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Frequently asked questions

What is share global methane emissions in El Salvador?
Share global methane emissions in El Salvador was 0.034 in 2024, according to Our World in Data.
What is the highest share global methane emissions recorded in El Salvador?
The highest recorded value was 0.0596 in 1960.
What is the lowest share global methane emissions recorded in El Salvador?
The lowest recorded value was 0.0225 in 1850.
How does El Salvador rank for share global methane emissions?
El Salvador ranks 139th out of 201 countries with data for 2024.
Is share global methane emissions rising or falling in El Salvador?
Over the last ten years it is down 12.3%. 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 Share global methane emissions. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Share global methane emissions
Source
Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
201 places, 35,175 data points, 1850–2024
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