How does El Salvador rank for sugar cane — burning crop residues (emissions ch4), per square?

El Salvador ranks 3rd out of 93 countries with data for 2023.

Is sugar cane — burning crop residues (emissions ch4), per square rising or falling in El Salvador?

Over the last ten years it is up 0.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.

Sugar cane: Burning crop residues (Emissions) … square kilometre CH4 in El Salvador

Name: Sugar cane: Burning crop residues (Emissions) … square kilometre CH4 in El Salvador
Creator: Statizoid (derived)
License: Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page

El Salvador: Sugar cane: Burning crop residues (Emissions) … square kilometre CH4 was 0 kt per square kilometre in 2023. ▲ Rising

Latest (2023)

0 kt per square kilometre

Change on year

unchanged

World rank

3rd

of 93 countries

All-time high

0 kt per square kilometre

in 2015

All-time low

0 kt per square kilometre

in 1963

Years of data

1961–2023

Sugar cane — Burning crop residues (Emissions CH4), per square in El Salvador, 1961–2023

Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in kt per square kilometre.

Analysis

The most recent figure for sugar cane — burning crop residues (emissions ch4), per square in El Salvador is 0 kt per square kilometre, measured in 2023.

The figure is up 0.9% over ten years.

Over the whole period, sugar cane — burning crop residues (emissions ch4), per square in El Salvador peaked at 0 kt per square kilometre in 2015 and was at its lowest, 0 kt per square kilometre, in 1963.

That places El Salvador 3rd out of 93 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the top 10%.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 63 years of available data.

Sugar cane: Burning crop residues (Emissions) … square kilometre CH4 in El Salvador, year by year

Annual values for Sugar cane — Burning crop residues (Emissions CH4), per square kilometre in El Salvador, 1961 to 2023.
Year	kt per square kilometre	Change
1961	0 kt per square kilometre	—
1962	0 kt per square kilometre	+6.0%
1963	0 kt per square kilometre	-11.4%
1964	0 kt per square kilometre	+3.0%
1965	0 kt per square kilometre	+16.8%
1966	0 kt per square kilometre	+4.7%
1967	0 kt per square kilometre	-3.7%
1968	0 kt per square kilometre	+0.2%
1969	0 kt per square kilometre	+5.7%
1970	0 kt per square kilometre	-5.6%
1971	0 kt per square kilometre	+29.6%
1972	0 kt per square kilometre	+3.6%
1973	0 kt per square kilometre	-12.9%
1974	0 kt per square kilometre	+11.0%
1975	0 kt per square kilometre	+15.7%
1976	0 kt per square kilometre	-0.2%
1977	0 kt per square kilometre	-0.8%
1978	0 kt per square kilometre	-0.1%
1979	0 kt per square kilometre	-10.1%
1980	0 kt per square kilometre	-8.0%
1981	0 kt per square kilometre	-19.4%
1982	0 kt per square kilometre	+14.7%
1983	0 kt per square kilometre	+8.0%
1984	0 kt per square kilometre	+15.9%
1985	0 kt per square kilometre	+2.5%
1986	0 kt per square kilometre	+4.1%
1987	0 kt per square kilometre	-2.2%
1988	0 kt per square kilometre	-17.9%
1989	0 kt per square kilometre	-14.5%
1990	0 kt per square kilometre	+10.5%
1991	0 kt per square kilometre	+56.4%
1992	0 kt per square kilometre	+3.8%
1993	0 kt per square kilometre	-7.8%
1994	0 kt per square kilometre	-0.4%
1995	0 kt per square kilometre	+3.0%
1996	0 kt per square kilometre	+14.0%
1997	0 kt per square kilometre	+25.1%
1998	0 kt per square kilometre	+7.2%
1999	0 kt per square kilometre	+3.0%
2000	0 kt per square kilometre	-11.1%
2001	0 kt per square kilometre	-14.2%
2002	0 kt per square kilometre	+0.0%
2003	0 kt per square kilometre	+15.1%
2004	0 kt per square kilometre	-7.8%
2005	0 kt per square kilometre	-13.1%
2006	0 kt per square kilometre	+12.4%
2007	0 kt per square kilometre	+3.6%
2008	0 kt per square kilometre	+6.0%
2009	0 kt per square kilometre	-6.7%
2010	0 kt per square kilometre	+1.0%
2011	0 kt per square kilometre	+8.0%
2012	0 kt per square kilometre	+7.6%
2013	0 kt per square kilometre	+5.3%
2014	0 kt per square kilometre	+3.4%
2015	0 kt per square kilometre	+2.1%
2016	0 kt per square kilometre	-2.9%
2017	0 kt per square kilometre	-0.7%
2018	0 kt per square kilometre	+2.0%
2019	0 kt per square kilometre	-0.6%
2020	0 kt per square kilometre	-2.0%
2021	0 kt per square kilometre	+0.5%
2022	0 kt per square kilometre	-0.7%
2023	0 kt per square kilometre	+0.0%

El Salvador compared with similar countries

El Salvador's 0 kt per square kilometre is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0 kt per square kilometre, 11.7× the median. (30 countries reporting)
El Salvador's 0 kt per square kilometre is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 0 kt per square kilometre, 9.0× the median. (31 countries reporting)

Biggest year-on-year movements

Years where Sugar cane: Burning crop residues (Emissions) … square kilometre CH4 in El Salvador changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.

Year	Change	From	To
1991	+56.4%	0 kt per square kilometre	0 kt per square kilometre

Averages by decade

Decade	Average	Lowest	Highest	Years
1960s	0 kt per square kilometre	0 kt per square kilometre	0 kt per square kilometre	9
1970s	0 kt per square kilometre	0 kt per square kilometre	0 kt per square kilometre	10
1980s	0 kt per square kilometre	0 kt per square kilometre	0 kt per square kilometre	10
1990s	0 kt per square kilometre	0 kt per square kilometre	0 kt per square kilometre	10
2000s	0 kt per square kilometre	0 kt per square kilometre	0 kt per square kilometre	10
2010s	0 kt per square kilometre	0 kt per square kilometre	0 kt per square kilometre	10
2020s	0 kt per square kilometre	0 kt per square kilometre	0 kt per square kilometre	4

Countries ranked near El Salvador

1 Mauritius 0 kt per square kilometre compare
2 Barbados 0 kt per square kilometre compare
4 Eswatini 0 kt per square kilometre compare
5 Thailand 0 kt per square kilometre compare
6 Trinidad and Tobago 0 kt per square kilometre compare

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More climate change data for El Salvador

Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Synthetic fertilizers (Agricultural) 155.61 million kg (2050)
Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) 5,408 kt (2050)
Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 1,253 kt (2050)
Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 4,155 kt (2050)
Emissions from livestock — Emissions 4.73 kt (2050)
Emissions from livestock — Emissions 148.4 kt (2050)
Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) 1,045 kt (2050)
Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 999.45 kt (2050)
Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 45.18 kt (2050)
Emissions from crops — Emissions 3.77 kt (2050)

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Frequently asked questions

What is sugar cane — burning crop residues (emissions ch4), per square in El Salvador?: Sugar cane — burning crop residues (emissions ch4), per square in El Salvador was 0 kt per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
What is the highest sugar cane — burning crop residues (emissions ch4), per square recorded in El Salvador?: The highest recorded value was 0 kt per square kilometre in 2015.
What is the lowest sugar cane — burning crop residues (emissions ch4), per square recorded in El Salvador?: The lowest recorded value was 0 kt per square kilometre in 1963.
How does El Salvador rank for sugar cane — burning crop residues (emissions ch4), per square?: El Salvador ranks 3rd out of 93 countries with data for 2023.
Is sugar cane — burning crop residues (emissions ch4), per square rising or falling in El Salvador?: Over the last ten years it is up 0.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this El Salvador data come from?: The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Sugar cane — Burning crop residues (Emissions CH4), per square kilometre. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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How this figure is calculated

Sugar cane — Burning crop residues (Emissions CH4) divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.

Sugar cane — Burning crop residues (Emissions CH4) ÷ Land area (sq. km)

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Sugar cane — Burning crop residues Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Land area FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)

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Indicator: Sugar cane — Burning crop residues (Emissions CH4), per square kilometre
Unit: kt per square kilometre
Source: Statizoid (derived)
Licence: Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage: 95 places, 5,533 data points, 1961–2023
Last refreshed: 08 October 2026

Sugar cane — Burning crop residues (Emissions CH4) divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.