Greenhouse gas emissions in El Salvador
El Salvador: Greenhouse gas emissions was 9.87 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
9.87 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents
Change on year
up 4.9%
World rank
146th
of 199 countries
All-time high
19.47 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents
in 1999
All-time low
3.28 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents
in 1861
Years of data
175
1850–2024
Greenhouse gas emissions in El Salvador, 1850–2024
Source: Jones et al. (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in tonnes of CO₂ equivalents.
Analysis
The most recent figure for greenhouse gas emissions in El Salvador is 9.87 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents, measured in 2024.
The figure is up 4.9% on the previous year and down 0.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, greenhouse gas emissions in El Salvador peaked at 19.47 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents in 1999 and was at its lowest, 3.28 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents, in 1861.
That places El Salvador 146th out of 199 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.
Greenhouse gas emissions in El Salvador, year by year
| Year | tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1850 | 3.58 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | — |
| 1851 | 3.74 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | +4.7% |
| 1852 | 4.47 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | +19.3% |
| 1853 | 4.76 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | +6.6% |
| 1854 | 3.95 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | -17.1% |
| 1855 | 3.68 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | -6.7% |
| 1856 | 3.65 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | -0.9% |
| 1857 | 3.75 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | +2.6% |
| 1858 | 4.02 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | +7.2% |
| 1859 | 4.77 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | +18.7% |
| 1860 | 3.90 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | -18.3% |
| 1861 | 3.28 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | -15.8% |
| 1862 | 4.47 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | +36.2% |
| 1863 | 3.38 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | -24.3% |
| 1864 | 3.62 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | +7.2% |
| 1865 | 3.30 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | -8.8% |
| 1866 | 3.42 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | +3.4% |
| 1867 | 4.37 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | +28.0% |
| 1868 | 3.60 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | -17.5% |
| 1869 | 3.53 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | -2.1% |
| 1870 | 3.68 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | +4.4% |
| 1871 | 3.95 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | +7.1% |
| 1872 | 4.46 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | +13.0% |
| 1873 | 3.89 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | -12.8% |
| 1874 | 4.55 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | +16.9% |
| 1875 | 5.03 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | +10.5% |
| 1876 | 4.47 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | -11.0% |
| 1877 | 4.30 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | -3.9% |
| 1878 | 4.18 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | -2.6% |
| 1879 | 4.76 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | +13.9% |
| 1880 | 4.50 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | -5.6% |
| 1881 | 4.49 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | -0.3% |
| 1882 | 4.85 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | +8.1% |
| 1883 | 4.55 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | -6.2% |
| 1884 | 4.35 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | -4.2% |
| 1885 | 4.73 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | +8.5% |
| 1886 | 4.14 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | -12.3% |
| 1887 | 4.50 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | +8.5% |
| 1888 | 5.71 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | +27.0% |
| 1889 | 4.50 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | -21.2% |
| 1890 | 4.06 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | -9.7% |
| 1891 | 4.17 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | +2.5% |
| 1892 | 4.10 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | -1.6% |
| 1893 | 4.68 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | +14.0% |
| 1894 | 3.97 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | -15.0% |
| 1895 | 4.41 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | +11.0% |
| 1896 | 4.03 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | -8.6% |
| 1897 | 3.82 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | -5.3% |
| 1898 | 4.35 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | +13.8% |
| 1899 | 3.92 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | -9.8% |
| 1900 | 4.51 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | +15.0% |
| 1901 | 5.82 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | +29.0% |
| 1902 | 6.46 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | +11.0% |
| 1903 | 6.40 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | -1.0% |
| 1904 | 6.45 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | +0.9% |
| 1905 | 7.49 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | +16.1% |
| 1906 | 7.54 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | +0.6% |
| 1907 | 7.00 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | -7.2% |
| 1908 | 7.88 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | +12.6% |
| 1909 | 7.50 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | -4.8% |
| 1910 | 8.01 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | +6.8% |
| 1911 | 11.45 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | +43.0% |
| 1912 | 9.80 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | -14.4% |
| 1913 | 10.81 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | +10.3% |
| 1914 | 12.16 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | +12.5% |
| 1915 | 10.45 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | -14.0% |
| 1916 | 11.45 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | +9.6% |
| 1917 | 11.14 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | -2.8% |
| 1918 | 11.55 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | +3.7% |
| 1919 | 11.71 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | +1.4% |
| 1920 | 10.13 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | -13.5% |
| 1921 | 8.45 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | -16.6% |
| 1922 | 7.43 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | -12.1% |
| 1923 | 6.92 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | -6.8% |
| 1924 | 6.50 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | -6.1% |
| 1925 | 6.33 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | -2.6% |
| 1926 | 5.93 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | -6.3% |
| 1927 | 5.65 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | -4.7% |
| 1928 | 5.48 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | -3.0% |
| 1929 | 5.16 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | -5.9% |
| 1930 | 5.71 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | +10.6% |
| 1931 | 5.89 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | +3.2% |
| 1932 | 7.43 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | +26.1% |
| 1933 | 6.94 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | -6.5% |
| 1934 | 8.91 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | +28.3% |
| 1935 | 8.48 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | -4.9% |
| 1936 | 7.97 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | -6.0% |
| 1937 | 8.62 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | +8.2% |
| 1938 | 9.28 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | +7.7% |
| 1939 | 9.00 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | -3.0% |
| 1940 | 8.97 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | -0.4% |
| 1941 | 9.23 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | +2.9% |
| 1942 | 9.18 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | -0.5% |
| 1943 | 9.46 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | +3.0% |
| 1944 | 9.09 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | -3.9% |
| 1945 | 9.14 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | +0.6% |
| 1946 | 9.72 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | +6.3% |
| 1947 | 8.60 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | -11.6% |
| 1948 | 8.41 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | -2.2% |
| 1949 | 9.01 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | +7.2% |
| 1950 | 9.24 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | +2.5% |
| 1951 | 8.98 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | -2.8% |
| 1952 | 8.84 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | -1.6% |
| 1953 | 9.49 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | +7.4% |
| 1954 | 9.69 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | +2.2% |
| 1955 | 10.54 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | +8.8% |
| 1956 | 11.32 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | +7.4% |
| 1957 | 11.59 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | +2.3% |
| 1958 | 11.27 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | -2.7% |
| 1959 | 12.52 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | +11.0% |
| 1960 | 11.12 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | -11.1% |
| 1961 | 11.05 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | -0.6% |
| 1962 | 11.37 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | +2.9% |
| 1963 | 11.84 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | +4.1% |
| 1964 | 11.13 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | -6.0% |
| 1965 | 10.59 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | -4.8% |
| 1966 | 10.18 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | -3.8% |
| 1967 | 10.24 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | +0.6% |
| 1968 | 9.43 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | -8.0% |
| 1969 | 8.57 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | -9.0% |
| 1970 | 12.76 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | +48.9% |
| 1971 | 13.78 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | +8.0% |
| 1972 | 13.01 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | -5.6% |
| 1973 | 11.85 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | -8.9% |
| 1974 | 12.72 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | +7.4% |
| 1975 | 12.52 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | -1.6% |
| 1976 | 13.18 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | +5.3% |
| 1977 | 15.31 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | +16.2% |
| 1978 | 17.44 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | +13.9% |
| 1979 | 16.39 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | -6.0% |
| 1980 | 12.81 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | -21.8% |
| 1981 | 11.12 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | -13.2% |
| 1982 | 10.54 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | -5.2% |
| 1983 | 13.37 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | +26.9% |
| 1984 | 11.30 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | -15.5% |
| 1985 | 12.45 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | +10.2% |
| 1986 | 11.54 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | -7.3% |
| 1987 | 13.53 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | +17.2% |
| 1988 | 10.24 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | -24.3% |
| 1989 | 11.12 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | +8.6% |
| 1990 | 12.26 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | +10.2% |
| 1991 | 14.14 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | +15.3% |
| 1992 | 13.63 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | -3.6% |
| 1993 | 13.66 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | +0.2% |
| 1994 | 15.12 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | +10.7% |
| 1995 | 13.79 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | -8.8% |
| 1996 | 13.82 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | +0.1% |
| 1997 | 17.42 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | +26.1% |
| 1998 | 18.80 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | +7.9% |
| 1999 | 19.47 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | +3.6% |
| 2000 | 15.57 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | -20.0% |
| 2001 | 12.15 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | -22.0% |
| 2002 | 10.05 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | -17.2% |
| 2003 | 10.00 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | -0.5% |
| 2004 | 7.85 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | -21.5% |
| 2005 | 7.49 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | -4.5% |
| 2006 | 9.88 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | +31.9% |
| 2007 | 10.04 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | +1.6% |
| 2008 | 9.12 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | -9.2% |
| 2009 | 9.63 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | +5.6% |
| 2010 | 9.28 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | -3.7% |
| 2011 | 9.03 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | -2.7% |
| 2012 | 9.37 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | +3.8% |
| 2013 | 8.74 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | -6.8% |
| 2014 | 9.88 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | +13.0% |
| 2015 | 9.08 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | -8.0% |
| 2016 | 8.48 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | -6.6% |
| 2017 | 7.74 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | -8.8% |
| 2018 | 8.19 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | +5.8% |
| 2019 | 8.84 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | +7.9% |
| 2020 | 6.53 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | -26.1% |
| 2021 | 7.71 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | +18.0% |
| 2022 | 8.76 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | +13.7% |
| 2023 | 9.41 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | +7.4% |
| 2024 | 9.87 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | +4.9% |
El Salvador compared with similar countries
- El Salvador's 9.87 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 42.70 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents, 23% of the median. (57 countries reporting)
- El Salvador's 9.87 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 18.07 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents, 55% of the median. (36 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1850s | 4.04 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 3.58 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 4.77 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 10 |
| 1860s | 3.69 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 3.28 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 4.47 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 10 |
| 1870s | 4.33 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 3.68 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 5.03 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 10 |
| 1880s | 4.63 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 4.14 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 5.71 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 10 |
| 1890s | 4.15 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 3.82 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 4.68 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 10 |
| 1900s | 6.70 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 4.51 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 7.88 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 10 |
| 1910s | 10.85 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 8.01 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 12.16 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 10 |
| 1920s | 6.80 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 5.16 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 10.13 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 10 |
| 1930s | 7.82 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 5.71 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 9.28 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 10 |
| 1940s | 9.08 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 8.41 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 9.72 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 10 |
| 1950s | 10.35 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 8.84 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 12.52 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 10 |
| 1960s | 10.55 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 8.57 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 11.84 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 10 |
| 1970s | 13.90 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 11.85 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 17.44 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 10 |
| 1980s | 11.80 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 10.24 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 13.53 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 10 |
| 1990s | 15.21 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 12.26 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 19.47 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 10 |
| 2000s | 10.18 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 7.49 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 15.57 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 10 |
| 2010s | 8.86 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 7.74 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 9.88 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 10 |
| 2020s | 8.46 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 6.53 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 9.87 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 5 |
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- 143 Equatorial Guinea 11.69 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents compare
- 144 Eritrea 10.42 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents compare
- 145 Armenia 10.31 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents compare
- 147 Rwanda 9.72 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents compare
- 148 Burundi 9.70 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents compare
- 149 Cyprus 9.49 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents compare
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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is greenhouse gas emissions in El Salvador?
- Greenhouse gas emissions in El Salvador was 9.87 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents in 2024, according to Jones et al. (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest greenhouse gas emissions recorded in El Salvador?
- The highest recorded value was 19.47 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents in 1999.
- What is the lowest greenhouse gas emissions recorded in El Salvador?
- The lowest recorded value was 3.28 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents in 1861.
- How does El Salvador rank for greenhouse gas emissions?
- El Salvador ranks 146th out of 199 countries with data for 2024.
- Is greenhouse gas emissions rising or falling in El Salvador?
- Over the last ten years it is down 0.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this El Salvador data come from?
- The figures come from Jones et al. (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Greenhouse gas emissions. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Greenhouse gas emissions are measured in tonnes of carbon dioxide-equivalents over a 100-year timescale.