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.
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 |
Countries ranked near El Salvador
- 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
- 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 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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About this data
Greenhouse gas emissions are measured in tonnes of carbon dioxide-equivalents over a 100-year timescale.