Waste — Emissions in El Salvador

El Salvador: Waste — Emissions was 51.9 kt in 2023. ▲ Rising

Latest (2023)
51.9 kt
Change on year
up 1.8%
World rank
108th
of 201 countries
All-time high
53.9 kt
in 2006
All-time low
12.9 kt
in 1961
Years of data
63
1961–2023

Waste — Emissions in El Salvador, 1961–2023

1020304050196119922023

Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in kt.

Analysis

El Salvador recorded 51.9 kt for waste — emissions in 2023.

That represents a change of up 1.8% on the previous year and up 20.1% over ten years.

Over the whole period, waste — emissions in El Salvador peaked at 53.9 kt in 2006 and was at its lowest, 12.9 kt, in 1961.

El Salvador ranks 108th of 201 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

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

Waste — Emissions in El Salvador, year by year

Annual values for Waste — Emissions (CH4) in El Salvador, 1961 to 2023.
Year kt Change
1961 12.9 kt
1962 13.4 kt +3.9%
1963 13.8 kt +3.0%
1964 14.3 kt +3.6%
1965 14.8 kt +3.5%
1966 15.2 kt +2.7%
1967 15.7 kt +3.3%
1968 16.2 kt +3.2%
1969 16.7 kt +3.1%
1970 16.2 kt -3.0%
1971 18.6 kt +14.8%
1972 19.7 kt +5.9%
1973 20.8 kt +5.6%
1974 21.9 kt +5.3%
1975 23 kt +5.0%
1976 24.1 kt +4.8%
1977 25.2 kt +4.6%
1978 26.3 kt +4.4%
1979 27.4 kt +4.2%
1980 28.2 kt +2.9%
1981 29 kt +2.8%
1982 29.9 kt +3.1%
1983 30.8 kt +3.0%
1984 31.6 kt +2.6%
1985 32.5 kt +2.8%
1986 33.3 kt +2.5%
1987 34 kt +2.1%
1988 34.7 kt +2.1%
1989 35.5 kt +2.3%
1990 36.3 kt +2.3%
1991 37.4 kt +3.0%
1992 38.9 kt +4.0%
1993 40.2 kt +3.3%
1994 41.5 kt +3.2%
1995 42.6 kt +2.7%
1996 45.1 kt +5.9%
1997 52.7 kt +16.9%
1998 50.6 kt -4.0%
1999 47.6 kt -5.9%
2000 48.5 kt +1.9%
2001 49.2 kt +1.4%
2002 49.9 kt +1.4%
2003 50.7 kt +1.6%
2004 51.6 kt +1.8%
2005 52.6 kt +1.9%
2006 53.9 kt +2.5%
2007 48.9 kt -9.3%
2008 38.9 kt -20.4%
2009 39.4 kt +1.3%
2010 40.1 kt +1.8%
2011 41.4 kt +3.2%
2012 42.3 kt +2.2%
2013 43.2 kt +2.1%
2014 44.2 kt +2.3%
2015 45.4 kt +2.7%
2016 45.8 kt +0.9%
2017 46.9 kt +2.4%
2018 47.7 kt +1.7%
2019 48.6 kt +1.9%
2020 49.2 kt +1.2%
2021 50.1 kt +1.8%
2022 51 kt +1.8%
2023 51.9 kt +1.8%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1960s 14.78 kt 12.9 kt 16.7 kt 9
1970s 22.32 kt 16.2 kt 27.4 kt 10
1980s 31.95 kt 28.2 kt 35.5 kt 10
1990s 43.29 kt 36.3 kt 52.7 kt 10
2000s 48.36 kt 38.9 kt 53.9 kt 10
2010s 44.56 kt 40.1 kt 48.6 kt 10
2020s 50.55 kt 49.2 kt 51.9 kt 4

Countries ranked near El Salvador

  1. 105 Georgia 58.4 kt compare
  2. 106 Turkmenistan 55.1 kt compare
  3. 107 Zimbabwe 54 kt compare
  4. 108 Panama 51.9 kt compare
  5. 110 Tajikistan 48.7 kt compare
  6. 111 Mali 47.9 kt compare

See the full ranking of 253 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is waste — emissions in El Salvador?
Waste — emissions in El Salvador was 51.9 kt in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
What is the highest waste — emissions recorded in El Salvador?
The highest recorded value was 53.9 kt in 2006.
What is the lowest waste — emissions recorded in El Salvador?
The lowest recorded value was 12.9 kt in 1961.
How does El Salvador rank for waste — emissions?
El Salvador ranks 108th out of 201 countries with data for 2023.
Is waste — emissions rising or falling in El Salvador?
Over the last ten years it is up 20.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this El Salvador data come from?
The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Waste — Emissions (CH4). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Waste — Emissions (CH4)
Unit
kt
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage
253 places, 14,574 data points, 1961–2023
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The FAOSTAT domain on Emissions Totals summarizes the greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions disseminated in the FAOSTAT Climate Change domains of emissions from agrifood systems. Data are computed following the Tier 1 methods of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) Guidelines for National greenhouse gas (GHG) Inventories (IPCC, 1996; 1997; 2000; 2002; 2006; 2014). Emissions from other economic sectors as defined by the IPCC are also disseminated in the domain for completeness. Methodological details can be found at: https://files-faostat.fao.org/production/GT/GT_en.pdf