Waste — Emissions (CO2eq) in El Salvador
El Salvador: Waste — Emissions (CO2eq) was 1,539 kt in 2023. ▲ Rising
Waste — Emissions (CO2eq) in El Salvador, 1961–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in kt.
Analysis
El Salvador recorded 1,539 kt for waste — emissions (co2eq) in 2023.
That represents a change of up 1.7% on the previous year and up 19.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, waste — emissions (co2eq) in El Salvador peaked at 1,580 kt in 2006 and was at its lowest, 380.41 kt, in 1961.
That places El Salvador 111th out of 201 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 63 years of available data.
Waste — Emissions (CO2eq) in El Salvador, year by year
| Year | kt | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 380.41 kt | — |
| 1962 | 395.21 kt | +3.9% |
| 1963 | 407.36 kt | +3.1% |
| 1964 | 422.42 kt | +3.7% |
| 1965 | 437.53 kt | +3.6% |
| 1966 | 449.9 kt | +2.8% |
| 1967 | 465.01 kt | +3.4% |
| 1968 | 480.05 kt | +3.2% |
| 1969 | 494.89 kt | +3.1% |
| 1970 | 480.89 kt | -2.8% |
| 1971 | 548.89 kt | +14.1% |
| 1972 | 580.49 kt | +5.8% |
| 1973 | 612.61 kt | +5.5% |
| 1974 | 645.53 kt | +5.4% |
| 1975 | 678.72 kt | +5.1% |
| 1976 | 710.84 kt | +4.7% |
| 1977 | 743.5 kt | +4.6% |
| 1978 | 775.88 kt | +4.4% |
| 1979 | 808.01 kt | +4.1% |
| 1980 | 832 kt | +3.0% |
| 1981 | 854.66 kt | +2.7% |
| 1982 | 878.8 kt | +2.8% |
| 1983 | 903.48 kt | +2.8% |
| 1984 | 928.52 kt | +2.8% |
| 1985 | 953.99 kt | +2.7% |
| 1986 | 976.12 kt | +2.3% |
| 1987 | 995.46 kt | +2.0% |
| 1988 | 1,016 kt | +2.1% |
| 1989 | 1,042 kt | +2.5% |
| 1990 | 1,069 kt | +2.6% |
| 1991 | 1,101 kt | +3.0% |
| 1992 | 1,143 kt | +3.8% |
| 1993 | 1,180 kt | +3.2% |
| 1994 | 1,218 kt | +3.2% |
| 1995 | 1,250 kt | +2.6% |
| 1996 | 1,320 kt | +5.7% |
| 1997 | 1,533 kt | +16.1% |
| 1998 | 1,476 kt | -3.7% |
| 1999 | 1,395 kt | -5.5% |
| 2000 | 1,425 kt | +2.1% |
| 2001 | 1,445 kt | +1.4% |
| 2002 | 1,467 kt | +1.5% |
| 2003 | 1,490 kt | +1.6% |
| 2004 | 1,515 kt | +1.7% |
| 2005 | 1,544 kt | +1.9% |
| 2006 | 1,580 kt | +2.4% |
| 2007 | 1,441 kt | -8.8% |
| 2008 | 1,162 kt | -19.4% |
| 2009 | 1,177 kt | +1.3% |
| 2010 | 1,196 kt | +1.7% |
| 2011 | 1,233 kt | +3.1% |
| 2012 | 1,260 kt | +2.1% |
| 2013 | 1,287 kt | +2.2% |
| 2014 | 1,316 kt | +2.3% |
| 2015 | 1,352 kt | +2.7% |
| 2016 | 1,363 kt | +0.8% |
| 2017 | 1,395 kt | +2.3% |
| 2018 | 1,419 kt | +1.7% |
| 2019 | 1,444 kt | +1.8% |
| 2020 | 1,461 kt | +1.2% |
| 2021 | 1,487 kt | +1.8% |
| 2022 | 1,513 kt | +1.7% |
| 2023 | 1,539 kt | +1.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 436.98 kt | 380.41 kt | 494.89 kt | 9 |
| 1970s | 658.54 kt | 480.89 kt | 808.01 kt | 10 |
| 1980s | 938.14 kt | 832 kt | 1,042 kt | 10 |
| 1990s | 1,269 kt | 1,069 kt | 1,533 kt | 10 |
| 2000s | 1,425 kt | 1,162 kt | 1,580 kt | 10 |
| 2010s | 1,326 kt | 1,196 kt | 1,444 kt | 10 |
| 2020s | 1,500 kt | 1,461 kt | 1,539 kt | 4 |
Countries ranked near El Salvador
More climate change data for El Salvador
- 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)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions 1.61 kt (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is waste — emissions (co2eq) in El Salvador?
- Waste — emissions (co2eq) in El Salvador was 1,539 kt in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest waste — emissions (co2eq) recorded in El Salvador?
- The highest recorded value was 1,580 kt in 2006.
- What is the lowest waste — emissions (co2eq) recorded in El Salvador?
- The lowest recorded value was 380.41 kt in 1961.
- How does El Salvador rank for waste — emissions (co2eq)?
- El Salvador ranks 111th out of 201 countries with data for 2023.
- Is waste — emissions (co2eq) rising or falling in El Salvador?
- Over the last ten years it is up 19.6%. 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 (CO2eq) (AR5). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
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