Waste — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 (AR5), per square kilometre in El Salvador
El Salvador: Waste — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 (AR5), per square kilometre was 0.0701 kt per square kilometre in 2023. ▲ Rising
Waste — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 (AR5), per square kilometre in El Salvador, 1961–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in kt per square kilometre.
Analysis
El Salvador recorded 0.0701 kt per square kilometre for waste — emissions (co2eq) from ch4 (ar5), per square kilometre in 2023.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 1.8% on the previous year and up 20.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, waste — emissions (co2eq) from ch4 (ar5), per square kilometre in El Salvador peaked at 0.0728 kt per square kilometre in 2006 and was at its lowest, 0.0173 kt per square kilometre, in 1961.
El Salvador ranks 30th of 186 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 63 years of available data.
Waste — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 (AR5), per square kilometre in El Salvador, year by year
| Year | kt per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.0173 kt per square kilometre | — |
| 1962 | 0.018 kt per square kilometre | +3.9% |
| 1963 | 0.0185 kt per square kilometre | +3.0% |
| 1964 | 0.0192 kt per square kilometre | +3.6% |
| 1965 | 0.0199 kt per square kilometre | +3.5% |
| 1966 | 0.0204 kt per square kilometre | +2.7% |
| 1967 | 0.0211 kt per square kilometre | +3.3% |
| 1968 | 0.0218 kt per square kilometre | +3.2% |
| 1969 | 0.0224 kt per square kilometre | +3.1% |
| 1970 | 0.0218 kt per square kilometre | -3.0% |
| 1971 | 0.025 kt per square kilometre | +14.8% |
| 1972 | 0.0265 kt per square kilometre | +5.9% |
| 1973 | 0.0279 kt per square kilometre | +5.6% |
| 1974 | 0.0294 kt per square kilometre | +5.3% |
| 1975 | 0.0309 kt per square kilometre | +5.0% |
| 1976 | 0.0326 kt per square kilometre | +5.4% |
| 1977 | 0.0341 kt per square kilometre | +4.6% |
| 1978 | 0.0355 kt per square kilometre | +4.4% |
| 1979 | 0.037 kt per square kilometre | +4.2% |
| 1980 | 0.0381 kt per square kilometre | +2.9% |
| 1981 | 0.0392 kt per square kilometre | +2.8% |
| 1982 | 0.0404 kt per square kilometre | +3.1% |
| 1983 | 0.0416 kt per square kilometre | +3.0% |
| 1984 | 0.0427 kt per square kilometre | +2.6% |
| 1985 | 0.0439 kt per square kilometre | +2.8% |
| 1986 | 0.045 kt per square kilometre | +2.5% |
| 1987 | 0.0459 kt per square kilometre | +2.1% |
| 1988 | 0.0469 kt per square kilometre | +2.1% |
| 1989 | 0.048 kt per square kilometre | +2.3% |
| 1990 | 0.0491 kt per square kilometre | +2.3% |
| 1991 | 0.0505 kt per square kilometre | +3.0% |
| 1992 | 0.0526 kt per square kilometre | +4.0% |
| 1993 | 0.0543 kt per square kilometre | +3.3% |
| 1994 | 0.0561 kt per square kilometre | +3.2% |
| 1995 | 0.0576 kt per square kilometre | +2.7% |
| 1996 | 0.0609 kt per square kilometre | +5.9% |
| 1997 | 0.0712 kt per square kilometre | +16.9% |
| 1998 | 0.0684 kt per square kilometre | -4.0% |
| 1999 | 0.0643 kt per square kilometre | -5.9% |
| 2000 | 0.0655 kt per square kilometre | +1.9% |
| 2001 | 0.0665 kt per square kilometre | +1.4% |
| 2002 | 0.0674 kt per square kilometre | +1.4% |
| 2003 | 0.0685 kt per square kilometre | +1.6% |
| 2004 | 0.0697 kt per square kilometre | +1.8% |
| 2005 | 0.0711 kt per square kilometre | +1.9% |
| 2006 | 0.0728 kt per square kilometre | +2.5% |
| 2007 | 0.0661 kt per square kilometre | -9.3% |
| 2008 | 0.0526 kt per square kilometre | -20.4% |
| 2009 | 0.0532 kt per square kilometre | +1.3% |
| 2010 | 0.0542 kt per square kilometre | +1.8% |
| 2011 | 0.0559 kt per square kilometre | +3.2% |
| 2012 | 0.0572 kt per square kilometre | +2.2% |
| 2013 | 0.0584 kt per square kilometre | +2.1% |
| 2014 | 0.0597 kt per square kilometre | +2.3% |
| 2015 | 0.0614 kt per square kilometre | +2.7% |
| 2016 | 0.0619 kt per square kilometre | +0.9% |
| 2017 | 0.0634 kt per square kilometre | +2.4% |
| 2018 | 0.0645 kt per square kilometre | +1.7% |
| 2019 | 0.0657 kt per square kilometre | +1.9% |
| 2020 | 0.0665 kt per square kilometre | +1.2% |
| 2021 | 0.0677 kt per square kilometre | +1.8% |
| 2022 | 0.0689 kt per square kilometre | +1.8% |
| 2023 | 0.0701 kt per square kilometre | +1.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.0198 kt per square kilometre | 0.0173 kt per square kilometre | 0.0224 kt per square kilometre | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.0301 kt per square kilometre | 0.0218 kt per square kilometre | 0.037 kt per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.0432 kt per square kilometre | 0.0381 kt per square kilometre | 0.048 kt per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.0585 kt per square kilometre | 0.0491 kt per square kilometre | 0.0712 kt per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0654 kt per square kilometre | 0.0526 kt per square kilometre | 0.0728 kt per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0602 kt per square kilometre | 0.0542 kt per square kilometre | 0.0657 kt per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0683 kt per square kilometre | 0.0665 kt per square kilometre | 0.0701 kt per square kilometre | 4 |
Countries ranked near El Salvador
- 27 Belgium 0.0746 kt per square kilometre compare
- 28 Sri Lanka 0.072 kt per square kilometre compare
- 29 Czechia 0.0711 kt per square kilometre compare
- 31 Slovakia 0.0693 kt per square kilometre compare
- 32 Guatemala 0.0658 kt per square kilometre compare
- 33 Jordan 0.052 kt per square kilometre 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 waste — emissions (co2eq) from ch4 (ar5), per square kilometre in El Salvador?
- Waste — emissions (co2eq) from ch4 (ar5), per square kilometre in El Salvador was 0.0701 kt per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest waste — emissions (co2eq) from ch4 (ar5), per square kilometre recorded in El Salvador?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0728 kt per square kilometre in 2006.
- What is the lowest waste — emissions (co2eq) from ch4 (ar5), per square kilometre recorded in El Salvador?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0173 kt per square kilometre in 1961.
- How does El Salvador rank for waste — emissions (co2eq) from ch4 (ar5), per square kilometre?
- El Salvador ranks 30th out of 186 countries with data for 2023.
- Is waste — emissions (co2eq) from ch4 (ar5), per square kilometre 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 Statizoid (derived), published as part of Waste — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 (AR5), per square kilometre. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Waste — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 (AR5) 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.
Waste — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 (AR5) ÷ Land area (sq. km)
Computed from
- Waste — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
- Land area FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
Waste — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 (AR5) 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.