Waste — Emissions Share in El Salvador
El Salvador: Waste — Emissions Share was 48.36 % in 2023. ▲ Rising
Waste — Emissions Share in El Salvador, 1990–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for waste — emissions share in El Salvador is 48.36 %, measured in 2023. That is the highest value across all 34 years on record.
The figure is up 1.5% on the previous year and up 21.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, waste — emissions share in El Salvador peaked at 48.36 % in 2023 and was at its lowest, 28.34 %, in 1990.
El Salvador ranks 39th of 222 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 34 years of available data.
Waste — Emissions Share in El Salvador, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 28.34 % | — |
| 1991 | 28.5 % | +0.6% |
| 1992 | 28.88 % | +1.3% |
| 1993 | 30.29 % | +4.9% |
| 1994 | 30.15 % | -0.5% |
| 1995 | 32.76 % | +8.7% |
| 1996 | 31.63 % | -3.4% |
| 1997 | 36.7 % | +16.0% |
| 1998 | 37.5 % | +2.2% |
| 1999 | 34.69 % | -7.5% |
| 2000 | 39.34 % | +13.4% |
| 2001 | 36.67 % | -6.8% |
| 2002 | 35.6 % | -2.9% |
| 2003 | 36.78 % | +3.3% |
| 2004 | 36.92 % | +0.4% |
| 2005 | 37.21 % | +0.8% |
| 2006 | 36.77 % | -1.2% |
| 2007 | 34.34 % | -6.6% |
| 2008 | 28.93 % | -15.8% |
| 2009 | 29.97 % | +3.6% |
| 2010 | 31.82 % | +6.2% |
| 2011 | 36.21 % | +13.8% |
| 2012 | 34.86 % | -3.7% |
| 2013 | 39.88 % | +14.4% |
| 2014 | 37.98 % | -4.8% |
| 2015 | 39.15 % | +3.1% |
| 2016 | 41.56 % | +6.2% |
| 2017 | 42.83 % | +3.1% |
| 2018 | 46.24 % | +8.0% |
| 2019 | 47.9 % | +3.6% |
| 2020 | 46.76 % | -2.4% |
| 2021 | 46.31 % | -1.0% |
| 2022 | 47.66 % | +2.9% |
| 2023 | 48.36 % | +1.5% |
El Salvador compared with similar countries
- El Salvador's 48.36 % is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 25.91 %, 1.9× the median. (55 countries reporting)
- El Salvador's 48.36 % is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 38.48 %, 1.3× the median. (34 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 31.94 % | 28.34 % | 37.5 % | 10 |
| 2000s | 35.25 % | 28.93 % | 39.34 % | 10 |
| 2010s | 39.84 % | 31.82 % | 47.9 % | 10 |
| 2020s | 47.27 % | 46.31 % | 48.36 % | 4 |
Countries ranked near El Salvador
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 share in El Salvador?
- Waste — emissions share in El Salvador was 48.36 % in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest waste — emissions share recorded in El Salvador?
- The highest recorded value was 48.36 % in 2023.
- What is the lowest waste — emissions share recorded in El Salvador?
- The lowest recorded value was 28.34 % in 1990.
- How does El Salvador rank for waste — emissions share?
- El Salvador ranks 39th out of 222 countries with data for 2023.
- Is waste — emissions share rising or falling in El Salvador?
- Over the last ten years it is up 21.3%. 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 Share (CH4). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The FAOSTAT domain on Emissions indicators disseminates indicators on sectoral shares of total national greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions as well as three indicators of emissions intensity: per capita emissions; emissions per value of agricultural production; and emissions per area of agricultural land.