Waste — Emissions Share in El Salvador

El Salvador: Waste — Emissions Share was 8.91 % in 2023. ▲ Rising

Latest (2023)
8.91 %
Change on year
down 9.3%
World rank
40th
of 208 countries
All-time high
9.82 %
in 2022
All-time low
4.46 %
in 1992
Years of data
34
1990–2023

Waste — Emissions Share in El Salvador, 1990–2023

02468101990200620231990: 4.6 %1991: 4.5 %1992: 4.5 %1993: 4.6 %1994: 4.8 %1995: 5.2 %1996: 4.6 %1997: 4.5 %1998: 5.1 %1999: 5 %2000: 6.1 %2001: 5.8 %2002: 6.2 %2003: 6.2 %2004: 5.8 %2005: 5.3 %2006: 5.5 %2007: 5.2 %2008: 5.1 %2009: 5.4 %2010: 5.4 %2011: 5.6 %2012: 5.8 %2013: 6.5 %2014: 7.1 %2015: 6.9 %2016: 7.5 %2017: 8.2 %2018: 8 %2019: 9.5 %2020: 8.7 %2021: 8 %2022: 9.8 %2023: 8.9 %

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

Analysis

In 2023, waste — emissions share in El Salvador stood at 8.91 %.

Compared with earlier readings it is down 9.3% on the previous year and up 36.7% over ten years.

Over the whole period, waste — emissions share in El Salvador peaked at 9.82 % in 2022 and was at its lowest, 4.46 %, in 1992.

That places El Salvador 40th out of 208 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the top quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 34 years of available data.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 4.74 % 4.46 % 5.19 % 10
2000s 5.65 % 5.06 % 6.21 % 10
2010s 7.07 % 5.39 % 9.51 % 10
2020s 8.88 % 8.03 % 9.82 % 4

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Frequently asked questions

What is waste — emissions share in El Salvador?
Waste — emissions share in El Salvador was 8.91 % 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 9.82 % in 2022.
What is the lowest waste — emissions share recorded in El Salvador?
The lowest recorded value was 4.46 % in 1992.
How does El Salvador rank for waste — emissions share?
El Salvador ranks 40th out of 208 countries with data for 2023.
Is waste — emissions share rising or falling in El Salvador?
Over the last ten years it is up 36.7%. 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 (N2O). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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About this data

Indicator
Waste — Emissions Share (N2O)
Unit
%
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage
242 places, 8,008 data points, 1990–2023
Last refreshed

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.