El Salvador Greenhouse Gas Emissions
Total GHG Emissions (2024)
14,751,635
tons CO₂eq
Year-over-Year
+2.58%
increase
Global Share
0.03%
Per Capita
2.23
tons per person
Greenhouse Gas Emissions by Gas
Greenhouse Gas Emissions by Sector
- GHG emissions in El Salvador were 14,751,635 tons CO₂eq in 2024.
- Emissions increased by 2.6% over the previous year, representing an increase by 371,503 tons over 2023, when GHG emissions were 14,380,132 tons.
- Per capita: 2.23 tons CO₂eq (vs global avg 6.56 t).
- El Salvador accounts for 0.03% of global GHG emissions.
Greenhouse Gas Emissions by Year
| Year | GHG Total (tons) | CO₂ | CH₄ | N₂O | F-gases | Per Capita | Change | Global Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 14,751,635 | 9,543,361 | 3,790,061 | 949,628 | 468,584 | 2.23 | 2.58% | 0.03% |
| 2023 | 14,380,132 | 9,236,514 | 3,753,344 | 952,056 | 438,218 | 2.19 | 5.72% | 0.03% |
| 2022 | 13,602,655 | 8,465,774 | 3,768,728 | 960,418 | 407,734 | 2.08 | 7.98% | 0.03% |
| 2021 | 12,596,884 | 7,532,033 | 3,705,720 | 981,646 | 377,485 | 1.93 | 8.16% | 0.02% |
| 2020 | 11,646,113 | 6,653,461 | 3,560,184 | 1,086,045 | 346,423 | 1.8 | −8.78% | 0.02% |
| 2019 | 12,766,894 | 8,106,776 | 3,375,185 | 968,650 | 316,283 | 1.98 | 8.75% | 0.03% |
| 2018 | 11,739,763 | 7,102,221 | 3,366,731 | 984,072 | 286,740 | 1.83 | 2.79% | 0.02% |
| 2017 | 11,421,447 | 6,632,138 | 3,495,562 | 1,040,509 | 253,237 | 1.79 | −5.37% | 0.02% |
| 2016 | 12,069,587 | 7,328,269 | 3,517,330 | 998,125 | 225,862 | 1.9 | −0.34% | 0.02% |
| 2015 | 12,111,366 | 7,264,855 | 3,644,636 | 1,003,766 | 198,109 | 1.92 | 4.27% | 0.02% |
| 2014 | 11,615,023 | 6,814,472 | 3,657,016 | 964,156 | 179,379 | 1.85 | 4.37% | 0.02% |
| 2013 | 11,129,054 | 6,634,973 | 3,380,752 | 948,671 | 164,658 | 1.78 | −6.8% | 0.02% |
| 2012 | 11,940,837 | 6,997,714 | 3,733,778 | 1,049,109 | 160,236 | 1.92 | 2.27% | 0.03% |
| 2011 | 11,676,310 | 7,023,349 | 3,526,046 | 969,752 | 157,162 | 1.89 | −0.7% | 0.02% |
| 2010 | 11,758,209 | 6,724,741 | 3,803,821 | 1,073,554 | 156,093 | 1.91 | −2.83% | 0.03% |
| 2009 | 12,101,256 | 6,898,492 | 3,941,256 | 1,104,498 | 157,010 | 1.97 | −2.24% | 0.03% |
| 2008 | 12,378,615 | 7,090,537 | 4,004,501 | 1,131,653 | 151,924 | 2.03 | −3.97% | 0.03% |
| 2007 | 12,890,249 | 7,778,588 | 3,899,380 | 1,064,476 | 147,804 | 2.12 | 1.99% | 0.03% |
| 2006 | 12,638,641 | 7,389,082 | 4,027,787 | 1,075,338 | 146,433 | 2.09 | 4.04% | 0.03% |
| 2005 | 12,147,883 | 7,032,621 | 3,895,737 | 1,068,216 | 151,309 | 2.01 | 2.3% | 0.03% |
| 2004 | 11,875,006 | 6,829,273 | 3,864,310 | 1,051,944 | 129,480 | 1.98 | 3.57% | 0.03% |
| 2003 | 11,465,208 | 6,579,481 | 3,800,382 | 973,613 | 111,732 | 1.92 | 4.19% | 0.03% |
| 2002 | 11,004,500 | 6,053,942 | 3,847,071 | 1,008,592 | 94,895 | 1.85 | 1.49% | 0.03% |
| 2001 | 10,842,485 | 6,036,319 | 3,695,793 | 1,029,972 | 80,402 | 1.84 | 5.58% | 0.03% |
| 2000 | 10,269,869 | 5,798,780 | 3,422,850 | 984,336 | 63,903 | 1.75 | −4.66% | 0.03% |
| 1999 | 10,771,343 | 5,826,292 | 3,800,600 | 1,108,739 | 35,712 | 1.85 | 1.05% | 0.03% |
| 1998 | 10,659,664 | 5,867,899 | 3,710,970 | 1,055,424 | 25,371 | 1.84 | −0.75% | 0.03% |
| 1997 | 10,740,428 | 5,602,230 | 3,964,601 | 1,155,424 | 18,173 | 1.88 | 11.82% | 0.03% |
| 1996 | 9,605,357 | 4,569,837 | 3,912,935 | 1,110,540 | 12,045 | 1.69 | −0.57% | 0.03% |
| 1995 | 9,660,783 | 5,133,304 | 3,572,556 | 949,112 | 5,811 | 1.72 | 1.95% | 0.03% |
| 1994 | 9,476,028 | 4,693,236 | 3,767,750 | 1,011,637 | 3,405 | 1.71 | 8.46% | 0.03% |
| 1993 | 8,736,660 | 4,045,688 | 3,647,550 | 1,041,949 | 1,474 | 1.6 | 2.94% | 0.03% |
| 1992 | 8,486,967 | 3,724,880 | 3,704,525 | 1,056,644 | 918 | 1.57 | 6.75% | 0.03% |
| 1991 | 7,950,553 | 3,309,321 | 3,601,433 | 1,039,218 | 581 | 1.49 | 12.24% | 0.02% |
| 1990 | 7,083,398 | 2,594,645 | 3,492,969 | 995,679 | 105 | 1.35 | 4.43% | 0.02% |
| 1989 | 6,783,098 | 2,433,777 | 3,370,250 | 979,061 | 11 | 1.31 | 0.45% | 0.02% |
| 1988 | 6,752,947 | 2,439,854 | 3,276,245 | 1,036,839 | 9 | 1.32 | 1% | 0.02% |
| 1987 | 6,686,180 | 2,466,468 | 3,203,525 | 1,016,179 | 8 | 1.32 | 10.07% | 0.02% |
| 1986 | 6,074,746 | 2,063,127 | 3,112,971 | 898,640 | 8 | 1.22 | −0.6% | 0.02% |
| 1985 | 6,111,501 | 2,080,245 | 3,072,703 | 958,552 | 2 | 1.24 | 7.73% | 0.02% |
| 1984 | 5,672,782 | 1,902,682 | 2,951,672 | 818,425 | 3 | 1.17 | −1.54% | 0.02% |
| 1983 | 5,761,627 | 1,947,928 | 2,898,968 | 914,728 | 2 | 1.2 | 2.23% | 0.02% |
| 1982 | 5,636,200 | 1,884,505 | 2,911,815 | 839,878 | 2 | 1.19 | −7.95% | 0.02% |
| 1981 | 6,122,947 | 2,017,505 | 3,105,901 | 999,539 | 3 | 1.32 | −1.65% | 0.02% |
| 1980 | 6,225,496 | 2,022,173 | 3,257,941 | 945,381 | 0 | 1.36 | −10.74% | 0.02% |
| 1979 | 6,974,497 | 2,402,666 | 3,523,580 | 1,048,251 | 0 | 1.55 | −3.11% | 0.02% |
| 1978 | 7,198,615 | 2,578,781 | 3,419,298 | 1,200,536 | 0 | 1.63 | 5.62% | 0.03% |
| 1977 | 6,815,550 | 2,417,841 | 3,268,605 | 1,129,103 | 0 | 1.57 | 6.67% | 0.02% |
| 1976 | 6,389,415 | 2,349,529 | 2,986,374 | 1,053,512 | 0 | 1.51 | 4.92% | 0.02% |
| 1975 | 6,090,052 | 2,311,954 | 2,818,163 | 959,935 | 0 | 1.47 | 5.78% | 0.02% |
| 1974 | 5,757,030 | 2,058,490 | 2,757,904 | 940,636 | 0 | 1.42 | 2.38% | 0.02% |
| 1973 | 5,623,471 | 2,021,675 | 2,653,319 | 948,477 | 0 | 1.42 | 0.04% | 0.02% |
| 1972 | 5,621,131 | 1,854,854 | 2,794,611 | 971,666 | 0 | 1.46 | 7.16% | 0.02% |
| 1971 | 5,245,584 | 1,611,519 | 2,683,568 | 950,497 | 0 | 1.39 | −2.41% | 0.02% |
| 1970 | 5,375,271 | 1,602,293 | 2,789,313 | 983,665 | 0 | 1.47 | – | 0.02% |
See also
- El Salvador CO2 Emissions
- Global GHG Emissions - GHG Emissions by Year, by Country, by Sector
- Population of El Salvador
Sources
- Crippa M., Guizzardi D., Pagani F., Banja M., Muntean M., et al., GHG emissions of all world countries – JRC/IEA 2025 Report, European Commission, 2025. DOI. Data: EDGAR_2025_GHG.
- CO2 emissions from fuel combustion based on IEA (2024) Greenhouse Gas Emissions from Energy, as modified by the Joint Research Centre (IEA-EDGAR CO2, v4).