Annual temperature anomalies in El Salvador
El Salvador: Annual temperature anomalies was 1.04 in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Latest (2025)
1.04
Change on year
up 17.3%
World rank
37th
of 193 countries
All-time high
1.16
in 2023
All-time low
-1.74
in 1950
Years of data
86
1940–2025
Annual temperature anomalies in El Salvador, 1940–2025
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
The most recent figure for annual temperature anomalies in El Salvador is 1.04, measured in 2025.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 17.3% on the previous year and down 0.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, annual temperature anomalies in El Salvador peaked at 1.16 in 2023 and was at its lowest, -1.74, in 1950.
El Salvador ranks 37th of 193 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Annual temperature anomalies in El Salvador, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1940 | -0.9623 | — |
| 1941 | -0.5925 | -38.4% |
| 1942 | -1.29 | +117.7% |
| 1943 | -1.5 | +16.2% |
| 1944 | -1.41 | -5.9% |
| 1945 | -1.54 | +9.0% |
| 1946 | -1.1 | -28.1% |
| 1947 | -1.14 | +3.0% |
| 1948 | -1.18 | +3.5% |
| 1949 | -1.43 | +21.4% |
| 1950 | -1.74 | +21.8% |
| 1951 | -0.8498 | -51.2% |
| 1952 | -0.9521 | +12.0% |
| 1953 | -0.6757 | -29.0% |
| 1954 | -1.33 | +96.5% |
| 1955 | -1.51 | +14.0% |
| 1956 | -1.51 | -0.2% |
| 1957 | -0.9701 | -35.7% |
| 1958 | -0.7052 | -27.3% |
| 1959 | -1.17 | +66.1% |
| 1960 | -1.49 | +27.0% |
| 1961 | -1.02 | -31.4% |
| 1962 | -1.11 | +9.3% |
| 1963 | -0.6779 | -39.1% |
| 1964 | -0.6285 | -7.3% |
| 1965 | -0.4812 | -23.4% |
| 1966 | -0.7342 | +52.6% |
| 1967 | -0.4056 | -44.7% |
| 1968 | -0.9063 | +123.4% |
| 1969 | -0.711 | -21.5% |
| 1970 | -0.8676 | +22.0% |
| 1971 | -0.9366 | +8.0% |
| 1972 | -0.0996 | -89.4% |
| 1973 | -0.6507 | +553.0% |
| 1974 | -0.7577 | +16.4% |
| 1975 | -0.8058 | +6.3% |
| 1976 | -0.6924 | -14.1% |
| 1977 | -0.2786 | -59.8% |
| 1978 | -0.5178 | +85.9% |
| 1979 | -0.3459 | -33.2% |
| 1980 | -0.2226 | -35.6% |
| 1981 | -0.5532 | +148.5% |
| 1982 | -0.0933 | -83.1% |
| 1983 | 0.1061 | -213.7% |
| 1984 | -0.8629 | -913.0% |
| 1985 | -0.5201 | -39.7% |
| 1986 | -0.4751 | -8.7% |
| 1987 | 0.3151 | -166.3% |
| 1988 | -0.3576 | -213.5% |
| 1989 | -0.5372 | +50.2% |
| 1990 | -0.0078 | -98.6% |
| 1991 | 0.0081 | -203.9% |
| 1992 | -0.0448 | -654.5% |
| 1993 | -0.3714 | +728.4% |
| 1994 | 0.0737 | -119.8% |
| 1995 | -0.4992 | -777.7% |
| 1996 | -0.7576 | +51.8% |
| 1997 | 0.2132 | -128.1% |
| 1998 | 0.0913 | -57.2% |
| 1999 | -1.01 | -1212.0% |
| 2000 | -0.5942 | -41.5% |
| 2001 | -0.3422 | -42.4% |
| 2002 | 0.1649 | -148.2% |
| 2003 | -0.1103 | -166.9% |
| 2004 | -0.0193 | -82.5% |
| 2005 | -0.204 | +958.9% |
| 2006 | -0.1149 | -43.7% |
| 2007 | -0.2758 | +140.0% |
| 2008 | -0.6665 | +141.6% |
| 2009 | 0.2171 | -132.6% |
| 2010 | -0.2272 | -204.6% |
| 2011 | -0.2254 | -0.8% |
| 2012 | 0.0669 | -129.7% |
| 2013 | 0.2307 | +244.9% |
| 2014 | 0.4087 | +77.1% |
| 2015 | 1.05 | +156.3% |
| 2016 | 0.7364 | -29.7% |
| 2017 | 0.3679 | -50.0% |
| 2018 | 0.5238 | +42.4% |
| 2019 | 0.8539 | +63.0% |
| 2020 | 0.4636 | -45.7% |
| 2021 | 0.6615 | +42.7% |
| 2022 | 0.2796 | -57.7% |
| 2023 | 1.16 | +313.9% |
| 2024 | 0.8866 | -23.4% |
| 2025 | 1.04 | +17.3% |
El Salvador compared with similar countries
- El Salvador's 1.04 is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.7693, 1.4× the median. (50 countries reporting)
- El Salvador's 1.04 is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 0.5022, 2.1× the median. (31 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Annual temperature anomalies in El Salvador changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1999 | -1212.0% | 0.0913 | -1.01 |
| 2005 | -958.9% | -0.0193 | -0.204 |
| 1984 | -913.0% | 0.1061 | -0.8629 |
| 1995 | -777.7% | 0.0737 | -0.4992 |
| 1993 | -728.4% | -0.0448 | -0.3714 |
| 1992 | -654.5% | 0.0081 | -0.0448 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1940s | -1.21 | -1.54 | -0.5925 | 10 |
| 1950s | -1.14 | -1.74 | -0.6757 | 10 |
| 1960s | -0.8165 | -1.49 | -0.4056 | 10 |
| 1970s | -0.5953 | -0.9366 | -0.0996 | 10 |
| 1980s | -0.3201 | -0.8629 | 0.3151 | 10 |
| 1990s | -0.231 | -1.01 | 0.2132 | 10 |
| 2000s | -0.1945 | -0.6665 | 0.2171 | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.3783 | -0.2272 | 1.05 | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.7481 | 0.2796 | 1.16 | 6 |
Countries ranked near El Salvador
More reference data data for El Salvador
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.2714 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 0.6267 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 1.78 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.0909 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 1.78 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.91 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 0.3176 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 3.5 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 8.5 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.4948 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is annual temperature anomalies in El Salvador?
- Annual temperature anomalies in El Salvador was 1.04 in 2025, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest annual temperature anomalies recorded in El Salvador?
- The highest recorded value was 1.16 in 2023.
- What is the lowest annual temperature anomalies recorded in El Salvador?
- The lowest recorded value was -1.74 in 1950.
- How does El Salvador rank for annual temperature anomalies?
- El Salvador ranks 37th out of 193 countries with data for 2025.
- Is annual temperature anomalies rising or falling in El Salvador?
- Over the last ten years it is down 0.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this El Salvador data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Annual temperature anomalies. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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