CO2 emissions by sector (Mt CO2 eq) - Electricity/Heat in El Salvador
El Salvador: CO2 emissions by sector (Mt CO2 eq) - Electricity/Heat was 0.89 in 2018. ▲ Rising
CO2 emissions by sector (Mt CO2 eq) - Electricity/Heat in El Salvador, 1990–2018
Source: World Bank.
Analysis
The most recent figure for co2 emissions by sector (mt co2 eq) - electricity/heat in El Salvador is 0.89, measured in 2018.
That represents a change of down 9.2% on the previous year and down 47.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, co2 emissions by sector (mt co2 eq) - electricity/heat in El Salvador peaked at 1.92 in 2007 and was at its lowest, 0.17, in 1990.
That places El Salvador 125th out of 187 countries with data for 2018, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 29 years of available data.
CO2 emissions by sector (Mt CO2 eq) - Electricity/Heat in El Salvador, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 0.17 | — |
| 1991 | 0.67 | +294.1% |
| 1992 | 0.64 | -4.5% |
| 1993 | 0.84 | +31.2% |
| 1994 | 1.21 | +44.0% |
| 1995 | 1.36 | +12.4% |
| 1996 | 0.92 | -32.4% |
| 1997 | 1.4 | +52.2% |
| 1998 | 1.45 | +3.6% |
| 1999 | 1.09 | -24.8% |
| 2000 | 1.15 | +5.5% |
| 2001 | 1.26 | +9.6% |
| 2002 | 1.35 | +7.1% |
| 2003 | 1.56 | +15.6% |
| 2004 | 1.48 | -5.1% |
| 2005 | 1.53 | +3.4% |
| 2006 | 1.84 | +20.3% |
| 2007 | 1.92 | +4.3% |
| 2008 | 1.68 | -12.5% |
| 2009 | 1.8 | +7.1% |
| 2010 | 1.48 | -17.8% |
| 2011 | 1.56 | +5.4% |
| 2012 | 1.59 | +1.9% |
| 2013 | 1.68 | +5.7% |
| 2014 | 1.71 | +1.8% |
| 2015 | 1.71 | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 1.67 | -2.3% |
| 2017 | 0.98 | -41.3% |
| 2018 | 0.89 | -9.2% |
El Salvador compared with similar countries
- El Salvador's 0.89 is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 7.79, 11% of the median. (58 countries reporting)
- El Salvador's 0.89 is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 1.44, 62% of the median. (33 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where CO2 emissions by sector (Mt CO2 eq) - Electricity/Heat 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1991 | +294.1% | 0.17 | 0.67 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.975 | 0.17 | 1.45 | 10 |
| 2000s | 1.56 | 1.15 | 1.92 | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.47 | 0.89 | 1.71 | 9 |
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 co2 emissions by sector (mt co2 eq) - electricity/heat in El Salvador?
- Co2 emissions by sector (mt co2 eq) - electricity/heat in El Salvador was 0.89 in 2018, according to the World Bank.
- What is the highest co2 emissions by sector (mt co2 eq) - electricity/heat recorded in El Salvador?
- The highest recorded value was 1.92 in 2007.
- What is the lowest co2 emissions by sector (mt co2 eq) - electricity/heat recorded in El Salvador?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.17 in 1990.
- How does El Salvador rank for co2 emissions by sector (mt co2 eq) - electricity/heat?
- El Salvador ranks 125th out of 187 countries with data for 2018.
- Is co2 emissions by sector (mt co2 eq) - electricity/heat rising or falling in El Salvador?
- Over the last ten years it is down 47.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this El Salvador data come from?
- The figures come from the World Bank, published as part of CO2 emissions by sector (Mt CO2 eq) - Electricity/Heat. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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