How have things changed?, per capita in El Salvador
El Salvador: How have things changed?, per capita was 0.0109 metric tons per person in 2024. ◆ Volatile
How have things changed?, per capita in El Salvador, 1965–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in metric tons per person.
Analysis
The most recent figure for how have things changed?, per capita in El Salvador is 0.0109 metric tons per person, measured in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.2% on the previous year and up 3.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, how have things changed?, per capita in El Salvador peaked at 0.0116 metric tons per person in 2022 and was at its lowest, 0.0015 metric tons per person, in 1977.
El Salvador ranks 101st of 215 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
How have things changed?, per capita in El Salvador, year by year
| Year | metric tons per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1965 | 0.003 metric tons per person | — |
| 1966 | 0.0032 metric tons per person | +7.3% |
| 1967 | 0.0029 metric tons per person | -9.2% |
| 1968 | 0.0029 metric tons per person | +0.2% |
| 1969 | 0.0029 metric tons per person | -1.7% |
| 1970 | 0.003 metric tons per person | +5.1% |
| 1971 | 0.0028 metric tons per person | -5.9% |
| 1972 | 0.0027 metric tons per person | -5.1% |
| 1973 | 0.0031 metric tons per person | +16.5% |
| 1974 | 0.0024 metric tons per person | -23.9% |
| 1975 | 0.0021 metric tons per person | -11.6% |
| 1976 | 0.0017 metric tons per person | -19.3% |
| 1977 | 0.0015 metric tons per person | -13.4% |
| 1978 | 0.0022 metric tons per person | +46.6% |
| 1979 | 0.0028 metric tons per person | +31.0% |
| 1980 | 0.0031 metric tons per person | +8.1% |
| 1981 | 0.0045 metric tons per person | +47.8% |
| 1982 | 0.0028 metric tons per person | -38.5% |
| 1983 | 0.0016 metric tons per person | -42.2% |
| 1984 | 0.0025 metric tons per person | +57.3% |
| 1985 | 0.0033 metric tons per person | +29.5% |
| 1986 | 0.0041 metric tons per person | +24.5% |
| 1987 | 0.0042 metric tons per person | +3.3% |
| 1988 | 0.0023 metric tons per person | -46.6% |
| 1989 | 0.002 metric tons per person | -11.1% |
| 1990 | 0.0017 metric tons per person | -15.5% |
| 1991 | 0.0021 metric tons per person | +21.5% |
| 1992 | 0.0023 metric tons per person | +9.6% |
| 1993 | 0.0023 metric tons per person | +2.3% |
| 1994 | 0.0026 metric tons per person | +12.7% |
| 1995 | 0.0027 metric tons per person | +3.9% |
| 1996 | 0.0025 metric tons per person | -5.8% |
| 1997 | 0.0021 metric tons per person | -17.5% |
| 1998 | 0.0019 metric tons per person | -7.9% |
| 1999 | 0.0017 metric tons per person | -10.9% |
| 2000 | 0.0017 metric tons per person | -3.8% |
| 2001 | 0.0034 metric tons per person | +102.2% |
| 2002 | 0.0061 metric tons per person | +83.0% |
| 2003 | 0.0061 metric tons per person | -0.5% |
| 2004 | 0.0074 metric tons per person | +21.8% |
| 2005 | 0.0072 metric tons per person | -3.0% |
| 2006 | 0.0077 metric tons per person | +6.9% |
| 2007 | 0.0097 metric tons per person | +26.0% |
| 2008 | 0.0095 metric tons per person | -2.5% |
| 2009 | 0.0087 metric tons per person | -7.9% |
| 2010 | 0.0073 metric tons per person | -16.8% |
| 2011 | 0.0097 metric tons per person | +34.0% |
| 2012 | 0.0094 metric tons per person | -3.6% |
| 2013 | 0.009 metric tons per person | -3.8% |
| 2014 | 0.0105 metric tons per person | +16.7% |
| 2015 | 0.0099 metric tons per person | -6.0% |
| 2016 | 0.0107 metric tons per person | +8.3% |
| 2017 | 0.0114 metric tons per person | +6.0% |
| 2018 | 0.0109 metric tons per person | -3.8% |
| 2019 | 0.0099 metric tons per person | -9.5% |
| 2020 | 0.0109 metric tons per person | +9.9% |
| 2021 | 0.0115 metric tons per person | +6.0% |
| 2022 | 0.0116 metric tons per person | +0.9% |
| 2023 | 0.0109 metric tons per person | -6.5% |
| 2024 | 0.0109 metric tons per person | +0.1% |
El Salvador compared with similar countries
- El Salvador's 0.0109 metric tons per person is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.0109 metric tons per person, 100% of the median. (58 countries reporting)
- El Salvador's 0.0109 metric tons per person is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 0.0109 metric tons per person, 99% of the median. (42 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where How have things changed?, per capita 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2001 | +102.2% | 0.0017 metric tons per person | 0.0034 metric tons per person |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.003 metric tons per person | 0.0029 metric tons per person | 0.0032 metric tons per person | 5 |
| 1970s | 0.0024 metric tons per person | 0.0015 metric tons per person | 0.0031 metric tons per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.003 metric tons per person | 0.0016 metric tons per person | 0.0045 metric tons per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.0022 metric tons per person | 0.0017 metric tons per person | 0.0027 metric tons per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0068 metric tons per person | 0.0017 metric tons per person | 0.0097 metric tons per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0099 metric tons per person | 0.0073 metric tons per person | 0.0114 metric tons per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0112 metric tons per person | 0.0109 metric tons per person | 0.0116 metric tons per person | 5 |
Countries ranked near El Salvador
- 98 Saint Lucia 0.0111 metric tons per person compare
- 99 Nicaragua 0.011 metric tons per person compare
- 100 Turkey 0.0109 metric tons per person compare
- 102 Cape Verde 0.0106 metric tons per person compare
- 103 Venezuela 0.01 metric tons per person compare
- 104 Zambia 0.0099 metric tons per person compare
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 how have things changed?, per capita in El Salvador?
- How have things changed?, per capita in El Salvador was 0.0109 metric tons per person in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest how have things changed?, per capita recorded in El Salvador?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0116 metric tons per person in 2022.
- What is the lowest how have things changed?, per capita recorded in El Salvador?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0015 metric tons per person in 1977.
- How does El Salvador rank for how have things changed?, per capita?
- El Salvador ranks 101st out of 215 countries with data for 2024.
- Is how have things changed?, per capita rising or falling in El Salvador?
- Over the last ten years it is up 3.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this El Salvador data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of How have things changed?, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
How have things changed? divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
How have things changed? ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- How have things changed? Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
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How have things changed? divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.