Environment in El Salvador 54 indicators covering environment for El Salvador. IndicatorLatest Year10-yr change Rank Methane (CH4) emissions from Waste 2.14 Mt CO2e 2024 up 34.3% 92nd Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions from Transport (Energy) 4.56 Mt CO2e 2024 up 63.1% 99th Carbon intensity of GDP 0.329 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP 2024 up 10.5% 84th Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions from Power Industry (Energy) 1.21 Mt CO2e 2024 down 29.1% 123rd Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions excluding LULUCF per capita 1.51 t CO2e/capita 2024 up 36.2% 126th Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF 9.54 Mt CO2e 2024 up 40.0% 112th Aquaculture production 11,868 metric tons 2024 up 613.6% 82nd Capture fisheries production 57,123 metric tons 2024 down 9.8% 97th Total fisheries production 68,991 metric tons 2024 up 6.2% 98th Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions from Industrial Processes 0.4282 Mt CO2e 2024 up 2.6% 128th Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions from Industrial Combustion (Energy) 2.4 Mt CO2e 2024 up 128.3% 87th Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions from Fugitive Emissions (Energy) 0 Mt CO2e 2024 — 141st Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions from Building (Energy) 0.7746 Mt CO2e 2024 up 19.5% 104th Nitrous oxide (N2O) emissions from Agriculture 0.7014 Mt CO2e 2024 down 7.4% 124th Nitrous oxide (N2O) emissions from Building (Energy) 0.0054 Mt CO2e 2024 down 48.6% 146th Methane (CH4) emissions from Transport (Energy) 0.0224 Mt CO2e 2024 up 65.9% 94th Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF 14.75 Mt CO2e 2024 up 27.0% 129th Nitrous oxide (N2O) emissions from Waste 0.0985 Mt CO2e 2024 up 19.5% 109th Nitrous oxide (N2O) emissions from Transport (Energy) 0.0508 Mt CO2e 2024 up 53.5% 102nd Nitrous oxide (N2O) emissions from Power Industry (Energy) 0.0165 Mt CO2e 2024 up 44.7% 90th Nitrous oxide (N2O) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF 0.9496 Mt CO2e 2024 down 1.5% 131st Nitrous oxide (N2O) emissions from Industrial Processes 0.0728 Mt CO2e 2024 up 7.5% 138th Nitrous oxide (N2O) emissions from Industrial Combustion (Energy) 0.0042 Mt CO2e 2024 up 133.3% 115th Methane (CH4) emissions from Power Industry (Energy) 0.0137 Mt CO2e 2024 up 69.1% 80th Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF per capita 2.33 t CO2e/capita 2024 up 23.5% 139th Methane (CH4) emissions from Agriculture 1.57 Mt CO2e 2024 down 19.9% 122nd Methane (CH4) emissions from Building (Energy) 0.0416 Mt CO2e 2024 down 49.4% 133rd Methane (CH4) emissions from Fugitive Emissions (Energy) 0.0006 Mt CO2e 2024 — 184th Methane (CH4) emissions from Industrial Combustion (Energy) 0.0023 Mt CO2e 2024 up 130.0% 122nd Nitrous oxide (N2O) emissions from Fugitive Emissions (Energy) 0 Mt CO2e 2024 — 152nd Methane (CH4) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF 3.79 Mt CO2e 2024 up 3.6% 135th F-gases emissions from Industrial Processes 0.4686 Mt CO2e 2024 up 161.2% 109th Carbon intensity of GDP 0.1293 kg CO2e per 2021 PPP $ of GDP 2024 up 10.5% 90th Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF 267.8% 2024 up 64.7% 61st Nitrous oxide (N2O) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF -4.6% 2024 down 46.3% 158th Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF 108.3% 2024 up 69.2% 89th Methane (CH4) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF 8.5% 2024 up 81.2% 136th Coal rents 0.0% 2021 — 70th Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions from Agriculture 0.1689 Mt CO2e 2024 down 12.3% 59th Level of water stress: freshwater withdrawal as a proportion of availa 12.09 2022 down 5.2% 86th Total greenhouse gas emissions including LULUCF 14.04 Mt CO2e 2023 up 30.1% 115th Carbon dioxide (CO2) net fluxes from LULUCF - Total excluding non-trop -0.344 Mt CO2e 2023 unchanged 80th Access to clean fuels and technologies for cooking, rural 87.7% 2023 up 51.2% 87th Access to clean fuels and technologies for cooking 94.4% 2023 up 14.9% 85th Access to clean fuels and technologies for cooking, urban 97.8% 2023 up 3.2% 91st Forest rents 0.5% 2021 down 35.7% 70th Water productivity, total (constant 2015 US$ GDP per cubic meter of to 14.11 2022 up 31.0% 115th Carbon dioxide (CO2) net fluxes from LULUCF - Forest Land -1.72 Mt CO2e 2023 unchanged 74th Carbon dioxide (CO2) net fluxes from LULUCF - Deforestation 1.37 Mt CO2e 2023 unchanged 81st Carbon dioxide (CO2) net fluxes from LULUCF - Other Land 0 Mt CO2e 2020 — 59th Carbon dioxide (CO2) net fluxes from LULUCF - Organic Soil 0 Mt CO2e 2020 — 38th PM2.5 pollution, population exposed to levels exceeding WHO Interim Ta 100.0% 2017 down 0.0% 1st PM2.5 pollution, population exposed to levels exceeding WHO Interim Ta 34.8% 2017 down 65.0% 82nd PM2.5 pollution, population exposed to levels exceeding WHO Interim Ta 0.0% 2017 down 100.0% 92nd