Hazardous waste generated, per capita in El Salvador
El Salvador: Hazardous waste generated, per capita was 0.4379 in 2021. ▼ Falling
Hazardous waste generated, per capita in El Salvador, 2011–2021
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
Analysis
In 2021, hazardous waste generated, per capita in El Salvador stood at 0.4379. That is the lowest value across all 11 years on record.
The figure is down 19.6% on the previous year and down 26.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, hazardous waste generated, per capita in El Salvador peaked at 0.8176 in 2013 and was at its lowest, 0.4379, in 2021.
That places El Salvador 92nd out of 99 countries with data for 2021, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 11 years of available data.
Hazardous waste generated, per capita in El Salvador, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2011 | 0.596 | — |
| 2012 | 0.6049 | +1.5% |
| 2013 | 0.8176 | +35.2% |
| 2014 | 0.5465 | -33.2% |
| 2015 | 0.5393 | -1.3% |
| 2016 | 0.5803 | +7.6% |
| 2017 | 0.5229 | -9.9% |
| 2018 | 0.508 | -2.9% |
| 2019 | 0.4965 | -2.3% |
| 2020 | 0.5444 | +9.6% |
| 2021 | 0.4379 | -19.6% |
El Salvador compared with similar countries
- El Salvador's 0.4379 is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 13.76, 3% of the median. (29 countries reporting)
- El Salvador's 0.4379 is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 29.77, 1% of the median. (14 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 0.5791 | 0.4965 | 0.8176 | 9 |
| 2020s | 0.4911 | 0.4379 | 0.5444 | 2 |
Countries ranked near El Salvador
- 89 Monaco 0.8634 compare
- 90 State of Palestine 0.6545 compare
- 91 Malaysia 0.6013 compare
- 93 Liechtenstein 0.4377 compare
- 94 Belarus 0.3948 compare
- 95 Russian Federation 0.1794 compare
- 95 Russia 0.1794 compare
More environment data for El Salvador
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly -3.31 Percentage change (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly -3.1 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.27 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 1.28 °C (2025)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), annual 2.58 % change on previous year (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), per unit 0 Mt CO2e per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), per capita 0 Mt CO2e per person (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Agriculture (Mt CO2e), annual growth rate 0.0446 % change on previous year (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Agriculture (Mt CO2e), per unit of GDP 0 Mt CO2e per US$ of GDP (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is hazardous waste generated, per capita in El Salvador?
- Hazardous waste generated, per capita in El Salvador was 0.4379 in 2021, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest hazardous waste generated, per capita recorded in El Salvador?
- The highest recorded value was 0.8176 in 2013.
- What is the lowest hazardous waste generated, per capita recorded in El Salvador?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.4379 in 2021.
- How does El Salvador rank for hazardous waste generated, per capita?
- El Salvador ranks 92nd out of 99 countries with data for 2021.
- Is hazardous waste generated, per capita rising or falling in El Salvador?
- Over the last ten years it is down 26.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this El Salvador data come from?
- The figures come from United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database, published as part of Hazardous waste generated, per capita (Kg). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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