Hazardous waste generated, per capita in El Salvador
El Salvador: Hazardous waste generated, per capita was 0.4379 kg in 2021. βΌ Falling
Hazardous waste generated, per capita in El Salvador, 2011β2021
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database. Measured in kg.
Analysis
In 2021, hazardous waste generated, per capita in El Salvador stood at 0.4379 kg. 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 kg in 2013 and was at its lowest, 0.4379 kg, in 2021.
That places El Salvador 85th out of 91 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.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 0.5791 kg | 0.4965 kg | 0.8176 kg | 9 |
| 2020s | 0.4911 kg | 0.4379 kg | 0.5444 kg | 2 |
Countries ranked near El Salvador
- 82 Monaco 0.8634 kg compare
- 83 State of Palestine 0.6545 kg compare
- 84 Malaysia 0.6013 kg compare
- 86 Liechtenstein 0.4377 kg compare
- 87 Belarus 0.3948 kg compare
- 88 Russian Federation 0.1794 kg compare
More environment data for El Salvador
- Standard Deviation 0.27 Β°C (2025)
- Temperature change 1.28 Β°C (2025)
- Recovered paper β Production 5,000 t (2024)
- Total fibre furnish β Production 5,000 t (2024)
- Other paper and paperboard, not elsewhere specified β Import value 297 1000 USD (2024)
- Other paper and paperboard, not elsewhere specified β Import quantity 76 t (2024)
- Other paper and paperboard β Export value 23,595 1000 USD (2024)
- Other paper and paperboard β Export quantity 17,241 t (2024)
- Other paper and paperboard β Import value 160,462 1000 USD (2024)
- Other paper and paperboard β Import quantity 169,252 t (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 kg 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 kg in 2013.
- What is the lowest hazardous waste generated, per capita recorded in El Salvador?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.4379 kg in 2021.
- How does El Salvador rank for hazardous waste generated, per capita?
- El Salvador ranks 85th out of 91 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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