Human caused air pollution exposure in El Salvador
El Salvador: Human caused air pollution exposure was 29.63 in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
29.63
Change on year
up 10.4%
World rank
23rd
of 240 countries
All-time high
29.63
in 2024
All-time low
20.87
in 1999
Years of data
27
1998–2024
Human caused air pollution exposure in El Salvador, 1998–2024
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
In 2024, human caused air pollution exposure in El Salvador stood at 29.63. That is the highest value across all 27 years on record.
That represents a change of up 10.4% on the previous year and up 19.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, human caused air pollution exposure in El Salvador peaked at 29.63 in 2024 and was at its lowest, 20.87, in 1999.
El Salvador ranks 23rd of 240 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 27 years of available data.
Human caused air pollution exposure in El Salvador, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1998 | 29.07 | — |
| 1999 | 20.87 | -28.2% |
| 2000 | 23.94 | +14.7% |
| 2001 | 22.53 | -5.9% |
| 2002 | 20.97 | -6.9% |
| 2003 | 25.21 | +20.2% |
| 2004 | 20.87 | -17.2% |
| 2005 | 27.79 | +33.2% |
| 2006 | 22.45 | -19.2% |
| 2007 | 25.41 | +13.2% |
| 2008 | 25.3 | -0.4% |
| 2009 | 25.78 | +1.9% |
| 2010 | 28.74 | +11.5% |
| 2011 | 29.06 | +1.1% |
| 2012 | 26.05 | -10.4% |
| 2013 | 28.11 | +7.9% |
| 2014 | 24.8 | -11.8% |
| 2015 | 24.14 | -2.7% |
| 2016 | 25.2 | +4.4% |
| 2017 | 25.95 | +3.0% |
| 2018 | 24.66 | -5.0% |
| 2019 | 25.98 | +5.4% |
| 2020 | 26.73 | +2.9% |
| 2021 | 25.05 | -6.3% |
| 2022 | 25.68 | +2.5% |
| 2023 | 26.85 | +4.6% |
| 2024 | 29.63 | +10.4% |
El Salvador compared with similar countries
- El Salvador's 29.63 is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 15.58, 1.9× the median. (58 countries reporting)
- El Salvador's 29.63 is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 9.09, 3.3× the median. (42 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 24.97 | 20.87 | 29.07 | 2 |
| 2000s | 24.02 | 20.87 | 27.79 | 10 |
| 2010s | 26.27 | 24.14 | 29.06 | 10 |
| 2020s | 26.79 | 25.05 | 29.63 | 5 |
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More environment data for El Salvador
- Grazing land use over the long-term, annual growth rate -0.045 % change on previous year (2025)
- Grazing land use over the long-term, per unit of GDP 0 hectares per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Grazing land use over the long-term, per capita 0.01 hectares per person (2025)
- 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)
- Grazing land use over the long-term, per square kilometre 3.07 hectares per square kilometre (2024)
- Sawnwood, coniferous — Production, annual growth rate -16.3 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is human caused air pollution exposure in El Salvador?
- Human caused air pollution exposure in El Salvador was 29.63 in 2024, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest human caused air pollution exposure recorded in El Salvador?
- The highest recorded value was 29.63 in 2024.
- What is the lowest human caused air pollution exposure recorded in El Salvador?
- The lowest recorded value was 20.87 in 1999.
- How does El Salvador rank for human caused air pollution exposure?
- El Salvador ranks 23rd out of 240 countries with data for 2024.
- Is human caused air pollution exposure rising or falling in El Salvador?
- Over the last ten years it is up 19.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this El Salvador data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Human caused air pollution exposure. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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