Municipal waste collected in El Salvador
El Salvador: Municipal waste collected was 1.24 million in 2019. ▲ Rising
Latest (2019)
1.24 million
Change on year
up 5.9%
World rank
61st
of 108 countries
All-time high
1.24 million
in 2019
All-time low
1.02 million
in 2011
Years of data
9
2011–2019
Municipal waste collected in El Salvador, 2011–2019
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
Analysis
El Salvador recorded 1.24 million for municipal waste collected in 2019. That is the highest value across all 9 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 5.9% on the previous year and up 21.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, municipal waste collected in El Salvador peaked at 1.24 million in 2019 and was at its lowest, 1.02 million, in 2011.
El Salvador ranks 61st of 108 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
Municipal waste collected in El Salvador, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2011 | 1.02 million | — |
| 2012 | 1.18 million | +15.5% |
| 2013 | 1.08 million | -8.2% |
| 2014 | 1.11 million | +2.8% |
| 2015 | 1.14 million | +2.3% |
| 2016 | 1.06 million | -6.8% |
| 2017 | 1.14 million | +7.7% |
| 2018 | 1.17 million | +2.5% |
| 2019 | 1.24 million | +5.9% |
El Salvador compared with similar countries
- El Salvador's 1.24 million is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 1.88 million, 66% of the median. (32 countries reporting)
- El Salvador's 1.24 million is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 736,455, 1.7× the median. (17 countries reporting)
Countries ranked near El Salvador
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 municipal waste collected in El Salvador?
- Municipal waste collected in El Salvador was 1.24 million in 2019, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest municipal waste collected recorded in El Salvador?
- The highest recorded value was 1.24 million in 2019.
- What is the lowest municipal waste collected recorded in El Salvador?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.02 million in 2011.
- How does El Salvador rank for municipal waste collected?
- El Salvador ranks 61st out of 108 countries with data for 2019.
- Is municipal waste collected rising or falling in El Salvador?
- Over the last ten years it is up 21.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this El Salvador data come from?
- The figures come from United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database, published as part of Municipal waste collected (Tonnes). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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