Carbon intensity of electricity in El Salvador in 2025 — 138 g/kWh. Ranked 21 in the world out of 91. Since 2000, the indicator has fallen by 55.5%.
2000–2025 · grams CO₂ per kWh
| Year | g/kWh | Change | Change, % |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 138 | +24 | +21.58% |
| 2024 | 113 | −22 | −16.34% |
| 2023 | 135 | +22 | +19.74% |
| 2022 | 113 | −31 | −21.37% |
| 2021 | 144 | −9 | −5.6% |
| 2020 | 152 | −86 | −36.03% |
| 2019 | 238 | +43 | +22.27% |
| 2018 | 195 | −18 | −8.35% |
| 2017 | 213 | −96 | −31.07% |
| 2016 | 308 | +0 | +0.12% |
| 2015 | 308 | +14 | +4.91% |
| 2014 | 294 | +6 | +1.97% |
| 2013 | 288 | −1 | −0.31% |
| 2012 | 289 | +21 | +8.03% |
| 2011 | 267 | +11 | +4.38% |
| 2010 | 256 | −53 | −17.19% |
| 2009 | 309 | +42 | +15.79% |
| 2008 | 267 | −38 | −12.46% |
| 2007 | 305 | +10 | +3.56% |
| 2006 | 295 | −11 | −3.64% |
| 2005 | 306 | −23 | −7.08% |
| 2004 | 329 | +21 | +6.76% |
| 2003 | 308 | −35 | −10.15% |
| 2002 | 343 | +21 | +6.59% |
| 2001 | 322 | +12 | +3.99% |
| 2000 | 310 | — | — |
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Carbon dioxide emissions from the power sector per kilowatt-hour of generation. A single number into which the whole structure of generation folds: a coal plant gives about 820 grams per kilowatt-hour, a gas plant roughly 490, and nuclear, wind and solar single digits. The indicator therefore reads as a summary verdict on a power system and is especially useful for comparing countries with different generation mixes: one may have a lot of hydro and another nuclear, yet the result comes out close.
Important: Emissions from generating electricity are counted, without emissions from building the plants and extracting the fuel. Aggregates are weighted by generation and computed from 2000 onward.
Source: Yearly Electricity Data (Ember), license CC BY 4.0.
How much carbon dioxide the electricity sector of a country emits in a year.
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