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Industrial facilities in El Salvador

3 industrial facilities in El Salvador, across 2 sectors, mapped and ranked from open data by type, capacity and CO₂ emissions.

29,681facilities
2sectors
3with CO₂ estimate
1.4M tCO₂e/yr total

Industry mix (El Salvador)

Cement Plant: 2 facilities2Cement Pla…Refinery: 1 facilities1Refinery

Facility counts by sector, Climate TRACE v6 (asset-level capacity & CO₂e, CC BY 4.0).

The state of El Salvador's industrial emissions

Across the 3 El Salvador industrial facilities with an estimated CO₂ figure (Climate TRACE), total emissions are about 1.4 Mt CO₂e/yr. The single largest emitter, El Ronco Cement Plant (cement), accounts for about 48% of that. The biggest sectoral share comes from cement. Among facilities with a known operator, the top three — Holcim El Salvador SA de CV — account for roughly 93%. Most of these facilities sit in a tropical Köppen climate zone.

Largest emitters (Mt CO₂e/yr)

El Ronco Cement Plant: 1 Mt CO2e/yr1El Ronco C…Maya Cement Plant: 1 Mt CO2e/yr1Maya Cemen…Puma Energy Acajutla Refinery: 0 Mt CO2e/yr0Puma Energ…

Emissions by sector (Mt CO₂e/yr)

cement: 1 Mt CO2e/yr1cementoil-and-gas-refining: 0 Mt CO2e/yr0oil-and-ga…

Estimated CO₂e (modelled): Climate TRACE v6 (asset-level capacity & CO₂e, CC BY 4.0); climate: Köppen-Geiger (WorldClim). CC BY 4.0.

Biggest emitters in El Salvador

#FacilityTypet CO₂e/yr
1El Ronco Cement PlantCement Plant658,646
2Maya Cement PlantCement Plant614,387
3Puma Energy Acajutla RefineryRefinery94,476

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Cite this

Inzonex IndustryAtlas (2026). Industrial CO2 emissions — El Salvador. Derived from Climate TRACE v6 and Köppen-Geiger/WorldClim (CC BY 4.0). https://inzonex.co.uk/industryatlas/el-salvador/

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Frequently asked questions

How many industrial facilities are in El Salvador?
3 across 2 sectors are tracked in El Salvador in this open dataset.
What is the biggest CO₂ emitter in El Salvador?
El Ronco Cement Plant (Cement Plant) — about 658,646 tonnes CO₂e/year.
Which sectors are represented in El Salvador?
The largest sectors in this dataset are Cement Plant (2), Refinery (1).
Where does the data come from?
Climate TRACE v6 — asset-level capacity and CO₂e emissions (CC BY 4.0).