Access to clean fuels for cooking vs. per capita energy use in El Salvador
El Salvador: Access to clean fuels for cooking vs. per capita energy use was 95.0% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Access to clean fuels for cooking vs. per capita energy use in El Salvador, 2000–2024
Source: World Health Organization - Global Health Observatory (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
El Salvador recorded 95.0% for access to clean fuels for cooking vs. per capita energy use in 2024. That is the highest value across all 25 years on record.
The figure is up 13.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, access to clean fuels for cooking vs. per capita energy use in El Salvador peaked at 95.0% in 2023 and was at its lowest, 59.0%, in 2000.
El Salvador ranks 87th of 194 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 25 years of available data.
Access to clean fuels for cooking vs. per capita energy use in El Salvador, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 59.0% | — |
| 2001 | 61.0% | +3.4% |
| 2002 | 63.0% | +3.3% |
| 2003 | 65.0% | +3.2% |
| 2004 | 67.0% | +3.1% |
| 2005 | 69.0% | +3.0% |
| 2006 | 70.0% | +1.4% |
| 2007 | 72.0% | +2.9% |
| 2008 | 73.0% | +1.4% |
| 2009 | 75.0% | +2.7% |
| 2010 | 76.0% | +1.3% |
| 2011 | 78.0% | +2.6% |
| 2012 | 80.0% | +2.6% |
| 2013 | 82.0% | +2.5% |
| 2014 | 84.0% | +2.4% |
| 2015 | 85.0% | +1.2% |
| 2016 | 87.0% | +2.4% |
| 2017 | 89.0% | +2.3% |
| 2018 | 90.0% | +1.1% |
| 2019 | 91.0% | +1.1% |
| 2020 | 92.0% | +1.1% |
| 2021 | 93.0% | +1.1% |
| 2022 | 94.0% | +1.1% |
| 2023 | 95.0% | +1.1% |
| 2024 | 95.0% | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 67.4% | 59.0% | 75.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 84.2% | 76.0% | 91.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 93.8% | 92.0% | 95.0% | 5 |
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- Fossil fuel consumption by fuel, per unit of GDP 0 terawatt-hours per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Primary energy use, annual growth rate -3.87 % change on previous year (2024)
- Coal consumption, per capita 0 terawatt-hours per person (2024)
- Coal consumption, per unit of GDP 0 terawatt-hours per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Primary energy use, per unit of GDP 0 terawatt-hours per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Primary energy use, per capita 0 terawatt-hours per person (2024)
- Coal production, per capita 0 terawatt-hours per person (2024)
- Coal production, per unit of GDP 0 terawatt-hours per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Fossil fuel consumption by fuel, per capita 0 terawatt-hours per person (2024)
- Fuel imports 14.8% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is access to clean fuels for cooking vs. per capita energy use in El Salvador?
- Access to clean fuels for cooking vs. per capita energy use in El Salvador was 95.0% in 2024, according to World Health Organization - Global Health Observatory (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest access to clean fuels for cooking vs. per capita energy use recorded in El Salvador?
- The highest recorded value was 95.0% in 2023.
- What is the lowest access to clean fuels for cooking vs. per capita energy use recorded in El Salvador?
- The lowest recorded value was 59.0% in 2000.
- How does El Salvador rank for access to clean fuels for cooking vs. per capita energy use?
- El Salvador ranks 87th out of 194 countries with data for 2024.
- Is access to clean fuels for cooking vs. per capita energy use rising or falling in El Salvador?
- Over the last ten years it is up 13.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this El Salvador data come from?
- The figures come from World Health Organization - Global Health Observatory (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Access to clean fuels for cooking vs. per capita energy use. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Access to clean fuels or technologies reduce exposure to indoor air pollutants, a leading cause of death in low-income households. Energy is measured in kilowatt-hours of total energy supply per person.