Access to electricity, urban in El Salvador
El Salvador: Access to electricity, urban was 99.4% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Access to electricity, urban in El Salvador, 1991–2024
Source: SDG 7.1.1 Electrification Dataset, World Bank (WB). Measured in % of urban population.
Analysis
The most recent figure for access to electricity, urban in El Salvador is 99.4%, measured in 2024.
The figure is up 1.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, access to electricity, urban in El Salvador peaked at 100.0% in 2022 and was at its lowest, 93.1%, in 1999.
El Salvador ranks 150th of 215 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 34 years of available data.
Access to electricity, urban in El Salvador, year by year
| Year | % of urban population | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1991 | 93.6% | — |
| 1992 | 94.3% | +0.8% |
| 1993 | 94.6% | +0.2% |
| 1994 | 94.8% | +0.2% |
| 1995 | 95.0% | +0.2% |
| 1996 | 95.2% | +0.3% |
| 1997 | 95.3% | +0.1% |
| 1998 | 95.7% | +0.4% |
| 1999 | 93.1% | -2.8% |
| 2000 | 96.1% | +3.3% |
| 2001 | 97.1% | +1.0% |
| 2002 | 97.3% | +0.2% |
| 2003 | 96.5% | -0.8% |
| 2004 | 96.5% | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 96.5% | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 97.2% | +0.7% |
| 2007 | 97.1% | -0.1% |
| 2008 | 96.5% | -0.6% |
| 2009 | 96.6% | +0.1% |
| 2010 | 96.9% | +0.3% |
| 2011 | 97.2% | +0.3% |
| 2012 | 97.8% | +0.6% |
| 2013 | 97.8% | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 97.8% | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 98.0% | +0.2% |
| 2016 | 98.4% | +0.4% |
| 2017 | 99.0% | +0.6% |
| 2018 | 98.7% | -0.3% |
| 2019 | 98.8% | +0.1% |
| 2020 | 99.1% | +0.3% |
| 2021 | 99.2% | +0.1% |
| 2022 | 100.0% | +0.8% |
| 2023 | 99.4% | -0.6% |
| 2024 | 99.4% | +0.0% |
El Salvador compared with similar countries
- El Salvador's 99.4% is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 100.0%, 99% of the median. (58 countries reporting)
- El Salvador's 99.4% is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 100.0%, 99% of the median. (41 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 94.6% | 93.1% | 95.7% | 9 |
| 2000s | 96.7% | 96.1% | 97.3% | 10 |
| 2010s | 98.0% | 96.9% | 99.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 99.4% | 99.1% | 100.0% | 5 |
Countries ranked near El Salvador
More energy & mining data for El Salvador
- 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 electricity, urban in El Salvador?
- Access to electricity, urban in El Salvador was 99.4% in 2024, according to SDG 7.1.1 Electrification Dataset, World Bank (WB).
- What is the highest access to electricity, urban recorded in El Salvador?
- The highest recorded value was 100.0% in 2022.
- What is the lowest access to electricity, urban recorded in El Salvador?
- The lowest recorded value was 93.1% in 1999.
- How does El Salvador rank for access to electricity, urban?
- El Salvador ranks 150th out of 215 countries with data for 2024.
- Is access to electricity, urban rising or falling in El Salvador?
- Over the last ten years it is up 1.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this El Salvador data come from?
- The figures come from SDG 7.1.1 Electrification Dataset, World Bank (WB), published as part of Access to electricity, urban (% of urban population). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Access to electricity, urban is the percentage of urban population with access to electricity.