Access to electricity urban vs rural in El Salvador
El Salvador: Access to electricity urban vs rural was 99.4 in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
99.4
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
147th
of 212 countries
All-time high
100
in 2022
All-time low
93.06
in 1999
Years of data
34
1991–2024
Access to electricity urban vs rural in El Salvador, 1991–2024
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
In 2024, access to electricity urban vs rural in El Salvador stood at 99.4.
That represents a change of up 1.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, access to electricity urban vs rural in El Salvador peaked at 100 in 2022 and was at its lowest, 93.06, in 1999.
El Salvador ranks 147th of 212 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 vs rural in El Salvador, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1991 | 93.62 | — |
| 1992 | 94.34 | +0.8% |
| 1993 | 94.56 | +0.2% |
| 1994 | 94.77 | +0.2% |
| 1995 | 94.98 | +0.2% |
| 1996 | 95.23 | +0.3% |
| 1997 | 95.33 | +0.1% |
| 1998 | 95.73 | +0.4% |
| 1999 | 93.06 | -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 | +0.2% |
| 2016 | 98.4 | +0.4% |
| 2017 | 99 | +0.6% |
| 2018 | 98.7 | -0.3% |
| 2019 | 98.8 | +0.1% |
| 2020 | 99.1 | +0.3% |
| 2021 | 99.2 | +0.1% |
| 2022 | 100 | +0.8% |
| 2023 | 99.4 | -0.6% |
| 2024 | 99.4 | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 94.62 | 93.06 | 95.73 | 9 |
| 2000s | 96.74 | 96.1 | 97.3 | 10 |
| 2010s | 98.04 | 96.9 | 99 | 10 |
| 2020s | 99.42 | 99.1 | 100 | 5 |
Countries ranked near El Salvador
More energy & mining data for El Salvador
- Fuel imports 14.8% (2024)
- Ores and metals imports 0.9% (2024)
- Ores and metals exports 1.3% (2024)
- Gas production 0 terawatt-hours (2024)
- Fossil fuel production per person, by fuel 0 kilowatt-hours per person (2024)
- Fossil fuel production by fuel 0 terawatt-hours (2024)
- Gas production per person 0 kilowatt-hours per person (2024)
- Fossil fuel production by fuel, per capita 0 terawatt-hours per person (2024)
- Fossil fuel production by fuel, per unit of GDP 0 terawatt-hours per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Gas production, per capita 0 terawatt-hours per person (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is access to electricity urban vs rural in El Salvador?
- Access to electricity urban vs rural in El Salvador was 99.4 in 2024, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest access to electricity urban vs rural recorded in El Salvador?
- The highest recorded value was 100 in 2022.
- What is the lowest access to electricity urban vs rural recorded in El Salvador?
- The lowest recorded value was 93.06 in 1999.
- How does El Salvador rank for access to electricity urban vs rural?
- El Salvador ranks 147th out of 212 countries with data for 2024.
- Is access to electricity urban vs rural 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 Our World in Data, published as part of Access to electricity urban vs rural. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
Download this data
CSV · JSON — 34 observations, free to reuse under CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data).