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

0204060801001991200720241991: 93.61992: 94.31993: 94.61994: 94.81995: 951996: 95.21997: 95.31998: 95.71999: 93.12000: 96.12001: 97.12002: 97.32003: 96.52004: 96.52005: 96.52006: 97.22007: 97.12008: 96.52009: 96.62010: 96.92011: 97.22012: 97.82013: 97.82014: 97.82015: 982016: 98.42017: 992018: 98.72019: 98.82020: 99.12021: 99.22022: 1002023: 99.42024: 99.4

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

Annual values for Access to electricity urban vs rural in El Salvador, 1991 to 2024.
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

DecadeAverage LowestHighest 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

  1. 145 Nepal 99.7 compare
  2. 146 Bangladesh 99.5 compare
  3. 147 Mongolia 99.4 compare
  4. 149 Honduras 99.3 compare
  5. 150 Guatemala 99.2 compare

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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.

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Indicator
Access to electricity urban vs rural
Source
Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
212 places, 6,652 data points, 1990–2024
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