Access to electricity vs gdp per capita in El Salvador
El Salvador: Access to electricity vs gdp per capita was 98.7 in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
98.7
Change on year
up 0.4%
World rank
137th
of 214 countries
All-time high
100
in 2022
All-time low
69.61
in 1991
Years of data
34
1991–2024
Access to electricity vs gdp per capita in El Salvador, 1991–2024
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
El Salvador recorded 98.7 for access to electricity vs gdp per capita in 2024.
The figure is up 0.4% on the previous year and up 3.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, access to electricity vs gdp per capita in El Salvador peaked at 100 in 2022 and was at its lowest, 69.61, in 1991.
That places El Salvador 137th out of 214 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 34 years of available data.
Access to electricity vs gdp per capita in El Salvador, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1991 | 69.61 | — |
| 1992 | 75.33 | +8.2% |
| 1993 | 76.28 | +1.3% |
| 1994 | 77.22 | +1.2% |
| 1995 | 77 | -0.3% |
| 1996 | 77.88 | +1.2% |
| 1997 | 80.03 | +2.8% |
| 1998 | 81.64 | +2.0% |
| 1999 | 79.13 | -3.1% |
| 2000 | 84.5 | +6.8% |
| 2001 | 87.1 | +3.1% |
| 2002 | 87.5 | +0.5% |
| 2003 | 87 | -0.6% |
| 2004 | 87.4 | +0.5% |
| 2005 | 87.5 | +0.1% |
| 2006 | 89.2 | +1.9% |
| 2007 | 91.1 | +2.1% |
| 2008 | 91 | -0.1% |
| 2009 | 91.1 | +0.1% |
| 2010 | 91.6 | +0.5% |
| 2011 | 92.6 | +1.1% |
| 2012 | 93.7 | +1.2% |
| 2013 | 95 | +1.4% |
| 2014 | 95.1 | +0.1% |
| 2015 | 95.4 | +0.3% |
| 2016 | 96 | +0.6% |
| 2017 | 96.8 | +0.8% |
| 2018 | 97 | +0.2% |
| 2019 | 97.4 | +0.4% |
| 2020 | 99.7 | +2.4% |
| 2021 | 97.9 | -1.8% |
| 2022 | 100 | +2.1% |
| 2023 | 98.3 | -1.7% |
| 2024 | 98.7 | +0.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 77.12 | 69.61 | 81.64 | 9 |
| 2000s | 88.34 | 84.5 | 91.1 | 10 |
| 2010s | 95.06 | 91.6 | 97.4 | 10 |
| 2020s | 98.92 | 97.9 | 100 | 5 |
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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 vs gdp per capita in El Salvador?
- Access to electricity vs gdp per capita in El Salvador was 98.7 in 2024, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest access to electricity vs gdp per capita recorded in El Salvador?
- The highest recorded value was 100 in 2022.
- What is the lowest access to electricity vs gdp per capita recorded in El Salvador?
- The lowest recorded value was 69.61 in 1991.
- How does El Salvador rank for access to electricity vs gdp per capita?
- El Salvador ranks 137th out of 214 countries with data for 2024.
- Is access to electricity vs gdp per capita rising or falling in El Salvador?
- Over the last ten years it is up 3.8%. 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 vs gdp per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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