Electricity demand in El Salvador
El Salvador: Electricity demand was 6.27 terawatt-hours in 2025. ▲ Rising
Electricity demand in El Salvador, 2000–2025
Source: Ember (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in terawatt-hours.
Analysis
El Salvador recorded 6.27 terawatt-hours for electricity demand in 2025.
The figure is up 1.1% on the previous year and down 10.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, electricity demand in El Salvador peaked at 8.37 terawatt-hours in 2021 and was at its lowest, 4.35 terawatt-hours, in 2000.
El Salvador ranks 125th of 214 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 26 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 5.29 terawatt-hours | 4.35 terawatt-hours | 6.09 terawatt-hours | 10 |
| 2010s | 6.79 terawatt-hours | 6.14 terawatt-hours | 7.46 terawatt-hours | 10 |
| 2020s | 6.79 terawatt-hours | 5.59 terawatt-hours | 8.37 terawatt-hours | 6 |
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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)
- Fuel exports 5.0% (2024)
- Electric power transmission and distribution losses 9.8% (2023)
- Share of dietary energy supply from carbohydrates vs. GDP per capita 64.2% (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is electricity demand in El Salvador?
- Electricity demand in El Salvador was 6.27 terawatt-hours in 2025, according to Ember (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest electricity demand recorded in El Salvador?
- The highest recorded value was 8.37 terawatt-hours in 2021.
- What is the lowest electricity demand recorded in El Salvador?
- The lowest recorded value was 4.35 terawatt-hours in 2000.
- How does El Salvador rank for electricity demand?
- El Salvador ranks 125th out of 214 countries with data for 2025.
- Is electricity demand rising or falling in El Salvador?
- Over the last ten years it is down 10.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this El Salvador data come from?
- The figures come from Ember (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Electricity demand. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Measured in terawatt-hours.