Electricity demand in El Salvador
El Salvador: Electricity demand was 6.27 terawatt-hours in 2025. ▲ Rising
Latest (2025)
6.27 terawatt-hours
Change on year
up 1.1%
World rank
125th
of 214 countries
All-time high
8.37 terawatt-hours
in 2021
All-time low
4.35 terawatt-hours
in 2000
Years of data
26
2000–2025
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.
Electricity demand in El Salvador, year by year
| Year | terawatt-hours | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 4.35 terawatt-hours | — |
| 2001 | 4.41 terawatt-hours | +1.4% |
| 2002 | 4.78 terawatt-hours | +8.4% |
| 2003 | 4.99 terawatt-hours | +4.4% |
| 2004 | 5.21 terawatt-hours | +4.4% |
| 2005 | 5.38 terawatt-hours | +3.3% |
| 2006 | 5.7 terawatt-hours | +5.9% |
| 2007 | 5.96 terawatt-hours | +4.6% |
| 2008 | 6.09 terawatt-hours | +2.2% |
| 2009 | 5.98 terawatt-hours | -1.8% |
| 2010 | 6.14 terawatt-hours | +2.7% |
| 2011 | 6.28 terawatt-hours | +2.3% |
| 2012 | 6.39 terawatt-hours | +1.8% |
| 2013 | 6.51 terawatt-hours | +1.9% |
| 2014 | 6.68 terawatt-hours | +2.6% |
| 2015 | 6.97 terawatt-hours | +4.3% |
| 2016 | 7.15 terawatt-hours | +2.6% |
| 2017 | 7.14 terawatt-hours | -0.1% |
| 2018 | 7.2 terawatt-hours | +0.8% |
| 2019 | 7.46 terawatt-hours | +3.6% |
| 2020 | 7.07 terawatt-hours | -5.2% |
| 2021 | 8.37 terawatt-hours | +18.4% |
| 2022 | 7.25 terawatt-hours | -13.4% |
| 2023 | 5.59 terawatt-hours | -22.9% |
| 2024 | 6.2 terawatt-hours | +10.9% |
| 2025 | 6.27 terawatt-hours | +1.1% |
El Salvador compared with similar countries
- El Salvador's 6.27 terawatt-hours is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 19.43 terawatt-hours, 32% of the median. (55 countries reporting)
- El Salvador's 6.27 terawatt-hours is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 6.27 terawatt-hours, 1.0× the median. (39 countries reporting)
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 |
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 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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Measured in terawatt-hours.