Electricity generation from fossil fuels in El Salvador
El Salvador: Electricity generation from fossil fuels was 0.87 terawatt-hours in 2025. βΌ Falling
Electricity generation from fossil fuels in El Salvador, 2000β2025
Source: Ember (2026) and other sources β with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in terawatt-hours.
Analysis
In 2025, electricity generation from fossil fuels in El Salvador stood at 0.87 terawatt-hours.
That represents a change of up 45.0% on the previous year and down 65.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, electricity generation from fossil fuels in El Salvador peaked at 2.54 terawatt-hours in 2007 and was at its lowest, 0.6 terawatt-hours, in 2024.
El Salvador ranks 141st of 210 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 26 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 2.19 terawatt-hours | 1.61 terawatt-hours | 2.54 terawatt-hours | 10 |
| 2010s | 2.12 terawatt-hours | 1.2 terawatt-hours | 2.53 terawatt-hours | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.7967 terawatt-hours | 0.6 terawatt-hours | 0.99 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)
- 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 electricity generation from fossil fuels in El Salvador?
- Electricity generation from fossil fuels in El Salvador was 0.87 terawatt-hours in 2025, according to Ember (2026) and other sources β with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest electricity generation from fossil fuels recorded in El Salvador?
- The highest recorded value was 2.54 terawatt-hours in 2007.
- What is the lowest electricity generation from fossil fuels recorded in El Salvador?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.6 terawatt-hours in 2024.
- How does El Salvador rank for electricity generation from fossil fuels?
- El Salvador ranks 141st out of 210 countries with data for 2025.
- Is electricity generation from fossil fuels rising or falling in El Salvador?
- Over the last ten years it is down 65.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this El Salvador data come from?
- The figures come from Ember (2026) and other sources β with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Electricity generation from fossil fuels. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Electricity generation from coal, oil, and gas, measured in terawatt-hours.