Electricity generation from solar and wind compared to coal in El Salvador
El Salvador: Electricity generation from solar and wind compared to coal was 1.51 in 2025. β² Rising
Latest (2025)
1.51
Change on year
up 8.6%
World rank
76th
of 208 countries
All-time high
1.82
in 2021
All-time low
1
in 2020
Years of data
6
2020β2025
Electricity generation from solar and wind compared to coal in El Salvador, 2020β2025
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
The most recent figure for electricity generation from solar and wind compared to coal in El Salvador is 1.51, measured in 2025.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 8.6% on the previous year and up 51.0% over ten years.
El Salvador ranks 76th of 208 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
Countries ranked near El Salvador
- 73 Cyprus 1.58 compare
- 74 Bangladesh 1.56 compare
- 75 Slovenia 1.55 compare
- 77 Puerto Rico 1.23 compare
- 78 Ethiopia, The Federal Democratic Republic of 1.14 compare
- 79 Senegal 1.09 compare
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 solar and wind compared to coal in El Salvador?
- Electricity generation from solar and wind compared to coal in El Salvador was 1.51 in 2025, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest electricity generation from solar and wind compared to coal recorded in El Salvador?
- The highest recorded value was 1.82 in 2021.
- What is the lowest electricity generation from solar and wind compared to coal recorded in El Salvador?
- The lowest recorded value was 1 in 2020.
- How does El Salvador rank for electricity generation from solar and wind compared to coal?
- El Salvador ranks 76th out of 208 countries with data for 2025.
- Is electricity generation from solar and wind compared to coal rising or falling in El Salvador?
- Over the last ten years it is up 51.0%. 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 Electricity generation from solar and wind compared to coal. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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