Electricity generation in El Salvador
El Salvador: Electricity generation was 6.46 terawatt-hours in 2025. ▲ Rising
Electricity generation in El Salvador, 2000–2025
Source: Ember (2026) and other sources – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in terawatt-hours.
Analysis
In 2025, electricity generation in El Salvador stood at 6.46 terawatt-hours.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 1.1% on the previous year and up 6.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, electricity generation in El Salvador peaked at 7.09 terawatt-hours in 2021 and was at its lowest, 3.65 terawatt-hours, in 2000.
That places El Salvador 119th out of 214 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 26 years of available data.
Electricity generation in El Salvador, year by year
| Year | terawatt-hours | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 3.65 terawatt-hours | — |
| 2001 | 4.1 terawatt-hours | +12.3% |
| 2002 | 4.4 terawatt-hours | +7.3% |
| 2003 | 4.67 terawatt-hours | +6.1% |
| 2004 | 4.83 terawatt-hours | +3.4% |
| 2005 | 5.1 terawatt-hours | +5.6% |
| 2006 | 5.7 terawatt-hours | +11.8% |
| 2007 | 5.93 terawatt-hours | +4.0% |
| 2008 | 6.1 terawatt-hours | +2.9% |
| 2009 | 5.85 terawatt-hours | -4.1% |
| 2010 | 6.05 terawatt-hours | +3.4% |
| 2011 | 6.17 terawatt-hours | +2.0% |
| 2012 | 6.3 terawatt-hours | +2.1% |
| 2013 | 6.32 terawatt-hours | +0.3% |
| 2014 | 6.3 terawatt-hours | -0.3% |
| 2015 | 6.07 terawatt-hours | -3.7% |
| 2016 | 6.16 terawatt-hours | +1.5% |
| 2017 | 5.55 terawatt-hours | -9.9% |
| 2018 | 5.44 terawatt-hours | -2.0% |
| 2019 | 6.17 terawatt-hours | +13.4% |
| 2020 | 6.43 terawatt-hours | +4.2% |
| 2021 | 7.09 terawatt-hours | +10.3% |
| 2022 | 6.63 terawatt-hours | -6.5% |
| 2023 | 5.98 terawatt-hours | -9.8% |
| 2024 | 6.53 terawatt-hours | +9.2% |
| 2025 | 6.46 terawatt-hours | -1.1% |
El Salvador compared with similar countries
- El Salvador's 6.46 terawatt-hours is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 19.43 terawatt-hours, 33% of the median. (55 countries reporting)
- El Salvador's 6.46 terawatt-hours is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 6.46 terawatt-hours, 1.0× the median. (39 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 5.03 terawatt-hours | 3.65 terawatt-hours | 6.1 terawatt-hours | 10 |
| 2010s | 6.05 terawatt-hours | 5.44 terawatt-hours | 6.32 terawatt-hours | 10 |
| 2020s | 6.52 terawatt-hours | 5.98 terawatt-hours | 7.09 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 generation in El Salvador?
- Electricity generation in El Salvador was 6.46 terawatt-hours in 2025, according to Ember (2026) and other sources – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest electricity generation recorded in El Salvador?
- The highest recorded value was 7.09 terawatt-hours in 2021.
- What is the lowest electricity generation recorded in El Salvador?
- The lowest recorded value was 3.65 terawatt-hours in 2000.
- How does El Salvador rank for electricity generation?
- El Salvador ranks 119th out of 214 countries with data for 2025.
- Is electricity generation rising or falling in El Salvador?
- Over the last ten years it is up 6.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this El Salvador data come from?
- The figures come from Ember (2026) and other sources – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Electricity generation. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Total electricity generated in each country or region, measured in terawatt-hours.