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Electricity generation from oil in El Salvador

El Salvador: Electricity generation from oil was 0.87 terawatt-hours in 2025. ▼ Falling

Latest (2025)
0.87 terawatt-hours
Change on year
up 45.0%
World rank
82nd
of 209 countries
All-time high
2.54 terawatt-hours
in 2007
All-time low
0.6 terawatt-hours
in 2024
Years of data
26
2000–2025

Electricity generation from oil in El Salvador, 2000–2025

0.511.522.52000201220252000: 1.6 terawatt-hours2001: 1.9 terawatt-hours2002: 2.2 terawatt-hours2003: 2 terawatt-hours2004: 2.3 terawatt-hours2005: 2.2 terawatt-hours2006: 2.4 terawatt-hours2007: 2.5 terawatt-hours2008: 2.2 terawatt-hours2009: 2.5 terawatt-hours2010: 2.1 terawatt-hours2011: 2.2 terawatt-hours2012: 2.5 terawatt-hours2013: 2.5 terawatt-hours2014: 2.5 terawatt-hours2015: 2.5 terawatt-hours2016: 2.5 terawatt-hours2017: 1.4 terawatt-hours2018: 1.2 terawatt-hours2019: 1.8 terawatt-hours2020: 0.98 terawatt-hours2021: 0.99 terawatt-hours2022: 0.61 terawatt-hours2023: 0.73 terawatt-hours2024: 0.6 terawatt-hours2025: 0.87 terawatt-hours

Source: Ember (2026) and other sources – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in terawatt-hours.

Analysis

The most recent figure for electricity generation from oil in El Salvador is 0.87 terawatt-hours, measured in 2025.

The figure is up 45.0% on the previous year and down 65.6% over ten years.

Over the whole period, electricity generation from oil in El Salvador peaked at 2.54 terawatt-hours in 2007 and was at its lowest, 0.6 terawatt-hours, in 2024.

That places El Salvador 82nd out of 209 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 26 years of available data.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest 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

Countries ranked near El Salvador

  1. 79 Philippines 0.94 terawatt-hours compare
  2. 80 Reunion 0.93 terawatt-hours compare
  3. 81 Madagascar 0.9 terawatt-hours compare
  4. 83 Aruba 0.83 terawatt-hours compare
  5. 84 Suriname 0.8 terawatt-hours compare
  6. 85 Maldives 0.79 terawatt-hours compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is electricity generation from oil in El Salvador?
Electricity generation from oil in El Salvador was 0.87 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 from oil recorded in El Salvador?
The highest recorded value was 2.54 terawatt-hours in 2007.
What is the lowest electricity generation from oil recorded in El Salvador?
The lowest recorded value was 0.6 terawatt-hours in 2024.
How does El Salvador rank for electricity generation from oil?
El Salvador ranks 82nd out of 209 countries with data for 2025.
Is electricity generation from oil 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 – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Electricity generation from oil. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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About this data

Indicator
Electricity generation from oil
Unit
terawatt-hours
Source
Ember (2026) and other sources – with major processing by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
216 places, 6,238 data points, 1920–2025
Last refreshed

Measured in terawatt-hours.