Electricity production from hydroelectric sources in El Salvador
El Salvador: Electricity production from hydroelectric sources was 18.8% in 2023. ▼ Falling
Electricity production from hydroelectric sources in El Salvador, 1990–2023
Source: IEA Energy Statistics Data Browser, International Energy Agency (IEA). Measured in % of total.
Analysis
In 2023, electricity production from hydroelectric sources in El Salvador stood at 18.8%. That is the lowest value across all 34 years on record.
That represents a change of down 38.0% on the previous year and down 34.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, electricity production from hydroelectric sources in El Salvador peaked at 74.3% in 1990 and was at its lowest, 18.8%, in 2023.
El Salvador ranks 87th of 210 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 34 years of available data.
Electricity production from hydroelectric sources in El Salvador, year by year
| Year | % of total | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 74.3% | — |
| 1991 | 55.2% | -25.7% |
| 1992 | 59.4% | +7.7% |
| 1993 | 54.5% | -8.2% |
| 1994 | 46.0% | -15.6% |
| 1995 | 44.4% | -3.4% |
| 1996 | 55.7% | +25.4% |
| 1997 | 39.8% | -28.5% |
| 1998 | 41.5% | +4.1% |
| 1999 | 48.0% | +15.6% |
| 2000 | 34.8% | -27.5% |
| 2001 | 29.5% | -15.2% |
| 2002 | 27.3% | -7.3% |
| 2003 | 33.1% | +21.2% |
| 2004 | 30.8% | -7.0% |
| 2005 | 34.6% | +12.2% |
| 2006 | 34.7% | +0.3% |
| 2007 | 29.9% | -13.8% |
| 2008 | 34.1% | +14.1% |
| 2009 | 26.0% | -23.9% |
| 2010 | 34.8% | +34.0% |
| 2011 | 33.1% | -5.1% |
| 2012 | 29.6% | -10.4% |
| 2013 | 28.5% | -3.6% |
| 2014 | 28.4% | -0.4% |
| 2015 | 23.5% | -17.4% |
| 2016 | 22.1% | -6.0% |
| 2017 | 30.7% | +39.2% |
| 2018 | 30.2% | -1.7% |
| 2019 | 25.1% | -16.8% |
| 2020 | 32.8% | +30.4% |
| 2021 | 28.7% | -12.4% |
| 2022 | 30.3% | +5.6% |
| 2023 | 18.8% | -38.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 51.9% | 39.8% | 74.3% | 10 |
| 2000s | 31.5% | 26.0% | 34.8% | 10 |
| 2010s | 28.6% | 22.1% | 34.8% | 10 |
| 2020s | 27.6% | 18.8% | 32.8% | 4 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is electricity production from hydroelectric sources in El Salvador?
- Electricity production from hydroelectric sources in El Salvador was 18.8% in 2023, according to IEA Energy Statistics Data Browser, International Energy Agency (IEA).
- What is the highest electricity production from hydroelectric sources recorded in El Salvador?
- The highest recorded value was 74.3% in 1990.
- What is the lowest electricity production from hydroelectric sources recorded in El Salvador?
- The lowest recorded value was 18.8% in 2023.
- How does El Salvador rank for electricity production from hydroelectric sources?
- El Salvador ranks 87th out of 210 countries with data for 2023.
- Is electricity production from hydroelectric sources rising or falling in El Salvador?
- Over the last ten years it is down 34.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this El Salvador data come from?
- The figures come from IEA Energy Statistics Data Browser, International Energy Agency (IEA), published as part of Electricity production from hydroelectric sources (% of total). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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The share of electricity production from hydroelectric sources of total electricity production. Sources of electricity refer to the inputs used to generate electricity. Hydropower refers to electricity produced by hydroelectric power plants.