Electricity production from renewable sources, excluding hydroelectric in El Salvador
El Salvador: Electricity production from renewable sources, excluding hydroelectric was 66.9% in 2021. ▲ Rising
Electricity production from renewable sources, excluding hydroelectric in El Salvador, 1990–2021
Source: IEA Energy Statistics Data Browser, International Energy Agency (IEA). Measured in % of total.
Analysis
The most recent figure for electricity production from renewable sources, excluding hydroelectric in El Salvador is 66.9%, measured in 2021. That is the highest value across all 32 years on record.
The figure is up 25.3% on the previous year and up 112.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, electricity production from renewable sources, excluding hydroelectric in El Salvador peaked at 66.9% in 2021 and was at its lowest, 11.9%, in 1998.
El Salvador ranks 2nd of 210 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 32 years of available data.
Electricity production from renewable sources, excluding hydroelectric in El Salvador, year by year
| Year | % of total | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 18.9% | — |
| 1991 | 18.5% | -2.1% |
| 1992 | 16.4% | -11.3% |
| 1993 | 13.7% | -16.8% |
| 1994 | 12.9% | -5.3% |
| 1995 | 13.4% | +3.5% |
| 1996 | 12.8% | -4.7% |
| 1997 | 13.6% | +6.2% |
| 1998 | 11.9% | -11.8% |
| 1999 | 16.2% | +35.9% |
| 2000 | 25.2% | +55.1% |
| 2001 | 26.1% | +3.7% |
| 2002 | 25.4% | -2.7% |
| 2003 | 25.6% | +0.7% |
| 2004 | 25.2% | -1.3% |
| 2005 | 25.0% | -1.0% |
| 2006 | 24.4% | -2.1% |
| 2007 | 28.0% | +14.4% |
| 2008 | 30.0% | +7.4% |
| 2009 | 32.0% | +6.6% |
| 2010 | 31.9% | -0.5% |
| 2011 | 31.5% | -1.1% |
| 2012 | 31.6% | +0.3% |
| 2013 | 32.8% | +3.7% |
| 2014 | 31.8% | -3.0% |
| 2015 | 35.2% | +10.6% |
| 2016 | 36.8% | +4.6% |
| 2017 | 44.1% | +19.9% |
| 2018 | 48.2% | +9.2% |
| 2019 | 47.5% | -1.5% |
| 2020 | 53.4% | +12.5% |
| 2021 | 66.9% | +25.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 14.8% | 11.9% | 18.9% | 10 |
| 2000s | 26.7% | 24.4% | 32.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 37.1% | 31.5% | 48.2% | 10 |
| 2020s | 60.1% | 53.4% | 66.9% | 2 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is electricity production from renewable sources, excluding hydroelectric in El Salvador?
- Electricity production from renewable sources, excluding hydroelectric in El Salvador was 66.9% in 2021, according to IEA Energy Statistics Data Browser, International Energy Agency (IEA).
- What is the highest electricity production from renewable sources, excluding hydroelectric recorded in El Salvador?
- The highest recorded value was 66.9% in 2021.
- What is the lowest electricity production from renewable sources, excluding hydroelectric recorded in El Salvador?
- The lowest recorded value was 11.9% in 1998.
- How does El Salvador rank for electricity production from renewable sources, excluding hydroelectric?
- El Salvador ranks 2nd out of 210 countries with data for 2021.
- Is electricity production from renewable sources, excluding hydroelectric rising or falling in El Salvador?
- Over the last ten years it is up 112.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- 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 renewable sources, excluding hydroelectric (% of total). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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The share of electricity production from renewable sources of total electricity production. Electricity production from renewable sources, excluding hydroelectric, includes geothermal, solar, tides, wind, biomass, and biofuels.