Electricity generation from fossil fuels per person in El Salvador
El Salvador: Electricity generation from fossil fuels per person was 136.67 kilowatt-hours in 2025. ▼ Falling
Electricity generation from fossil fuels per person in El Salvador, 2000–2025
Source: Ember (2026) and other sources – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in kilowatt-hours.
Analysis
El Salvador recorded 136.67 kilowatt-hours for electricity generation from fossil fuels per person in 2025.
The figure is up 44.4% on the previous year and down 66.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, electricity generation from fossil fuels per person in El Salvador peaked at 422.64 kilowatt-hours in 2007 and was at its lowest, 94.66 kilowatt-hours, in 2024.
That places El Salvador 163rd out of 209 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 26 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 364.18 kilowatt-hours | 270.89 kilowatt-hours | 422.64 kilowatt-hours | 10 |
| 2010s | 344.42 kilowatt-hours | 192.93 kilowatt-hours | 409.14 kilowatt-hours | 10 |
| 2020s | 126.6 kilowatt-hours | 94.66 kilowatt-hours | 158.25 kilowatt-hours | 6 |
Countries ranked near El Salvador
- 160 Switzerland 167.27 kilowatt-hours compare
- 161 Comoros 164.63 kilowatt-hours compare
- 162 Belize 143.86 kilowatt-hours compare
- 164 Tajikistan 128.86 kilowatt-hours compare
- 165 Solomon Islands 122.07 kilowatt-hours compare
- 166 Nigeria 120.11 kilowatt-hours 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)
- Fuel exports 5.0% (2024)
- Electric power transmission and distribution losses 9.8% (2023)
- Share of dietary energy supply from carbohydrates vs gdp per capita 64.2 (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is electricity generation from fossil fuels per person in El Salvador?
- Electricity generation from fossil fuels per person in El Salvador was 136.67 kilowatt-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 fossil fuels per person recorded in El Salvador?
- The highest recorded value was 422.64 kilowatt-hours in 2007.
- What is the lowest electricity generation from fossil fuels per person recorded in El Salvador?
- The lowest recorded value was 94.66 kilowatt-hours in 2024.
- How does El Salvador rank for electricity generation from fossil fuels per person?
- El Salvador ranks 163rd out of 209 countries with data for 2025.
- Is electricity generation from fossil fuels per person rising or falling in El Salvador?
- Over the last ten years it is down 66.6%. 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 fossil fuels per person. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Electricity generation from coal, oil, and gas, measured in kilowatt-hours per person.