Fossil fuel consumption, per capita in El Salvador
El Salvador: Fossil fuel consumption, per capita was 0 terawatt-hours per person in 2024. ▲ Rising
Fossil fuel consumption, per capita in El Salvador, 1980–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in terawatt-hours per person.
Analysis
In 2024, fossil fuel consumption, per capita in El Salvador stood at 0 terawatt-hours per person.
That represents a change of down 5.5% on the previous year and up 45.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, fossil fuel consumption, per capita in El Salvador peaked at 0 terawatt-hours per person in 2023 and was at its lowest, 0 terawatt-hours per person, in 1982.
That places El Salvador 134th out of 205 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 45 years of available data.
Fossil fuel consumption, per capita in El Salvador, year by year
| Year | terawatt-hours per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1980 | 0 terawatt-hours per person | — |
| 1981 | 0 terawatt-hours per person | -15.1% |
| 1982 | 0 terawatt-hours per person | -1.1% |
| 1983 | 0 terawatt-hours per person | +6.4% |
| 1984 | 0 terawatt-hours per person | -1.6% |
| 1985 | 0 terawatt-hours per person | +5.3% |
| 1986 | 0 terawatt-hours per person | +4.3% |
| 1987 | 0 terawatt-hours per person | -3.2% |
| 1988 | 0 terawatt-hours per person | +6.6% |
| 1989 | 0 terawatt-hours per person | -4.9% |
| 1990 | 0 terawatt-hours per person | +4.2% |
| 1991 | 0 terawatt-hours per person | +13.9% |
| 1992 | 0 terawatt-hours per person | +12.6% |
| 1993 | 0 terawatt-hours per person | -0.2% |
| 1994 | 0 terawatt-hours per person | +10.5% |
| 1995 | 0 terawatt-hours per person | +26.2% |
| 1996 | 0 terawatt-hours per person | -4.6% |
| 1997 | 0 terawatt-hours per person | +4.8% |
| 1998 | 0 terawatt-hours per person | +16.2% |
| 1999 | 0 terawatt-hours per person | +1.0% |
| 2000 | 0 terawatt-hours per person | -1.7% |
| 2001 | 0 terawatt-hours per person | +2.6% |
| 2002 | 0 terawatt-hours per person | +4.4% |
| 2003 | 0 terawatt-hours per person | +4.1% |
| 2004 | 0 terawatt-hours per person | +0.5% |
| 2005 | 0 terawatt-hours per person | +0.8% |
| 2006 | 0 terawatt-hours per person | +4.1% |
| 2007 | 0 terawatt-hours per person | +5.4% |
| 2008 | 0 terawatt-hours per person | -7.3% |
| 2009 | 0 terawatt-hours per person | -0.4% |
| 2010 | 0 terawatt-hours per person | -2.1% |
| 2011 | 0 terawatt-hours per person | +0.4% |
| 2012 | 0 terawatt-hours per person | +2.4% |
| 2013 | 0 terawatt-hours per person | -4.8% |
| 2014 | 0 terawatt-hours per person | +2.8% |
| 2015 | 0 terawatt-hours per person | +5.9% |
| 2016 | 0 terawatt-hours per person | +0.5% |
| 2017 | 0 terawatt-hours per person | -8.5% |
| 2018 | 0 terawatt-hours per person | +10.9% |
| 2019 | 0 terawatt-hours per person | +15.2% |
| 2020 | 0 terawatt-hours per person | -21.3% |
| 2021 | 0 terawatt-hours per person | +17.4% |
| 2022 | 0 terawatt-hours per person | +13.3% |
| 2023 | 0 terawatt-hours per person | +18.0% |
| 2024 | 0 terawatt-hours per person | -5.5% |
El Salvador compared with similar countries
- El Salvador's 0 terawatt-hours per person is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0 terawatt-hours per person, 48% of the median. (57 countries reporting)
- El Salvador's 0 terawatt-hours per person is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 0 terawatt-hours per person, 44% of the median. (39 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 0 terawatt-hours per person | 0 terawatt-hours per person | 0 terawatt-hours per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0 terawatt-hours per person | 0 terawatt-hours per person | 0 terawatt-hours per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0 terawatt-hours per person | 0 terawatt-hours per person | 0 terawatt-hours per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0 terawatt-hours per person | 0 terawatt-hours per person | 0 terawatt-hours per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0 terawatt-hours per person | 0 terawatt-hours per person | 0 terawatt-hours per person | 5 |
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 fossil fuel consumption, per capita in El Salvador?
- Fossil fuel consumption, per capita in El Salvador was 0 terawatt-hours per person in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest fossil fuel consumption, per capita recorded in El Salvador?
- The highest recorded value was 0 terawatt-hours per person in 2023.
- What is the lowest fossil fuel consumption, per capita recorded in El Salvador?
- The lowest recorded value was 0 terawatt-hours per person in 1982.
- How does El Salvador rank for fossil fuel consumption, per capita?
- El Salvador ranks 134th out of 205 countries with data for 2024.
- Is fossil fuel consumption, per capita rising or falling in El Salvador?
- Over the last ten years it is up 45.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this El Salvador data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Fossil fuel consumption, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Fossil fuel consumption divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Fossil fuel consumption ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Fossil fuel consumption Energy Institute – Statistical Review of World Energy (2026) and other sources – with major processing by Our World in Data
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
Fossil fuel consumption divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.