Electricity generation from hydropower in El Salvador
El Salvador: Electricity generation from hydropower was 1.96 terawatt-hours in 2025. ▲ Rising
Electricity generation from hydropower in El Salvador, 2000–2025
Source: Ember (2026) and other sources – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in terawatt-hours.
Analysis
El Salvador recorded 1.96 terawatt-hours for electricity generation from hydropower in 2025.
That represents a change of down 8.0% on the previous year and up 38.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, electricity generation from hydropower in El Salvador peaked at 2.24 terawatt-hours in 2022 and was at its lowest, 1.19 terawatt-hours, in 2002.
That places El Salvador 88th out of 214 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 26 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 1.58 terawatt-hours | 1.19 terawatt-hours | 2.1 terawatt-hours | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.74 terawatt-hours | 1.34 terawatt-hours | 2.15 terawatt-hours | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.95 terawatt-hours | 1.49 terawatt-hours | 2.24 terawatt-hours | 6 |
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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 hydropower in El Salvador?
- Electricity generation from hydropower in El Salvador was 1.96 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 hydropower recorded in El Salvador?
- The highest recorded value was 2.24 terawatt-hours in 2022.
- What is the lowest electricity generation from hydropower recorded in El Salvador?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.19 terawatt-hours in 2002.
- How does El Salvador rank for electricity generation from hydropower?
- El Salvador ranks 88th out of 214 countries with data for 2025.
- Is electricity generation from hydropower rising or falling in El Salvador?
- Over the last ten years it is up 38.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- 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 hydropower. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Measured in terawatt-hours.