Electricity generation from hydropower in El Salvador
El Salvador: Electricity generation from hydropower was 1.96 terawatt-hours in 2025. ▲ Rising
Latest (2025)
1.96 terawatt-hours
Change on year
down 8.0%
World rank
89th
of 215 countries
All-time high
2.24 terawatt-hours
in 2022
All-time low
1.19 terawatt-hours
in 2002
Years of data
26
2000–2025
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 89th out of 215 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.
Electricity generation from hydropower in El Salvador, year by year
| Year | terawatt-hours | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 1.22 terawatt-hours | — |
| 2001 | 1.21 terawatt-hours | -0.8% |
| 2002 | 1.19 terawatt-hours | -1.7% |
| 2003 | 1.52 terawatt-hours | +27.7% |
| 2004 | 1.44 terawatt-hours | -5.3% |
| 2005 | 1.72 terawatt-hours | +19.4% |
| 2006 | 2.02 terawatt-hours | +17.4% |
| 2007 | 1.79 terawatt-hours | -11.4% |
| 2008 | 2.1 terawatt-hours | +17.3% |
| 2009 | 1.57 terawatt-hours | -25.2% |
| 2010 | 2.15 terawatt-hours | +36.9% |
| 2011 | 2.09 terawatt-hours | -2.8% |
| 2012 | 1.91 terawatt-hours | -8.6% |
| 2013 | 1.85 terawatt-hours | -3.1% |
| 2014 | 1.79 terawatt-hours | -3.2% |
| 2015 | 1.42 terawatt-hours | -20.7% |
| 2016 | 1.34 terawatt-hours | -5.6% |
| 2017 | 1.71 terawatt-hours | +27.6% |
| 2018 | 1.63 terawatt-hours | -4.7% |
| 2019 | 1.53 terawatt-hours | -6.1% |
| 2020 | 2.07 terawatt-hours | +35.3% |
| 2021 | 1.82 terawatt-hours | -12.1% |
| 2022 | 2.24 terawatt-hours | +23.1% |
| 2023 | 1.49 terawatt-hours | -33.5% |
| 2024 | 2.13 terawatt-hours | +43.0% |
| 2025 | 1.96 terawatt-hours | -8.0% |
El Salvador compared with similar countries
- El Salvador's 1.96 terawatt-hours is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 1.83 terawatt-hours, 1.1× the median. (55 countries reporting)
- El Salvador's 1.96 terawatt-hours is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 0.24 terawatt-hours, 8.2× the median. (39 countries reporting)
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 |
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 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 89th out of 215 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.