Net electricity imports in El Salvador
El Salvador: Net electricity imports was -0.19 terawatt-hours in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Net electricity imports in El Salvador, 2000–2025
Source: Ember (2026); Department for Business, Energy & Industrial Strategy of the UK (2023) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in terawatt-hours.
Analysis
El Salvador recorded -0.19 terawatt-hours for net electricity imports in 2025.
That represents a change of up 42.4% on the previous year and down 121.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, net electricity imports in El Salvador peaked at 1.76 terawatt-hours in 2018 and was at its lowest, -0.39 terawatt-hours, in 2023.
El Salvador ranks 176th of 214 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.252 terawatt-hours | -0.01 terawatt-hours | 0.7 terawatt-hours | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.739 terawatt-hours | 0.09 terawatt-hours | 1.76 terawatt-hours | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.2717 terawatt-hours | -0.39 terawatt-hours | 1.28 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 net electricity imports in El Salvador?
- Net electricity imports in El Salvador was -0.19 terawatt-hours in 2025, according to Ember (2026); Department for Business, Energy & Industrial Strategy of the UK (2023) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest net electricity imports recorded in El Salvador?
- The highest recorded value was 1.76 terawatt-hours in 2018.
- What is the lowest net electricity imports recorded in El Salvador?
- The lowest recorded value was -0.39 terawatt-hours in 2023.
- How does El Salvador rank for net electricity imports?
- El Salvador ranks 176th out of 214 countries with data for 2025.
- Is net electricity imports rising or falling in El Salvador?
- Over the last ten years it is down 121.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this El Salvador data come from?
- The figures come from Ember (2026); Department for Business, Energy & Industrial Strategy of the UK (2023) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Net electricity imports. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Electricity imports minus exports, measured in terawatt-hours.