Number of people with and without electricity access, per capita in El Salvador
El Salvador: Number of people with and without electricity access, per capita was 0.987 units per person in 2024. ▲ Rising
Number of people with and without electricity access, per capita in El Salvador, 1991–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in units per person.
Analysis
El Salvador recorded 0.987 units per person for number of people with and without electricity access, per capita in 2024.
The figure is up 0.4% on the previous year and up 3.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, number of people with and without electricity access, per capita in El Salvador peaked at 1 units per person in 2022 and was at its lowest, 0.6961 units per person, in 1991.
El Salvador ranks 137th of 214 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 34 years of available data.
Number of people with and without electricity access, per capita in El Salvador, year by year
| Year | units per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1991 | 0.6961 units per person | — |
| 1992 | 0.7533 units per person | +8.2% |
| 1993 | 0.7628 units per person | +1.3% |
| 1994 | 0.7722 units per person | +1.2% |
| 1995 | 0.77 units per person | -0.3% |
| 1996 | 0.7788 units per person | +1.2% |
| 1997 | 0.8003 units per person | +2.8% |
| 1998 | 0.8164 units per person | +2.0% |
| 1999 | 0.7913 units per person | -3.1% |
| 2000 | 0.845 units per person | +6.8% |
| 2001 | 0.871 units per person | +3.1% |
| 2002 | 0.875 units per person | +0.5% |
| 2003 | 0.87 units per person | -0.6% |
| 2004 | 0.874 units per person | +0.5% |
| 2005 | 0.875 units per person | +0.1% |
| 2006 | 0.892 units per person | +1.9% |
| 2007 | 0.911 units per person | +2.1% |
| 2008 | 0.91 units per person | -0.1% |
| 2009 | 0.911 units per person | +0.1% |
| 2010 | 0.916 units per person | +0.5% |
| 2011 | 0.926 units per person | +1.1% |
| 2012 | 0.937 units per person | +1.2% |
| 2013 | 0.95 units per person | +1.4% |
| 2014 | 0.951 units per person | +0.1% |
| 2015 | 0.954 units per person | +0.3% |
| 2016 | 0.96 units per person | +0.6% |
| 2017 | 0.968 units per person | +0.8% |
| 2018 | 0.97 units per person | +0.2% |
| 2019 | 0.974 units per person | +0.4% |
| 2020 | 0.997 units per person | +2.4% |
| 2021 | 0.979 units per person | -1.8% |
| 2022 | 1 units per person | +2.1% |
| 2023 | 0.983 units per person | -1.7% |
| 2024 | 0.987 units per person | +0.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.7712 units per person | 0.6961 units per person | 0.8164 units per person | 9 |
| 2000s | 0.8834 units per person | 0.845 units per person | 0.911 units per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.9506 units per person | 0.916 units per person | 0.974 units per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.9892 units per person | 0.979 units per person | 1 units per person | 5 |
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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)
- Coal production, per capita 0 terawatt-hours per person (2024)
- Coal production, per unit of GDP 0 terawatt-hours per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Primary energy use, per capita 0 terawatt-hours per person (2024)
- Fuel imports 14.8% (2024)
- Ores and metals imports 0.9% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is number of people with and without electricity access, per capita in El Salvador?
- Number of people with and without electricity access, per capita in El Salvador was 0.987 units per person in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest number of people with and without electricity access, per capita recorded in El Salvador?
- The highest recorded value was 1 units per person in 2022.
- What is the lowest number of people with and without electricity access, per capita recorded in El Salvador?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.6961 units per person in 1991.
- How does El Salvador rank for number of people with and without electricity access, per capita?
- El Salvador ranks 137th out of 214 countries with data for 2024.
- Is number of people with and without electricity access, per capita rising or falling in El Salvador?
- Over the last ten years it is up 3.8%. 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 Number of people with and without electricity access, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Number of people with and without electricity access divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Number of people with and without electricity access ÷ Population, total
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- Number of people with and without electricity access Data compiled from multiple sources by the World Bank – with major processing by Our World in Data
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
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Number of people with and without electricity access divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.