Number of people with and without electricity access in El Salvador
El Salvador: Number of people with and without electricity access was 6.26 million people in 2024. ▲ Rising
Number of people with and without electricity access in El Salvador, 1991–2024
Source: Data compiled from multiple sources by the World Bank – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in people.
Analysis
El Salvador recorded 6.26 million people for number of people with and without electricity access in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.9% on the previous year and up 6.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, number of people with and without electricity access in El Salvador peaked at 6.28 million people in 2022 and was at its lowest, 3.83 million people, in 1991.
El Salvador ranks 101st 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 in El Salvador, year by year
| Year | people | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1991 | 3.83 million people | — |
| 1992 | 4.21 million people | +10.0% |
| 1993 | 4.32 million people | +2.6% |
| 1994 | 4.41 million people | +2.2% |
| 1995 | 4.44 million people | +0.5% |
| 1996 | 4.52 million people | +1.9% |
| 1997 | 4.68 million people | +3.5% |
| 1998 | 4.80 million people | +2.6% |
| 1999 | 4.68 million people | -2.5% |
| 2000 | 5.02 million people | +7.3% |
| 2001 | 5.20 million people | +3.5% |
| 2002 | 5.24 million people | +0.8% |
| 2003 | 5.22 million people | -0.4% |
| 2004 | 5.25 million people | +0.6% |
| 2005 | 5.25 million people | +0.1% |
| 2006 | 5.35 million people | +1.9% |
| 2007 | 5.47 million people | +2.3% |
| 2008 | 5.49 million people | +0.2% |
| 2009 | 5.51 million people | +0.4% |
| 2010 | 5.56 million people | +0.9% |
| 2011 | 5.64 million people | +1.5% |
| 2012 | 5.73 million people | +1.6% |
| 2013 | 5.83 million people | +1.8% |
| 2014 | 5.86 million people | +0.5% |
| 2015 | 5.90 million people | +0.7% |
| 2016 | 5.95 million people | +0.9% |
| 2017 | 6.01 million people | +1.0% |
| 2018 | 6.03 million people | +0.3% |
| 2019 | 6.06 million people | +0.5% |
| 2020 | 6.22 million people | +2.6% |
| 2021 | 6.12 million people | -1.5% |
| 2022 | 6.28 million people | +2.5% |
| 2023 | 6.20 million people | -1.2% |
| 2024 | 6.26 million people | +0.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 4.43 million people | 3.83 million people | 4.80 million people | 9 |
| 2000s | 5.30 million people | 5.02 million people | 5.51 million people | 10 |
| 2010s | 5.86 million people | 5.56 million people | 6.06 million people | 10 |
| 2020s | 6.22 million people | 6.12 million people | 6.28 million people | 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)
- 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 number of people with and without electricity access in El Salvador?
- Number of people with and without electricity access in El Salvador was 6.26 million people in 2024, according to Data compiled from multiple sources by the World Bank – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest number of people with and without electricity access recorded in El Salvador?
- The highest recorded value was 6.28 million people in 2022.
- What is the lowest number of people with and without electricity access recorded in El Salvador?
- The lowest recorded value was 3.83 million people in 1991.
- How does El Salvador rank for number of people with and without electricity access?
- El Salvador ranks 101st out of 214 countries with data for 2024.
- Is number of people with and without electricity access rising or falling in El Salvador?
- Over the last ten years it is up 6.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this El Salvador data come from?
- The figures come from Data compiled from multiple sources by the World Bank – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Number of people with and without electricity access. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Access to electricity means having an electricity source that can provide very basic lighting, and charge a phone or power a radio for 4 hours per day.