Number of people without access to electricity, per capita in El Salvador
El Salvador: Number of people without access to electricity, per capita was 0.013 people per person in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Number of people without access to electricity, per capita in El Salvador, 2000–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in people per person.
Analysis
The most recent figure for number of people without access to electricity, per capita in El Salvador is 0.013 people per person, measured in 2024.
That represents a change of down 23.5% on the previous year and down 73.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, number of people without access to electricity, per capita in El Salvador peaked at 0.155 people per person in 2000 and was at its lowest, 0 people per person, in 2022.
That places El Salvador 78th out of 214 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Number of people without access to electricity, per capita in El Salvador, year by year
| Year | people per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 0.155 people per person | — |
| 2001 | 0.129 people per person | -16.8% |
| 2002 | 0.125 people per person | -3.1% |
| 2003 | 0.13 people per person | +4.0% |
| 2004 | 0.126 people per person | -3.1% |
| 2005 | 0.125 people per person | -0.8% |
| 2006 | 0.108 people per person | -13.6% |
| 2007 | 0.089 people per person | -17.6% |
| 2008 | 0.09 people per person | +1.1% |
| 2009 | 0.089 people per person | -1.1% |
| 2010 | 0.084 people per person | -5.6% |
| 2011 | 0.074 people per person | -11.9% |
| 2012 | 0.063 people per person | -14.9% |
| 2013 | 0.05 people per person | -20.6% |
| 2014 | 0.049 people per person | -2.0% |
| 2015 | 0.046 people per person | -6.1% |
| 2016 | 0.04 people per person | -13.0% |
| 2017 | 0.032 people per person | -20.0% |
| 2018 | 0.03 people per person | -6.3% |
| 2019 | 0.026 people per person | -13.3% |
| 2020 | 0.003 people per person | -88.5% |
| 2021 | 0.021 people per person | +600.0% |
| 2022 | 0 people per person | -100.0% |
| 2023 | 0.017 people per person | — |
| 2024 | 0.013 people per person | -23.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.1166 people per person | 0.089 people per person | 0.155 people per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0494 people per person | 0.026 people per person | 0.084 people per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0108 people per person | 0 people per person | 0.021 people 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)
- 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 without access to electricity, per capita in El Salvador?
- Number of people without access to electricity, per capita in El Salvador was 0.013 people per person in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest number of people without access to electricity, per capita recorded in El Salvador?
- The highest recorded value was 0.155 people per person in 2000.
- What is the lowest number of people without access to electricity, per capita recorded in El Salvador?
- The lowest recorded value was 0 people per person in 2022.
- How does El Salvador rank for number of people without access to electricity, per capita?
- El Salvador ranks 78th out of 214 countries with data for 2024.
- Is number of people without access to electricity, per capita rising or falling in El Salvador?
- Over the last ten years it is down 73.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this El Salvador data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Number of people without access to electricity, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Number of people without access to electricity 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 without access to electricity ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Number of people without access to electricity 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 without access to electricity divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.