Electricity generation from oil per person in El Salvador
El Salvador: Electricity generation from oil per person was 136.67 kilowatt-hours in 2025. ▼ Falling
Electricity generation from oil per person in El Salvador, 2000–2025
Source: Ember (2026) and other sources – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in kilowatt-hours.
Analysis
El Salvador recorded 136.67 kilowatt-hours for electricity generation from oil per person in 2025.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 44.4% on the previous year and down 66.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, electricity generation from oil per person in El Salvador peaked at 422.64 kilowatt-hours in 2007 and was at its lowest, 94.66 kilowatt-hours, in 2024.
El Salvador ranks 94th of 210 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 26 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 364.18 kilowatt-hours | 270.89 kilowatt-hours | 422.64 kilowatt-hours | 10 |
| 2010s | 344.42 kilowatt-hours | 192.93 kilowatt-hours | 409.14 kilowatt-hours | 10 |
| 2020s | 126.6 kilowatt-hours | 94.66 kilowatt-hours | 158.25 kilowatt-hours | 6 |
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- 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)
- Fossil fuel production by fuel, per capita 0 terawatt-hours per person (2024)
- Fossil fuel production by fuel, per unit of GDP 0 terawatt-hours per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Gas production, per capita 0 terawatt-hours per person (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is electricity generation from oil per person in El Salvador?
- Electricity generation from oil per person in El Salvador was 136.67 kilowatt-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 oil per person recorded in El Salvador?
- The highest recorded value was 422.64 kilowatt-hours in 2007.
- What is the lowest electricity generation from oil per person recorded in El Salvador?
- The lowest recorded value was 94.66 kilowatt-hours in 2024.
- How does El Salvador rank for electricity generation from oil per person?
- El Salvador ranks 94th out of 210 countries with data for 2025.
- Is electricity generation from oil per person rising or falling in El Salvador?
- Over the last ten years it is down 66.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- 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 oil per person. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Measured in kilowatt-hours per person.