People without electricity country, per capita in El Salvador
El Salvador: People without electricity country, per capita was 0.013 units per person in 2024. ◆ Volatile
People without electricity country, per capita in El Salvador, 1991–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in units per person.
Analysis
El Salvador recorded 0.013 units per person for people without electricity country, per capita 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, people without electricity country, per capita in El Salvador peaked at 0.3039 units per person in 1991 and was at its lowest, 0 units per person, in 2022.
El Salvador ranks 78th of 214 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
People without electricity country, per capita in El Salvador, year by year
| Year | units per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1991 | 0.3039 units per person | — |
| 1992 | 0.2467 units per person | -18.8% |
| 1993 | 0.2372 units per person | -3.8% |
| 1994 | 0.2278 units per person | -4.0% |
| 1995 | 0.23 units per person | +1.0% |
| 1996 | 0.2212 units per person | -3.9% |
| 1997 | 0.1997 units per person | -9.7% |
| 1998 | 0.1836 units per person | -8.0% |
| 1999 | 0.2087 units per person | +13.7% |
| 2000 | 0.155 units per person | -25.7% |
| 2001 | 0.129 units per person | -16.8% |
| 2002 | 0.125 units per person | -3.1% |
| 2003 | 0.13 units per person | +4.0% |
| 2004 | 0.126 units per person | -3.1% |
| 2005 | 0.125 units per person | -0.8% |
| 2006 | 0.108 units per person | -13.6% |
| 2007 | 0.089 units per person | -17.6% |
| 2008 | 0.09 units per person | +1.1% |
| 2009 | 0.089 units per person | -1.1% |
| 2010 | 0.084 units per person | -5.6% |
| 2011 | 0.074 units per person | -11.9% |
| 2012 | 0.063 units per person | -14.9% |
| 2013 | 0.05 units per person | -20.6% |
| 2014 | 0.049 units per person | -2.0% |
| 2015 | 0.046 units per person | -6.1% |
| 2016 | 0.04 units per person | -13.0% |
| 2017 | 0.032 units per person | -20.0% |
| 2018 | 0.03 units per person | -6.3% |
| 2019 | 0.026 units per person | -13.3% |
| 2020 | 0.003 units per person | -88.5% |
| 2021 | 0.021 units per person | +600.0% |
| 2022 | 0 units per person | -100.0% |
| 2023 | 0.017 units per person | — |
| 2024 | 0.013 units per person | -23.5% |
El Salvador compared with similar countries
- El Salvador's 0.013 units per person is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 0.002 units per person, 6.5× the median. (42 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where People without electricity country, per capita in El Salvador changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | +600.0% | 0.003 units per person | 0.021 units per person |
| 2022 | -100.0% | 0.021 units per person | 0 units per person |
| 2020 | -88.5% | 0.026 units per person | 0.003 units per person |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.2288 units per person | 0.1836 units per person | 0.3039 units per person | 9 |
| 2000s | 0.1166 units per person | 0.089 units per person | 0.155 units per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0494 units per person | 0.026 units per person | 0.084 units per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0108 units per person | 0 units per person | 0.021 units per person | 5 |
Countries ranked near El Salvador
More energy & mining data for El Salvador
- Ores and metals imports 1.3% (2025)
- 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)
- Gas production, per unit of GDP 0 terawatt-hours per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Primary energy use, per capita 0 terawatt-hours per person (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is people without electricity country, per capita in El Salvador?
- People without electricity country, per capita in El Salvador was 0.013 units per person in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest people without electricity country, per capita recorded in El Salvador?
- The highest recorded value was 0.3039 units per person in 1991.
- What is the lowest people without electricity country, per capita recorded in El Salvador?
- The lowest recorded value was 0 units per person in 2022.
- How does El Salvador rank for people without electricity country, per capita?
- El Salvador ranks 78th out of 214 countries with data for 2024.
- Is people without electricity country, 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 People without electricity country, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
People without electricity country divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
People without electricity country ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- People without electricity country Our World in Data
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
People without electricity country divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.