Electricity demand per person in El Salvador
El Salvador: Electricity demand per person was 985 kilowatt-hours in 2025. ▲ Rising
Electricity demand per person in El Salvador, 2000–2025
Source: Ember (2026); Population based on various sources (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in kilowatt-hours.
Analysis
In 2025, electricity demand per person in El Salvador stood at 985 kilowatt-hours.
That represents a change of up 0.7% on the previous year and down 12.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, electricity demand per person in El Salvador peaked at 1,338 kilowatt-hours in 2021 and was at its lowest, 731.91 kilowatt-hours, in 2000.
El Salvador ranks 152nd of 214 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 26 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 880.48 kilowatt-hours | 731.91 kilowatt-hours | 1,010 kilowatt-hours | 10 |
| 2010s | 1,102 kilowatt-hours | 1,012 kilowatt-hours | 1,199 kilowatt-hours | 10 |
| 2020s | 1,079 kilowatt-hours | 885.95 kilowatt-hours | 1,338 kilowatt-hours | 6 |
Countries ranked near El Salvador
- 149 Philippines 1,054 kilowatt-hours compare
- 150 North Korea 1,023 kilowatt-hours compare
- 151 Cape Verde 990.71 kilowatt-hours compare
- 153 Syria 984.08 kilowatt-hours compare
- 154 Lebanon 919.74 kilowatt-hours compare
- 155 Guatemala 888.28 kilowatt-hours compare
More energy & mining data for El Salvador
- 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)
- Fuel exports 5.0% (2024)
- Electric power transmission and distribution losses 9.8% (2023)
- Share of dietary energy supply from carbohydrates vs gdp per capita 64.2 (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is electricity demand per person in El Salvador?
- Electricity demand per person in El Salvador was 985 kilowatt-hours in 2025, according to Ember (2026); Population based on various sources (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest electricity demand per person recorded in El Salvador?
- The highest recorded value was 1,338 kilowatt-hours in 2021.
- What is the lowest electricity demand per person recorded in El Salvador?
- The lowest recorded value was 731.91 kilowatt-hours in 2000.
- How does El Salvador rank for electricity demand per person?
- El Salvador ranks 152nd out of 214 countries with data for 2025.
- Is electricity demand per person rising or falling in El Salvador?
- Over the last ten years it is down 12.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this El Salvador data come from?
- The figures come from Ember (2026); Population based on various sources (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Electricity demand per person. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Measured in kilowatt-hours per person.