Electricity generation from solar and wind per person in El Salvador
El Salvador: Electricity generation from solar and wind per person was 237.22 kilowatt-hours in 2025. ▲ Rising
Latest (2025)
237.22 kilowatt-hours
Change on year
up 8.2%
World rank
80th
of 208 countries
All-time high
290.93 kilowatt-hours
in 2021
All-time low
160.39 kilowatt-hours
in 2020
Years of data
6
2020–2025
Electricity generation from solar and wind per person in El Salvador, 2020–2025
Source: Ember (2026) and other sources – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in kilowatt-hours.
Analysis
The most recent figure for electricity generation from solar and wind per person in El Salvador is 237.22 kilowatt-hours, measured in 2025.
That represents a change of up 8.2% on the previous year and up 47.9% over ten years.
El Salvador ranks 80th of 208 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
Electricity generation from solar and wind per person in El Salvador, year by year
| Year | kilowatt-hours | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2020 | 160.39 kilowatt-hours | — |
| 2021 | 290.93 kilowatt-hours | +81.4% |
| 2022 | 219.73 kilowatt-hours | -24.5% |
| 2023 | 217.13 kilowatt-hours | -1.2% |
| 2024 | 219.31 kilowatt-hours | +1.0% |
| 2025 | 237.22 kilowatt-hours | +8.2% |
Countries ranked near El Salvador
- 77 Lebanon 277.3 kilowatt-hours compare
- 78 Morocco 252.66 kilowatt-hours compare
- 79 Serbia 243.68 kilowatt-hours compare
- 81 United States Virgin Islands 233.34 kilowatt-hours
- 82 Turks and Caicos Islands 214.76 kilowatt-hours compare
- 83 American Samoa 213.71 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)
- 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 solar and wind per person in El Salvador?
- Electricity generation from solar and wind per person in El Salvador was 237.22 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 solar and wind per person recorded in El Salvador?
- The highest recorded value was 290.93 kilowatt-hours in 2021.
- What is the lowest electricity generation from solar and wind per person recorded in El Salvador?
- The lowest recorded value was 160.39 kilowatt-hours in 2020.
- How does El Salvador rank for electricity generation from solar and wind per person?
- El Salvador ranks 80th out of 208 countries with data for 2025.
- Is electricity generation from solar and wind per person rising or falling in El Salvador?
- Over the last ten years it is up 47.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- 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 solar and wind per person. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Measured in kilowatt-hours per person.