Primary energy use, per square kilometre in El Salvador
El Salvador: Primary energy use, per square kilometre was 0.0024 terawatt-hours per square kilometre in 2023. ▲ Rising
Primary energy use, per square kilometre in El Salvador, 1980–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in terawatt-hours per square kilometre.
Analysis
The most recent figure for primary energy use, per square kilometre in El Salvador is 0.0024 terawatt-hours per square kilometre, measured in 2023. That is the highest value across all 44 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 12.8% on the previous year and up 59.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, primary energy use, per square kilometre in El Salvador peaked at 0.0024 terawatt-hours per square kilometre in 2023 and was at its lowest, 0.0004 terawatt-hours per square kilometre, in 1981.
El Salvador ranks 64th of 204 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 44 years of available data.
Primary energy use, per square kilometre in El Salvador, year by year
| Year | terawatt-hours per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1980 | 0.0005 terawatt-hours per square kilometre | — |
| 1981 | 0.0004 terawatt-hours per square kilometre | -11.9% |
| 1982 | 0.0004 terawatt-hours per square kilometre | +1.2% |
| 1983 | 0.0005 terawatt-hours per square kilometre | +4.9% |
| 1984 | 0.0005 terawatt-hours per square kilometre | +2.7% |
| 1985 | 0.0005 terawatt-hours per square kilometre | +4.8% |
| 1986 | 0.0005 terawatt-hours per square kilometre | +6.5% |
| 1987 | 0.0005 terawatt-hours per square kilometre | -2.4% |
| 1988 | 0.0006 terawatt-hours per square kilometre | +9.1% |
| 1989 | 0.0005 terawatt-hours per square kilometre | -1.4% |
| 1990 | 0.0006 terawatt-hours per square kilometre | +5.0% |
| 1991 | 0.0006 terawatt-hours per square kilometre | +8.4% |
| 1992 | 0.0007 terawatt-hours per square kilometre | +14.5% |
| 1993 | 0.0007 terawatt-hours per square kilometre | +2.0% |
| 1994 | 0.0008 terawatt-hours per square kilometre | +10.6% |
| 1995 | 0.001 terawatt-hours per square kilometre | +25.6% |
| 1996 | 0.001 terawatt-hours per square kilometre | -1.2% |
| 1997 | 0.001 terawatt-hours per square kilometre | +3.3% |
| 1998 | 0.0012 terawatt-hours per square kilometre | +15.6% |
| 1999 | 0.0012 terawatt-hours per square kilometre | +3.7% |
| 2000 | 0.0013 terawatt-hours per square kilometre | +2.8% |
| 2001 | 0.0013 terawatt-hours per square kilometre | +0.1% |
| 2002 | 0.0013 terawatt-hours per square kilometre | +4.5% |
| 2003 | 0.0014 terawatt-hours per square kilometre | +5.0% |
| 2004 | 0.0014 terawatt-hours per square kilometre | +0.4% |
| 2005 | 0.0014 terawatt-hours per square kilometre | +1.6% |
| 2006 | 0.0015 terawatt-hours per square kilometre | +4.2% |
| 2007 | 0.0015 terawatt-hours per square kilometre | +4.2% |
| 2008 | 0.0015 terawatt-hours per square kilometre | -4.9% |
| 2009 | 0.0015 terawatt-hours per square kilometre | -0.8% |
| 2010 | 0.0015 terawatt-hours per square kilometre | +0.7% |
| 2011 | 0.0015 terawatt-hours per square kilometre | +0.5% |
| 2012 | 0.0015 terawatt-hours per square kilometre | +2.5% |
| 2013 | 0.0015 terawatt-hours per square kilometre | -2.9% |
| 2014 | 0.0015 terawatt-hours per square kilometre | +3.3% |
| 2015 | 0.0016 terawatt-hours per square kilometre | +6.7% |
| 2016 | 0.0016 terawatt-hours per square kilometre | +1.4% |
| 2017 | 0.0016 terawatt-hours per square kilometre | -3.2% |
| 2018 | 0.0017 terawatt-hours per square kilometre | +9.4% |
| 2019 | 0.0019 terawatt-hours per square kilometre | +11.5% |
| 2020 | 0.0016 terawatt-hours per square kilometre | -16.7% |
| 2021 | 0.0019 terawatt-hours per square kilometre | +16.7% |
| 2022 | 0.0021 terawatt-hours per square kilometre | +10.2% |
| 2023 | 0.0024 terawatt-hours per square kilometre | +12.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 0.0005 terawatt-hours per square kilometre | 0.0004 terawatt-hours per square kilometre | 0.0006 terawatt-hours per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.0009 terawatt-hours per square kilometre | 0.0006 terawatt-hours per square kilometre | 0.0012 terawatt-hours per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0014 terawatt-hours per square kilometre | 0.0013 terawatt-hours per square kilometre | 0.0015 terawatt-hours per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0016 terawatt-hours per square kilometre | 0.0015 terawatt-hours per square kilometre | 0.0019 terawatt-hours per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.002 terawatt-hours per square kilometre | 0.0016 terawatt-hours per square kilometre | 0.0024 terawatt-hours per square kilometre | 4 |
Countries ranked near El Salvador
- 61 Azerbaijan 0.0026 terawatt-hours per square kilometre compare
- 62 Türkiye 0.0024 terawatt-hours per square kilometre compare
- 63 Portugal 0.0024 terawatt-hours per square kilometre compare
- 65 Philippines 0.0023 terawatt-hours per square kilometre compare
- 66 Ireland 0.0023 terawatt-hours per square kilometre compare
- 67 Iran, Islamic Republic of 0.0022 terawatt-hours per square kilometre 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 primary energy use, per square kilometre in El Salvador?
- Primary energy use, per square kilometre in El Salvador was 0.0024 terawatt-hours per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest primary energy use, per square kilometre recorded in El Salvador?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0024 terawatt-hours per square kilometre in 2023.
- What is the lowest primary energy use, per square kilometre recorded in El Salvador?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0004 terawatt-hours per square kilometre in 1981.
- How does El Salvador rank for primary energy use, per square kilometre?
- El Salvador ranks 64th out of 204 countries with data for 2023.
- Is primary energy use, per square kilometre rising or falling in El Salvador?
- Over the last ten years it is up 59.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this El Salvador data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Primary energy use, per square kilometre. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Primary energy use divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Primary energy use ÷ Land area (sq. km)
Computed from
- Primary energy use Energy Institute - Statistical Review of World Energy (2026); Smil (2017); U.S. Energy Information Administration (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data
- Land area FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
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
Primary energy use divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.