Renewable electricity output in El Salvador
El Salvador: Renewable electricity output was 95.6% in 2021. ▲ Rising
Renewable electricity output in El Salvador, 1990–2021
Source: IEA Energy Statistics Data Browser, International Energy Agency (IEA). Measured in % of total electricity output.
Analysis
El Salvador recorded 95.6% for renewable electricity output in 2021. That is the highest value across all 32 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 10.9% on the previous year and up 48.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, renewable electricity output in El Salvador peaked at 95.6% in 2021 and was at its lowest, 52.7%, in 2002.
That places El Salvador 9th out of 210 countries with data for 2021, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 32 years of available data.
Renewable electricity output in El Salvador, year by year
| Year | % of total electricity output | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 93.2% | — |
| 1991 | 73.7% | -20.9% |
| 1992 | 75.9% | +2.9% |
| 1993 | 68.2% | -10.1% |
| 1994 | 58.9% | -13.6% |
| 1995 | 57.8% | -1.9% |
| 1996 | 68.5% | +18.5% |
| 1997 | 53.4% | -22.0% |
| 1998 | 53.4% | +0.1% |
| 1999 | 64.2% | +20.1% |
| 2000 | 60.0% | -6.6% |
| 2001 | 55.6% | -7.3% |
| 2002 | 52.7% | -5.1% |
| 2003 | 58.7% | +11.3% |
| 2004 | 56.0% | -4.5% |
| 2005 | 59.6% | +6.3% |
| 2006 | 59.1% | -0.7% |
| 2007 | 57.9% | -2.1% |
| 2008 | 64.2% | +10.9% |
| 2009 | 58.0% | -9.6% |
| 2010 | 66.7% | +15.0% |
| 2011 | 64.6% | -3.2% |
| 2012 | 61.2% | -5.2% |
| 2013 | 61.3% | +0.2% |
| 2014 | 60.2% | -1.8% |
| 2015 | 58.7% | -2.6% |
| 2016 | 58.9% | +0.4% |
| 2017 | 74.9% | +27.2% |
| 2018 | 78.4% | +4.7% |
| 2019 | 72.6% | -7.4% |
| 2020 | 86.1% | +18.7% |
| 2021 | 95.6% | +10.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 66.7% | 53.4% | 93.2% | 10 |
| 2000s | 58.2% | 52.7% | 64.2% | 10 |
| 2010s | 65.7% | 58.7% | 78.4% | 10 |
| 2020s | 90.9% | 86.1% | 95.6% | 2 |
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- Coal consumption, per capita 0 terawatt-hours per person (2024)
- Coal consumption, per unit of GDP 0 terawatt-hours per US$ of GDP (2024)
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Frequently asked questions
- What is renewable electricity output in El Salvador?
- Renewable electricity output in El Salvador was 95.6% in 2021, according to IEA Energy Statistics Data Browser, International Energy Agency (IEA).
- What is the highest renewable electricity output recorded in El Salvador?
- The highest recorded value was 95.6% in 2021.
- What is the lowest renewable electricity output recorded in El Salvador?
- The lowest recorded value was 52.7% in 2002.
- How does El Salvador rank for renewable electricity output?
- El Salvador ranks 9th out of 210 countries with data for 2021.
- Is renewable electricity output rising or falling in El Salvador?
- Over the last ten years it is up 48.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this El Salvador data come from?
- The figures come from IEA Energy Statistics Data Browser, International Energy Agency (IEA), published as part of Renewable electricity output (% of total electricity output). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Renewable electricity is the share of electricity generated by renewable power plants in total electricity generated by all types of plants.