Electricity generation from renewables per person in El Salvador
El Salvador: Electricity generation from renewables per person was 878.17 kilowatt-hours in 2025. ▲ Rising
Electricity generation from renewables per person in El Salvador, 2000–2025
Source: Ember (2026) and other sources – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in kilowatt-hours.
Analysis
El Salvador recorded 878.17 kilowatt-hours for electricity generation from renewables per person in 2025.
That represents a change of down 6.1% on the previous year and up 53.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, electricity generation from renewables per person in El Salvador peaked at 975.1 kilowatt-hours in 2021 and was at its lowest, 343.24 kilowatt-hours, in 2000.
El Salvador ranks 77th of 209 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 | 474.17 kilowatt-hours | 343.24 kilowatt-hours | 640.21 kilowatt-hours | 10 |
| 2010s | 638.26 kilowatt-hours | 572.48 kilowatt-hours | 708.74 kilowatt-hours | 10 |
| 2020s | 908.94 kilowatt-hours | 832.06 kilowatt-hours | 975.1 kilowatt-hours | 6 |
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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 generation from renewables per person in El Salvador?
- Electricity generation from renewables per person in El Salvador was 878.17 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 renewables per person recorded in El Salvador?
- The highest recorded value was 975.1 kilowatt-hours in 2021.
- What is the lowest electricity generation from renewables per person recorded in El Salvador?
- The lowest recorded value was 343.24 kilowatt-hours in 2000.
- How does El Salvador rank for electricity generation from renewables per person?
- El Salvador ranks 77th out of 209 countries with data for 2025.
- Is electricity generation from renewables per person rising or falling in El Salvador?
- Over the last ten years it is up 53.4%. 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 renewables per person. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Measured in kilowatt-hours per person.