Renewable energy consumption in El Salvador
El Salvador: Renewable energy consumption was 21.9% in 2021. ▼ Falling
Renewable energy consumption in El Salvador, 1990–2021
Source: IEA Energy Statistics Data Browser, International Energy Agency (IEA). Measured in % of total final energy consumption.
Analysis
El Salvador recorded 21.9% for renewable energy consumption in 2021.
That represents a change of down 7.6% on the previous year and down 25.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, renewable energy consumption in El Salvador peaked at 67.1% in 1990 and was at its lowest, 19.4%, in 2019.
El Salvador ranks 99th of 212 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 32 years of available data.
Renewable energy consumption in El Salvador, year by year
| Year | % of total final energy consumption | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 67.1% | — |
| 1991 | 64.7% | -3.6% |
| 1992 | 61.7% | -4.6% |
| 1993 | 59.3% | -3.9% |
| 1994 | 57.2% | -3.5% |
| 1995 | 54.7% | -4.4% |
| 1996 | 56.9% | +4.0% |
| 1997 | 53.0% | -6.9% |
| 1998 | 51.7% | -2.5% |
| 1999 | 51.0% | -1.4% |
| 2000 | 33.5% | -34.3% |
| 2001 | 33.1% | -1.2% |
| 2002 | 34.0% | +2.7% |
| 2003 | 33.9% | -0.3% |
| 2004 | 33.3% | -1.8% |
| 2005 | 34.1% | +2.4% |
| 2006 | 34.8% | +2.1% |
| 2007 | 28.2% | -19.0% |
| 2008 | 31.5% | +11.7% |
| 2009 | 32.2% | +2.2% |
| 2010 | 32.6% | +1.2% |
| 2011 | 29.5% | -9.5% |
| 2012 | 30.3% | +2.7% |
| 2013 | 27.5% | -9.2% |
| 2014 | 24.0% | -12.7% |
| 2015 | 21.0% | -12.5% |
| 2016 | 20.7% | -1.4% |
| 2017 | 25.0% | +20.8% |
| 2018 | 23.2% | -7.2% |
| 2019 | 19.4% | -16.4% |
| 2020 | 23.7% | +22.2% |
| 2021 | 21.9% | -7.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 57.7% | 51.0% | 67.1% | 10 |
| 2000s | 32.9% | 28.2% | 34.8% | 10 |
| 2010s | 25.3% | 19.4% | 32.6% | 10 |
| 2020s | 22.8% | 21.9% | 23.7% | 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)
- Primary energy use, per unit of GDP 0 terawatt-hours per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Primary energy use, per capita 0 terawatt-hours per person (2024)
- Coal production, per capita 0 terawatt-hours per person (2024)
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Frequently asked questions
- What is renewable energy consumption in El Salvador?
- Renewable energy consumption in El Salvador was 21.9% in 2021, according to IEA Energy Statistics Data Browser, International Energy Agency (IEA).
- What is the highest renewable energy consumption recorded in El Salvador?
- The highest recorded value was 67.1% in 1990.
- What is the lowest renewable energy consumption recorded in El Salvador?
- The lowest recorded value was 19.4% in 2019.
- How does El Salvador rank for renewable energy consumption?
- El Salvador ranks 99th out of 212 countries with data for 2021.
- Is renewable energy consumption rising or falling in El Salvador?
- Over the last ten years it is down 25.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- 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 energy consumption (% of total final energy consumption). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Renewable energy consumption is the share of renewable energy in total final energy consumption.