Share of electricity generation from oil in El Salvador
El Salvador: Share of electricity generation from oil was 13.5% in 2025. ▼ Falling
Share of electricity generation from oil in El Salvador, 2000–2025
Source: Ember (2026) and other sources – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for share of electricity generation from oil in El Salvador is 13.5%, measured in 2025.
That represents a change of up 46.6% on the previous year and down 67.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of electricity generation from oil in El Salvador peaked at 49.3% in 2002 and was at its lowest, 9.2%, in 2024.
El Salvador ranks 87th of 208 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 26 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 43.8% | 36.7% | 49.3% | 10 |
| 2010s | 34.8% | 22.1% | 41.7% | 10 |
| 2020s | 12.2% | 9.2% | 15.2% | 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 share of electricity generation from oil in El Salvador?
- Share of electricity generation from oil in El Salvador was 13.5% in 2025, according to Ember (2026) and other sources – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share of electricity generation from oil recorded in El Salvador?
- The highest recorded value was 49.3% in 2002.
- What is the lowest share of electricity generation from oil recorded in El Salvador?
- The lowest recorded value was 9.2% in 2024.
- How does El Salvador rank for share of electricity generation from oil?
- El Salvador ranks 87th out of 208 countries with data for 2025.
- Is share of electricity generation from oil rising or falling in El Salvador?
- Over the last ten years it is down 67.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- 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 Share of electricity generation from oil. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Measured as a percentage of total electricity produced in the country or region.