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 89th of 213 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.
Share of electricity generation from oil in El Salvador, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 44.1% | — |
| 2001 | 46.1% | +4.5% |
| 2002 | 49.3% | +7.0% |
| 2003 | 43.7% | -11.4% |
| 2004 | 47.2% | +8.1% |
| 2005 | 43.1% | -8.6% |
| 2006 | 41.4% | -4.0% |
| 2007 | 42.8% | +3.5% |
| 2008 | 36.7% | -14.3% |
| 2009 | 43.2% | +17.8% |
| 2010 | 34.5% | -20.1% |
| 2011 | 36.5% | +5.6% |
| 2012 | 39.4% | +7.9% |
| 2013 | 39.2% | -0.3% |
| 2014 | 39.8% | +1.5% |
| 2015 | 41.7% | +4.6% |
| 2016 | 40.6% | -2.6% |
| 2017 | 25.2% | -37.8% |
| 2018 | 22.1% | -12.6% |
| 2019 | 28.5% | +29.3% |
| 2020 | 15.2% | -46.6% |
| 2021 | 14.0% | -8.4% |
| 2022 | 9.2% | -34.1% |
| 2023 | 12.2% | +32.7% |
| 2024 | 9.2% | -24.7% |
| 2025 | 13.5% | +46.6% |
El Salvador compared with similar countries
- El Salvador's 13.5% is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 3.9%, 3.5× the median. (55 countries reporting)
- El Salvador's 13.5% is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 37.6%, 36% of the median. (39 countries reporting)
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 |
Countries ranked near El Salvador
More energy & mining data for El Salvador
- Fossil fuel consumption by fuel, per unit of GDP 0 terawatt-hours per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Primary energy use, annual growth rate -3.87 % change on previous year (2024)
- 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)
- Coal production, per unit of GDP 0 terawatt-hours per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Fossil fuel consumption by fuel, per capita 0 terawatt-hours per person (2024)
- Fuel imports 14.8% (2024)
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 89th out of 213 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.