Share of final energy use that comes from renewable sources in El Salvador
El Salvador: Share of final energy use that comes from renewable sources was 15.5% in 2023. ▼ Falling
Share of final energy use that comes from renewable sources in El Salvador, 1990–2023
Source: United Nations Statistics Division and International Energy Agency and International Renewable Energy Agency – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2023, share of final energy use that comes from renewable sources in El Salvador stood at 15.5%. That is the lowest value across all 34 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 16.6% on the previous year and down 43.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of final energy use that comes from renewable sources in El Salvador peaked at 67.1% in 1990 and was at its lowest, 15.5%, in 2023.
El Salvador ranks 128th of 230 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 34 years of available data.
Share of final energy use that comes from renewable sources in El Salvador, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 67.1% | — |
| 1991 | 64.7% | -3.6% |
| 1992 | 61.7% | -4.7% |
| 1993 | 59.3% | -3.8% |
| 1994 | 57.2% | -3.6% |
| 1995 | 54.7% | -4.3% |
| 1996 | 56.9% | +4.1% |
| 1997 | 53.0% | -6.9% |
| 1998 | 51.7% | -2.4% |
| 1999 | 51.0% | -1.3% |
| 2000 | 33.5% | -34.3% |
| 2001 | 33.1% | -1.2% |
| 2002 | 34.0% | +2.7% |
| 2003 | 33.9% | -0.5% |
| 2004 | 33.3% | -1.5% |
| 2005 | 34.1% | +2.3% |
| 2006 | 34.8% | +2.0% |
| 2007 | 28.2% | -18.8% |
| 2008 | 31.5% | +11.5% |
| 2009 | 32.2% | +2.2% |
| 2010 | 32.6% | +1.3% |
| 2011 | 29.5% | -9.5% |
| 2012 | 30.3% | +2.5% |
| 2013 | 27.5% | -9.0% |
| 2014 | 23.9% | -13.0% |
| 2015 | 21.0% | -12.2% |
| 2016 | 20.7% | -1.5% |
| 2017 | 25.0% | +20.7% |
| 2018 | 23.2% | -7.1% |
| 2019 | 19.4% | -16.5% |
| 2020 | 23.7% | +22.3% |
| 2021 | 21.9% | -7.5% |
| 2022 | 18.6% | -15.0% |
| 2023 | 15.5% | -16.6% |
El Salvador compared with similar countries
- El Salvador's 15.5% is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 12.9%, 1.2× the median. (58 countries reporting)
- El Salvador's 15.5% is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 10.2%, 1.5× the median. (42 countries reporting)
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 | 19.9% | 15.5% | 23.7% | 4 |
Countries ranked near El Salvador
More energy & mining data for El Salvador
- Fossil fuel consumption by fuel, per capita 0 terawatt-hours per person (2024)
- 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)
- Fuel imports 13.5% (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of final energy use that comes from renewable sources in El Salvador?
- Share of final energy use that comes from renewable sources in El Salvador was 15.5% in 2023, according to United Nations Statistics Division and International Energy Agency and International Renewable Energy Agency – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share of final energy use that comes from renewable sources recorded in El Salvador?
- The highest recorded value was 67.1% in 1990.
- What is the lowest share of final energy use that comes from renewable sources recorded in El Salvador?
- The lowest recorded value was 15.5% in 2023.
- How does El Salvador rank for share of final energy use that comes from renewable sources?
- El Salvador ranks 128th out of 230 countries with data for 2023.
- Is share of final energy use that comes from renewable sources rising or falling in El Salvador?
- Over the last ten years it is down 43.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this El Salvador data come from?
- The figures come from United Nations Statistics Division and International Energy Agency and International Renewable Energy Agency – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Share of final energy use that comes from renewable sources. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Renewable energy share in the total final energy consumption (%).