Share of energy used in agriculture, forestry and fishing in El Salvador
El Salvador: Share of energy used in agriculture, forestry and fishing was 0.3% in 2011. ▲ Rising
Share of energy used in agriculture, forestry and fishing in El Salvador, 1998–2011
Source: United Nations Statistics Division (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2011, share of energy used in agriculture, forestry and fishing in El Salvador stood at 0.3%. That is the highest value across all 14 years on record.
The figure is up 4.1% on the previous year and up 26.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of energy used in agriculture, forestry and fishing in El Salvador peaked at 0.3% in 2011 and was at its lowest, 0.0%, in 1998.
That places El Salvador 149th out of 175 countries with data for 2011, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 14 years of available data.
Share of energy used in agriculture, forestry and fishing in El Salvador, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1998 | 0.0% | — |
| 1999 | 0.0% | — |
| 2000 | 0.2% | — |
| 2001 | 0.2% | +2.2% |
| 2002 | 0.2% | +10.7% |
| 2003 | 0.3% | +11.7% |
| 2004 | 0.3% | +0.4% |
| 2005 | 0.3% | -4.4% |
| 2006 | 0.2% | -12.7% |
| 2007 | 0.2% | -0.5% |
| 2008 | 0.3% | +9.7% |
| 2009 | 0.3% | +4.7% |
| 2010 | 0.3% | +2.9% |
| 2011 | 0.3% | +4.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 2 |
| 2000s | 0.3% | 0.2% | 0.3% | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.3% | 0.3% | 0.3% | 2 |
Countries ranked near El Salvador
- 146 Benin 0.3%
- 147 Mauritius 0.3% compare
- 148 Oman 0.3% compare
- 150 Mozambique 0.3% compare
- 151 Iraq 0.3% compare
- 152 Guinea-Bissau 0.2%
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 energy used in agriculture, forestry and fishing in El Salvador?
- Share of energy used in agriculture, forestry and fishing in El Salvador was 0.3% in 2011, according to United Nations Statistics Division (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share of energy used in agriculture, forestry and fishing recorded in El Salvador?
- The highest recorded value was 0.3% in 2011.
- What is the lowest share of energy used in agriculture, forestry and fishing recorded in El Salvador?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0% in 1998.
- How does El Salvador rank for share of energy used in agriculture, forestry and fishing?
- El Salvador ranks 149th out of 175 countries with data for 2011.
- Is share of energy used in agriculture, forestry and fishing rising or falling in El Salvador?
- Over the last ten years it is up 26.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this El Salvador data come from?
- The figures come from United Nations Statistics Division (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Share of energy used in agriculture, forestry and fishing. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Energy consumed by agriculture, forestry and fishing as a percentage of total final energy consumption.