Share with access to electricity vs. per capita energy use in El Salvador
El Salvador: Share with access to electricity vs. per capita energy use was 98.3% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Share with access to electricity vs. per capita energy use in El Salvador, 1991–2023
Source: Data compiled from multiple sources by the World Bank – with minor processing by Our World in Data. Measured in % of population.
Analysis
The most recent figure for share with access to electricity vs. per capita energy use in El Salvador is 98.3%, measured in 2023.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 1.7% on the previous year and up 3.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share with access to electricity vs. per capita energy use in El Salvador peaked at 100.0% in 2022 and was at its lowest, 69.6%, in 1991.
El Salvador ranks 145th of 214 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 33 years of available data.
Share with access to electricity vs. per capita energy use in El Salvador, year by year
| Year | % of population | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1991 | 69.6% | — |
| 1992 | 75.3% | +8.2% |
| 1993 | 76.3% | +1.3% |
| 1994 | 77.2% | +1.2% |
| 1995 | 77.0% | -0.3% |
| 1996 | 77.9% | +1.2% |
| 1997 | 80.0% | +2.8% |
| 1998 | 81.6% | +2.0% |
| 1999 | 79.1% | -3.1% |
| 2000 | 84.5% | +6.8% |
| 2001 | 87.1% | +3.1% |
| 2002 | 87.5% | +0.5% |
| 2003 | 87.0% | -0.6% |
| 2004 | 87.4% | +0.5% |
| 2005 | 87.5% | +0.1% |
| 2006 | 89.2% | +1.9% |
| 2007 | 91.1% | +2.1% |
| 2008 | 91.0% | -0.1% |
| 2009 | 91.1% | +0.1% |
| 2010 | 91.6% | +0.5% |
| 2011 | 92.6% | +1.1% |
| 2012 | 93.7% | +1.2% |
| 2013 | 95.0% | +1.4% |
| 2014 | 95.1% | +0.1% |
| 2015 | 95.4% | +0.3% |
| 2016 | 96.0% | +0.6% |
| 2017 | 96.8% | +0.8% |
| 2018 | 97.0% | +0.2% |
| 2019 | 97.4% | +0.4% |
| 2020 | 99.7% | +2.4% |
| 2021 | 97.9% | -1.8% |
| 2022 | 100.0% | +2.1% |
| 2023 | 98.3% | -1.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 77.1% | 69.6% | 81.6% | 9 |
| 2000s | 88.3% | 84.5% | 91.1% | 10 |
| 2010s | 95.1% | 91.6% | 97.4% | 10 |
| 2020s | 99.0% | 97.9% | 100.0% | 4 |
Countries ranked near El Salvador
- 144 Cape Verde 98.6% compare
- 146 Philippines 98.0% compare
- 147 Jamaica 97.7% compare
- 148 Panama 97.0% compare
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)
- Coal consumption, per capita 0 terawatt-hours per person (2024)
- Coal consumption, per unit of GDP 0 terawatt-hours per US$ of GDP (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 14.8% (2024)
- Ores and metals imports 0.9% (2024)
- Ores and metals exports 1.3% (2024)
- Gas production 0 terawatt-hours (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share with access to electricity vs. per capita energy use in El Salvador?
- Share with access to electricity vs. per capita energy use in El Salvador was 98.3% in 2023, according to Data compiled from multiple sources by the World Bank – with minor processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share with access to electricity vs. per capita energy use recorded in El Salvador?
- The highest recorded value was 100.0% in 2022.
- What is the lowest share with access to electricity vs. per capita energy use recorded in El Salvador?
- The lowest recorded value was 69.6% in 1991.
- How does El Salvador rank for share with access to electricity vs. per capita energy use?
- El Salvador ranks 145th out of 214 countries with data for 2023.
- Is share with access to electricity vs. per capita energy use rising or falling in El Salvador?
- Over the last ten years it is up 3.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this El Salvador data come from?
- The figures come from Data compiled from multiple sources by the World Bank – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Share with access to electricity vs. per capita energy use. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Access to electricity means having an electricity source that can provide very basic lighting, and charge a phone or power a radio for 4 hours per day.