Electricity generation from solar and wind in El Salvador
El Salvador: Electricity generation from solar and wind was 1.51 terawatt-hours in 2025. ▲ Rising
Latest (2025)
1.51 terawatt-hours
Change on year
up 8.6%
World rank
76th
of 212 countries
All-time high
1.82 terawatt-hours
in 2021
All-time low
1 terawatt-hours
in 2020
Years of data
6
2020–2025
Electricity generation from solar and wind in El Salvador, 2020–2025
Source: Ember (2026); Energy Institute - Statistical Review of World Energy (2026); Pinto et al. (2023) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in terawatt-hours.
Analysis
In 2025, electricity generation from solar and wind in El Salvador stood at 1.51 terawatt-hours.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 8.6% on the previous year and up 51.0% over ten years.
That places El Salvador 76th out of 212 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.
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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 electricity generation from solar and wind in El Salvador?
- Electricity generation from solar and wind in El Salvador was 1.51 terawatt-hours in 2025, according to Ember (2026); Energy Institute - Statistical Review of World Energy (2026); Pinto et al. (2023) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest electricity generation from solar and wind recorded in El Salvador?
- The highest recorded value was 1.82 terawatt-hours in 2021.
- What is the lowest electricity generation from solar and wind recorded in El Salvador?
- The lowest recorded value was 1 terawatt-hours in 2020.
- How does El Salvador rank for electricity generation from solar and wind?
- El Salvador ranks 76th out of 212 countries with data for 2025.
- Is electricity generation from solar and wind rising or falling in El Salvador?
- Over the last ten years it is up 51.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this El Salvador data come from?
- The figures come from Ember (2026); Energy Institute - Statistical Review of World Energy (2026); Pinto et al. (2023) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Electricity generation from solar and wind. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Measured in terawatt-hours.