Electricity generation from solar in El Salvador
El Salvador: Electricity generation from solar was 1.31 terawatt-hours in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Electricity generation from solar in El Salvador, 2000–2025
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 in El Salvador stood at 1.31 terawatt-hours.
The figure is up 4.8% on the previous year and up 13,000.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, electricity generation from solar in El Salvador peaked at 1.69 terawatt-hours in 2021 and was at its lowest, 0 terawatt-hours, in 2000.
El Salvador ranks 65th of 214 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0 terawatt-hours | 0 terawatt-hours | 0 terawatt-hours | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.108 terawatt-hours | 0 terawatt-hours | 0.58 terawatt-hours | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.28 terawatt-hours | 0.99 terawatt-hours | 1.69 terawatt-hours | 6 |
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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 in El Salvador?
- Electricity generation from solar in El Salvador was 1.31 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 recorded in El Salvador?
- The highest recorded value was 1.69 terawatt-hours in 2021.
- What is the lowest electricity generation from solar recorded in El Salvador?
- The lowest recorded value was 0 terawatt-hours in 2000.
- How does El Salvador rank for electricity generation from solar?
- El Salvador ranks 65th out of 214 countries with data for 2025.
- Is electricity generation from solar rising or falling in El Salvador?
- Over the last ten years it is up 13,000.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- 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. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Measured in terawatt-hours.