Energy & Mining in El Salvador

251 indicators covering energy & mining for El Salvador.

IndicatorLatest Year10-yr change Rank
Electricity generation from renewables 5.59 terawatt-hours 2025 up 57.9% 92nd
Electricity generation from renewables per person 878.17 kilowatt-hours 2025 up 53.4% 81st
Renewable electricity generation by source 0.2 terawatt-hours 2025 up 1,900.0% 79th
Electricity generation from wind per person 31.42 kilowatt-hours 2025 up 1,858.9% 80th
Fossil fuel energy consumption 0.0% 2023 down 100.0% 3rd
Electricity generation from solar and wind 1.51 terawatt-hours 2025 up 51.0% 76th
Electricity generation from solar and wind compared to coal 1.51 terawatt-hours 2025 up 51.0% 76th
Electricity generation from solar and wind per person 237.22 kilowatt-hours 2025 up 47.9% 81st
Oil rents 0.0% 2021 down 59.9% 120th
Energy imports and exports 59.5% 2022 up 20.0% 40th
People without electricity country, annual growth rate -23.18 % change on previous year 2024 down 1,335.5% 77th
Energy intensity level of primary energy 2.91 2023 down 1.7% 131st
Electricity production from renewable sources, excluding 25.76 % change on previous year 2021 up 4,662.1% 40th
Renewable energy share in the total final energy consumption 15.5% 2023 down 43.6% 136th
Share of final energy use that comes from renewable sources 15.5% 2023 down 43.6% 128th
Electricity generation 6.46 terawatt-hours 2025 up 6.4% 119th
Electricity generation 6.46 terawatt-hours 2025 up 6.4% 119th
International finance received for clean energy 29.55 million millions of constant united states dollars 2024 down 90.6% 73rd
Electricity generation per person 1,015 kilowatt-hours 2025 up 3.4% 147th
Per capita electricity generation vs. GDP per capita 1,015 kilowatt-hours 2025 up 3.4% 145th
Share of electricity generation from hydropower 30.3% 2025 up 29.7% 63rd
Share of electricity generation from renewables 86.5% 2025 up 48.4% 28th
Share of electricity generation from renewables 86.5% 2025 up 48.4% 28th
Share of electricity generation from solar 20.3% 2025 up 12,209.1% 14th
Share of electricity generation from wind 3.1% 2025 up 1,890.7% 66th
Energy intensity 0.7282 kilowatt-hours per dollar 2022 up 8.0% 117th
Share of electricity generation from solar and wind 23.4% 2025 up 50.3% 34th
Share of calories from cereals, roots, and tubers vs. GDP per capita 48 percent 2021 unchanged 72nd
Energy intensity vs. GDP per capita 0.7282 kilowatt-hours per dollar 2022 up 8.0% 115th
Share of electricity generation from oil 13.5% 2025 down 67.7% 89th
Installed wind energy capacity 0.054 gigawatts 2025 up 50.0% 91st
Electricity generation from fossil fuels 0.87 terawatt-hours 2025 down 65.6% 141st
Electricity generation from oil 0.87 terawatt-hours 2025 down 65.6% 84th
Access to electricity, urban 99.4% 2024 up 1.6% 150th
Electricity generation from oil per person 136.67 kilowatt-hours 2025 down 66.6% 97th
Electricity generation from fossil fuels per person 136.67 kilowatt-hours 2025 down 66.6% 168th
Coal reserves 0 tonnes 2023 87th
Net electricity imports -0.19 terawatt-hours 2025 down 121.1% 176th
Number of people without access to electricity, annual growth rate -23.18 % change on previous year 2024 down 1,335.5% 77th
Electricity demand 6.27 terawatt-hours 2025 down 10.0% 125th
Net electricity imports as a share of demand -3.0% 2025 down 123.5% 188th
Electricity demand per person 985 kilowatt-hours 2025 down 12.6% 152nd
Share of electricity generation from bioenergy 12.1% 2025 up 28.6% 15th
Share of electricity production by source 22.1% 2022 down 44.5% 170th
Renewable electricity-generating capacity per person 293.14 watts per capita 2024 up 117.5% 87th
Proportion of population with primary reliance on clean fuels and 95.0% 2024 up 13.1% 95th
International financial flows to developing countries in support of 29.55 2024 down 90.6% 79th
Installed renewable electricity-generating capacity 293.14 2024 up 117.5% 96th
Proportion of population with access to electricity, by urban/rural 98.7% 2024 up 3.8% 148th
Share of energy used in agriculture, forestry and fishing 0.3% 2011 up 26.8% 149th
Electricity production by source 66.9% 2021 up 112.2% 2nd
Solar (photovoltaic) panels cumulative capacity 0.7353 gigawatts 2025 up 6,621.3% 78th
Fossil-fuel subsidies (consumption and production) as a proportion of 0.0% 2024 163rd
Oil yields by crop type 0.4798 tonnes per hectare 2023 up 11.8% 13th
Energy intensity by sector 2.36 MJ/2011 USD PPP 2012 down 27.5% 151st
Fossil-fuel subsidies (consumption and production) 0 2024 161st
Fossil-fuel subsidies (consumption and production) per capita 0 2024 162nd
Fossil-fuel subsidies 0 billions of current united states dollars 2024 121st
Fossil-fuel subsidies per capita 0 usd 2024 153rd
Explicit fossil fuel subsidies as a share of GDP 0.0% 2024 140th