Electricity generation from low-carbon sources, annual growth rate in El Salvador
El Salvador: Electricity generation from low-carbon sources, annual growth rate was -5.73 % change on previous year in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Electricity generation from low-carbon sources, annual growth rate in El Salvador, 2001–2025
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in % change on previous year.
Analysis
In 2025, electricity generation from low-carbon sources, annual growth rate in El Salvador stood at -5.73 % change on previous year.
That represents a change of down 144.3% on the previous year and up 13.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, electricity generation from low-carbon sources, annual growth rate in El Salvador peaked at 23.58 % change on previous year in 2020 and was at its lowest, -13.99 % change on previous year, in 2009.
El Salvador ranks 173rd of 194 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Electricity generation from low-carbon sources, annual growth rate in El Salvador, year by year
| Year | % change on previous year | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2001 | 8.33 % change on previous year | — |
| 2002 | 0.905 % change on previous year | -89.1% |
| 2003 | 17.94 % change on previous year | +1882.1% |
| 2004 | -3.04 % change on previous year | -117.0% |
| 2005 | 13.73 % change on previous year | -551.2% |
| 2006 | 15.17 % change on previous year | +10.5% |
| 2007 | 1.5 % change on previous year | -90.1% |
| 2008 | 13.86 % change on previous year | +826.1% |
| 2009 | -13.99 % change on previous year | -200.9% |
| 2010 | 19.28 % change on previous year | -237.8% |
| 2011 | -1.01 % change on previous year | -105.2% |
| 2012 | -2.55 % change on previous year | +152.6% |
| 2013 | 0.5236 % change on previous year | -120.5% |
| 2014 | -1.3 % change on previous year | -348.7% |
| 2015 | -6.6 % change on previous year | +406.6% |
| 2016 | 3.39 % change on previous year | -151.4% |
| 2017 | 13.39 % change on previous year | +294.9% |
| 2018 | 2.17 % change on previous year | -83.8% |
| 2019 | 4.01 % change on previous year | +84.9% |
| 2020 | 23.58 % change on previous year | +488.2% |
| 2021 | 11.93 % change on previous year | -49.4% |
| 2022 | -1.31 % change on previous year | -111.0% |
| 2023 | -12.79 % change on previous year | +875.3% |
| 2024 | 12.95 % change on previous year | -201.3% |
| 2025 | -5.73 % change on previous year | -144.3% |
El Salvador compared with similar countries
- El Salvador's -5.73 % change on previous year is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 4.06 % change on previous year. (54 countries reporting)
- El Salvador's -5.73 % change on previous year is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 6.05 % change on previous year. (35 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Electricity generation from low-carbon sources, annual growth rate in El Salvador changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2003 | +1882.1% | 0.905 % change on previous year | 17.94 % change on previous year |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 6.04 % change on previous year | -13.99 % change on previous year | 17.94 % change on previous year | 9 |
| 2010s | 3.13 % change on previous year | -6.6 % change on previous year | 19.28 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 2020s | 4.77 % change on previous year | -12.79 % change on previous year | 23.58 % change on previous year | 6 |
Countries ranked near El Salvador
- 170 Romania -5.08 % change on previous year compare
- 171 Chile -5.36 % change on previous year compare
- 172 Madagascar -5.5 % change on previous year compare
- 174 Cote d'Ivoire -5.74 % change on previous year compare
- 175 French Guiana -5.88 % change on previous year compare
- 176 Ghana -6.09 % change on previous year compare
More climate change data for El Salvador
- Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Synthetic fertilizers (Agricultural) 155.61 million kg (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) 5,408 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 1,253 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 4,155 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 4.73 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 148.4 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) 1,045 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 999.45 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 45.18 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions 3.77 kt (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is electricity generation from low-carbon sources, annual growth rate in El Salvador?
- Electricity generation from low-carbon sources, annual growth rate in El Salvador was -5.73 % change on previous year in 2025, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest electricity generation from low-carbon sources, annual growth rate recorded in El Salvador?
- The highest recorded value was 23.58 % change on previous year in 2020.
- What is the lowest electricity generation from low-carbon sources, annual growth rate recorded in El Salvador?
- The lowest recorded value was -13.99 % change on previous year in 2009.
- How does El Salvador rank for electricity generation from low-carbon sources, annual growth rate?
- El Salvador ranks 173rd out of 194 countries with data for 2025.
- Is electricity generation from low-carbon sources, annual growth rate rising or falling in El Salvador?
- Over the last ten years it is up 13.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this El Salvador data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Electricity generation from low-carbon sources, annual growth rate. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
The year-on-year percentage change in Electricity generation from low-carbon sources. Computed from consecutive annual observations; years either side of a gap are skipped rather than bridged.
Computed from
- Electricity generation from low-carbon sources Ember (2026) and other sources – with major processing by Our World in Data
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
The year-on-year percentage change in Electricity generation from low-carbon sources. Computed from consecutive annual observations; years either side of a gap are skipped rather than bridged.