Electricity generation from low-carbon sources, per square kilometre in El Salvador
El Salvador: Electricity generation from low-carbon sources, per square kilometre was 0.0003 terawatt-hours per square kilometre in 2023. ▲ Rising
Electricity generation from low-carbon sources, per square kilometre in El Salvador, 2000–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in terawatt-hours per square kilometre.
Analysis
El Salvador recorded 0.0003 terawatt-hours per square kilometre for electricity generation from low-carbon sources, per square kilometre in 2023.
The figure is down 12.8% on the previous year and up 36.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, electricity generation from low-carbon sources, per square kilometre in El Salvador peaked at 0.0003 terawatt-hours per square kilometre in 2021 and was at its lowest, 0.0001 terawatt-hours per square kilometre, in 2000.
El Salvador ranks 34th of 202 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 24 years of available data.
Electricity generation from low-carbon sources, per square kilometre in El Salvador, year by year
| Year | terawatt-hours per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 0.0001 terawatt-hours per square kilometre | — |
| 2001 | 0.0001 terawatt-hours per square kilometre | +8.3% |
| 2002 | 0.0001 terawatt-hours per square kilometre | +0.9% |
| 2003 | 0.0001 terawatt-hours per square kilometre | +17.9% |
| 2004 | 0.0001 terawatt-hours per square kilometre | -3.0% |
| 2005 | 0.0001 terawatt-hours per square kilometre | +13.7% |
| 2006 | 0.0002 terawatt-hours per square kilometre | +15.2% |
| 2007 | 0.0002 terawatt-hours per square kilometre | +1.5% |
| 2008 | 0.0002 terawatt-hours per square kilometre | +13.9% |
| 2009 | 0.0002 terawatt-hours per square kilometre | -14.0% |
| 2010 | 0.0002 terawatt-hours per square kilometre | +19.3% |
| 2011 | 0.0002 terawatt-hours per square kilometre | -1.0% |
| 2012 | 0.0002 terawatt-hours per square kilometre | -2.6% |
| 2013 | 0.0002 terawatt-hours per square kilometre | +0.5% |
| 2014 | 0.0002 terawatt-hours per square kilometre | -1.3% |
| 2015 | 0.0002 terawatt-hours per square kilometre | -6.6% |
| 2016 | 0.0002 terawatt-hours per square kilometre | +3.4% |
| 2017 | 0.0002 terawatt-hours per square kilometre | +13.4% |
| 2018 | 0.0002 terawatt-hours per square kilometre | +2.2% |
| 2019 | 0.0002 terawatt-hours per square kilometre | +4.0% |
| 2020 | 0.0003 terawatt-hours per square kilometre | +23.6% |
| 2021 | 0.0003 terawatt-hours per square kilometre | +11.9% |
| 2022 | 0.0003 terawatt-hours per square kilometre | -1.3% |
| 2023 | 0.0003 terawatt-hours per square kilometre | -12.8% |
El Salvador compared with similar countries
- El Salvador's 0.0003 terawatt-hours per square kilometre is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.0001 terawatt-hours per square kilometre, 4.9× the median. (55 countries reporting)
- El Salvador's 0.0003 terawatt-hours per square kilometre is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 0.0001 terawatt-hours per square kilometre, 4.9× the median. (39 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.0001 terawatt-hours per square kilometre | 0.0001 terawatt-hours per square kilometre | 0.0002 terawatt-hours per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0002 terawatt-hours per square kilometre | 0.0002 terawatt-hours per square kilometre | 0.0002 terawatt-hours per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0003 terawatt-hours per square kilometre | 0.0003 terawatt-hours per square kilometre | 0.0003 terawatt-hours per square kilometre | 4 |
Countries ranked near El Salvador
- 31 Mauritius 0.0003 terawatt-hours per square kilometre compare
- 32 Hungary 0.0003 terawatt-hours per square kilometre compare
- 33 Guam 0.0003 terawatt-hours per square kilometre compare
- 35 Finland 0.0003 terawatt-hours per square kilometre compare
- 36 Bulgaria 0.0002 terawatt-hours per square kilometre compare
- 37 Costa Rica 0.0002 terawatt-hours per square kilometre 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, per square kilometre in El Salvador?
- Electricity generation from low-carbon sources, per square kilometre in El Salvador was 0.0003 terawatt-hours per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest electricity generation from low-carbon sources, per square kilometre recorded in El Salvador?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0003 terawatt-hours per square kilometre in 2021.
- What is the lowest electricity generation from low-carbon sources, per square kilometre recorded in El Salvador?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0001 terawatt-hours per square kilometre in 2000.
- How does El Salvador rank for electricity generation from low-carbon sources, per square kilometre?
- El Salvador ranks 34th out of 202 countries with data for 2023.
- Is electricity generation from low-carbon sources, per square kilometre rising or falling in El Salvador?
- Over the last ten years it is up 36.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this El Salvador data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Electricity generation from low-carbon sources, per square kilometre. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Electricity generation from low-carbon sources divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Electricity generation from low-carbon sources ÷ Land area (sq. km)
Computed from
- Electricity generation from low-carbon sources Ember (2026) and other sources – with major processing by Our World in Data
- Land area FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
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
Electricity generation from low-carbon sources divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.