Electricity generation from low-carbon sources per person in El Salvador
El Salvador: Electricity generation from low-carbon sources per person was 878.17 kilowatt-hours in 2025. ▲ Rising
Electricity generation from low-carbon sources per person in El Salvador, 2000–2025
Source: Ember (2026) and other sources – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in kilowatt-hours.
Analysis
El Salvador recorded 878.17 kilowatt-hours for electricity generation from low-carbon sources per person in 2025.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 6.1% on the previous year and up 53.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, electricity generation from low-carbon sources per person in El Salvador peaked at 975.1 kilowatt-hours in 2021 and was at its lowest, 343.24 kilowatt-hours, in 2000.
El Salvador ranks 83rd of 214 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 26 years of available data.
Electricity generation from low-carbon sources per person in El Salvador, year by year
| Year | kilowatt-hours | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 343.24 kilowatt-hours | — |
| 2001 | 370.31 kilowatt-hours | +7.9% |
| 2002 | 372.5 kilowatt-hours | +0.6% |
| 2003 | 438.44 kilowatt-hours | +17.7% |
| 2004 | 424.67 kilowatt-hours | -3.1% |
| 2005 | 482.88 kilowatt-hours | +13.7% |
| 2006 | 556.45 kilowatt-hours | +15.2% |
| 2007 | 564.08 kilowatt-hours | +1.4% |
| 2008 | 640.21 kilowatt-hours | +13.5% |
| 2009 | 548.92 kilowatt-hours | -14.3% |
| 2010 | 652.58 kilowatt-hours | +18.9% |
| 2011 | 643.66 kilowatt-hours | -1.4% |
| 2012 | 624.8 kilowatt-hours | -2.9% |
| 2013 | 625.52 kilowatt-hours | +0.1% |
| 2014 | 614.97 kilowatt-hours | -1.7% |
| 2015 | 572.48 kilowatt-hours | -6.9% |
| 2016 | 590.25 kilowatt-hours | +3.1% |
| 2017 | 667.9 kilowatt-hours | +13.2% |
| 2018 | 681.69 kilowatt-hours | +2.1% |
| 2019 | 708.74 kilowatt-hours | +4.0% |
| 2020 | 874.14 kilowatt-hours | +23.3% |
| 2021 | 975.1 kilowatt-hours | +11.5% |
| 2022 | 958.55 kilowatt-hours | -1.7% |
| 2023 | 832.06 kilowatt-hours | -13.2% |
| 2024 | 935.6 kilowatt-hours | +12.4% |
| 2025 | 878.17 kilowatt-hours | -6.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 474.17 kilowatt-hours | 343.24 kilowatt-hours | 640.21 kilowatt-hours | 10 |
| 2010s | 638.26 kilowatt-hours | 572.48 kilowatt-hours | 708.74 kilowatt-hours | 10 |
| 2020s | 908.94 kilowatt-hours | 832.06 kilowatt-hours | 975.1 kilowatt-hours | 6 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is electricity generation from low-carbon sources per person in El Salvador?
- Electricity generation from low-carbon sources per person in El Salvador was 878.17 kilowatt-hours in 2025, according to Ember (2026) and other sources – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest electricity generation from low-carbon sources per person recorded in El Salvador?
- The highest recorded value was 975.1 kilowatt-hours in 2021.
- What is the lowest electricity generation from low-carbon sources per person recorded in El Salvador?
- The lowest recorded value was 343.24 kilowatt-hours in 2000.
- How does El Salvador rank for electricity generation from low-carbon sources per person?
- El Salvador ranks 83rd out of 214 countries with data for 2025.
- Is electricity generation from low-carbon sources per person rising or falling in El Salvador?
- Over the last ten years it is up 53.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this El Salvador data come from?
- The figures come from Ember (2026) and other sources – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Electricity generation from low-carbon sources per person. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Measured in kilowatt-hours per person. Low-carbon sources correspond to renewables and nuclear power, that produce significantly less greenhouse-gas emissions than fossil fuels. Renewables include solar, wind, hydropower, bioenergy, geothermal, wave, and tidal.