Electricity generation from low-carbon sources in El Salvador
El Salvador: Electricity generation from low-carbon sources was 5.59 terawatt-hours in 2025. ▲ Rising
Electricity generation from low-carbon sources in El Salvador, 2000–2025
Source: Ember (2026) and other sources – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in terawatt-hours.
Analysis
In 2025, electricity generation from low-carbon sources in El Salvador stood at 5.59 terawatt-hours.
The figure is down 5.7% on the previous year and up 57.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, electricity generation from low-carbon sources in El Salvador peaked at 6.1 terawatt-hours in 2021 and was at its lowest, 2.04 terawatt-hours, in 2000.
El Salvador ranks 95th 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 in El Salvador, year by year
| Year | terawatt-hours | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 2.04 terawatt-hours | — |
| 2001 | 2.21 terawatt-hours | +8.3% |
| 2002 | 2.23 terawatt-hours | +0.9% |
| 2003 | 2.63 terawatt-hours | +17.9% |
| 2004 | 2.55 terawatt-hours | -3.0% |
| 2005 | 2.9 terawatt-hours | +13.7% |
| 2006 | 3.34 terawatt-hours | +15.2% |
| 2007 | 3.39 terawatt-hours | +1.5% |
| 2008 | 3.86 terawatt-hours | +13.9% |
| 2009 | 3.32 terawatt-hours | -14.0% |
| 2010 | 3.96 terawatt-hours | +19.3% |
| 2011 | 3.92 terawatt-hours | -1.0% |
| 2012 | 3.82 terawatt-hours | -2.6% |
| 2013 | 3.84 terawatt-hours | +0.5% |
| 2014 | 3.79 terawatt-hours | -1.3% |
| 2015 | 3.54 terawatt-hours | -6.6% |
| 2016 | 3.66 terawatt-hours | +3.4% |
| 2017 | 4.15 terawatt-hours | +13.4% |
| 2018 | 4.24 terawatt-hours | +2.2% |
| 2019 | 4.41 terawatt-hours | +4.0% |
| 2020 | 5.45 terawatt-hours | +23.6% |
| 2021 | 6.1 terawatt-hours | +11.9% |
| 2022 | 6.02 terawatt-hours | -1.3% |
| 2023 | 5.25 terawatt-hours | -12.8% |
| 2024 | 5.93 terawatt-hours | +13.0% |
| 2025 | 5.59 terawatt-hours | -5.7% |
El Salvador compared with similar countries
- El Salvador's 5.59 terawatt-hours is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 5.59 terawatt-hours, 1.0× the median. (55 countries reporting)
- El Salvador's 5.59 terawatt-hours is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 0.92 terawatt-hours, 6.1× the median. (39 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 2.85 terawatt-hours | 2.04 terawatt-hours | 3.86 terawatt-hours | 10 |
| 2010s | 3.93 terawatt-hours | 3.54 terawatt-hours | 4.41 terawatt-hours | 10 |
| 2020s | 5.72 terawatt-hours | 5.25 terawatt-hours | 6.1 terawatt-hours | 6 |
Countries ranked near El Salvador
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 in El Salvador?
- Electricity generation from low-carbon sources in El Salvador was 5.59 terawatt-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 recorded in El Salvador?
- The highest recorded value was 6.1 terawatt-hours in 2021.
- What is the lowest electricity generation from low-carbon sources recorded in El Salvador?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.04 terawatt-hours in 2000.
- How does El Salvador rank for electricity generation from low-carbon sources?
- El Salvador ranks 95th out of 214 countries with data for 2025.
- Is electricity generation from low-carbon sources rising or falling in El Salvador?
- Over the last ten years it is up 57.9%. 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. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Measured in terawatt-hours. 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.