Share of electricity generation from low-carbon sources in El Salvador
El Salvador: Share of electricity generation from low-carbon sources was 86.5% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Share of 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 %.
Analysis
In 2025, share of electricity generation from low-carbon sources in El Salvador stood at 86.5%.
The figure is down 4.7% on the previous year and up 48.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of electricity generation from low-carbon sources in El Salvador peaked at 90.8% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 50.7%, in 2002.
That places El Salvador 32nd out of 213 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 26 years of available data.
Share of electricity generation from low-carbon sources in El Salvador, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 55.9% | — |
| 2001 | 53.9% | -3.6% |
| 2002 | 50.7% | -6.0% |
| 2003 | 56.3% | +11.1% |
| 2004 | 52.8% | -6.3% |
| 2005 | 56.9% | +7.7% |
| 2006 | 58.6% | +3.0% |
| 2007 | 57.2% | -2.4% |
| 2008 | 63.3% | +10.7% |
| 2009 | 56.8% | -10.3% |
| 2010 | 65.5% | +15.3% |
| 2011 | 63.5% | -2.9% |
| 2012 | 60.6% | -4.6% |
| 2013 | 60.8% | +0.2% |
| 2014 | 60.2% | -1.0% |
| 2015 | 58.3% | -3.1% |
| 2016 | 59.4% | +1.9% |
| 2017 | 74.8% | +25.9% |
| 2018 | 77.9% | +4.2% |
| 2019 | 71.5% | -8.3% |
| 2020 | 84.8% | +18.6% |
| 2021 | 86.0% | +1.5% |
| 2022 | 90.8% | +5.5% |
| 2023 | 87.8% | -3.3% |
| 2024 | 90.8% | +3.4% |
| 2025 | 86.5% | -4.7% |
El Salvador compared with similar countries
- El Salvador's 86.5% is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 26.8%, 3.2× the median. (55 countries reporting)
- El Salvador's 86.5% is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 23.8%, 3.6× the median. (39 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 56.2% | 50.7% | 63.3% | 10 |
| 2010s | 65.2% | 58.3% | 77.9% | 10 |
| 2020s | 87.8% | 84.8% | 90.8% | 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 share of electricity generation from low-carbon sources in El Salvador?
- Share of electricity generation from low-carbon sources in El Salvador was 86.5% in 2025, according to Ember (2026) and other sources – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share of electricity generation from low-carbon sources recorded in El Salvador?
- The highest recorded value was 90.8% in 2024.
- What is the lowest share of electricity generation from low-carbon sources recorded in El Salvador?
- The lowest recorded value was 50.7% in 2002.
- How does El Salvador rank for share of electricity generation from low-carbon sources?
- El Salvador ranks 32nd out of 213 countries with data for 2025.
- Is share of electricity generation from low-carbon sources rising or falling in El Salvador?
- Over the last ten years it is up 48.4%. 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 Share of electricity generation from low-carbon sources. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Measured as a percentage of total electricity produced in the country or region. 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.