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.
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 |
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More climate change data for El Salvador
- Share of global CO₂ emissions and population 0.0% (2100)
- Population growth 0.4% (2025)
- Population, total 6.37 million (2025)
- Urban population growth 1.0% (2025)
- Urban population 4.81 million (2025)
- Urban population 75.5% (2025)
- CO₂ emissions per capita vs. GDP per capita 1.42 tonnes per person (2024)
- Cumulative CO₂ emissions 264.57 million tonnes (2024)
- CO₂ emissions per capita 1.42 tonnes per person (2024)
- CO₂ emissions per capita vs. share of electricity generation from renewables 1.42 tonnes per person (2024)
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.