Share of the population with access to clean fuels for cooking in El Salvador
El Salvador: Share of the population with access to clean fuels for cooking was 95.0% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Share of the population with access to clean fuels for cooking in El Salvador, 2000–2024
Source: World Health Organization – Global Health Observatory (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2024, share of the population with access to clean fuels for cooking in El Salvador stood at 95.0%. That is the highest value across all 25 years on record.
The figure is up 13.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of the population with access to clean fuels for cooking in El Salvador peaked at 95.0% in 2023 and was at its lowest, 59.0%, in 2000.
El Salvador ranks 87th of 194 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 25 years of available data.
Share of the population with access to clean fuels for cooking in El Salvador, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 59.0% | — |
| 2001 | 61.0% | +3.4% |
| 2002 | 63.0% | +3.3% |
| 2003 | 65.0% | +3.2% |
| 2004 | 67.0% | +3.1% |
| 2005 | 69.0% | +3.0% |
| 2006 | 70.0% | +1.4% |
| 2007 | 72.0% | +2.9% |
| 2008 | 73.0% | +1.4% |
| 2009 | 75.0% | +2.7% |
| 2010 | 76.0% | +1.3% |
| 2011 | 78.0% | +2.6% |
| 2012 | 80.0% | +2.6% |
| 2013 | 82.0% | +2.5% |
| 2014 | 84.0% | +2.4% |
| 2015 | 85.0% | +1.2% |
| 2016 | 87.0% | +2.4% |
| 2017 | 89.0% | +2.3% |
| 2018 | 90.0% | +1.1% |
| 2019 | 91.0% | +1.1% |
| 2020 | 92.0% | +1.1% |
| 2021 | 93.0% | +1.1% |
| 2022 | 94.0% | +1.1% |
| 2023 | 95.0% | +1.1% |
| 2024 | 95.0% | +0.0% |
El Salvador compared with similar countries
- El Salvador's 95.0% is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 93.0%, 1.0× the median. (58 countries reporting)
- El Salvador's 95.0% is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 95.0%, 1.0× the median. (33 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 67.4% | 59.0% | 75.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 84.2% | 76.0% | 91.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 93.8% | 92.0% | 95.0% | 5 |
Countries ranked near El Salvador
More reference data data for El Salvador
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.2714 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 0.6267 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 1.78 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.0909 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 1.78 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.91 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 0.3176 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 3.5 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 8.5 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.4948 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of the population with access to clean fuels for cooking in El Salvador?
- Share of the population with access to clean fuels for cooking in El Salvador was 95.0% in 2024, according to World Health Organization – Global Health Observatory (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share of the population with access to clean fuels for cooking recorded in El Salvador?
- The highest recorded value was 95.0% in 2023.
- What is the lowest share of the population with access to clean fuels for cooking recorded in El Salvador?
- The lowest recorded value was 59.0% in 2000.
- How does El Salvador rank for share of the population with access to clean fuels for cooking?
- El Salvador ranks 87th out of 194 countries with data for 2024.
- Is share of the population with access to clean fuels for cooking rising or falling in El Salvador?
- Over the last ten years it is up 13.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this El Salvador data come from?
- The figures come from World Health Organization – Global Health Observatory (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Share of the population with access to clean fuels for cooking. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Access to clean fuels or technologies such as natural gas, electricity, and clean cookstoves reduces exposure to indoor air pollutants, a leading cause of death in low-income households.