Access to electricity in El Salvador
El Salvador: Access to electricity was 98.8% in 2016. ▲ Rising
Access to electricity in El Salvador, 1990–2016
Source: World Bank Global Electrification Database 2013. Measured in % of rural population.
Analysis
In 2016, access to electricity in El Salvador stood at 98.8%. That is the highest value across all 27 years on record.
The figure is up 9.0% on the previous year and up 30.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, access to electricity in El Salvador peaked at 98.8% in 2016 and was at its lowest, 43.5%, in 1991.
El Salvador ranks 113th of 201 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 27 years of available data.
Access to electricity in El Salvador, year by year
| Year | % of rural population | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 51.5% | — |
| 1991 | 43.5% | -15.5% |
| 1992 | 54.5% | +25.3% |
| 1993 | 55.6% | +2.0% |
| 1994 | 56.6% | +1.8% |
| 1995 | 51.4% | -9.2% |
| 1996 | 53.2% | +3.5% |
| 1997 | 59.7% | +12.2% |
| 1998 | 58.6% | -1.9% |
| 1999 | 56.2% | -4.1% |
| 2000 | 65.2% | +15.9% |
| 2001 | 70.1% | +7.5% |
| 2002 | 71.1% | +1.4% |
| 2003 | 71.2% | +0.2% |
| 2004 | 71.9% | +0.9% |
| 2005 | 72.2% | +0.4% |
| 2006 | 75.7% | +4.8% |
| 2007 | 79.5% | +5.1% |
| 2008 | 79.4% | -0.1% |
| 2009 | 80.3% | +1.2% |
| 2010 | 81.5% | +1.5% |
| 2011 | 83.8% | +2.8% |
| 2012 | 85.7% | +2.2% |
| 2013 | 90.0% | +5.1% |
| 2014 | 90.3% | +0.3% |
| 2015 | 90.6% | +0.4% |
| 2016 | 98.8% | +9.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 54.1% | 43.5% | 59.7% | 10 |
| 2000s | 73.6% | 65.2% | 80.3% | 10 |
| 2010s | 88.7% | 81.5% | 98.8% | 7 |
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 access to electricity in El Salvador?
- Access to electricity in El Salvador was 98.8% in 2016, according to World Bank Global Electrification Database 2013.
- What is the highest access to electricity recorded in El Salvador?
- The highest recorded value was 98.8% in 2016.
- What is the lowest access to electricity recorded in El Salvador?
- The lowest recorded value was 43.5% in 1991.
- How does El Salvador rank for access to electricity?
- El Salvador ranks 113th out of 201 countries with data for 2016.
- Is access to electricity rising or falling in El Salvador?
- Over the last ten years it is up 30.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this El Salvador data come from?
- The figures come from World Bank Global Electrification Database 2013, published as part of Access to electricity (% of rural population). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Access to electricity is the percentage of rural population with access to electricity.