Access to electricity in El Salvador
El Salvador: Access to electricity was 98.6% in 2016. ▲ Rising
Access to electricity in El Salvador, 1990–2016
Source: World Bank Global Electrification Database 2012. Measured in % of total population.
Analysis
El Salvador recorded 98.6% for access to electricity in 2016. That is the highest value across all 27 years on record.
That represents a change of up 3.4% on the previous year and up 10.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, access to electricity in El Salvador peaked at 98.6% in 2016 and was at its lowest, 69.6%, in 1991.
That places El Salvador 130th out of 217 countries with data for 2016, putting it 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 total population | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 72.5% | — |
| 1991 | 69.6% | -3.9% |
| 1992 | 74.6% | +7.2% |
| 1993 | 75.7% | +1.4% |
| 1994 | 76.7% | +1.4% |
| 1995 | 77.0% | +0.4% |
| 1996 | 77.9% | +1.2% |
| 1997 | 79.8% | +2.5% |
| 1998 | 81.6% | +2.3% |
| 1999 | 79.1% | -3.1% |
| 2000 | 84.5% | +6.8% |
| 2001 | 87.1% | +3.0% |
| 2002 | 87.5% | +0.6% |
| 2003 | 87.0% | -0.7% |
| 2004 | 87.4% | +0.5% |
| 2005 | 87.5% | +0.2% |
| 2006 | 89.2% | +1.9% |
| 2007 | 91.1% | +2.1% |
| 2008 | 91.0% | -0.1% |
| 2009 | 91.1% | +0.1% |
| 2010 | 91.6% | +0.5% |
| 2011 | 92.6% | +1.1% |
| 2012 | 93.7% | +1.2% |
| 2013 | 95.0% | +1.5% |
| 2014 | 95.1% | +0.1% |
| 2015 | 95.4% | +0.3% |
| 2016 | 98.6% | +3.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 76.5% | 69.6% | 81.6% | 10 |
| 2000s | 88.3% | 84.5% | 91.1% | 10 |
| 2010s | 94.6% | 91.6% | 98.6% | 7 |
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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 98.6% in 2016, according to World Bank Global Electrification Database 2012.
- What is the highest access to electricity recorded in El Salvador?
- The highest recorded value was 98.6% in 2016.
- What is the lowest access to electricity recorded in El Salvador?
- The lowest recorded value was 69.6% in 1991.
- How does El Salvador rank for access to electricity?
- El Salvador ranks 130th out of 217 countries with data for 2016.
- Is access to electricity rising or falling in El Salvador?
- Over the last ten years it is up 10.6%. 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 2012, published as part of Access to electricity (% of total population). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Access to electricity is the percentage of population with access to electricity.