Oil consumption per person in El Salvador
El Salvador: Oil consumption per person was 5,473 kilowatt-hours per person in 2024. ▲ Rising
Oil consumption per person in El Salvador, 1980–2024
Source: Energy Institute - Statistical Review of World Energy (2026) and other sources – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in kilowatt-hours per person.
Analysis
The most recent figure for oil consumption per person in El Salvador is 5,473 kilowatt-hours per person, measured in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.4% on the previous year and up 27.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, oil consumption per person in El Salvador peaked at 5,493 kilowatt-hours per person in 2023 and was at its lowest, 1,580 kilowatt-hours per person, in 1982.
That places El Salvador 127th out of 218 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 45 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 1,737 kilowatt-hours per person | 1,580 kilowatt-hours per person | 1,882 kilowatt-hours per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 2,889 kilowatt-hours per person | 1,857 kilowatt-hours per person | 3,890 kilowatt-hours per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 4,268 kilowatt-hours per person | 3,823 kilowatt-hours per person | 4,734 kilowatt-hours per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 4,485 kilowatt-hours per person | 4,191 kilowatt-hours per person | 5,362 kilowatt-hours per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 5,063 kilowatt-hours per person | 4,218 kilowatt-hours per person | 5,493 kilowatt-hours per person | 5 |
Countries ranked near El Salvador
- 124 Venezuela 6,202 kilowatt-hours per person compare
- 125 Georgia 5,991 kilowatt-hours per person compare
- 126 Cape Verde 5,622 kilowatt-hours per person compare
- 128 Algeria 5,375 kilowatt-hours per person compare
- 129 Botswana 5,269 kilowatt-hours per person compare
- 130 Albania 5,142 kilowatt-hours per person compare
More reference data data for El Salvador
- Spring temperature anomalies 0.9422 °C (2026)
- Summer temperature anomalies 1.37 °C (2026)
- Temperature anomalies by month 0.2746 °C (2026)
- Universal right to vote in practice 2 (2025)
- Autumn temperature anomalies 1.03 °C (2025)
- Winter temperature anomalies 1.22 °C (2025)
- Consumer price index 129.31 2010 = 100 (2025)
- Universal right to vote 2 (2025)
- Competitive elections 0 (2025)
- Men's universal right to vote 1 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is oil consumption per person in El Salvador?
- Oil consumption per person in El Salvador was 5,473 kilowatt-hours per person in 2024, according to Energy Institute - Statistical Review of World Energy (2026) and other sources – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest oil consumption per person recorded in El Salvador?
- The highest recorded value was 5,493 kilowatt-hours per person in 2023.
- What is the lowest oil consumption per person recorded in El Salvador?
- The lowest recorded value was 1,580 kilowatt-hours per person in 1982.
- How does El Salvador rank for oil consumption per person?
- El Salvador ranks 127th out of 218 countries with data for 2024.
- Is oil consumption per person rising or falling in El Salvador?
- Over the last ten years it is up 27.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this El Salvador data come from?
- The figures come from Energy Institute - Statistical Review of World Energy (2026) and other sources – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Oil consumption per person. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Measured in kilowatt-hours per person. Includes refined petroleum products and other liquid fuels.