Renewable electricity (% in total electricity output) in El Salvador
El Salvador: Renewable electricity (% in total electricity output) was 57.8% in 2015. ▼ Falling
Renewable electricity in El Salvador, 1990–2015
Source: World Bank and International Energy Agency (IEA Statistics © OECD/IEA, http://www.iea.org/stats/index.asp). Measured in % in total electricity output.
Analysis
The most recent figure for renewable electricity in El Salvador is 57.8%, measured in 2015.
The figure is down 3.1% on the previous year and down 0.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, renewable electricity in El Salvador peaked at 93.2% in 1990 and was at its lowest, 51.4%, in 2002.
That places El Salvador 51st out of 233 countries with data for 2015, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 26 years of available data.
Renewable electricity (% in total electricity output) in El Salvador, year by year
| Year | % in total electricity output | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 93.2% | — |
| 1991 | 73.7% | -20.9% |
| 1992 | 75.9% | +2.9% |
| 1993 | 68.2% | -10.1% |
| 1994 | 58.9% | -13.6% |
| 1995 | 57.8% | -1.9% |
| 1996 | 68.5% | +18.5% |
| 1997 | 53.4% | -22.0% |
| 1998 | 53.4% | +0.1% |
| 1999 | 64.2% | +20.1% |
| 2000 | 58.1% | -9.5% |
| 2001 | 54.2% | -6.7% |
| 2002 | 51.4% | -5.2% |
| 2003 | 57.3% | +11.4% |
| 2004 | 54.6% | -4.6% |
| 2005 | 58.2% | +6.6% |
| 2006 | 57.4% | -1.5% |
| 2007 | 56.2% | -2.1% |
| 2008 | 62.5% | +11.2% |
| 2009 | 56.3% | -9.9% |
| 2010 | 65.0% | +15.5% |
| 2011 | 62.9% | -3.2% |
| 2012 | 60.2% | -4.3% |
| 2013 | 60.4% | +0.3% |
| 2014 | 59.7% | -1.2% |
| 2015 | 57.8% | -3.1% |
El Salvador compared with similar countries
- El Salvador's 57.8% is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 16.2%, 3.6× the median. (59 countries reporting)
- El Salvador's 57.8% is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 15.1%, 3.8× the median. (42 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 66.7% | 53.4% | 93.2% | 10 |
| 2000s | 56.6% | 51.4% | 62.5% | 10 |
| 2010s | 61.0% | 57.8% | 65.0% | 6 |
Countries ranked near El Salvador
- 48 French Guiana 59.2% compare
- 49 Myanmar 58.9% compare
- 50 Equatorial Guinea 57.8% compare
- 52 Rwanda 56.9% compare
- 53 Madagascar 54.6% compare
- 54 Congo 53.3% compare
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 renewable electricity in El Salvador?
- Renewable electricity in El Salvador was 57.8% in 2015, according to World Bank and International Energy Agency (IEA Statistics © OECD/IEA, http://www.iea.org/stats/index.asp).
- What is the highest renewable electricity recorded in El Salvador?
- The highest recorded value was 93.2% in 1990.
- What is the lowest renewable electricity recorded in El Salvador?
- The lowest recorded value was 51.4% in 2002.
- How does El Salvador rank for renewable electricity?
- El Salvador ranks 51st out of 233 countries with data for 2015.
- Is renewable electricity rising or falling in El Salvador?
- Over the last ten years it is down 0.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this El Salvador data come from?
- The figures come from World Bank and International Energy Agency (IEA Statistics © OECD/IEA, http://www.iea.org/stats/index.asp), published as part of Renewable electricity (% in total electricity output). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Renewable electricity (% in total electricity output): Share of electrity generated by renewable power plants in total electricity generated by all types of plants