Renewable electricity in El Salvador
El Salvador: Renewable electricity 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 230 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.
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 230 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