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Renewable energy consumption in El Salvador

El Salvador: Renewable energy consumption was 24.4% in 2015. ▼ Falling

Latest (2015)
24.4%
Change on year
down 13.7%
World rank
94th
of 224 countries
All-time high
67.1%
in 1990
All-time low
24.4%
in 2015
Years of data
26
1990–2015

Renewable energy consumption in El Salvador, 1990–2015

02040601990200220151990: 67.1 % in TFEC1991: 64.7 % in TFEC1992: 61.7 % in TFEC1993: 59.3 % in TFEC1994: 57.2 % in TFEC1995: 54.7 % in TFEC1996: 56.9 % in TFEC1997: 53.1 % in TFEC1998: 51.6 % in TFEC1999: 51 % in TFEC2000: 50.9 % in TFEC2001: 50.2 % in TFEC2002: 50.7 % in TFEC2003: 48 % in TFEC2004: 47.4 % in TFEC2005: 47.2 % in TFEC2006: 47.7 % in TFEC2007: 33.3 % in TFEC2008: 36.9 % in TFEC2009: 29.3 % in TFEC2010: 30.8 % in TFEC2011: 30.3 % in TFEC2012: 27.3 % in TFEC2013: 28.2 % in TFEC2014: 28.3 % in TFEC2015: 24.4 % in TFEC

Source: World Bank and International Energy Agency (IEA Statistics © OECD/IEA, http://www.iea.org/stats/index.asp). Measured in % in TFEC.

Analysis

El Salvador recorded 24.4% for renewable energy consumption in 2015. That is the lowest value across all 26 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is down 13.7% on the previous year and down 48.3% over ten years.

Over the whole period, renewable energy consumption in El Salvador peaked at 67.1% in 1990 and was at its lowest, 24.4%, in 2015.

That places El Salvador 94th out of 224 countries with data for 2015, putting it in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 26 years of available data.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 57.7% 51.0% 67.1% 10
2000s 44.2% 29.3% 50.9% 10
2010s 28.2% 24.4% 30.8% 6

Countries ranked near El Salvador

  1. 91 Guyana 25.3% compare
  2. 92 Suriname 24.9% compare
  3. 93 Chile 24.9% compare
  4. 95 North Macedonia 24.2% compare
  5. 96 Romania 23.7% compare
  6. 97 Colombia 23.6% compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is renewable energy consumption in El Salvador?
Renewable energy consumption in El Salvador was 24.4% 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 energy consumption recorded in El Salvador?
The highest recorded value was 67.1% in 1990.
What is the lowest renewable energy consumption recorded in El Salvador?
The lowest recorded value was 24.4% in 2015.
How does El Salvador rank for renewable energy consumption?
El Salvador ranks 94th out of 224 countries with data for 2015.
Is renewable energy consumption rising or falling in El Salvador?
Over the last ten years it is down 48.3%. 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 energy consumption(% in TFEC). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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About this data

Indicator
Renewable energy consumption(% in TFEC)
Unit
% in TFEC
Source
World Bank and International Energy Agency (IEA Statistics © OECD/IEA, http://www.iea.org/stats/index.asp)
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
225 places, 5,737 data points, 1990–2015
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Renewable energy consumption(% in TFEC): Share of renewables energy in total final energy consumption