Renewable energy consumption in El Salvador

El Salvador: Renewable energy consumption was 25,172 TJ in 2015. ▼ Falling

Latest (2015)
25,172 TJ
Change on year
down 6.7%
World rank
120th
of 233 countries
All-time high
66,343 TJ
in 2006
All-time low
25,172 TJ
in 2015
Years of data
26
1990–2015

Renewable energy consumption in El Salvador, 1990–2015

020.0k40.0k60.0k1990200220151990: 55.6k TJ1991: 56.8k TJ1992: 59.1k TJ1993: 58.7k TJ1994: 58.5k TJ1995: 59.1k TJ1996: 60.7k TJ1997: 60.5k TJ1998: 61.4k TJ1999: 63.4k TJ2000: 63.4k TJ2001: 63.3k TJ2002: 64.2k TJ2003: 61.8k TJ2004: 62.0k TJ2005: 64.8k TJ2006: 66.3k TJ2007: 38.9k TJ2008: 40.7k TJ2009: 28.9k TJ2010: 30.8k TJ2011: 30.8k TJ2012: 26.6k TJ2013: 26.0k TJ2014: 27.0k TJ2015: 25.2k TJ

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

Analysis

The most recent figure for renewable energy consumption in El Salvador is 25,172 TJ, measured in 2015. That is the lowest value across all 26 years on record.

The figure is down 6.7% on the previous year and down 61.1% over ten years.

Over the whole period, renewable energy consumption in El Salvador peaked at 66,343 TJ in 2006 and was at its lowest, 25,172 TJ, in 2015.

That places El Salvador 120th out of 233 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.

Renewable energy consumption in El Salvador, year by year

Annual values for Renewable energy consumption (TJ) in El Salvador, 1990 to 2015.
Year TJ Change
1990 55,595 TJ
1991 56,809 TJ +2.2%
1992 59,126 TJ +4.1%
1993 58,741 TJ -0.7%
1994 58,517 TJ -0.4%
1995 59,082 TJ +1.0%
1996 60,742 TJ +2.8%
1997 60,466 TJ -0.5%
1998 61,424 TJ +1.6%
1999 63,408 TJ +3.2%
2000 63,361 TJ -0.1%
2001 63,329 TJ -0.1%
2002 64,180 TJ +1.3%
2003 61,758 TJ -3.8%
2004 61,974 TJ +0.3%
2005 64,781 TJ +4.5%
2006 66,343 TJ +2.4%
2007 38,875 TJ -41.4%
2008 40,742 TJ +4.8%
2009 28,895 TJ -29.1%
2010 30,751 TJ +6.4%
2011 30,800 TJ +0.2%
2012 26,559 TJ -13.8%
2013 25,982 TJ -2.2%
2014 26,979 TJ +3.8%
2015 25,172 TJ -6.7%

El Salvador compared with similar countries

  • El Salvador's 25,172 TJ is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 23,156 TJ, 1.1× the median. (59 countries reporting)
  • El Salvador's 25,172 TJ is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 10,250 TJ, 2.5× the median. (42 countries reporting)

Biggest year-on-year movements

Years where Renewable energy consumption in El Salvador changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.

YearChange FromTo
2007 -41.4% 66,343 TJ 38,875 TJ
2009 -29.1% 40,742 TJ 28,895 TJ

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 59,391 TJ 55,595 TJ 63,408 TJ 10
2000s 55,424 TJ 28,895 TJ 66,343 TJ 10
2010s 27,707 TJ 25,172 TJ 30,800 TJ 6

Countries ranked near El Salvador

  1. 117 Albania 31,555 TJ compare
  2. 118 Panama 30,722 TJ compare
  3. 119 Lesotho 29,038 TJ compare
  4. 121 Afghanistan 25,134 TJ compare
  5. 122 Kazakhstan 24,725 TJ compare
  6. 123 Guinea-Bissau 23,674 TJ compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is renewable energy consumption in El Salvador?
Renewable energy consumption in El Salvador was 25,172 TJ 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 66,343 TJ in 2006.
What is the lowest renewable energy consumption recorded in El Salvador?
The lowest recorded value was 25,172 TJ in 2015.
How does El Salvador rank for renewable energy consumption?
El Salvador ranks 120th out of 233 countries with data for 2015.
Is renewable energy consumption rising or falling in El Salvador?
Over the last ten years it is down 61.1%. 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 (TJ). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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About this data

Indicator
Renewable energy consumption (TJ)
Unit
TJ
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
234 places, 6,084 data points, 1990–2015
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Renewable energy consumption (TJ): This indicator includes renewable energy consumption of all technologies: hydro, modern and traditional biomass, wind, solar, liquid biofuels, biogas, geothermal, marine and waste