Renewable energy consumption in El Salvador
El Salvador: Renewable energy consumption was 25,172 TJ in 2015. ▼ Falling
Renewable energy consumption 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 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 230 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
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | 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
- 117 Albania 31,555 TJ compare
- 118 Panama 30,722 TJ compare
- 119 Lesotho 29,038 TJ compare
- 121 Afghanistan 25,134 TJ compare
- 122 Kazakhstan 24,725 TJ compare
- 123 Guinea-Bissau 23,674 TJ 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 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 230 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
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