Renewable energy electricity output in El Salvador

El Salvador: Renewable energy electricity output was 3,463 GWh in 2015. ▲ Rising

Latest (2015)
3,463 GWh
Change on year
down 6.8%
World rank
86th
of 230 countries
All-time high
3,892 GWh
in 2010
All-time low
1,693 GWh
in 1991
Years of data
26
1990–2015

Renewable energy electricity output in El Salvador, 1990–2015

01.0k2.0k3.0k4.0k1990200220151990: 2.1k GWh1991: 1.7k GWh1992: 1.8k GWh1993: 1.9k GWh1994: 1.9k GWh1995: 1.9k GWh1996: 2.3k GWh1997: 1.9k GWh1998: 2.0k GWh1999: 2.4k GWh2000: 2.0k GWh2001: 2.1k GWh2002: 2.1k GWh2003: 2.5k GWh2004: 2.5k GWh2005: 2.8k GWh2006: 3.2k GWh2007: 3.3k GWh2008: 3.7k GWh2009: 3.3k GWh2010: 3.9k GWh2011: 3.8k GWh2012: 3.8k GWh2013: 3.8k GWh2014: 3.7k GWh2015: 3.5k GWh

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

Analysis

The most recent figure for renewable energy electricity output in El Salvador is 3,463 GWh, measured in 2015.

Compared with earlier readings it is down 6.8% on the previous year and up 23.3% over ten years.

Over the whole period, renewable energy electricity output in El Salvador peaked at 3,892 GWh in 2010 and was at its lowest, 1,693 GWh, in 1991.

El Salvador ranks 86th of 230 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

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

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 1,984 GWh 1,693 GWh 2,365 GWh 10
2000s 2,753 GWh 1,961 GWh 3,731 GWh 10
2010s 3,741 GWh 3,463 GWh 3,892 GWh 6

Countries ranked near El Salvador

  1. 83 Slovenia 4,355 GWh compare
  2. 84 Honduras 3,790 GWh compare
  3. 85 Nepal 3,503 GWh compare
  4. 87 Uganda 3,228 GWh compare
  5. 88 Hungary 3,211 GWh compare
  6. 89 Latvia 2,776 GWh compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is renewable energy electricity output in El Salvador?
Renewable energy electricity output in El Salvador was 3,463 GWh 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 electricity output recorded in El Salvador?
The highest recorded value was 3,892 GWh in 2010.
What is the lowest renewable energy electricity output recorded in El Salvador?
The lowest recorded value was 1,693 GWh in 1991.
How does El Salvador rank for renewable energy electricity output?
El Salvador ranks 86th out of 230 countries with data for 2015.
Is renewable energy electricity output rising or falling in El Salvador?
Over the last ten years it is up 23.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
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 electricity output (GWh). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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About this data

Indicator
Renewable energy electricity output (GWh)
Unit
GWh
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
232 places, 6,032 data points, 1990–2015
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Renewable energy electricity output (GWh): Total number of GWh generated by renewable power plants, including wind, solar PV, solar thermal, hydro, marine, geothermal, biomass, renewable municipal waste, liquid biofuels and biogas. Electricity production for hydro pumpted storage is excluded.