Total electricity output in El Salvador

El Salvador: Total electricity output was 5,989 GWh in 2015. ▲ Rising

Latest (2015)
5,989 GWh
Change on year
down 3.8%
World rank
117th
of 230 countries
All-time high
6,272 GWh
in 2013
All-time low
2,218 GWh
in 1990
Years of data
26
1990–2015

Total electricity output in El Salvador, 1990–2015

02.0k4.0k6.0k1990200220151990: 2.2k GWh1991: 2.3k GWh1992: 2.4k GWh1993: 2.8k GWh1994: 3.1k GWh1995: 3.3k GWh1996: 3.4k GWh1997: 3.6k GWh1998: 3.8k GWh1999: 3.7k GWh2000: 3.4k GWh2001: 3.9k GWh2002: 4.1k GWh2003: 4.4k GWh2004: 4.5k GWh2005: 4.8k GWh2006: 5.7k GWh2007: 5.8k GWh2008: 6.0k GWh2009: 5.8k GWh2010: 6.0k GWh2011: 6.1k GWh2012: 6.2k GWh2013: 6.3k GWh2014: 6.2k GWh2015: 6.0k 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 total electricity output in El Salvador is 5,989 GWh, measured in 2015.

The figure is down 3.8% on the previous year and up 24.2% over ten years.

Over the whole period, total electricity output in El Salvador peaked at 6,272 GWh in 2013 and was at its lowest, 2,218 GWh, in 1990.

El Salvador ranks 117th 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.

Total electricity output in El Salvador, year by year

Annual values for Total electricity output (GWh) in El Salvador, 1990 to 2015.
Year GWh Change
1990 2,218 GWh
1991 2,297 GWh +3.6%
1992 2,382 GWh +3.7%
1993 2,783 GWh +16.8%
1994 3,147 GWh +13.1%
1995 3,310 GWh +5.2%
1996 3,378 GWh +2.1%
1997 3,586 GWh +6.2%
1998 3,775 GWh +5.3%
1999 3,684 GWh -2.4%
2000 3,377 GWh -8.3%
2001 3,931 GWh +16.4%
2002 4,149 GWh +5.5%
2003 4,424 GWh +6.6%
2004 4,502 GWh +1.8%
2005 4,823 GWh +7.1%
2006 5,655 GWh +17.3%
2007 5,811 GWh +2.8%
2008 5,968 GWh +2.7%
2009 5,792 GWh -2.9%
2010 5,984 GWh +3.3%
2011 6,083 GWh +1.7%
2012 6,237 GWh +2.5%
2013 6,272 GWh +0.6%
2014 6,223 GWh -0.8%
2015 5,989 GWh -3.8%

El Salvador compared with similar countries

  • El Salvador's 5,989 GWh is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 13,182 GWh, 45% of the median. (59 countries reporting)
  • El Salvador's 5,989 GWh is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 4,579 GWh, 1.3× the median. (41 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 3,056 GWh 2,218 GWh 3,775 GWh 10
2000s 4,843 GWh 3,377 GWh 5,968 GWh 10
2010s 6,131 GWh 5,984 GWh 6,272 GWh 6

Countries ranked near El Salvador

  1. 114 Kosovo 6,119 GWh compare
  2. 114 Kosovo (UNSCR 1244) 6,119 GWh compare
  3. 116 Moldova 6,091 GWh compare
  4. 118 Albania 5,895 GWh compare
  5. 119 North Macedonia 5,646 GWh compare
  6. 120 Latvia 5,533 GWh compare

See the full ranking of 230 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is total electricity output in El Salvador?
Total electricity output in El Salvador was 5,989 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 total electricity output recorded in El Salvador?
The highest recorded value was 6,272 GWh in 2013.
What is the lowest total electricity output recorded in El Salvador?
The lowest recorded value was 2,218 GWh in 1990.
How does El Salvador rank for total electricity output?
El Salvador ranks 117th out of 230 countries with data for 2015.
Is total electricity output rising or falling in El Salvador?
Over the last ten years it is up 24.2%. 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 Total electricity output (GWh). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Total 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
230 places, 5,911 data points, 1990–2015
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