Total electricity output in El Salvador
El Salvador: Total electricity output was 5,989 GWh in 2015. ▲ Rising
Total electricity output 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 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
| 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
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | 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
More reference data data for El Salvador
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.2714 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 0.6267 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 1.78 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.0909 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 1.78 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.91 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 0.3176 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 3.5 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 8.5 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.4948 (2050)
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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Total electricity output (GWh): Total number of GWh generated by all power plants