Fossil electricity share in El Salvador
Oil, gas and coal produced 31.1% of electricity in El Salvador in 2024.
El Salvador, 2024
31.1%
Change from 2023
−7.2percentage points
World, 2023
48.7%
Fossil electricity share in El Salvador over time
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% of total electricity production. Source: World Bank, World Development Indicators. Gaps mean no published value; points are not joined across missing years.
| Period | El Salvador | World |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 31.1% | – |
| 2023 | 38.3% | 48.7% |
| 2022 | 22.1% | 60.7% |
| 2021 | 15.5% | 61.5% |
| 2020 | 15.5% | 61.4% |
| 2019 | 28.9% | 62.9% |
| 2018 | 22.2% | 64.1% |
| 2017 | 25.2% | 64.7% |
| 2016 | 41.2% | 65.3% |
| 2015 | 41.7% | 66.1% |
| 2014 | 39.8% | 66.7% |
| 2013 | 39.6% | 67.1% |
| 2012 | 39.8% | 67.7% |
| 2011 | 37.1% | 67.8% |
| 2010 | 35.0% | 66.9% |
| 2009 | 43.7% | 66.6% |
| 2008 | 37.5% | 67.3% |
| 2007 | 43.8% | 67.7% |
| 2006 | 42.6% | 66.5% |
| 2005 | 41.8% | 66.1% |
| 2004 | 45.4% | 65.8% |
| 2003 | 42.7% | 66.1% |
| 2002 | 48.4% | 64.9% |
| 2001 | 45.6% | 64.4% |
A dash means no value was published for that period.
In short
- That is a change of −7.2 percentage points from 38.3% in 2023.
- Since 2014, when it was 39.8%, the figure has changed by −8.8 percentage points.