Renewable energy share in El Salvador

Renewable sources provided 21.9% of final energy consumption in El Salvador in 2021.

Measure: Renewable energy consumption share (World Bank) Unit: % of total final energy consumption Data: 1990 to 2021 Source: World Bank
El Salvador, 2021 21.9% % of total final energy consumption
Change from 2020 −1.8percentage points 2020: 23.7%
World, 2020 19.7% Official aggregate Not the same period as El Salvador (2021).
Position in 2021 101st of 212 See the full ranking

Renewable energy share in El Salvador over time

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% of total final energy consumption. Source: World Bank, World Development Indicators. Gaps mean no published value; points are not joined across missing years.

Renewable energy consumption share (World Bank) (% of total final energy consumption), 1998 to 2021
Period El SalvadorWorld
2021 21.9% –
2020 23.7% 19.7%
2019 19.4% 18.6%
2018 23.2% 18.1%
2017 25.0% 17.9%
2016 20.7% 17.6%
2015 21.0% 17.4%
2014 24.0% 17.3%
2013 27.5% 17.2%
2012 30.3% 16.9%
2011 29.5% 16.7%
2010 32.6% 16.7%
2009 32.2% 17.1%
2008 31.5% 16.7%
2007 28.2% 16.5%
2006 34.8% 16.7%
2005 34.1% 16.6%
2004 33.3% 16.8%
2003 33.9% 17.1%
2002 34.0% 17.2%
2001 33.1% 17.2%
2000 33.5% 17.5%
1999 51.0% 17.9%
1998 51.7% 17.6%

A dash means no value was published for that period.

In short

  • That is a change of −1.8 percentage points from 23.7% in 2020.
  • Since 2011, when it was 29.5%, the figure has changed by −7.6 percentage points.
  • Among the 212 countries with data for 2021, El Salvador has the 101st highest value.

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Source and dates

Original producer
International Energy Agency and IRENA via Tracking SDG 7
Distributed by
World Bank, World Development Indicators
Dataset or series code
EG.FEC.RNEW.ZS · dataset details · view at source
Observation period
1990 to 2021 for El Salvador
Provider update
8 October 2026
Retrieved
9 November 2026
Published here
9 November 2026
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (per series metadata)
Attribution
Source: World Bank, World Development Indicators, original data: International Energy Agency and IRENA via Tracking SDG 7