Access to electricity — all countries

Access to electricity — El Salvador

Access to electricity in El Salvador in 2024 — 98.7%. Ranked 138 in the world out of 215. Since 1991, the indicator has risen by 29.1 pp.

2024 98.7% +0.4 pp vs 2023
World rank 138of 215
Period maximum 100%2022
Period minimum 69.6%1991

Trend over time

1991–2024 · % of population

Access to electricity — El Salvador, 1991–2024607080901001991199519992003200720112015201920231991: 69.6%1992: 75.3%1993: 76.3%1994: 77.2%1995: 77%1996: 77.9%1997: 80%1998: 81.6%1999: 79.1%2000: 84.5%2001: 87.1%2002: 87.5%2003: 87%2004: 87.4%2005: 87.5%2006: 89.2%2007: 91.1%2008: 91%2009: 91.1%2010: 91.6%2011: 92.6%2012: 93.7%2013: 95%2014: 95.1%2015: 95.4%2016: 96%2017: 96.8%2018: 97%2019: 97.4%2020: 99.7%2021: 97.9%2022: 100%2023: 98.3%2024: 98.7%
Change over the period: +29.1 pp Annual average: 0.88 pp

Comparison, 2024

How the value compares with the world and the groups this territory belongs to: El Salvador

El Salvador 98.7%
World 91.9%
Central America computed 98.1%
Access to electricity — El Salvador, by year El Salvador All countries CSV XLSX
Year % Change, pp
2024 98.7 +0.4 pp
2023 98.3 −1.7 pp
2022 100 +2.1 pp
2021 97.9 −1.8 pp
2020 99.7 +2.3 pp
2019 97.4 +0.4 pp
2018 97 +0.2 pp
2017 96.8 +0.8 pp
2016 96 +0.6 pp
2015 95.4 +0.3 pp
2014 95.1 +0.1 pp
2013 95 +1.3 pp
2012 93.7 +1.1 pp
2011 92.6 +1 pp
2010 91.6 +0.5 pp
2009 91.1 +0.1 pp
2008 91 −0.1 pp
2007 91.1 +1.9 pp
2006 89.2 +1.7 pp
2005 87.5 +0.1 pp
2004 87.4 +0.4 pp
2003 87 −0.5 pp
2002 87.5 +0.4 pp
2001 87.1 +2.6 pp
2000 84.5 +5.4 pp
1999 79.1 −2.5 pp
1998 81.6 +1.6 pp
1997 80 +2.1 pp
1996 77.9 +0.9 pp
1995 77 −0.2 pp
1994 77.2 +0.9 pp
1993 76.3 +0.9 pp
1992 75.3 +5.7 pp
1991 69.6

Central America, 2024

The same indicator for neighboring countries — with links to their pages

About the indicator

The share of the population with access to electricity — both through centralized grids and through off-grid and mini-grid solutions. The target of UN Sustainable Development Goal 7.1 is universal access by 2030. Having a connection does not mean that supply is reliable: in a number of countries with formal coverage of 100% outages happen daily.

Source: World Development Indicators (World Bank), license CC BY 4.0.