Access to electricity, rural in El Salvador
El Salvador: Access to electricity, rural was 96.6% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
96.6%
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
140th
of 215 countries
All-time high
100.0%
in 2020
All-time low
45.8%
in 1991
Years of data
34
1991–2024
Access to electricity, rural in El Salvador, 1991–2024
Source: SDG 7.1.1 Electrification Dataset, World Bank (WB). Measured in % of rural population.
Analysis
In 2024, access to electricity, rural in El Salvador stood at 96.6%.
The figure is up 8.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, access to electricity, rural in El Salvador peaked at 100.0% in 2020 and was at its lowest, 45.8%, in 1991.
El Salvador ranks 140th of 215 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 34 years of available data.
Access to electricity, rural in El Salvador, year by year
| Year | % of rural population | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1991 | 45.8% | — |
| 1992 | 56.1% | +22.5% |
| 1993 | 56.9% | +1.5% |
| 1994 | 57.7% | +1.3% |
| 1995 | 55.9% | -3.1% |
| 1996 | 56.4% | +1.0% |
| 1997 | 60.1% | +6.5% |
| 1998 | 62.3% | +3.7% |
| 1999 | 59.6% | -4.4% |
| 2000 | 67.9% | +13.9% |
| 2001 | 72.3% | +6.5% |
| 2002 | 73.0% | +1.0% |
| 2003 | 72.3% | -1.0% |
| 2004 | 73.0% | +1.0% |
| 2005 | 73.2% | +0.3% |
| 2006 | 76.1% | +4.0% |
| 2007 | 81.0% | +6.4% |
| 2008 | 81.4% | +0.5% |
| 2009 | 81.1% | -0.4% |
| 2010 | 81.6% | +0.6% |
| 2011 | 83.4% | +2.2% |
| 2012 | 85.2% | +2.2% |
| 2013 | 89.3% | +4.8% |
| 2014 | 89.2% | -0.1% |
| 2015 | 89.4% | +0.2% |
| 2016 | 90.3% | +1.0% |
| 2017 | 91.3% | +1.1% |
| 2018 | 92.6% | +1.4% |
| 2019 | 93.6% | +1.1% |
| 2020 | 100.0% | +6.8% |
| 2021 | 94.1% | -5.9% |
| 2022 | 100.0% | +6.3% |
| 2023 | 96.6% | -3.4% |
| 2024 | 96.6% | +0.0% |
El Salvador compared with similar countries
- El Salvador's 96.6% is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 100.0%, 97% of the median. (58 countries reporting)
- El Salvador's 96.6% is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 99.5%, 97% of the median. (41 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 56.8% | 45.8% | 62.3% | 9 |
| 2000s | 75.1% | 67.9% | 81.4% | 10 |
| 2010s | 88.6% | 81.6% | 93.6% | 10 |
| 2020s | 97.5% | 94.1% | 100.0% | 5 |
Countries ranked near El Salvador
More agriculture & rural data for El Salvador
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), annual 2.84 % change on previous year (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 0.044 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 253.9 current US$ per person (2025)
- Rural population, annual growth rate -1.41 % change on previous year (2025)
- Rural population, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Rural population, per capita 0.2448 units per person (2025)
- Share of GDP from agriculture 4.4% (2025)
- Agriculture as a share of GDP vs. GDP per capita 4.4% (2025)
- Agricultural raw materials exports 0.7% (2024)
- Agricultural raw materials imports 2.0% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is access to electricity, rural in El Salvador?
- Access to electricity, rural in El Salvador was 96.6% in 2024, according to SDG 7.1.1 Electrification Dataset, World Bank (WB).
- What is the highest access to electricity, rural recorded in El Salvador?
- The highest recorded value was 100.0% in 2020.
- What is the lowest access to electricity, rural recorded in El Salvador?
- The lowest recorded value was 45.8% in 1991.
- How does El Salvador rank for access to electricity, rural?
- El Salvador ranks 140th out of 215 countries with data for 2024.
- Is access to electricity, rural rising or falling in El Salvador?
- Over the last ten years it is up 8.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this El Salvador data come from?
- The figures come from SDG 7.1.1 Electrification Dataset, World Bank (WB), published as part of Access to electricity, rural (% of rural population). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Access to electricity, rural is the percentage of rural population with access to electricity.