El Salvador — Electricity access
Access to Electricity (% of Population) for El Salvador, 1991–2024.
Electricity access for El Salvador was 98.70% in 2024, according to the latest World Bank data. The series covers 34 years, from 1991 to 2024. The highest recorded value was 100.00% in 2022. The lowest was 69.61% in 1991 (about 1.4× the low point). Across that span the compound annual growth rate works out to 1.06% per year.
El Salvador ranks 138 of 215 economies on this measure (1 = highest), putting it in the top 64%. The median for Latin America & Caribbean is 99.80%, so El Salvador sits below it. It peaked in 2022 and has fallen 1% since. Over the last decade (2014–2024) the figure moved up 4%. Within Latin America & Caribbean it ranks 30 of 42 economies; Ecuador (98.50%) is just below it. Its sharpest one-year move was up 8% in 1992.
Data highlights
Doubling roughly every 66 years at that pace.
World ranking. Slipped: 97th of 108 in 1991 → 131st of 211 in 2000 → 134th of 215 in 2010 → 127th of 215 in 2020 → 138th of 215 in 2024.
Key figures
Full history — 1991 to 2024
| Year | % of population | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 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% | +1.0 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 | 79.13% | -2.5 pp |
| 1998 | 81.64% | +1.6 pp |
| 1997 | 80.03% | +2.1 pp |
| 1996 | 77.88% | +0.9 pp |
| 1995 | 77% | -0.2 pp |
| 1994 | 77.22% | +0.9 pp |
| 1993 | 76.28% | +0.9 pp |
| 1992 | 75.33% | +5.7 pp |
| 1991 | 69.61% | — |
Frequently asked questions
What was El Salvador’s Electricity access in 1992?
75.33% (1992). The full year-by-year table above lists every published year, most recent first.
Are changes in this series measured in percentage points?
Yes. The series is a share expressed in % of population, so year-over-year movements in the Change column are percentage points (pp), not percent.
Is El Salvador’s Electricity access growing or shrinking?
Between 1991 and 2024 the series was growing overall: +41.8% in total — about 1.1% a year compounded.
Where does this data come from?
World Bank Open Data (CC BY-4.0), indicator EG.ELC.ACCS.ZS. Values are reproduced as published; this page only computes summary statistics such as change, CAGR and extremes.
What are the most recent published figures?
The last five published years: 2024: 98.7%; 2023: 98.3%; 2022: 100%; 2021: 97.9%; 2020: 99.7%. Earlier years are in the full-history table below.
Related data
EG.ELC.ACCS.ZS — Access to Electricity (% of Population). Data licensed under CC BY 4.0. Values are reproduced as published; this page computes the summary statistics (change, CAGR, extremes) from the underlying annual series. View the original dataset on data.worldbank.org.