El Salvador Electricity Access 1991-2023

Access to electricity is the percentage of population with access to electricity. Electrification data are collected from industry, national surveys and international sources.
  • El Salvador electricity access for 2021 was 97.89%, a 1.83% decline from 2020.
  • El Salvador electricity access for 2020 was 99.72%, a 2.36% increase from 2019.
  • El Salvador electricity access for 2019 was 97.36%, a 0.36% increase from 2018.
  • El Salvador electricity access for 2018 was 97.00%, a 0.2% increase from 2017.
Data Source: World Bank

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Sri Lanka 100.00%
Bhutan 100.00%
Lao PDR 100.00%
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Uzbekistan 99.90%
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India 99.57%
Indonesia 99.21%
Bangladesh 98.99%
Bolivia 98.56%
El Salvador 97.89%
Philippines 97.49%
Cabo Verde 95.52%
Pakistan 94.92%
Honduras 94.13%
Kiribati 92.83%
Ghana 86.30%
Nicaragua 86.29%
Micronesia 83.63%
Eswatini 82.90%
Cambodia 82.50%
Sao Tome and Principe 78.45%
Kenya 76.54%
Solomon Islands 76.35%
Myanmar 72.47%
Vanuatu 70.04%
Cameroon 65.45%
Djibouti 65.44%
Sudan 61.77%
Nigeria 59.50%
Lesotho 50.38%
Republic of Congo 49.66%
Angola 48.22%
Mauritania 47.70%
Zambia 46.69%
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El Salvador Electricity Access - Historical Data
Year % of Population Annual Change
2021 97.89% -1.83%
2020 99.72% 2.36%
2019 97.36% 0.36%
2018 97.00% 0.20%
2017 96.80% 0.80%
2016 96.00% 0.60%
2015 95.40% 0.27%
2014 95.13% 0.08%
2013 95.04% 1.36%
2012 93.68% 1.11%
2011 92.57% 0.99%
2010 91.58% 0.50%
2009 91.08% 0.08%
2008 91.00% -0.11%
2007 91.11% 1.91%
2006 89.20% 1.68%
2005 87.53% 0.17%
2004 87.36% 0.40%
2003 86.96% -0.59%
2002 87.55% 0.49%
2001 87.06% 2.54%
2000 84.52% 5.39%
1999 79.13% -2.51%
1998 81.64% 1.61%
1997 80.03% 2.15%
1996 77.88% 0.89%
1995 77.00% -0.22%
1994 77.22% 0.94%
1993 76.28% 0.94%
1992 75.33% 5.72%
1991 69.61% 5.72%