Percentage of population with access to electricity - SDG 7.1.1 in El Salvador

El Salvador: Percentage of population with access to electricity - SDG 7.1.1 was 98.7 in 2024. ▲ Rising

Latest (2024)
98.7
Change on year
up 0.4%
World rank
23rd
of 35 countries
All-time high
100
in 2022
All-time low
84.5
in 2000
Years of data
25
2000–2024

Percentage of population with access to electricity - SDG 7.1.1 in El Salvador, 2000–2024

0204060801002000201220242000: 84.52001: 87.12002: 87.52003: 872004: 87.42005: 87.52006: 89.22007: 91.12008: 912009: 91.12010: 91.62011: 92.62012: 93.72013: 952014: 95.12015: 95.42016: 962017: 96.82018: 972019: 97.42020: 99.72021: 97.92022: 1002023: 98.32024: 98.7

Source: UNICEF.

Analysis

The most recent figure for percentage of population with access to electricity - sdg 7.1.1 in El Salvador is 98.7, measured in 2024.

That represents a change of up 0.4% on the previous year and up 3.8% over ten years.

Over the whole period, percentage of population with access to electricity - sdg 7.1.1 in El Salvador peaked at 100 in 2022 and was at its lowest, 84.5, in 2000.

El Salvador ranks 23rd of 35 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 25 years of available data.

Percentage of population with access to electricity - SDG 7.1.1 in El Salvador, year by year

Annual values for Percentage of population with access to electricity - SDG 7.1.1 in El Salvador, 2000 to 2024.
Year Value Change
2000 84.5
2001 87.1 +3.1%
2002 87.5 +0.5%
2003 87 -0.6%
2004 87.4 +0.5%
2005 87.5 +0.1%
2006 89.2 +1.9%
2007 91.1 +2.1%
2008 91 -0.1%
2009 91.1 +0.1%
2010 91.6 +0.5%
2011 92.6 +1.1%
2012 93.7 +1.2%
2013 95 +1.4%
2014 95.1 +0.1%
2015 95.4 +0.3%
2016 96 +0.6%
2017 96.8 +0.8%
2018 97 +0.2%
2019 97.4 +0.4%
2020 99.7 +2.4%
2021 97.9 -1.8%
2022 100 +2.1%
2023 98.3 -1.7%
2024 98.7 +0.4%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 88.34 84.5 91.1 10
2010s 95.06 91.6 97.4 10
2020s 98.92 97.9 100 5

Countries ranked near El Salvador

  1. 20 Suriname 99 compare
  2. 20 Chile 99 compare
  3. 22 Colombia 98.9 compare
  4. 24 Ecuador 98.5 compare
  5. 25 Argentina 98.4 compare
  6. 26 Jamaica 97.7 compare

See the full ranking of 35 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is percentage of population with access to electricity - sdg 7.1.1 in El Salvador?
Percentage of population with access to electricity - sdg 7.1.1 in El Salvador was 98.7 in 2024, according to UNICEF.
What is the highest percentage of population with access to electricity - sdg 7.1.1 recorded in El Salvador?
The highest recorded value was 100 in 2022.
What is the lowest percentage of population with access to electricity - sdg 7.1.1 recorded in El Salvador?
The lowest recorded value was 84.5 in 2000.
How does El Salvador rank for percentage of population with access to electricity - sdg 7.1.1?
El Salvador ranks 23rd out of 35 countries with data for 2024.
Is percentage of population with access to electricity - sdg 7.1.1 rising or falling in El Salvador?
Over the last ten years it is up 3.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this El Salvador data come from?
The figures come from UNICEF, published as part of Percentage of population with access to electricity - SDG 7.1.1. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Percentage of population with access to electricity - SDG 7.1.1
Source
UNICEF
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Coverage
35 places, 875 data points, 2000–2024
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