Biogases — Energy production in El Salvador
El Salvador: Biogases — Energy production was 104.13 TJ in 2024. ▼ Falling
Biogases — Energy production in El Salvador, 2013–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in TJ.
Analysis
In 2024, biogases — energy production in El Salvador stood at 104.13 TJ. That is the lowest value across all 12 years on record.
That represents a change of down 74.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, biogases — energy production in El Salvador peaked at 589 TJ in 2015 and was at its lowest, 104.13 TJ, in 2023.
El Salvador ranks 64th of 78 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 12 years of available data.
Biogases — Energy production in El Salvador, year by year
| Year | TJ | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2013 | 526 TJ | — |
| 2014 | 412 TJ | -21.7% |
| 2015 | 589 TJ | +43.0% |
| 2016 | 531 TJ | -9.8% |
| 2017 | 510 TJ | -4.0% |
| 2018 | 495 TJ | -2.9% |
| 2019 | 570 TJ | +15.2% |
| 2020 | 423.32 TJ | -25.7% |
| 2021 | 381.57 TJ | -9.9% |
| 2022 | 405.99 TJ | +6.4% |
| 2023 | 104.13 TJ | -74.4% |
| 2024 | 104.13 TJ | +0.0% |
El Salvador compared with similar countries
- El Salvador's 104.13 TJ is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 806 TJ, 13% of the median. (23 countries reporting)
- El Salvador's 104.13 TJ is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 581.57 TJ, 18% of the median. (12 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 519 TJ | 412 TJ | 589 TJ | 7 |
| 2020s | 283.83 TJ | 104.13 TJ | 423.32 TJ | 5 |
Countries ranked near El Salvador
- 61 Japan 150.03 TJ compare
- 62 Malta 115.58 TJ compare
- 63 Iceland 108.11 TJ compare
- 65 Faroe Islands 60.8 TJ compare
- 66 Bosnia and Herzegovina 57 TJ compare
- 67 Burkina Faso 36 TJ compare
More environment data for El Salvador
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly -3.31 Percentage change (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly -3.1 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.27 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 1.28 °C (2025)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), annual 2.58 % change on previous year (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), per unit 0 Mt CO2e per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), per capita 0 Mt CO2e per person (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Agriculture (Mt CO2e), annual growth rate 0.0446 % change on previous year (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Agriculture (Mt CO2e), per unit of GDP 0 Mt CO2e per US$ of GDP (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is biogases — energy production in El Salvador?
- Biogases — energy production in El Salvador was 104.13 TJ in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest biogases — energy production recorded in El Salvador?
- The highest recorded value was 589 TJ in 2015.
- What is the lowest biogases — energy production recorded in El Salvador?
- The lowest recorded value was 104.13 TJ in 2023.
- How does El Salvador rank for biogases — energy production?
- El Salvador ranks 64th out of 78 countries with data for 2024.
- Is biogases — energy production rising or falling in El Salvador?
- Over the last ten years it is down 74.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this El Salvador data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Biogases — Energy production. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The FAOSTAT domain Bioenergy contains data on bioenergy use and bioenergy production, covering the following items: i) animal waste, ii) bagasse, iii) bio jet kerosene, iv) biodiesel, v) biogases, vi) biogasoline, vii) black liquor, viii) charcoal, ix) fuelwood, x) other liquid biofuels, xi) other vegetal material and residues.